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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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Central Alberta town faces uncertain future as it drowns in debt and faces potential insolvency
Star

February 12, 2026

Central Alberta town faces uncertain future as it drowns in debt and faces potential insolvency

The future of the Town of Gibbons is on the…

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Atlantic, Business, National, Oil&Gas, Ontario/Quebec, Politics, Transport, Utilities

February 11, 2026

Lyndsay Armstrong and Sharif Hassan

Canadians returning from Cuba amid energy crisis due to U.S. oil blockade

Ryan Profid was enjoying a karaoke night at a resort…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Film

February 11, 2026

Alex Nino Gheciu

How the ‘Nirvanna the Band’ duo’s troublemaking stunts became a chaotic Toronto film

TORONTO — What started as a throwaway joke between two…

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

February 11, 2026

Liam Casey

Ontario long-term care homes seek more money for home care and supportive housing

TORONTO — The fastest way to get into a long-term…

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Sports

February 11, 2026

John Chidley-Hill

Blue Jays pitcher Shane Bieber trying to stay patient as his season is delayed

DUNEDIN — Shane Bieber is trying to remind himself that…

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Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek dead at 48
Star

February 11, 2026

Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek dead at 48

James Van Der Beek, the actor best known for his…

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Disaster, Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Sports

February 11, 2026

Driver pleads guilty in crash that killed former Olympian skater Alexandra Paul

ORANGEVILLE — A truck driver has pleaded guilty to dangerous…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

February 11, 2026

Child playing with old cellphone called 911 nearly 130 times: Guelph police

GUELPH — Guelph police are asking people to avoid giving…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

February 11, 2026

Man sought in Brampton, Ont., homicide charged with first-degree murder

BRAMPTON — A man sought on a Canada-wide warrant in…

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