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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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Sports

January 13, 2026

John Chidley-Hill

Toronto Raptors exceeding expectations at midway point of NBA season

TORONTO — A year ago, the Toronto Raptors were torn…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 13, 2026

Man accused of shooting officer in Welland, Ont., facing additional charges: police

Police in Niagara Region say a man accused of shooting…

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Justice, National, Ontario/Quebec

January 13, 2026

Paola Loriggio

Proposed sureties testify at bail hearing for man accused in Ryan Wedding case

TORONTO — A woman offering to help supervise an Ontario…

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Politics, Prairies/BC

January 13, 2026

Brieanna Charlebois

‘I’m in’: Caroline Elliott confirms run for B.C. Conservative leadership

VANCOUVER — Political commentator Caroline Elliott has confirmed she will…

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Business, Construction, Economy, Health, Ontario/Quebec, Politics, Real Estate, Social

January 13, 2026

Liam Casey and Allison Jones

Nearly 85,000 people homeless in Ontario, up 8 per cent in one year: report

TORONTO — Homelessness is getting worse across Ontario with an…

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14 students, driver taken to hospital after Manitoba school bus crash: police
Star

January 13, 2026

14 students, driver taken to hospital after Manitoba school bus crash: police

Some patients being flown to Winnipeg Four people in stable…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, International

January 13, 2026

Mark Kennedy

Scott Adams, whose comic strip ‘Dilbert’ ridiculed white-collar office life, dies at 68

Scott Adams, whose popular comic strip “Dilbert” captured the frustration…

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Social, Sports

January 13, 2026

Neil Davidson

Canadian midfielder Emma Regan leaves the NSL’s AFC Toronto to join a NWSL team

TORONTO — Midfielder Emma Regan’s breakthrough year with Canada and…

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Ontario couple found guilty of boy’s murder, brother’s torture
Star

January 13, 2026

Ontario couple found guilty of boy’s murder, brother’s torture

What to know about the judge’s guilty decisionsOntario Justice Clayton…

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