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Her daughter was killed by gunfire in Gaza school. For her and others, 6-month Israeli ceasefire isn't working

Her daughter was killed by gunfire in Gaza school. For her and others, 6-month Israeli ceasefire isn’t working

Tent schools like the one where nine-year-old Ritaj Rihan was killed by gunfire this week are symbolic of the fragile hope Palestinians have for the future and the paralyzing fear they still live with today. Six months after Israel and Hamas reached the first phase of a ceasefire that was supposed to end fighting in Gaza, humanitarian organizations have given it a failing grade.

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Was Mark Carney's Davos speech a mistake if it upset Trump?
Star

January 31, 2026

Was Mark Carney’s Davos speech a mistake if it upset Trump?

It’s not unreasonable to think about how any action by…

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The ‘lobster lady’ of Maine — who worked the seas for nearly a century — has died at 105
Star

January 30, 2026

The ‘lobster lady’ of Maine — who worked the seas for nearly a century — has died at 105

Virginia “Ginny” Oliver, who trapped lobsters off the coast of…

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The ‘lobster lady’ of Maine — who worked the seas for nearly a century — has died at 105
Star

January 30, 2026

The ‘lobster lady’ of Maine — who worked the seas for nearly a century — has died at 105

Virginia “Ginny” Oliver, who trapped lobsters off the coast of…

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Ontario/Quebec, Social

January 30, 2026

Sharif Hassan

Slow snow removal irks residents in Toronto neighbourhoods hit hardest by storm

TORONTO — Susan Cook was holding a shovel in her…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 30, 2026

Kathryn Mannie

Ontario man who pleaded guilty to terrorism charges seeks lighter sentence

TORONTO — An Ontario man who was a member of…

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Business, Education, Ontario/Quebec

January 30, 2026

Allison Jones

Peel school board supervision a ‘smokescreen’ for underfunding, chair says

The chair of a school board recently taken over by…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 30, 2026

Officers’ alleged assault on lawyer at Oshawa courthouse referred to York police

Durham regional police say they have referred allegations that officers…

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Business, Finance, Insurance, Justice, National, Politics

January 30, 2026

Jim Bronskill

Insurance policy doesn’t entitle family to additional rebuilding costs: Supreme Court

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has sided with…

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Ontario/Quebec, Politics

January 30, 2026

Liam Casey

Ontario PCs reverse course on media ban, will let reporters cover Doug Ford’s speech at party convention

TORONTO — Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario has…

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