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• Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed

  19-08-2026 10:05 via sudbury.com
  
  BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 5,000 cases, government data showed Wednesday, as responders warn it is spreading at an unprecedented speed outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country’s remotest regions.
  
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• Teens charged with murder in death of 17-year-old in M’Chigeeng

  19-08-2026 14:52 via sudbury.com
  
  The teen girl was located deceased Aug. 17 at a home on the Manitoulin Island First Nation
  
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• Israel’s military to open criminal probes into 2 Gaza attacks on Palestinians

  19-08-2026 13:35 via sudbury.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Wednesday it would launch criminal investigations into two high-profile attacks on Palestinians during the war in Gaza, including the killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family and of 15 Palestinian param
  
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• Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedics

  19-08-2026 13:35 via sudbury.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Wednesday it would launch criminal investigations into two high-profile attacks on Palestinians during thewar in Gaza , including the killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family and of 15 Palestinian par
  
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• Ukrainian man arrested over undersea explosions that damaged gas pipelines in 2022

  19-08-2026 12:05 via sudbury.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A Ukrainian man was arrested Wednesday in Croatia in relation to undersea explosions thatdamaged the Nord Stream gas pipelinesbetween Russia and Germany in 2022, Germany’s federal prosecutor said. Ukrainian national Vladimir Z.
  
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• Ukrainian man arrested over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions

  19-08-2026 12:05 via sudbury.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A Ukrainian man was arrested Wednesday in Croatia in connection with the 2022 undersea explosions thatdamaged the Nord Stream gas pipelinesbetween Russia and Germany, Germany’s federal prosecutor said.
  
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• Wildfire near Summerland, B.C., remains active as residents return

  19-08-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  SUMMERLAND — While most evacuation orders have come down for the Bald Range wildfire near Summerland, the BC Wildfire Service is reporting the blaze remains active.
  
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• Trump delays 50 per cent tariffs on Canada for three days

  19-08-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  OTTAWA — Canada has temporarily dodged 50 per cent tariffs on roughly $28-billion worth of goods after U.S. President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday he would delay the levies for three days.
  
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• In the news today: Trump delays tariffs, B.C. wildfire update, Alberta data centres

  19-08-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Trump delays 50 per cent tariffs on Canada for three days
  Canada has temporarily dodged 50 per cent tariffs on roughly $28-billion worth of goods after U.S.
  
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• Heritage Toronto's Plaque Friday videos showcase city's history with viral moments

  19-08-2026 10:20 via sudbury.com
  
  TORONTO — If you've walked around Toronto, you might have noticed plaques scattered around the city.
  
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• Sen. Sullivan, former congresswoman Peltola will face off for Alaska’s US Senate seat in November

  19-08-2026 07:05 via sudbury.com
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican Sen.
  
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• Sen. Sullivan, former congresswoman Peltola will face off for Alaska US Senate seat in November

  19-08-2026 07:05 via sudbury.com
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican Sen.
  
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• Republican US Rep. Nick Begich advances from primary for Alaska's US House seat

  19-08-2026 07:05 via sudbury.com
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Nick Begich has advanced from the primary for Alaska’s lone House seat. Begich, who is seeking a second term, was one of the top finishers in Tuesday’s election.
  
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• Extendicare York workers say they want a new contract now

  19-08-2026 06:13 via thesudburystar.com
  
  Unionized workers at Extendicare York in Sudbury took to the streets on Tuesday in an effort to speed up contract negotiations.CUPE 1182 , one of 8 CUPE locals participating in the Extendicare Central Table bargaining, said it is frustrated by what it calls ongoing delays in reaching a new agreement.Talks have been stalled since June 29, the union said. The union has been without a contract since Dec. 31. CUPE said the lack of a new contract is beginning to have “ripple effects” acr
  
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• Trump hits pause on new 50 per cent tariffs targeting Canada

  19-08-2026 05:16 via sudbury.com
  
  Punishing duties were set to take effect shortly after midnight on Tuesday, but U.S. President has paused the planned tariffs for three days
  
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• South Korean and US militaries shorten drills by about half after Trump ordered a reduction

  19-08-2026 03:05 via sudbury.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean and U.S. militaries have agreed to shorten their drillsat the U.S.
  
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• South Korean and US militaries shorten drills after Trump ordered a reduction

  19-08-2026 03:05 via sudbury.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean and U.S. militaries have agreed to shorten their drills at the U.S.'s request, South Korean officials said Wednesday, days afterPresident Donald Trump ordered cutsto the exercises.
  
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• South Korea says the South Korean and US militaries have agreed to shorten their drills

  19-08-2026 03:05 via sudbury.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Wednesday the South Korean and U.S. militaries have agreed to shorten their drills at the U.S.'s request. South Korea’s military said in a statement the ongoing drills with the U.S.
  
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• US Rep Byron Donalds wins GOP nod for governor and former Rep. David Jolly the Democratic nomination

  19-08-2026 01:35 via sudbury.com
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds won the Republican nomination for Florida governor and former Rep. David Jolly won the Democratic nomination on Tuesday, setting the stage for a November contest to replace outgoing Gov.
  
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• US Rep Byron Donalds wins GOP nod for Florida governor against Ex-Rep David Jolly for the Democrats

  19-08-2026 01:35 via sudbury.com
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds won the Republican nomination for Florida governor and former Rep.
  
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• Florida holds primaries for governor and Congress, testing Trump's grip on adopted state

  19-08-2026 01:35 via sudbury.com
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Republican attempting to become Florida's first Black governor faces a crowded field Tuesday while Democrats wage primary battles for a reduced pool of left-leaning seats underredrawn congressional maps . U.S. Rep.
  
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• Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon

  19-08-2026 01:05 via sudbury.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved bya crashing SpaceX rocket .The space agency released before-and-after photos of the impact area on Tuesday.
  
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• BONIN, Gilles

  19-08-2026 00:55 via sudbury.com
  
  It is with profound sadness that the family announces the peaceful passing of Gilles Bonin, at Maison McCulloch Hospice in Sudbury, surrounded by his loving family, on August 15, 2026, at the age of 89
  
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• Alexandra Lodge, a gold rush-era landmark, survives B.C. wildfire

  19-08-2026 00:50 via sudbury.com
  
  HELLS GATE — The owners of the gold rush-era Alexandra Lodge in southwestern B.C., are celebrating news that the landmark is still standing after a wildfire came perilously close.
  
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• Florida carries out its 13th execution of the year on a man convicted of killing estranged wife

  19-08-2026 00:35 via sudbury.com
  
  STARKE, Fla. (AP) — AFloridaman convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife and wounding his mother-in-law was executed Tuesday, continuing the state’s aggressive use of the death penalty in RepublicanGov. Ron DeSantis′ final term.
  
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• Third set of human remains uncovered at property in Smiths Falls, Ont.: police

  18-08-2026 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  SMITHS FALLS — Provincial police say they have uncovered a third set of human remains belonging to a missing person at a property southwest of Ottawa.
  
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• Sikh activists in B.C., Ontario warned by police of threat against life

  18-08-2026 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  CALEDON — RCMP have issued "duty to warn" letters to at least two Canadian Sikh activists, telling them their lives are under threat for their involvement in trying to create an independent Sikh state in India.
  
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• Man who threw trailer hitch at Indigenous woman granted full parole: Indigenous group

  18-08-2026 23:20 via sudbury.com
  
  A man who threw a trailer hitch at an Indigenous woman from a moving car in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been granted full parole, an organization representing dozens of northern Ontario First Nations said Tuesday, calling the decision "incomprehensible.
  
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• Lefebvre renews call for involuntary care for severe addictions, mental health crisis

  18-08-2026 23:00 via sudbury.com
  
  In his letter to the premier, Sudbury mayor Paul Lefebvre states that despite significant investments and the hard work of municipalities ‘we are not turning the corner. In many communities, the situation is getting worse’
  
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• Sick leave a sticking point as Ontario teachers head into school year without a contract

  18-08-2026 22:44 via sudbury.com
  
  The Trillium revealed a leaked script for a government ad targeting teachers’ use of sick days
  
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