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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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China sanctions Canadian institutions active on Uyghurs, Tibet
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December 22, 2024

China sanctions Canadian institutions active on Uyghurs, Tibet

China said on Sunday it was taking countermeasures against two…

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Israeli strike hits school sheltering displaced in Gaza City
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December 22, 2024

Israeli strike hits school sheltering displaced in Gaza City

Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least…

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German Christmas market attack suspect held on murder charges
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December 22, 2024

German Christmas market attack suspect held on murder charges

A man suspected of driving a car into a German…

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Far from home, seafarers docked in Vancouver get some Christmas cheer with donated gift bags
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December 22, 2024

Far from home, seafarers docked in Vancouver get some Christmas cheer with donated gift bags

Over the holiday season, Mission to Seafarers says it will…

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Wife unable to receive survivor's pension without death certificate after husband's disappearance
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December 22, 2024

Wife unable to receive survivor’s pension without death certificate after husband’s disappearance

The wife of a man with dementia who disappeared a…

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Singing the stories of Labrador: An Inuit choir shares language and culture
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December 22, 2024

Singing the stories of Labrador: An Inuit choir shares language and culture

An annual Christmas concert in St. John’s celebrates Inuit culture,…

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Every day a 'journey of torment': Syrian Canadian describes 20 years in Assad regime prisons
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December 22, 2024

Every day a ‘journey of torment’: Syrian Canadian describes 20 years in Assad regime prisons

WARNING: This story includes graphic descriptions of torture.Nabil Hawara painfully…

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This Hamilton-led group's ornament exchange is helping people with their grief over the holidays
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December 22, 2024

This Hamilton-led group’s ornament exchange is helping people with their grief over the holidays

During one recent Christmas, this Hamilton woman was looking for…

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Body of 2nd missing person found after B.C. highway landslide
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December 22, 2024

Body of 2nd missing person found after B.C. highway landslide

The recovery of the body means three people are now…

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