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Bo Bichette, Mets agree to $126 million US, 3-year contract: reports
Blue Jays homegrown star Bo Bichette is leaving Toronto for the New York Mets, according to media reports. The Associated Press and ESPN report the deal is for $126 million US over three years. Source link
Ice dance champion Papadakis says she lost Olympic commentary role for NBC over dispute with ex-partner
Olympic ice dance champion Gabriella Papadakis says she lost her commentary role with NBC at the upcoming Winter Olympics because of her former skating partner’s response to revelations in her new book. Source link
Kathleen Kennedy, steward of major expansion in the Star Wars universe, steps down from Lucasfilm
After more than 13 years at the helm of Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down from the Star Wars factory founded by George Lucas. Source link
WestJet reversing move to install tight seating layout
WestJet is cancelling a new seat configuration that squeezed an extra row on board many of its planes and left passengers with less legroom. Source link
What’s behind all those pistachio recalls?
For months, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has pulled hundreds of items containing pistachios from shelves over possible salmonella contamination. Some retailers are choosing to avoid even unrecalled pistachio products altogether until the situation stabilizes. Source link
'I don't trust that water plant': Hundreds evacuated so far from First Nation in northern Ontario
Life is quieter in Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ontario. Some children can still be seen playing hockey on a snow-packed road, but that would have been more common three weeks earlier had the community’s water-treatment plant not failed. Amid a state of emergency, about half of the 2,300 residents have already been evacuated to […]
Canada's Alexis Guimond wins 2nd straight Para alpine event in Austria
Canadian Para skier Alexis Guimond won gold in the men’s standing super-G race at a World Cup stop Friday in Saalbach, Austria. Source link
Meat may play an unexpected role in helping people reach 100
Longevity diets often focus on going plant-based, but a study in China has linked eating meat to a long lifespan, particularly among older people who are underweight Source link
Hundreds gather to mourn Trevor Dubois who died after fight with Sask. hospital security
Hundreds gathered in Prince Albert to mourn social worker and advocate Trevor Dubois, remembered for his warmth, humor and community impact. Source link
