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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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'I felt so close to him,' says teen who saved man from tent fire at Hamilton encampment
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January 30, 2025

‘I felt so close to him,’ says teen who saved man from tent fire at Hamilton encampment

Seventeen-year-old Zeke Fox dragged Shawn Goodwin to safety on the…

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Police in Ejaz Choudry death tried to keep their identities secret. Now we know who they are
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January 30, 2025

Police in Ejaz Choudry death tried to keep their identities secret. Now we know who they are

More than four years after Ejaz Choudry was shot and…

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Uncertainty, chaos for Canadian researchers as confusion reigns over Trump administration medical funding
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January 30, 2025

Uncertainty, chaos for Canadian researchers as confusion reigns over Trump administration medical funding

Canadian scientists say the uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump’s…

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Could Montreal rents reach Toronto and Vancouver levels of unaffordability?
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January 30, 2025

Could Montreal rents reach Toronto and Vancouver levels of unaffordability?

Tenants’s rights groups are calling for a rent hike freeze…

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Sports

January 30, 2025

Wild win to hand Maple Leafs third straight regulation loss

TORONTO (AP) — Jared Spurgeon and Marat Khusnutdinov scored in…

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Sports

January 30, 2025

OHL roundup: Rangers edge Greyhounds in marathon shootout, Otters top Attaack in OT

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — The Kitchener Rangers roared all…

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Sports

January 30, 2025

Raptors rout the NBA-worst Wizards 106-82 for their 5th straight victory

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scottie Barnes scored 24 points and the…

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Alberta doctors, scientists say COVID-19 response report should be dismissed
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January 30, 2025

Alberta doctors, scientists say COVID-19 response report should be dismissed

Dozens of Alberta scientists, doctors and researchers have penned an…

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Inside the inferno: Researchers search for answers within Jasper's charred landscape
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January 30, 2025

Inside the inferno: Researchers search for answers within Jasper’s charred landscape

Lori Daniels and a team of researchers plan to let…

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