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Blue Jays guarantee more World Series baseball in Toronto with Game 4 win, and fans are ecstatic
For the second night in a row, over 27,000 Jays fans filled Rogers Centre to cheer on their team at a World Series watch party. Toronto’s 6-2 victory in Game 4 means the hometown crowd will get to see the team play at least one more time under the dome this year. Source link
Vampire bats are ‘little ninjas’ who are actually quite sweet
Documentary Empire of Bats nails the coffin shut on vampire bat myths Source link
Trump and Carney keep it civil over dinner ahead of APEC Summit
The U.S. president and the Canadian prime minister exchanged gestures but barely spoke at a dinner in advance of the APEC Summit. Source link
'Devastating' funding crisis in Canadian sport is reaching a breaking point
For 20 years, core funding for sport from the federal government has not increased — even though inflation has caused prices to rise by more than 50 per cent. In recent months, some national sport organizations have been informed that their federal funding is set to be slashed. Source link
Brazil police operation on gangs in Rio favelas leaves at least 64 people dead
About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left at least 60 suspects and four police officers dead, officials said. Source link
CBC Sports announces programming, broadcast team for Milan-Cortina Olympics
In 100 days, Canadian viewers will be treated to round-the-clock broadcasts, expert analysis and on-demand highlights, courtesy CBC/Radio-Canada at the Milan-Cortina Olympics in Italy. Source link
Israel says ceasefire back in effect after Gaza strikes kill at least 70 people
The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it had resumed enforcing the Gaza ceasefire agreement following a series of strikes across the enclave that it said were in response to Hamas violations. Source link
A year after defeat, Higgs haunts debate over N.B. PC Party’s direction
In New Brunswick politics, most defeated premiers exit quietly, staying out of debates within their parties about what future direction to take or who should be the next leader. Source link
'You could hear them in the walls': Leaside residents blame rat infestation on neighbour feeding wildlife
Residents of a street in Toronto’s Leaside neighbourhood say they’re fighting a rat infestation brought on by a neighbour who refuses to stop feeding wildlife in her backyard. Source link