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[published_date] Ten years after the Toronto Blue Jays' long-awaited post-season return gripped a nation, club legend José Bautista sees similarities between that team and the 2025 installment. In Toronto on Thursday to debut his Dominican coffee brand Bella Aldea, Bautista noticed a familiar buzz coalescing in town. The vaunted slugger, who ranks second in franchise…

[published_date] This First Person column is written by Rogene Reid, who lives in Toronto. For more information about First Person stories, see the FAQ.  The night before the school year begins, sleep rarely comes easily to me.  Some people likely imagine principals as calm authority figures, but I feel the same nerves as many children…

[published_date] Front Burner Will the wave of public anger over Alberta’s ban on some school library books force the government into full retreat? Or will the government’s pause, and rewrite of the plan set the stage for a new fight? CBC News · Posted: Sep 04, 2025 8:00 AM EDT | Last…

[published_date] Romana Didulo, the so-called "Queen of Canada," was rearrested on Thursday, one day after she and 15 of her followers were arrested and promptly released following a police raid on her cult's compound in rural Saskatchewan. All 16 had been released without charges earlier on Thursday, the RCMP said in a statement, though five were released under…

[published_date] The matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family was convicted Thursday of murder in the killing of her former son-in-law, a prominent law professor originally from Toronto, who was locked in a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife when he was gunned down in 2014. Jurors returned guilty verdicts in the weekslong trial of Donna…

[published_date] WARNING: This story contains graphic details of child sexual abuse, and may affect those who have experienced or been impacted by it. An Ottawa man who took sexual advantage of boys he had access to through teaching and youth justice work in the capital, among others, has received a "nearly unprecedented" sentence of 13.5 years in prison for his…

[published_date] Educators and literature defenders alike have the Edmonton Public School Board to thank for the Alberta government deciding to retool its ministerial order that bans sexually explicit books from school libraries. After the province's second-largest board came out with a removal list of some 200 books that included classics and best-selling authors ranging from…

[published_date] Discussions on systemic racism in policing, and the need to create more First Nations police services was a major focus of the second day of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) annual general assembly in Winnipeg. Thursday's agenda featured talks from a number of leaders and experts about policing. "Last year was one of…

[published_date] Two people remain in custody following a raid on the so-called 'Queen of Canada' cult compound in rural Saskatchewan, which led to 16 people being arrested on Wednesday. Saskatchewan RCMP have not laid any charges against the people arrested at the compound in Richmound, a village of approximately 120 people, about 365 kilometres west of Regina, near the…

[published_date] The family of a man allegedly shot by a 12-year-old on bail is slamming what it calls a "devastating failure of the justice system" after the boy was released on bail again Wednesday. Police in York Region have said the boy was on bail during the Aug. 14 shooting near McCowan Road and 14th Avenue that…

[published_date] Highway 20 in B.C.'s Chilcotin region has reopened to traffic after being closed overnight due to the Beef Trail Creek wildfire, but the Coquihalla Highway remains shut between Merritt and Hope as a wildfire there burns out of control. In an update Thursday morning, DriveBC said Highway 20 west of Anahim Lake is now open…

[published_date] A person was killed and the suspect is dead after multiple people were stabbed in Hollow Water First Nation on Thursday, RCMP say. At least six people were taken to hospital, police said in a news release. RCMP will hold a news conference about the stabbings at 2 p.m. CT in Winnipeg. CBC will livestream…