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A Blue Jays return to the World Series next year won't be easy, but fans have hope

A Blue Jays return to the World Series next year won’t be easy, but fans have hope

It was a tough Game 7 loss on Saturday, and Blue Jays fans were still licking their World Series wounds this week when Toronto pitcher Shane Bieber exercised his player option, forgoing free agency to stay with the club. Just like that, fans, analysts — and even Blue Jays executives — were talking about the possibility that the team could be back on baseball’s biggest stage next year.

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How the son of Russian spies paved the legal path for B.C. ostrich cull

How the son of Russian spies paved the legal path for B.C. ostrich cull

In his battle for Canadian citizenship, Alexander Vavilov got an opportunity denied to the owners of B.C.’s Universal Ostrich Farms — a chance to argue his case before Canada’s top court. In the process, the son of Russian spies set a legal standard for decision-making “reasonableness” that would doom the B.C. birds six years later.

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Heard of bin shopping? It's catching on with the most committed of bargain hunters
Star

February 6, 2025

Heard of bin shopping? It’s catching on with the most committed of bargain hunters

A different kind of shopping experience is seeing an increasing…

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Former soldier upset with $150-million class-action racism settlement
Star

February 6, 2025

Former soldier upset with $150-million class-action racism settlement

A man who helped start a class-action lawsuit claiming systemic…

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Ontario/Quebec, Politics

February 6, 2025

Ontario election 2025: Where the party leaders are on Thursday, Feb. 6

Here’s where the leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are…

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National

February 6, 2025

Liberal race sucked into Trump’s ‘gravitational field,’ strategists say

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership hopefuls are pivoting and responding to…

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Health, Justice, National, Politics, Religion, Social

February 6, 2025

Community groups say Canadians are scared as Trudeau warns hate crimes are rising

OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders…

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Ontario's housing outlook seems bleak. Here's how the major parties plan to jumpstart construction
Star

February 6, 2025

Ontario’s housing outlook seems bleak. Here’s how the major parties plan to jumpstart construction

The PCs promised to build 1.5 million new homes by…

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Genius dealmaker, or gullible rube? Washington weighs Trump's deal with Canada
Star

February 6, 2025

Genius dealmaker, or gullible rube? Washington weighs Trump’s deal with Canada

The reaction in Washington to the Canada-U.S. deal to pause…

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Her brother was killed during the war in Gaza. She promised she would bring him home
Star

February 6, 2025

Her brother was killed during the war in Gaza. She promised she would bring him home

Shireen Talaba and her brother, Khaled, were displaced from their…

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There's a 98% chance a massive asteroid won't hit Earth in 8 years. But a slim chance it will
Star

February 6, 2025

There’s a 98% chance a massive asteroid won’t hit Earth in 8 years. But a slim chance it will

Look at it this way — there’s almost a 99…

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