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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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Heard of bin shopping? It's catching on with the most committed of bargain hunters
Star

February 6, 2025

Heard of bin shopping? It’s catching on with the most committed of bargain hunters

A different kind of shopping experience is seeing an increasing…

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Former soldier upset with $150-million class-action racism settlement
Star

February 6, 2025

Former soldier upset with $150-million class-action racism settlement

A man who helped start a class-action lawsuit claiming systemic…

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Ontario/Quebec, Politics

February 6, 2025

Ontario election 2025: Where the party leaders are on Thursday, Feb. 6

Here’s where the leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are…

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National

February 6, 2025

Liberal race sucked into Trump’s ‘gravitational field,’ strategists say

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership hopefuls are pivoting and responding to…

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Health, Justice, National, Politics, Religion, Social

February 6, 2025

Community groups say Canadians are scared as Trudeau warns hate crimes are rising

OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders…

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Ontario's housing outlook seems bleak. Here's how the major parties plan to jumpstart construction
Star

February 6, 2025

Ontario’s housing outlook seems bleak. Here’s how the major parties plan to jumpstart construction

The PCs promised to build 1.5 million new homes by…

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Genius dealmaker, or gullible rube? Washington weighs Trump's deal with Canada
Star

February 6, 2025

Genius dealmaker, or gullible rube? Washington weighs Trump’s deal with Canada

The reaction in Washington to the Canada-U.S. deal to pause…

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Her brother was killed during the war in Gaza. She promised she would bring him home
Star

February 6, 2025

Her brother was killed during the war in Gaza. She promised she would bring him home

Shireen Talaba and her brother, Khaled, were displaced from their…

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There's a 98% chance a massive asteroid won't hit Earth in 8 years. But a slim chance it will
Star

February 6, 2025

There’s a 98% chance a massive asteroid won’t hit Earth in 8 years. But a slim chance it will

Look at it this way — there’s almost a 99…

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