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Blue Jays’ Martínez gets 80-game drug suspension 2 days after MLB debut

Toronto Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martínez was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball on Sunday following a positive test for the performance-enhancing drug Clomiphene, an announcement made two days after his major league debut. Martínez, 22, has been on the Blue Jays’ 40-man roster since November 2022. He …

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‘I’ve basically given up’: Jays fans reeling as Red Sox collapse extends losing streak

The Toronto Blue Jays are in a rut, and fans are feeling the pain. So far, it’s been a season to forget: a poor record, a prospect being handed a lengthy suspension just after making his MLB debut, a play by a pitcher that went viral for the wrong reasons, …

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Woman faces arson charge in northern Manitoba nursing station fire – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba RCMP say a woman was charged after the nursing station in Chemawawin, Man., about 450 kilometres north of Winnipeg, burned down Monday morning. A 20-year-old woman will appear in court in The Pas on Tuesday, police said, where she faces charges …

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‘Time to leave’ Lebanon as violence escalates, Joly urges Canadians – National

The federal government is urging Canadians in Lebanon to get out of the country while they still can, warning the security situation is becoming “increasingly volatile and unpredictable” as violence escalates between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Tuesday the situation could further …

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Boy, 14, charged with murder after 2 killed in ‘mass shooting’ outside Toronto school

A 14-year-old boy is facing first-degree murder charges after a “mass shooting” outside a Toronto school earlier this month left two people dead and three others hurt. Toronto police made the update Monday after the June 2 shooting probe, which happened in the parking lot of North Albion Collegiate Institute, …

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Nuclear reactor at Hamilton’s McMaster University relicensed for 20 more years

An unprecedented licence extension for McMaster’s Nuclear Reactor (MNR) means the facility can operate for at least another two decades in Hamilton, Ont. The 20-year renewal granted by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission means the operation has regulatory certainty to continue local production of medical isotopes, which are used to …

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Four more years: Winnipeg Jets extend veteran defenceman Dylan DeMelo – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size An important member of the Winnipeg Jets’ blue line is coming back for four more years. Dylan DeMelo, 31, agreed to a four-year contract extension Tuesday, the team announced, with an average annual value of $4.9 million. The veteran defenceman, who came …

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New bylaw passed in Kitchener looks to provide protection for renters

Kitchener council approved a new bylaw on Monday that is intended to provide increased protections for renters. The bylaw will see landlords required to provide compensation options to renters when they look to demolish or convert properties with six or more rental units. The landlords will be forced to offer …

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Original Ontario Line price didn’t include all costs: Metrolinx CEO

The initial price tag of Premier Doug Ford’s signature Ontario Line project left out key expenses, according to the head of the province’s transit planning agency, that would eventually double the cost of constructing and operating the transit line. The 15-kilometre transit line, announced by the Progressive Conservative government in …

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Nearly half of 124 arrested by Ontario carjacking task force were on bail: police

Nearly half of the 124 people arrested by Ontario’s carjacking task force were out on bail, police say, with many being released again after their latest arrest. The Provincial Carjacking Joint Task Force, which operated from September 2023 until March, saw 124 arrests made and 749 criminal charges laid, police …

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