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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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Alberta to cover COVID vaccines for health-care workers after all
Star

August 19, 2025

Alberta to cover COVID vaccines for health-care workers after all

Two months after announcing most Albertans would need to pay…

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Business, Labour, National, Transport

August 19, 2025

Plane, bus or a 45-hour drive? Travellers seek solutions after Air Canada strike ends

Noha Zaher and Ibraheem Sabry still hadn’t made it home…

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Justice, Prairies/BC

August 19, 2025

Thieves tug at heartstrings in string of Canada-wide distraction thefts, police say

EDMONTON — Police in Alberta say the public should mind…

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This hiker kicks over people's picturesque stone stacks. But he's got a good reason
Star

August 19, 2025

This hiker kicks over people’s picturesque stone stacks. But he’s got a good reason

Stuart Cox is waging war against the hundreds of stone…

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Ontario/Quebec

August 19, 2025

Family, community mourn 8-year-old Toronto boy killed by stray bullet while in bed

TORONTO — An eight-year-old Toronto boy killed by a stray…

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Business, Construction, Ontario/Quebec, Real Estate

August 19, 2025

Ontario signals changes to fund that helps municipalities get housing built

Ontario is planning to make changes to a housing fund…

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Automotive, Business, Manufacturing, National

August 19, 2025

Canadian defence firm to make ballistic steel through Swedish partnership

OTTAWA — Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel is partnering with a…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

August 19, 2025

Ontario cemetery theft suspects target urn, other brass and bronze items: police

NORFOLK COUNTY — A string of alleged cemetery thefts in…

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Afghan women at risk of deportation due to USAID cuts look to find home at University of Regina
Star

August 19, 2025

Afghan women at risk of deportation due to USAID cuts look to find home at University of Regina

The University of Regina and a Vancouver-based non-profit have raised…

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