Five years ago, Raquel Grand had to adopt her wife’s newborn daughter — running up $5,000 in lawyer’s fees — to legally become a parent.
Yvonne Niwahereza Jele has new evidence to prove she faces persecution in her homeland, but it can’t be heard because rules forbid an appeal.
Goldfish crackers, pizza, and string cheese among the items deemed too inappropriate for some classrooms.
Passengers stuck on a Lakeshore East GO train for three hours Tuesday will get $100 credit on their PRESTO cards.
In the latest effort to bounce back from Monday night's debate, Donald Trump resurrected Bill Clinton's impeachment.
Ugandan refugee Alfred Olango was reportedly having an emotional breakdown over the recent death of his best friend when he was shot dead by police.
Notice of action filed by Dominus Capital Corp. seeks damages of $20 million.
They say chance of holding warming to below 1.5C above pre-industrial levels ‘has almost certainly already been missed,’ countries must up their pledges to cut emissions dramatically.
Investigators say there may be more victims
Needless escalations like the one I witnessed explain how black men like Andrew Loku and Jermaine Carby end up being shot and killed by police
None of New Jersey Transit’s trains are fully equipped with positive train control, a safety system designed to prevent accidents by automatically slowing or stopping trains that are going too fast.
Frozen out by PC Leader Patrick Brown, social conservatives are putting the squeeze on Tory MPP Monte McNaughton over the party’s sex-education flip-flop.
Torontonians might still be wearing t-shirts, but the Bay store at Queen and Yonge is gearing up for the holidays.
The Duchess of Cambridge appeared in a coat from designer Bojana Sentaler on Wednesday, leading to a near-immediate sellout.
The woman's lawsuit says a sheriff's deputy fired his stun gun at her when he arrived at her apartment to inquire about her personal life.
After standing before thousands of fans at a baseball’s all-star game in July, Remigio Pereira believes he took a stand for humanity.
Imperial Oil is putting Lawren Harris masterpiece up for auction, which means the public may never see it again
These three townhouses are in the same price range but that's where the resemblance ends.
But let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.
Uniqlo is hoping its appeal-to-all business model will succeed in a cutthroat industry that has laid waste to some fashion retailers.
After prompting the third-party presidentialhopeful settled on a former president of Mexico but couldn’t remember the leader’s name. Johnson’s latest misstep played out in an extraordinary and awkward 50 seconds of live television on MSNBC.
Indian company OMICS is being sued by the U.S. government for deceptive publishing practices that undermine scientific research
The rare phenom is the second new moon in a month — invisible because the celestial body’s sunny side faces away from Earth.
Two sources with knowledge of the case, but who are not authorized to speak publicly, said the man no longer follows radical Islamist ideology since his return to Canada, and that his reintegration has been a success story.
Michael Coteau won’t say if Ontario will fund recommendations in the report calling for anti-racism overhaul.
Hoodfar touched down this morning after detention in Iran’s notorious Evin prison
Prince George and Princess Charlotte played with balloons and bubbles at a children's party in Victoria Thursday, as their parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, continue their visit to Canada.
Hillary Clinton is urging her supporters in Iowa to cast their ballots as soon as possible. Early in-person voting in Iowa began Thursday. She also expressed her support for victims of the NJ train crash.
Toronto fashion label Sentaler is experiencing the so-called 'Kate effect' after the Duchess of Cambridge wore one of its coats in Yukon on Wednesday. The label's marketing director says they have been inundated with orders from around the world.
Officials say at least one person is dead and scores were injured, after a commuter train ploughed into Hoboken station in New Jersey during the morning rush hour.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge continued their Canadian tour in Yukon Wednesday. The royal couple climbed aboard a restored steam locomotive in the community of Carcross.
A retired Canadian-Iranian professor is back home in Montreal after spending nearly four months in Iran's notorious Evin prison. Homa Hoodfar says she didn't believe she was free until she was on a jet out of the country.
Amateur video has captured the aftermath at a New Jersey train station where a New Jersey Transit train derailed, killing at least three people and injuring more than 100.
New Jersey Transit employee Michael Larson describes seeing a passenger train come into the Hoboken station at high speed, 'basically through the air' and come to a rest when it hit the wall of the waiting room.
A New Jersey Transit spokeswoman says more than 100 people are injured and multiple passengers trapped after a train derailed and crashed through the station in Hoboken.
The party at Government House will include young members of the local 4-H club and families who have loved ones deployed on military missions.
They will also be taking a trip to the Great Bear Rainforest — home to the white Kermode bear.
Shayan Yazdanpanah is one of 19 student from mental health charity Jack.org due to meet the Royal Couple Saturday
The Liberals voted for the bill’s security-skewed values in opposition and they continue to do so every day they don’t amend it.
It appears that Ottawa is getting the balance right after years of debate world-wide about the safety of e-cigarettes, including those that contain nicotine.
The response to Peres’s passing is a reflection of the simple truth that maintaining a thoughtful perspective on the vagaries of politics, and continuing to look to the future rather than endless recriminations about the past made him a better, wiser, and stronger person
We need a fair and sustainable music ecosystem, catapulted into action by the adoption of blockchain technology.
Taxis and limo-company SUVs are also being used to fill in gaps in a driver shortage that has left schools and families in turmoil.
Driver stayed close to Chief Mark Saunders’ vehicle, near Yonge-Dundas Square, in case of emergency, a police spokesperson tells the Star.
Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario are seeking other potential vehicle suppliers for one of their Toronto LRT lines.
The hole opens into a cavity created by a washout of the road bed, likely caused by a leak in the adjacent storm drain.
Bay St. was closed between Elm St. and Walton St. for nearly two hours after glass fell from a fifth-floor window.
Two years after Jermaine Carby was fatally shot by police following a traffic stop, his family has filed a $12 million lawsuit alleging racial profiling by the Peel officers involved.
Before he was killed in a boat crash Sunday, the young Miami Marlins ace had built a strong case for the award.
The U.S. sprinters who famously raised their fists on the podium in 1968 expressed pride over recent anthem protests.
Window could be closing quickly on some of team’s second-tier prospects.
Europe maintains they have what it takes to beat Canada at our own game.
While Boston prepares for the playoffs, Toronto still has to get there.
Encarnacion vs. Ortiz key matchup in big season-ending series at Fenway Park starting Friday.
The tobacco giant believes the iQOS — a rechargeable electronic device that heats tubes of tobacco called HeatSticks — will transform the industry.
The new specs seem goofy, but there are some good things happening here that perhaps other wearable manufacturers can take their cue from.
Sabra hummus, Lipton Pure Leaf teas and Naked cold-press juices helped the soft-drink maker top analyst estimates.
The company is lowering its profit expectations, citing 2 troubled Middle East oil and gas projects.
Debuting Sept. 30 on Netflix, Amanda Knox gives title character a chance to tell story of her murder trial.
Every fall, new TV shows feature actors that have the potential to find stardom.
Bradley, who plays Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall Thursday, also chatted with music critic Ben Rayner as part of the Star’s Newsroom Concert Series.
The viral YouTube video has racked up millions of hits since late August. Will its bizarre appeal continue to grow?
Although her husband has joked about getting her a "friend for sex," she is afraid of bringing up the topic seriously.
