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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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National, Ontario/Quebec

May 1, 2026

Sharif Hassan

Two Canadians on Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel have been released: organizer

A spokesperson for a group trying to break the Israeli…

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Justice, Prairies/BC, Social

May 1, 2026

Brittany Hobson

Winnipeg police training needs update after fatal shooting of 16-year-old: expert

WINNIPEG — A policing expert recommended Friday that Winnipeg police…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

May 1, 2026

Youth charged with indignity to dead body, harassment in death of another youth: OPP

Police in eastern Ontario say a youth has been charged…

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Sports

May 1, 2026

Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Picton announces his CFL retirement

REGINA — Mitch Picton is calling it a career. The…

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Ontario/Quebec, Politics

May 1, 2026

Rianna Lim

Candidate nominations open for 2026 Ontario municipal elections

TORONTO — The nomination period for mayoral, council and school…

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Lifestyle, Ontario/Quebec

May 1, 2026

Rianna Lim

Mandarin co-founder and ‘restaurant icon’ James Chiu dies at 78

James Chiu, the president and co-founder of Mandarin who turned…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

May 1, 2026

Police looking for suspect in two Toronto-area synagogue shootings

Police in Toronto and York Region are asking for the…

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Pipe dream? Majority polled in Alberta don’t see new pipeline becoming a reality
Star

May 1, 2026

Pipe dream? Majority polled in Alberta don’t see new pipeline becoming a reality

Despite the fanfare that accompanied its signing, a majority polled…

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Pentagon procurement post reveals Canada quietly locked into HIMARS deal
Star

May 1, 2026

Pentagon procurement post reveals Canada quietly locked into HIMARS deal

A U.S. contract notice shows Canada is included in a…

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