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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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Israel says 'high probability' its airstrike killed 3 hostages in Gaza last year | CBC News
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September 15, 2024

Israel says ‘high probability’ its airstrike killed 3 hostages in Gaza last year | CBC News

The Israeli military says there is a “high probability” that…

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14-year-old girl forced off flight; Abuse allegations in long-term care home: CBC's Marketplace cheat sheet | CBC News
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September 15, 2024

14-year-old girl forced off flight; Abuse allegations in long-term care home: CBC’s Marketplace cheat sheet | CBC News

CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you…

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Will B.C.'s massive new Site C dam on the Peace River have downstream impacts on Alberta? | CBC News
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September 15, 2024

Will B.C.’s massive new Site C dam on the Peace River have downstream impacts on Alberta? | CBC News

B.C. Hydro started filling the Site C dam reservoir last…

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New bilingual sign requirement stirs uproar in N.B. community, prompting mayor to quit | CBC News
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September 15, 2024

New bilingual sign requirement stirs uproar in N.B. community, prompting mayor to quit | CBC News

A policy requiring bilingual signage at businesses in the New…

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The strange and dark tale of the other Nova Scotian Alexander Keith | CBC News
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September 15, 2024

The strange and dark tale of the other Nova Scotian Alexander Keith | CBC News

While Alexander Keith became famous as a Halifax brewer and…

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At this food bank, you can get produce, test your blood sugar and get a specialist referral | CBC Radio
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September 15, 2024

At this food bank, you can get produce, test your blood sugar and get a specialist referral | CBC Radio

Through food, the four-person health-care team embedded at Adanac Apartments…

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FIRST PERSON | My father struggled to talk with me. But he found the words when it mattered most | CBC News
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September 15, 2024

FIRST PERSON | My father struggled to talk with me. But he found the words when it mattered most | CBC News

Siobhan Keller was a child with undiagnosed ADHD and her…

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Canadian among 37 sentenced to death over Congo coup attempt | CBC News
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September 14, 2024

Canadian among 37 sentenced to death over Congo coup attempt | CBC News

A military court in Congo handed down a death sentences…

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Hiker in hospital after bear attack in Crowsnest Pass | CBC News
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September 14, 2024

Hiker in hospital after bear attack in Crowsnest Pass | CBC News

A Calgary man is in hospital with “extensive injuries” after…

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