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Thrift store doll dubbed 'Anne of Scream Gables' actually sculpture by late artist, says son
An Anne Shirley doll spotted in a Sydney, N.S., thrift store is earning jokes and nicknames online, but a Nova Scotia man says she’s still beautiful. In fact, she is one of the last surviving pieces of art by his late mother, and he wants to find her. Source link
Canadian filmmaker and his actor sister behind national ad about aging with Down syndrome
For Windsor, Ont., filmmaker Drew Hyttenrauch, it was the chance to do the production of a lifetime and highlight the issue of a growing need in the Down syndrome community — and one he and his sister are facing together. Source link
Rookie Trey Yesavage named Blue Jays' starter for Game 1 of World Series
Toronto rookie Trey Yesavage will get the start when the Blue Jays open the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday at Rogers Centre. Source link
Thinking about cancelling prom? Ontario education minister says 'think again'
Education Minister Paul Calandra says if an Ontario school board doesn’t restore prom plans for three of its high schools that cancelled them, he will step in and do it. Source link
Why is Toronto considering burning its waste?
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we check into why Toronto is looking into burning its waste; find out why AI is using so much fresh water; and look at a solution that saved dozens of homes from burning in Nova Scotia’s wildfires. Source link
Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov advance to Swiss Indoors quarterfinals
Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals with straight-set wins at the Swiss Indoors on Thursday. Source link
Trump pardons Canadian Binance CEO who failed to stop illegal activity on crypto platform
President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who created the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange and served prison time after failing to stop criminals from using the platform to move money connected to child sex abuse, drug trafficking and terrorism. Source link
Alberta to pay $95M settlement to another coal company over policy change
Details of another settlement between the Government of Alberta and a coal company have been released. This time, the province has agreed to pay $95 million to Evolve Power. Source link
Blue Jays' Guerrero Jr., Bichette, Springer named Silver Slugger finalists
Blue Jays star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is up for a second straight silver slugger award. Toronto teammates George Springer and Bo Bichette are also finalists at their respective positions. Source link