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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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2SLGBTQ+ advocates fear 'dangerous time' in both U.S. and Canada as Trump rolls back protections
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January 22, 2025

2SLGBTQ+ advocates fear ‘dangerous time’ in both U.S. and Canada as Trump rolls back protections

Advocates for the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Manitoba say they’re saddened…

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Ontario government hires private investigators to gather info on supervised consumption sites
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January 21, 2025

Ontario government hires private investigators to gather info on supervised consumption sites

Facing a legal challenge over its decision to close several…

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Trump has postponed the TikTok ban. Was that legal?
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January 21, 2025

Trump has postponed the TikTok ban. Was that legal?

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, his first day back…

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Canada seeks to dismiss St. Anne's residential school survivors' fight for accountability
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January 21, 2025

Canada seeks to dismiss St. Anne’s residential school survivors’ fight for accountability

Federal lawyers are asking an Ontario court to dismiss a…

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Internal Ontario PC memo signals Doug Ford will call early election in response to U.S. tariff threat
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January 21, 2025

Internal Ontario PC memo signals Doug Ford will call early election in response to U.S. tariff threat

Doug Ford’s chief of staff has sent a memo to…

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Ottawa man accusing off-duty Windsor police officer of bar attack questioned over inconsistent testimony
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January 21, 2025

Ottawa man accusing off-duty Windsor police officer of bar attack questioned over inconsistent testimony

On the second day of the trial for a Windsor…

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RCMP charge 3 suspected human smugglers as Canada promises border crackdown
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January 21, 2025

RCMP charge 3 suspected human smugglers as Canada promises border crackdown

The RCMP have charged three men from Quebec with conspiracy…

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Trump's threats put controversial B.C. pipeline back in the political spotlight
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January 21, 2025

Trump’s threats put controversial B.C. pipeline back in the political spotlight

Revival of the Northern Gateway pipeline project, which would ship…

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Fashion brands are no longer avoiding dressing Melania Trump. Here's why that matters
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January 21, 2025

Fashion brands are no longer avoiding dressing Melania Trump. Here’s why that matters

As Vogue puts it, designers and the industry can no…

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