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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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Trump's threatened tariffs could have $69B impact on B.C.'s economy by 2028, province says
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January 12, 2025

Trump’s threatened tariffs could have $69B impact on B.C.’s economy by 2028, province says

The government of British Columbia says if president-elect Donald Trump…

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Ford says Canada must come first as Smith breaks with premiers on Trump retaliation
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January 12, 2025

Ford says Canada must come first as Smith breaks with premiers on Trump retaliation

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday the country’s leaders must…

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Tariffs from U.S. could cost up to 500,000 Ontario jobs, Ford says
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January 12, 2025

Tariffs from U.S. could cost up to 500,000 Ontario jobs, Ford says

Ontario officials estimate that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs…

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'We have to be prepared' for tariffs, Alberta premier says after Trump meeting
Star

January 12, 2025

‘We have to be prepared’ for tariffs, Alberta premier says after Trump meeting

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says while she doesn’t want to…

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith visits Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
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January 12, 2025

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith visits Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith visited Mar-a-Lago, the Florida home of…

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Underweighted meat; Home Depot data debacle headed to court: CBC's Marketplace cheat sheet
Star

January 12, 2025

Underweighted meat; Home Depot data debacle headed to court: CBC’s Marketplace cheat sheet

CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you…

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The squeaky cheese dream: How this New Brunswicker senior checked off one more dream on his list
Star

January 12, 2025

The squeaky cheese dream: How this New Brunswicker senior checked off one more dream on his list

Normand MacDonald applied to We Are Young, the organization that…

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Uncertainty and anxiety for some Northerners, as Trump returns to power
Star

January 12, 2025

Uncertainty and anxiety for some Northerners, as Trump returns to power

Pauline Frost, chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in northern…

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Despite gains, women still do most of the housework. Will this gender gap ever narrow?
Star

January 12, 2025

Despite gains, women still do most of the housework. Will this gender gap ever narrow?

Like the laundry that never goes away, research on the…

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