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• The 2025 Budget bets big on productivity but only time will tell if it works

  The Carney government is addressing the challenge in a meaningful way with measures that will cost $110 billion over five years, but will presumably pay off far more than that.

  Commentary

  Nov 5
• Opposition parties will huff and puff about Budget 2025 but will let it pass

  When votes that could cause the government to fall come around, thoughts turn to which party’s interest is best served by an election. In this case, the answer is none of them.

  Commentary

  Nov 4
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• Carney’s generational budget doesn’t address current day worries of Canadians

  This budget is about endurance, not relief. It invests heavily in the future while leaving most households to navigate the present on their own.

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  Nov 4
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• One team had to win the final battle of the Comeback Kids and it wasn’t the Jays

  Unfortunately, the last comeback of the season went to the Dodgers, a cruel blow that puts an end to what had been one of the most remarkable Blue Jays seasons in memory.

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  Nov 2
• Blue Jays’ dream of Halloween World Series victory thwarted by slow-mo horrors

  In the ninth inning, the Jays were a base hit away from a tie game. And then it was over. On Halloween, it was like a sorcerer had snapped their fingers. Comeback over.

  Sports

  Nov 1
• Stunning playoff stats put Vladdy Jr. in same league as Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig

  The best postseason OPS in major league history belongs to New York Yankees immortals Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, tied at 1.214. Vladdy Junior’s OPS this postseason: 1.337.

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  Oct 30
• Jays send out the Treyminator and the mightiest Dodgers cower

  It was cruelly absurd stuff. He wasn’t just dealing with All-Stars like Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman; he was making them look foolish.

  Commentary

  Oct 30
• Never-say-die Blue Jays show they can be as superhuman as Ohtani

  The Jays didn’t deliver the fatal shot down the thermal exhaust port of the Death Star Dodgers, but they have breached the outer defences.

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  Oct 29
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• OPINION: Dodgers edge Jays in historic, never-ending drama of heroics and strategy

  The Jays were a heavyweight fighter that had thrown punch after punch, and absorbed blow after blow, but were left wobbling in the ring. Could they make it to the final bell?

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  Oct 28
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• OPINION: Outrageous pitching performance by Dodgers ace leaves Jays bats speechless

  Yamamoto mowed down hitter after hitter. Good pitches are often called filthy. His stuff was disgusting. Gross. Cover-your-eyes nasty. You get the idea.

  Commentary

  Oct 25