17 h. ago Trump visits Walter Reed medical centre for a ’semiannual physical’

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump had what he has described as a “semiannual physical” at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday. The visit, which the White House announced earlier this week, comes as Trump is preparing to travel to the Middle East on the heels of a ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas war. […]

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3 d. ago WATCH: Trump cracks joke about why trade talks with Canada lag

WATCH: U.S. President Donald Trump praises the leadership of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during White House visit. What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to the Editor for possible publication to torsun.editor@sunmedia.ca.  Letters must be 250 words or less and signed. And don’t […]

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3 d. ago Trump interrupts Carney to talk ‘merger of Canada and the United States’

Prime Minister Mark Carney was listing Trump's achievements during White House visit when the U.S. president cut him off

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4 d. ago Carney visits Trump as relations between the longtime allies sit at a low point

WASHINGTON (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday at a time when one of the world’s most durable and amicable alliances has been fractured by Trump’s trade war and annexation threats. Carney’s second visit to the White House comes ahead of a review […]

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8 d. ago Toronto hospital housing model ‘a gift’ to residents as ER visits reduced by half

He was a perfect example of what health officials have long called "frequent flyers": patients, usually homeless, who visit the hospital an inordinate number of times. 

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8 d. ago U.S. government shutdown hits Day 2, with mass layoffs and no end in sight

'Let’s be honest, if this thing drags on,' warned U.S. Vice President JD Vance during a visit to the White House briefing room, 'we are going to have to lay people off.'

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1 week ago Netanyahu apologizes to Qatar during White House visit for death of soldier

Israel's prime minister ‘expressed his deep regret that Israel’s missile strike against Hamas targets in Qatar unintentionally killed a Qatari serviceman’

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2 w. ago Erdogan Visits Trump White House With $50 Billion Shopping List

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit the White House for the first time in six years, bringing a slate of deals aimed at repairing the fractious ties between the two members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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3 w. ago House visits by 'bank fraud' scammers leading to big losses: Police

If the bank says it’s sending someone to your house to pick up your bank card, beware. That’s the message from St. Thomas police who are investigating an elaborate telephone scam that has prompted people to hand over their bank cards to strangers after they are told their accounts have been compromised. Several incidents have […]

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3 w. ago Toronto might get weird new statue of injured elephant in bathtub

Yes, you read that headline correctly — a statue of an injured elephant hanging out in a bathtub could soon grace a major Toronto intersection.And while you absorb that very absurd sequence of words, let me assure you, I can explain everything.Toronto may have shaken off its 20th-century reputation as a boring town that chained up swing sets on Sundays, and has developed thriving culture and art scenes — though not without challenges. The development boom that has reshaped the city skyline is often dealt its fair share of blame for the loss of venues and landmarks, along with rising home prices, but policies like the City's public art requirements and community benefit charges for new developments continue to strong-arm builders into injecting a little bit of whimsy into these otherwise monotonous walls of glass.A July update to a previous 2024 development application seeks to replace a government office building at 135 St. Clair Ave. W., located at th...

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3 w. ago 3 police officers killed, 2 injured in rural Pennsylvania shooting

NORTH CODORUS, Pa. — Three police officers were fatally shot and two wounded Wednesday in southern Pennsylvania, and the shooter was killed by police, authorities said. “We grieve for the loss of life of three precious souls who served this county, served this commonwealth, served this country,” Gov. Josh Shapiro said. “This kind of violence […]

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3 w. ago Blue Jays’ starting playoff rotation worth monitoring as season’s end nears

In the aftermath of Kevin Gausman’s masterpiece against the visiting Houston Astros when the veteran right-hander spun a complete game shutout, Blue Jays manager John Schneider felt the pitcher was peaking at the right time. The same can’t be said for veteran right-hander Max Scherzer, whose trajectory seems to be heading in the wrong direction. […]

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