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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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Sports

August 29, 2025

Canadian men face Japan, looking to secure qualification for 2027 Rugby World Cup

Canada looks to build on its first win under new…

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Disaster, Education, Environment, Lifestyle, National, Science

August 28, 2025

‘Moral imperative’: Teachers say more climate change lessons needed in classrooms

As climate change becomes more evident in Canadians’ daily lives,…

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Zellers returns — again — this time starting in Edmonton
Star

August 28, 2025

Zellers returns — again — this time starting in Edmonton

A new incarnation of Zellers is set to open in…

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Chaos swirls at U.S. CDC amid messy Trump admin effort to oust director
Star

August 28, 2025

Chaos swirls at U.S. CDC amid messy Trump admin effort to oust director

The top U.S. public health agency was left reeling and…

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Billions to flow to provinces as part of historic tobacco settlement
Star

August 28, 2025

Billions to flow to provinces as part of historic tobacco settlement

Anti-smoking advocates urged the provinces and territories to use money…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

August 28, 2025

Toronto police officer pleads guilty to criminal charges after shooting man in 2023

A Toronto police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminal charges…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

August 28, 2025

Ontario home invasion case: Intruder in Lindsay home carried crossbow, court docs say

LINDSAY — A Lindsay, Ont., man facing charges for allegedly…

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'No more thoughts and prayers': Minnesota lawmakers and advocates plead for gun control
Star

August 28, 2025

‘No more thoughts and prayers’: Minnesota lawmakers and advocates plead for gun control

Lawmakers from several levels of government were joined by gun…

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Sask. man remains in coma after rattlesnake bite in Texas
Star

August 28, 2025

Sask. man remains in coma after rattlesnake bite in Texas

A Swift Current, Sask., man has been in a coma…

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