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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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How an old word like ‘snollygoster’ can give people power over politics
Star

January 10, 2026

How an old word like ‘snollygoster’ can give people power over politics

Susie Dent says labelling the “snollygosters” and “mumpsimus” and other…

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Russia is using its hypersonic missile to send a political message. How dangerous is the Oresnik?
Star

January 9, 2026

Russia is using its hypersonic missile to send a political message. How dangerous is the Oresnik?

Russia didn’t just use a hypersonic missile to target a…

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U.S. man extradited to Canada decades after brutal slaying of senior citizen at B.C. rest stop
Star

January 9, 2026

U.S. man extradited to Canada decades after brutal slaying of senior citizen at B.C. rest stop

The victim was a great-grandfather driving through Canada. The accused…

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Tapping out: Why Calgarians might not be cutting water use during latest crisis
Star

January 9, 2026

Tapping out: Why Calgarians might not be cutting water use during latest crisis

It’s an all-too-familiar ask of a city likely weary of…

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Canada's women's hockey team for Milano-Cortina Olympics heavy on veterans from 2022 gold squad
Star

January 9, 2026

Canada’s women’s hockey team for Milano-Cortina Olympics heavy on veterans from 2022 gold squad

16 veterans from 2022 team headline Olympic rosterThe roster is…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 9, 2026

Paola Loriggio

Man accused in Ryan Wedding case seeks to protect IDs of sureties, citing safety risk

TORONTO — An Ontario man arrested in a sweep targeting…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Politics

January 9, 2026

Allison Jones and Liam Casey

Ontario sues Skills Development Fund-linked company over alleged fraud

TORONTO — The Ontario government has filed a lawsuit against…

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Canada now approves far fewer Jordan’s Principle education requests in Ontario, tribunal hears
Star

January 9, 2026

Canada now approves far fewer Jordan’s Principle education requests in Ontario, tribunal hears

The federal government has drastically cut funding for First Nations…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 9, 2026

Man, 18, arrested in two unprovoked stabbings in Toronto: police

TORONTO — Toronto police say an 18-year-old man has been…

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