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Hockey players' acquittal reverberates in southwestern Ontario city after ruling

Hockey players' acquittal reverberates in southwestern Ontario city after ruling

LONDON — The acquittal of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team who were accused of sexual assault continued to reverberate Friday in the southwestern Ontario city where the trial — and the encounter that gave rise to it — took pla
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'He was the catalyst': Toronto referee remembers Hulk Hogan, the man behind the myth

'He was the catalyst': Toronto referee remembers Hulk Hogan, the man behind the myth

TORONTO — Even as Hulkamania was catching fire around the world, former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas says Hulk Hogan always treated him like “one of the boys.
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Law experts, observers raise questions as Ontario adds virtual courtroom restrictions

Law experts, observers raise questions as Ontario adds virtual courtroom restrictions

Ontario's lower courts are introducing restrictions on who can attend proceedings virtually after what they describe as an escalation of interruptions, a move that law experts and observers say raises questions about transparency.
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CN train derailment halts some passenger trains in southwestern Ontario: Via Rail

CN train derailment halts some passenger trains in southwestern Ontario: Via Rail

An investigation is underway after a Canadian National Railway Co. train derailed in southwestern Ontario this morning, halting passenger train service.
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Police investigating drowning of three-year-old child at provincial park

Police investigating drowning of three-year-old child at provincial park

Ontario Provincial Police say they are investigating after a three-year-old child drowned at a provincial park on Thursday. Police say officers were sent to Sandbanks Provincial Park at around 5:30 p.m.
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NHLPA pushes back after NHL says five players acquitted of sexual assault ineligible

NHLPA pushes back after NHL says five players acquitted of sexual assault ineligible

The five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team were acquitted in the high-profile London, Ont., sexual assault trial Thursday, but the jury is still out on whether or not they’ll be able to resume their NHL careers.
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Vancouver Rise FC hands AFC Toronto second straight NSL loss

Vancouver Rise FC hands AFC Toronto second straight NSL loss

BURNABY — Samantha Chang's two first-half goals was all Vancouver Rise FC needed in defeating AFC Toronto 2-1 on Thursday in Northern Super League action.
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Matt Johnson's 'Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie' to open TIFF's Midnight Madness

Matt Johnson's 'Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie' to open TIFF's Midnight Madness

TORONTO — Matt Johnson’s time-warping bromantic misadventure and a crime thriller starring Bob Odenkirk are headed to the Midnight Madness program at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
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Hulk Hogan's storied wrestling career included iconic made-in-Canada matches

Hulk Hogan's storied wrestling career included iconic made-in-Canada matches

TORONTO — At the fan festival leading up to WrestleMania X8, World Wrestling Federation chairman Vince McMahon wanted to get a sense of who the audience would be pulling for in the anticipated match between Hulk Hogan and Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson.
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'It really gets to you': Residents try to beat the heat in Toronto, southern Ontario

'It really gets to you': Residents try to beat the heat in Toronto, southern Ontario

TORONTO — A heat warning in the Greater Toronto Area and other parts of southern Ontario had workers and residents looking for ways to keep cool on Thursday, as temperatures were expected to reach up to 35 C.
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