TOP CLICKS: The week full of viral stories

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Whether it's local news, provincial and state politics, or the world of celebrities and sports, we've got you covered.

Some stories set the world on fire. And these are the most popular online stories of the last seven days, clicked on by Sun Readers like you.

Here are our top stories:

SIMMONS: It's time to say goodbye to Blue Jays management duo Shapiro and Atkins

He already knew it wasn't going to happen, but even so, Steve Simmons was willing to get rid of Blue Jays chairman Edward Rogers after team president Mark Shapiro and general manager Ross Atkins' disastrous season.

In the nine years that Shapiro and Atkins have been around, they have accomplished very little, and while it is the players who are the face of the team, make no mistake – this is Shapiro and Atkins' team and therefore their failure .

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But unfortunately they remain – as there are many questions about the future of some of the players mentioned above. As the Jays and their fan base wait for what comes with Shapiro and Atkins, it will be a long wait.

Michael Schumacher appears in public for the first time since his skiing accident: report

It's been more than a decade since Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher was seen in public.

It was his daughter Gina-Marie's wedding to Iain Bethke at the Schumacher family's luxury villa in Mallorca, so he didn't venture far – but it was the first time many had seen Schumacher in years, Dan Bilicki reported.

Schumacher and his immediate family have guarded his privacy since he suffered a traumatic head injury in a skiing accident in 2013.

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Because it was believed to be Schumacher's first time in public and interacting with friends and family since his accident, wedding guests were required to leave their phones at the door before entering.

But it was also a sign that Ms. Corinna's handling of Michael's privacy might be weakening.

Ryan Reaves remains in the middle of the road due to Patrik Laine's injury

The rivalry between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens got even more heated last weekend when the Leafs' Cedric Pare twisted his knee into the left leg of Habs forward Patrick Laine, Lance Hornby reported.

Laine needed help in the locker room and the play was not penalized, but that hindered Montreal enforcer Arber

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The Leafs' Ryan Reaves could see both sides, calling the game against Laine “unfortunate” but also knowing that Pare “wasn't trying to do anything malicious.”

Reaves also didn't blame Xhekaj for causing a stir, saying he might have done the same if the roles had been reversed.

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HUNTER: Suspected police shooter described as a “complete idiot.”

“Complete ass.” “Real idiot.” “Muppet.”

These were the descriptions a veteran detective used to describe suspected police officer Tibor Orgona, Brad Hunter reported.

The 21-year-old suspect sent a Toronto plainclothes officer to the emergency room with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, but the detective is expected to recover.

Orgona has an extensive criminal record. His most recent charges include attempted murder, weapons offenses and probation violations.

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But it is the government's soft approach to crime, which is increasingly putting police officers and the public at risk, that the detective is struggling with.

“Almost everyone we arrest is out on bail. Nobody stays in prison where they belong. Whoever remains in custody is a moving target and no one is really sure what the parameters are,” the detective said. “You can now be fired for the most violent offenses.”

The detective blamed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, adding that Ontario Premier Doug Ford was the only politician trying to take action.

“Toronto is a total disaster.”

“I’m tired of the talk,” asks Blue Jays’ Kevin Gausman: What do we do now?

Like many of us, we expected the Blue Jays to do great things in recent years.

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When Kevin Gausman signed his five-year, $110 million contract in December 2021 to become a cornerstone of the Jays' starting rotation, he clearly didn't sign up for it – a team that was eliminated from the playoffs by mid-summer.

With two years left on his contract, Gausman is understandably frustrated and told Rob Longley that he was “tired of talk of 'talent'” and as he and many of the other veterans got older, he admitted that they weren't anymore would have a lot of time to figure out how to pivot and get back on the right path.

What now? Well, Gausman has some ideas – but we'll wait and see what GM Atkins and the rest of the baseball department have to say and do in the offseason.

But he is certain of one thing: “We all have to get better.”

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