Essays by Karen Anderson: 8Crayons

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There was a time when all I needed to be happy was a box of eight Crayola crayons...
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Missing Fanshawe student’s ‘devastated’ mom haunted by possibilities

London Free Press
The mother of a missing Fanshawe College student says she’s haunted by possible reasons why her daughter disappeared more than 10 days ago. Nidhua Muktadir, 19, reported missing Dec. 4, was last seen the day before on Hawk Cliff Road in Central Elgin, about five kilometres northeast of Port Stanley
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London resident killed in two-vehicle crash: Ontario Provincial Police

London Free Press
A London resident was killed and another person was injured in a crash west of Woodstock. Emergency crews were called Tuesday at about 11:10 a.m. to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 2 in Zorra Township. Investigators determined two vehicles collided between 31st and 33rd Line, where one driver was taken
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Man, 21, charged after two truck driver struck by vehicle pulled from ditch

London Free Press
A 21-year-old London man is facing several charges after a tow truck driver in Huron County was injured when a vehicle removed from a ditch sped away. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police and paramedics responded to reports of a pedestrian being struck on Airport Line between Huron Street and Thames
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Building lag may cost city hall millions in Queen’s Park housing cash

London Free Press
London is on the verge of losing millions of dollars in provincial funding for missing its housing starts target for 2024, a goal the city could easily hit if builders followed through on all projects approved by council. As of Oct. 31, city hall had issued building permits for 3,282
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Family continues search for man missing for 16 months: ‘Left guessing’

London Free Press
Loved ones of a missing St. Thomas man continue searching for answers about what happened to him more than a year after he went missing.
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London Knights score 10 (yes, 10) in Ottawa, roll to 18th straight victory

London Free Press
The London Knights were missing high-scoring Easton Cowan and Kasper Halttunen during their eastern Ontario swing. They still buried 21 goals in three games. The defending OHL champs blew out Ottawa 10-3 for their 18th consecutive win before 3,223 Sunday at TD Place. Sam Dickinson (two goals, five points), Denver
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Dyer: Netanyahu’s world smaller after ICC charges

London Free Press
Israel Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant have not been found guilty of anything. However . . .
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Canada Post strike: What workers are seeking, what Canadians are missing

London Free Press
With the notable exception of social security cheques, the only thing being collected in mailboxes across the country these days is dust. Until the dust settles on the strike of 55,000 Canada Post employees that began on Nov. 15, it’s a waiting game as the busiest time of year for
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New nightclub aims to help revive downtown London night life

London Free Press
There is a little more nightlife in downtown London.
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Man arrested amid probe into ‘alarming’ late-night break-in, sexual assault

London Free Press
A 30-year-old man was arrested Thursday in connection to a break-in and sexual assault investigation Sarnia police said involved a naked man with a knife.
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London hoops star Shaedon Sharpe’s NBA season, so far

London Free Press
His season debut was delayed, but Shaedon Sharpe is off to the best start in his three-year National Basketball Association career.
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