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OHL Q+A: Teddy Bear Toss brawl, Beckett Sennecke dazzles, Martone vs. Shaefer

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OHL reporter Ryan Pyette is taking questions about what’s happening on the ice, in the general managers’ suites and in the league office throughout the season. Have a question? Put it in the comment section below or email us at lfpnewsletters@postmedia.com Q: Michael Misa got a one-game suspension for lofting a stuffed animal back into the […]

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Fentanyl dealer who dodged manslaughter charge gets house arrest

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The smudging ceremony in the courtroom before Craig French was sentenced for fentanyl trafficking aimed to honour ancestors and cleanse bodies and minds. The ceremony is rarely seen in the Superior Court of Justice. Before it began, there was an explanation how the Indigenous ceremony was considered to be “sacred medicine and enlightenment” for all […]

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First-place London Knights get even better, thanks to NCAA rule change

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Erie Otters overage forward Pano Fimis had a message for his younger brother right after signing with the London Knights. “The first phone call we had, he said, ‘December 18 – be ready’,” Andoni Fimis, the Knights’ new defenceman, recalled. “He has it circled on his calendar, too. It’ll be nice for our family. They […]