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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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Education, Justice, Labour, Ontario/Quebec

October 9, 2025

Maan Alhmidi

Part-time college support staff in Ontario to hold strike vote next week

The union representing about 10,000 part-time support workers at Ontario’s…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Politics

October 9, 2025

Allison Jones

Ontario moving ahead with Toronto compromise on bike lanes despite appeal

TORONTO — The Ontario government plans to restore lanes of…

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Business, Entertainment, Arts, Justice, Lifestyle, Retail

October 9, 2025

Tara Deschamps

Winston Churchill, William Berczy paintings among items in Hudson’s Bay auction

TORONTO — A painting of a sunny day in Morocco…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Sports

October 9, 2025

Two charged for flying drones over Rogers Centre during Blue Jays games: police

TORONTO — Toronto police say two people have been fined…

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Environment, Ontario/Quebec

October 9, 2025

Liam Casey

Marineland’s belugas are alive after euthanasia deadline passes, Ontario says

TORONTO — Marineland’s belugas are alive, Ontario’s Solicitor General said…

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Trump wants to be 5th U.S. president to win the Nobel Peace Prize. There are obstacles
Star

October 9, 2025

Trump wants to be 5th U.S. president to win the Nobel Peace Prize. There are obstacles

Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Sports

October 9, 2025

Michael McLeod signs with Russian hockey team after acquittal in sexual assault case

Michael McLeod, one of five members of Canada’s 2018 junior…

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Sports

October 9, 2025

Gregory Strong

Blue Jays flying high after four-game win over Yankees, can recharge ahead of ALCS

BRONX — Blue Jays manager John Schneider rolled the dice…

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Alberta stopped tracking class sizes. Then it changed its funding formula. Now, it's a teachers' strike issue
Star

October 9, 2025

Alberta stopped tracking class sizes. Then it changed its funding formula. Now, it’s a teachers’ strike issue

Get a rough idea of how much Alberta’s teaching staff…

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