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Hundreds believed dead in landslide
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Hundreds believed dead in landslide

The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670 as emergency responders and traumatized relatives gave up hope that any survivors will now be found.

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May 27, 2024
Privacy commissioner will release report on Greenbelt, NDP says
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Privacy commissioner will release report on Greenbelt, NDP says

The province’s information and privacy commissioner will release a special report on Greenbelt-related emails, documents and the Ford government’s record keeping on the matter, says the opposition NDP.

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May 27, 2024
Small things could make big difference
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Small things could make big difference

It may seem like a small thing, but it’s a big barrier in recruiting — and retaining — women to work in the trades.

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May 27, 2024
Harbourfront Centre eyes return of rink
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Harbourfront Centre eyes return of rink

Options explored to bring skating back to waterfront

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May 27, 2024
School reassures after shooting
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School reassures after shooting

Rabbi Yaacov Vidal was observing Shabbat, the Jewish Day of Rest, when a knock came on his door in the early Saturday afternoon.

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May 27, 2024
Show won't go on for buskers at Harbourfront this summer
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Show won't go on for buskers at Harbourfront this summer

Performers sidelined for fifth straight year at waterfront venue

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May 27, 2024
How a city housing project took a turn for worse
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How a city housing project took a turn for worse

Officials have been warned for years about deteriorating state of complex

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May 27, 2024
Eviction dispute comes to a head at university
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Eviction dispute comes to a head at university

School says protesters must tear down camp today or face legal action

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May 27, 2024
Goalies have been showstoppers
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Goalies have been showstoppers

Bobrovsky, Shesterkin matching each other save-for-save in Eastern final

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May 26, 2024
Barca makes history against rival Lyon
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Barca makes history against rival Lyon

With a triumph over the rival it could never beat, Barcelona made it clear who's in charge of women's soccer.

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May 26, 2024
Reds hit the wall in goalfest
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Reds hit the wall in goalfest

Cincinnati buries 93rd-minute winner after back-and-forth frenzy at BMO Field

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May 26, 2024
Jays offence hits new low in Detroit
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Jays offence hits new low in Detroit

Tigers pitchers have looked like aces in series

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May 26, 2024
Murray's death brings shock, grief
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Murray's death brings shock, grief

Two-time PGA Tour winner Grayson Murray died Saturday morning at age 30, one day after he withdrew from the Charles Schwab Cup Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.

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May 26, 2024
Calls for purge are off base
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Calls for purge are off base

Many vocal fans want GM and manager gone, but how can they both deserve the blame?

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May 26, 2024
Andreescu anxious to get back on the court
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Andreescu anxious to get back on the court

As Canadian tennis champion Bianca Andreescu returns to the court after nearly 10 months away because of a stress fracture in her back, she's anxious.

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May 26, 2024
'Bionic MP' returns to work after losing hands, feet to sepsis
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'Bionic MP' returns to work after losing hands, feet to sepsis

Politician given 5% chance to live, spent weeks in a coma

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May 26, 2024
Heat wave kills howler monkeys
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Heat wave kills howler monkeys

Temperatures in mid-40s C hit coastal state of Tobasco

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May 26, 2024
As floods devastate my hometown, lesson is clear
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As floods devastate my hometown, lesson is clear

How many more tragedies will it take to convince authorities that climate crisis is happening?

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May 26, 2024
London's chicken habit now includes champagne
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London's chicken habit now includes champagne

The U.K.'s fried chicken fixation is a long-standing one.

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May 26, 2024
Portrait power play stirs speculation
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Portrait power play stirs speculation

Experts say public display of Kim's photo alongside past family leaders could be to boost status, prelude to power transfer

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May 26, 2024
FTX properties to hit market
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FTX properties to hit market

Beyond the palm-fringed dunes and infinity pools, the super yachts, the stables and the sprawling villas, looms an imposing monument to the Age of Sam Bankman-Fried.

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May 26, 2024
Met museum returns statues
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Met museum returns statues

Thailand's National Museum hosted a welcome-home ceremony Tuesday for two ancient statues that were illegally trafficked from Thailand by a British collector of antiquities and were returned from the collection of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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May 26, 2024
The Super Bowl of Swine sizzles
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The Super Bowl of Swine sizzles

The smell of wood fire wafting on the breeze is the first sense that gets triggered at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in Memphis, where smoke is as essential an ingredient as salt.

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May 26, 2024
Where trouble roams the halls
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Where trouble roams the halls

Bullet holes, drug-dealer takeovers, mould and struggling tenants. What it's like living in one of Toronto's most beleaguered public housing sites

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May 26, 2024
PULP affection
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PULP affection

World's Biggest Bookstore's secret wasn't just volume

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May 26, 2024
In war and peace, his life was shaped by birds
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In war and peace, his life was shaped by birds

A childhood passion led ornithology, conservation pioneer J. Bruce Falls to his near-century-long love for nature

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May 26, 2024
World's largest vote nears the finish line
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World's largest vote nears the finish line

Election to test PM Modi's political power

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May 26, 2024
Kyiv claims gains near border
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Kyiv claims gains near border

Zelenskyy says troops have 'combat control' of some areas in Kharkiv

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May 26, 2024
Bring the city's boring streets back to life
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Bring the city's boring streets back to life

Throughout the older parts of Toronto there are remnants of small stores that dotted neighbourhoods. Needed a cup of sugar? Decades ago there might have been a corner shop a block away. Now many of them have been converted to residential buildings, and new ones aren't permitted. That may change soon, and the city will be better for it.

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May 26, 2024
Did PM really 'legalize hard drugs' in B.C.?
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Did PM really 'legalize hard drugs' in B.C.?

Star examines truth behind Poilievre's strong language on controversial decriminalization policy

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May 26, 2024