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This kid struck a deal with an MLB player

This kid struck a deal with an MLB player

Esmerlyn Valdez, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, hit his first major-league homer on Sunday night, batting against the Toronto Blue Jays. The ball wound up in the hands of a tough 12-year-old negotiator — who walked away with two signed team souvenirs.

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How a Canadian Epstein survivor found her voice

How a Canadian Epstein survivor found her voice

Sharlene Rochard was a teen when she started travelling to the U.S. to model and ended up in the orbit of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Now, the Canadian survivor is transforming her personal trauma into public advocacy, telling CBC’s Katie Nicholson how she reframed her pain and found her voice.

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Business, Retail

February 18, 2025

Court grants sale of retailers Ricki’s, Cleo to owner of Toys ‘R’ Us and HMV

TORONTO — An Ontario court has granted Comark Holdings Inc….

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Business, Economy, National, Oil&Gas, Politics, Utilities

February 18, 2025

Singh says pipelines would not be first priority for NDP energy policy

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he sees an east-west clean…

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National, Politics

February 18, 2025

Green Party says it will run full slate of candidates in coming federal election

OTTAWA — The Green Party’s leaders say they will have…

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Sports

February 18, 2025

Virtue, Moir, Chan among Skate Canada Hall of Fame’s elite class of 2025

OTTAWA — Skate Canada announced an elite class of 2025…

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Business, Economy, National, Politics

February 18, 2025

Economists more confident in Bank of Canada rate hold as inflation ticks up to 1.9%

OTTAWA — Economists are more confident the Bank of Canada…

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Business, Science

February 18, 2025

Toronto Tech Week to launch later this year with backing from city, Shopify, Google

TORONTO — A Toronto non-profit is launching a tech week…

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Business, Construction, Real Estate

February 18, 2025

CREA says January home sales up from year ago, but fell off at the end of the month

OTTAWA — The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales…

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Business, Economy, National

February 18, 2025

Here’s a list of January inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent…

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Business, Economy, National

February 18, 2025

Here’s a list of January inflation rates for Canadian provinces

OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent…

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