TOP CLICKS: The week that was in viral stories

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Some stories set the world on fire. And these ones are the most popular online stories from the past seven days, clicked on by Sun readers like you.

Here are our top stories:

Pickering boy, 14, charged with murder after ‘sadistic’ slaying of elderly woman

A 14-year-old Pickering boy has been charged with first-degree murder in what police believe was a “sadistic and cowardly” random slaying of an elderly woman in the north end of that city on Thursday afternoon.

The boy, initially said to be 13 by Durham Regional Police, was arrested “without incident” after an hours-long manhunt in the Fairport Rd.-Lynn Heights Dr. area, north of Finch Ave., Jordan Ercit reported.

A shelter-in-place was also ordered for residents prior to the suspect’s capture.

Police alleged that the accused stabbed the victim “multiple times” before leaving the scene on foot.

She was found suffering from “traumatic injuries” and was rushed to a local trauma centre, where she was pronounced dead.

SIMMONS SAYS: How will Mark Shapiro keep his job after Brendan Shanahan lost his?

Brendan Shanahan, whose Maple Leafs won 32 playoff games in 11 seasons, was essentially fired the other day as president of the hockey club.

Mark Shapiro, whose Blue Jays have won five playoff games in 10 seasons on the job, remains president of the baseball club.

Do the math and it seems as though Shapiro should also be out of a job — at least with the Jays organization, Steve Simmons wrote.

And with his contract apparently up with the Jays, it seems impossible that Shapiro can secure his position.

Liberals allowing 1 million foreign students costly to Canadians: Report

Bank of Canada research shows that the federal Liberals’ decision to allow one million foreign students into the country had a “significant” impact in some employment sectors and cost Canadians job and wages.

The latest study, according to Blacklock’s Reporter, confirmed a 2022 employment department report that foreign labour — typically foreign students from India — led to Canadian workers being “moved out” of jobs in “low-skilled” roles.

The Bank of Canada report followed Department of Employment research three years ago that determined the impact of foreign labour “may be significant” in some sectors, including construction, trucking, beauty salons, restaurants and fish processing “where foreign workers are willing to work for lower wages than what a Canadian or permanent resident would consider acceptable.”

Wake of Mitch Marner’s potential exit would help define Treliving era with Maple Leafs

If Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner decides to go to the open market in free agency and takes his talents to another National Hockey League team, what general manager Brad Treliving does in the aftermath will signify a rather large stamp on his tenure in Toronto.

The Leafs would save between $13 million and $14 million US per season if Marner signs elsewhere.

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Even with whatever Matthew Knies gets on his next contract, that won’t factor into what cash Treliving will have in the event of a Marner departure. And there will also be further savings, even if John Tavares re-signs with the Leafs because the former captain won’t get anywhere near the $11-million salary cap hit he represented for each of the past seven seasons.

And that’s just a drop in the bucket in potential Marner savings. What Treliving does with that cash could be a potentially defining moment for the GM.

Man who blasted cheating wife at ‘divorce party’ makes it reality

A New Jersey firefighter who called out his wife’s filthy philandering during his birthday bash-turned-divorce party can throw himself the real thing.

Nick Galante, who confronted wife Samantha Egues in front of their family and friends at his 40th birthday party earlier this month, has officially filed for divorce, Denette Wilford reported.

Cringe-tastic video showed Galante, mic in hand, confront his cheating wife in front of their family and friends with many, including Egues, confused by the turn of events before detailing with specificity just how unfaithful she was.

A friend of the firefighter says he’s “ready to move on and put this entire chapter of his life behind him.”