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How Iran is using executions to crush dissent

How Iran is using executions to crush dissent

Human rights groups say Iran is speeding up executions of political dissidents and anti-regime protesters who took to the streets in January. Families and activists say any negotiations to end the war must be conditioned on ending the killings.

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There's a silver lining in the Iran war ceasefire for Canada's oil and gas industry

There’s a silver lining in the Iran war ceasefire for Canada’s oil and gas industry

The Iran war appears to have ended (if it has ended) with a settlement that neither fully opens the Strait of Hormuz nor keeps it fully closed. The lingering doubts about the Persian Gulf as a source of energy for Europe and Asia, especially if Iran succeeds in its goal of charging tolls for passage, could be good news for Canadian oil and gas — if disaster can be averted.

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Britain's Starmer weakened and Labour exposed in local elections
Star

May 9, 2026

Britain’s Starmer weakened and Labour exposed in local elections

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer moved quickly to acknowledge a…

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Celebrities are popping up all over Broadway. Is it making theatre worse?
Star

May 9, 2026

Celebrities are popping up all over Broadway. Is it making theatre worse?

As it becomes more common to see celebrities involved in…

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Call transcripts shed light on military police's alleged mishandling of suicide
Star

May 9, 2026

Call transcripts shed light on military police’s alleged mishandling of suicide

It took more than six hours for military police to…

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A Toronto man could become the 1st Canadian cured of HIV thanks to rare bone marrow treatment
Star

May 9, 2026

A Toronto man could become the 1st Canadian cured of HIV thanks to rare bone marrow treatment

A man known as the “Toronto patient” could become the…

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Busy city life ground us down. Our move to the prairies gave us the quiet we needed
Star

May 9, 2026

Busy city life ground us down. Our move to the prairies gave us the quiet we needed

Shandean Reid and her husband worked hard to make a…

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Grain dispute reveals bad blood between Ukraine and Israel
Star

May 9, 2026

Grain dispute reveals bad blood between Ukraine and Israel

A diplomatic row over a shipload of wheat and barley…

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Sports

May 9, 2026

Gregory Strong

Now in bullpen, right-hander Alek Manoah returns to Toronto with Los Angeles Angels

TORONTO — The latest stop on former Blue Jays pitcher…

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Sports

May 9, 2026

John Chidley-Hill

Austin’s free throws lifts Mystics past Tempo 68-65 in Toronto’s regular-season debut

TORONTO — Shakira Austin sank a pair of free throws…

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Sports

May 9, 2026

Gregory Strong

Cease shines as Blue Jays blank Angels 2-0 to end four-game losing streak

TORONTO — Dylan Cease had 10 strikeouts over seven shutout…

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