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LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette is breaking down the OHL Western Conference final series between the London Knights and the Kitchener Rangers. Here are five things to follow: Rest or rust? The Knights had a big layoff between the Owen Sound sweep and the start of the Erie series. It took London a half-game or so […]
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This is Landon Sim’s annual rite of spring. The London Knights veteran forward is gearing up to face the Kitchener Rangers in the playoffs for a fourth straight year. He knows what to expect: tempers boiling over, increased levels of trash talk, ref-bashing, organizational angst and – if history holds true – some league intervention […]
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Denver Barkey wouldn’t let the Knights get rattled. When Kasper Halttunen’s goal early in overtime was reversed for an offside entry after a marathon video review, the London captain made sure his teammates stayed focused. A few minutes later, Sam O’Reilly completed the sweep of the Otters with a tally 6:49 into the extra session […]
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Ashley Bourget called her poem “Small Child” – but it contained a big, glaring comment that kept it out of a jailhouse poetry-writing competition. Instead, her creative writing from October 2023 while she was behind bars became evidence at her first-degree murder trial in the death of high-level drug dealer Grant Norton. “Now that I’m […]
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A 24-year-old faces charges, including impaired operation, after a boat capsized near a boat launch in Port Stanley, Ontario Provincial police say. The boat overturned near the launch on Carlow Road in the beachside community about 40 kilometres south of London at about 5 p.m. on April 13, Elgin OPP said. Police, paramedics and Central […]
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It happened so fast. Easton Cowan, Landon Sim and Jacob Julien all scored in a 31-second span in the final minute of the first period. London’s outburst stunned the 3,350 Tuesday at Erie Insurance Arena and the Knights’ Game 3, 4-0 win has pushed the Otters to the brink of second-round elimination. “It was a […]
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The cost of many new vehicles on dealership lots across Canada will soon climb. Canada’s counter-tariffs on U.S.-made vehicles will hike the price about $5,000 to $6,000 on average when they hit lots here, with amounts ranging from $2,500 to $12,000, depending on the vehicle, industry experts say. “Every automotive manufacturer is meeting with dealers, […]