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2024 Election: State and Local Voters Consider Tax Increases for Water Protection
By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
OHL Q+A: Jett Luchanko, surging Windsor Spitfires, Michael Misa
Ryan Pyette is taking questions from fans and colleagues about whatâs happening on the ice, in the general managersâ suites and in the league office throughout the season.
Q+A: Scorzy â one man, a quarter-century as the London Knights mascot
He’s on the ice and in the stands at home games, playoff match-ups and special events, hyping up Knights fans and earning a solid following of his own. He’s Scorzy, the mascot of London’s beloved junior hockey team. The 41-year-old Dominoâs Pizza franchise owner has been behind the mask of several Knights mascot costumes for […]
Attack lose to Spirit in shootout, drop sixth-straight game
In a game that featured nearly everything hockey has to offer, the defending Memorial Cup champion Saginaw Spirit got lucky last. Sebastien Gervais lost the puck on what proved to be the shootout-winning goal — in the eighth round of the skills contest — but it slid under Carter George and into the net to […]
Nesbitt’s first hat-trick hands Attack fourth-straight loss
Jack Nesbitt is playing with a little extra motivation. For the NHL Draft-eligible centre, that little added spark helped produce his first Ontario Hockey League hat-trick performance on Thursday in a 7-5 win over the Owen Sound Attack before a crowd of 4,788 at the WFCU Centre. “I think he knew,” Nesbitt said of overage […]
A loss stung the Western Mustangs. Their defence has responded with force
Last month, the Western football team surrendered 43 points to the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. That defeat cost the Mustangs the national No. 1 ranking, first place in the Ontario conference and a helpful opening-round playoff bye. That’s a lot of gut punches in one afternoon. The goal now, heading into an OUA quarterfinal matchup […]
Attack add OA d-man Alec Leonard from the London Knights
The Owen Sound Attack added recently waived overage defenceman Alec Leonard from the London Knights for a conditional 14th-round pick in 2027. Leonard became one of the odd-man out in London after the Knights acquired overage goaltender Austin Elliott from the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League. Leonard has played in 197 Ontario Hockey […]
Brother Bowl: London’s Brown twins set for first NFL clash
Itâs going to be another memorable chapter of NFL â and London sports â history during the Bengals-Eagles game Sunday in Cincinnati when twin brothers Chase and Sydney Brown will go head-to-head for the first time in their two-year professional careers (kick-off 1 p.m.). The 24-year-old former Illinois University standouts will literally be on the […]
Sport notes: Sam O’Reilly; Jade Kovacevic; Shaedon Sharpe
A collection of news and notes from across the Southwestern Ontario sports scene NO KNIGHTS: The 22-player roster for the CHL USA prospects challenge game being held at Canada Life Place in London doesnât have a Londoner or a Knight on it. The contest, slated for Nov. 26, will feature first-time NHL-draft eligible stars from […]
OHL Q+A: Brian Kilrea at 90, Saginaw Spirit rolls, no ‘C’ for Easton Cowan
The Ontario Hockey League season is in full swing, and sportswriter Ryan Pyette is taking questions from fans and colleagues about what’s happening on the ice, in the general managers’ suites and in the league office. Have a question? Put it in the comment section below or email us at lfpnewsletters@postmedia.com Q: TSN is reporting […]