🏈 Sports
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Senators open post‑Tkachuk era with 3-2 win over Maple Leafs. Stephen Halliday scored the third-period winner and Linus Ullmark made 27 saves as Ottawa beat Toronto 3-2 on Saturday; Thomas Chabot had a goal and an assist in his first game as Senators captain and Jake Sanderson left in the first period with a lower-body re‑aggravation, Ottawa coach Travis Green said.
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“Saturday Night Hockey” debuts on Sportsnet as HNIC replacement. Rogers’s new Saturday broadcast launched Saturday with Ron MacLean hosting, panellists Kevin Bieksa and Elliotte Friedman, a new logo and montage open, and Kyle Bukauskas noting the NHL slot’s transition after Rogers and the CBC did not renew their sublicensing deal.
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Raptors lose 129-105 to Heat in Quebec City preseason game. The first-ever NBA game at Québec’s Centre Vidéotron drew a sellout 18,474 and Miami beat Toronto 129-105; Kawhi Leonard did not play and R.J. Barrett led the Raptors with 15 points while Giannis Antetokounmpo scored nine for the Heat after his trade to Miami.
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Sean Whyte boots B.C. Lions past Argonauts 24-17 at BMO Field. Whyte made a club‑record eight field goals in B.C.’s 24-17 win — the Lions’ first victory at BMO Field since 2019 — and the defence stopped two Toronto goal-line attempts in the final minutes to preserve the result.
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Daniel Alfredsson reflects on switching from Senators legend to Maple Leafs associate coach. Alfredsson said joining Toronto’s staff after 17 seasons as a player in Ottawa wasn’t an easy decision but called it a chance to “evolve,” and he attended Toronto’s alumni golf tournament before the Leafs hosted Ottawa at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday.
🏛️ Government & Politics
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Bradford pitches a 'vision' for Toronto’s budget; opponents call it 'reckless'. Mayor Olivia Bradford (name as in article title) unveiled a proposed budget vision this week that opponents labelled “reckless,” setting up a city‑hall debate over spending priorities ahead of upcoming council decisions.
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12 Jewish teachers file human rights complaints against Ontario school boards, unions. A group of 12 Jewish teachers has filed human rights complaints naming several Ontario school boards and unions, according to the report title, initiating formal legal challenges over alleged discrimination.
📰 Also Today
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