Brews News: Ten thoughts to close out the year

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It's time to raise a pint to the year that was and 10 thoughts from the craft beer world in 2024.
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Southwestern Ontario writer, advocate named to Order of Canada

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A Stratford woman who has written about her journey toward medically assisted death is among the 88 people named on Wednesday to the Order of Canada.
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Hockey coach charged with assault after post-game incident

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The head coach of the Stratford Fighting Irish, who also served as a director with the Ontario Super Hockey League, is charged with assault after a post-game incident.
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Burgers made of beets? One London vegan startup is betting on it

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What began as a fun food-truck burger for a small London startup has landed in grocery stores and is launching serious business growth.
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Tow operator struck by vehicle that sped off after being pulled from ditch: OPP

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A tow operator was struck by a vehicle that drove away without paying after being pulled from a ditch, Ontario Provincial Police say.
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LIVE: Mother Nature set to pile on with another blast of snow

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As if we didn’t have enough snow already, Thursday is expected to bring another wintry wallop starting in Bruce County around Wiarton and moving southeast toward the London area. Follow along below for to-the-minute coverage from our journalists across the region 7:04 a.m. In the Owen Sound area, an estimated
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LIVE: School buses cancelled, police issue warning amid blast of snow

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Have snow photos? Send them in for possible inclusion in our ongoing storm coverage. Email us at lfp.website@sunmedia.ca The London region faced its first significant snowfall of the season with sweeping snow squalls that cancelled school buses and grounded planes on Monday morning and prompted a warning from provincial police
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Brews News: New brewery drops anchor in Port Stanley

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Amid the closures of small craft breweries and mergers of others, there's a Christmas miracle in a Hallmark town.
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Man arrested amid probe into ‘alarming’ late-night break-in, sexual assault

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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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Stratford nesting swan named Kate killed in apparent coyote attack

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One of Stratford’s nesting swans is without its mate after an apparent coyote attack near Lake Victoria. Quin Malott, Stratford’s manager of parks, forestry and cemeteries, confirmed Thursday that Kate, named after the Princess of Wales, was killed Tuesday night at her nest. Her partner Will, named after the Prince
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PHOTOS: The march of Stratford's swans

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Stratford's 12 swans have returned after being released from their winter shelter on Sunday and marched to the Avon River, where they'll entertain tourists and locals until October.
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No GO? Stratford inks deal with private bus firm to fill transportation gap

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Stratford Transit manager Michael Mousley says Onex Bus, a family-owned firm based in Mississauga, will begin serving city residents in the new year. Read More
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