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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, Politics

January 26, 2026

Alessia Passafiume

Carney skips question period on Parliament’s first day back, meets with Premier Ford

OTTAWA — After a globe-hopping mission to secure new trade…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 26, 2026

School closed in Blind River, Ont., after dead person found on property: police

Ontario Provincial Police say a school in Blind River is…

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Sports

January 25, 2026

Gregory Strong

Saskatchewan’s Campbell earns first win as a skip at the Scotties in a decade

MISSISSAUGA — Jolene Campbell has experienced the joy of winning…

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National, Ontario/Quebec

January 25, 2026

Sharif Hassan and Fakiha Baig

Heavy snowstorm and frigid temperatures prompt flight cancellations and delays

Hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed Sunday as Toronto…

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Sports

January 25, 2026

Joshua Clipperton

‘That’s a choice’: Maple Leafs searching for answers after another home-ice loss

TORONTO — Craig Berube saw a team on the upswing….

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How Minnesota's history of protest informs this moment
Star

January 25, 2026

How Minnesota’s history of protest informs this moment

Minnesota has a robust history of protest going back to…

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Ontario/Quebec

January 25, 2026

One dead, one injured in overnight shooting in London, Ont.

Police are seeking public assistance after an overnight shooting left…

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Ontario/Quebec

January 25, 2026

SIU investigates after man found dead near collision site beneath the snow in Ottawa

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating the circumstances around the death…

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Massive winter storm across U.S. brings snow, frigid temperatures, widespread power outages
Star

January 25, 2026

Massive winter storm across U.S. brings snow, frigid temperatures, widespread power outages

Forecasters said snow, sleet, freezing rain and dangerously frigid temperatures…

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