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He took a job with his college buddy’s sister, Elizabeth Holmes. Now he’s a witness in her trial
To many people a decade or so ago, Elizabeth Holmes was the founder of high-flying blood-testing startup Theranos. To Daniel…
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Pedestrian dies after being struck by two vehicles in East York hit-and-run
TORONTO — Toronto police say a pedestrian has died in East York after being struck by two vehicles, one of…
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Brazil senators readying call for Bolsonaro criminal charges
BRASILIA, BRAZIL — Brazilian senators met into Tuesday night discussing a report that will recommend President Jair Bolsonaro be indicted…
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‘Praying for a miracle’: Family members anxiously waiting for safe return of missing Whitby mother and daughter
TORONTO — Family members of two missing Whitby women are anxiously waiting and praying their loved ones will be found…
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Driftwood sheds light into Arctic sea ice changes over the last 500 years
TORONTO — Driftwood found along the shores of northern Svalbard that were once frozen in sea ice offers insight into…
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CNN’s John King says he has MS, grateful for vaccinations
NEW YORK — CNN’s John King revealed during an on-air discussion of COVID-19 vaccine mandates on Tuesday that he has…
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Ontario science table calls on Ford to mandate vaccines for health-care workers
TORONTO — A group of scientists advising the Ford government on the COVID-19 pandemic are speaking up in favour of…
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Drug suspect police linked to Breonna Taylor enters plea
LOUISVILLE, KY. — A convicted drug dealer who was a target of the police raids that brought officers to Breonna…
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McCain book shares why she left ‘toxic’ times at ‘The View’
NEW YORK — Meghan McCain says she decided to leave “The View” following her second day back from maternity leave…
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Google Pixel 6 lineup with its first custom-made chip goes after the iPhone
Google’s Pixel smartphones are taking a big step toward becoming a true Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy competitor. At a…
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Grand jury hearing testimony in death of Robert Durst’s wife
NEW YORK — New York prosecutors have gone to a grand jury as they seek to indict millionaire real estate…
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Refugee family settling in Peterborough, Ont., after long journey from Afghanistan
TORONTO — Parwaiz Hamidy’s two young sons are all smiles as they rush down a slide at a park in…
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Taliban agree to new polio vaccination across Afghanistan
ISTANBUL, TURKEY — U.N. agencies are gearing up to vaccinate all of Afghanistan’s children under 5 against polio for the…
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Back to gravity: Russians talk about world’s 1st space movie
MOSCOW — A Russian actor and a film director who spent 12 days in orbit making the world’s first movie…
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford refuses to apologize for comments about immigration
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford refused to apologize for comments he made about immigrants coming to the province “to…
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Train riders held up phones as woman was raped, Philadelphia police say
PHILADELPHIA — Warning: This story contains details that may be disturbing to some A man charged with raping a woman…
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Toronto shooting leaves one person seriously injured
TORONTO — One person was found with serious injuries following a shooting in the Don Valley Village area in North…
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Scuba diver grabs 900-year-old Crusader sword from seafloor, gets a certificate
JERUSALEM — An Israeli scuba diver has salvaged an ancient sword off the country’s Mediterranean coast that experts say dates…
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New Zealand hits virus high, pushes vaccination as way out
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND — New Zealand counted its most new coronavirus cases of the pandemic Tuesday as an outbreak in…
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Rapper formerly known as Kanye West is now just Ye
LOS ANGELES — Kanye is now Ye. A Los Angeles judge on Monday approved the request of the rapper, producer…
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