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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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For every 100 nurses hired, Manitoba lost 57, provincial data shows
Star

March 13, 2026

For every 100 nurses hired, Manitoba lost 57, provincial data shows

Turnover is erasing more than half of the nurse hiring…

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Hospital ERs in Canada are at a breaking point and have been for some time. Is this the new normal?
Star

March 13, 2026

Hospital ERs in Canada are at a breaking point and have been for some time. Is this the new normal?

Six days in an overflow stretcher. Beds in storage rooms….

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Business, Disaster, Lifestyle, Ontario/Quebec, Travel

March 13, 2026

Sharif Hassan

Canadians turning to March break alternatives amid tensions in Cuba, Mexico

TORONTO — Many Canadian travellers have opted for alternative March…

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Sports

March 13, 2026

Joshua Clipperton

Maple Leafs top Ducks to end losing streak; Matthews injured after knee-on-knee hit

TORONTO — William Nylander scored the go-ahead goal on a…

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Alberta hospitals must admit patients to prevent ER backlogs, says review into Edmonton man's death
Star

March 13, 2026

Alberta hospitals must admit patients to prevent ER backlogs, says review into Edmonton man’s death

To help prevent a backlog of patients in emergency rooms,…

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As war between Israel and Hezbollah escalates, life in Lebanon poised to get 'uglier day by day'
Star

March 13, 2026

As war between Israel and Hezbollah escalates, life in Lebanon poised to get ‘uglier day by day’

Almost two weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, the…

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National, Ontario/Quebec

March 12, 2026

Allison Jones

Niagara chair resigns after accusations of owning signed copy of Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’

An Ontario government appointee has resigned as chair of the…

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Human Interest, Ontario/Quebec

March 12, 2026

Kathryn Mannie

‘Right thing to do’: Ontario town begins renaming process for Prince Andrew Island

An Ontario township has taken its first official step toward…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Social

March 12, 2026

39 overdoses reported in London, Ont., after suspect handed out substance: police

LONDON — Police in London, Ont., are investigating a surge…

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