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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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Automotive, Business, Manufacturing

February 18, 2026

GM to spend $63 million on Oshawa, Ont. plant

OSHAWA — General Motors says it will spend $63 million…

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Heart, work and desperation: What an underdog Canadian team needs to do to win Olympic gold
Star

February 18, 2026

Heart, work and desperation: What an underdog Canadian team needs to do to win Olympic gold

It hasn’t been a perfect Olympic tournament for Canada. At…

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Frustrated families demand changes to Manitoba’s adult abuse registry
Star

February 18, 2026

Frustrated families demand changes to Manitoba’s adult abuse registry

Families are demanding change to Manitoba’s adult abuse registry, saying…

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A sex offender receives gender surgery. A court will decide if she should be transferred to a women’s prison
Star

February 18, 2026

A sex offender receives gender surgery. A court will decide if she should be transferred to a women’s prison

A transgender woman incarcerated as a dangerous offender for sex…

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Justice, National, Ontario/Quebec

February 17, 2026

Paola Loriggio

Second complainant testifies Frank Stronach groped her in downtown Toronto condo

TORONTO — At dinner, Frank Stronach had felt like a…

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Education, Ontario/Quebec, Politics

February 17, 2026

Liam Casey

Doug Ford defends decision to cut post-secondary student grants

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford defended his government’s decision…

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Spare News

February 17, 2026

Marissa Birnie

Fact File: Video from Ontario winter festival misrepresented as anti-immigration march

A video posted to social media this week claimed to…

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National

February 17, 2026

Marissa Birnie

Fact File: Video from Ontario festival misrepresented as anti-immigration march

A video posted to social media this week claimed to…

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Disaster, Ontario/Quebec

February 17, 2026

Fire at Toronto apartment building leaves one person dead

TORONTO — One person is dead after a highrise apartment…

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