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SPORTS FLASHBACK 2000: Warriors cling to lead in tight HTHL race
3 minute read 5:00 PM CSTDespite an 8-3 loss to the La Broquerie Habs last Wednesday, the St Malo Warriors still hold a precarious one-point lead atop the standings in the Hanover Tache Hockey League.
But the four HTHL teams that will be involved in the first round of the Allan Cup playdowns later this month are within easy striking distance of the Warriors and all four have several games in hand. Springfield and Ile des Chenes are a point back. Springfield has three games in hand on the Warriors and the North Stars have two.
Grunthal and La Broquerie are tied with 16 points each and each have played only 13 games compared to 16 for St Malo, in what is turning out to be one of the tightest races in the HTHL in years.
Wednesday at La Broquerie, when Michel Normandeau opened the scoring for the Habs with a shorthanded marker just two minutes into the game, it set the stage for a surprisingly easy victory for the Habs, who held period leads of 2-1 and 5-1 on the frontrunners. Normandeau also scored the final goal of the game for the Habs in the third.
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3 minute read Preview 2:18 PM CSTAS I SEE IT COLUMN: Scheifele’s Olympic non-snub and Hellebuyck proving he’s not the best goalie in the world
4 minute read Preview 12:00 PM CSTDANKOCHIK’S DRAFTINGS: Loewen’s Pistons debut draws kudos from players, fans
3 minute read Preview 12:00 PM CSTCOLUMN: Think Again – Prioritize victims, not offenders
4 minute read 11:18 AM CSTWhen someone has been convicted of a violent crime, whose interests should take priority—those of the victim or those of the offender?
Like most Canadians, you probably said the victim is more important. Sadly, it seems that in our justice system the offender often comes first. That is why many Canadians have lost confidence in our justice system.
For example, suppose a man sexually assaults two women several months apart. He is bigger and stronger than they are. During the assaults, he chokes one woman almost into unconsciousness and forces the other to perform oral sex on him. Most people would agree that this offender deserves to spend many years behind bars for committing such heinous crimes.
Sadly, that’s not what happened in the case of Omogbolahan Jegede, a 25-year-old former university football player. Jegede was recently convicted of sexually assaulting two women in their residences at St. Francis University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Despite the obvious trauma these two women experienced, the judge saw fit to sentence Jegede to only two years in prison.
Costs for Grunthal Arena increase
3 minute read Preview Yesterday at 2:47 PM CSTSte Agathe bridge closed parts of January, Febrary
1 minute read Preview Yesterday at 2:45 PM CSTBethesda named as measles exposure site
3 minute read Preview Yesterday at 2:23 PM CSTMan killed by semi-truck on Highway 75
1 minute read Yesterday at 2:16 PM CSTA man is dead after a semi-truck hit him on Highway 75 last week.
A 57-year-old driver of semi was struck and killed by another semi-truck south of St Jean Baptiste in the Rural Municipality of Montcalm on Jan. 3, according to an RCMP press release.
Morris RCMP received a call at 1 p.m. about a collision on the highway. When Mounties arrived, they found the victim in the median ditch and two semi-trucks stopped on the southbound lane.
Police said the victim was found dead at the scene. The 33-year-old male driver of the other semi had no injuries.
Hunter Bauer and Loik Leduc honoured by MJHL
2 minute read Preview Yesterday at 12:00 PM CSTCOLUMN: Carillon Flashback January 10, 2000 – Milking on three farms a treat for Dutch family
4 minute read Preview Yesterday at 11:15 AM CSTCOLUMN: On Parliament Hill – Is Chrystia Freeland in or out?
4 minute read Yesterday at 8:45 AM CSTPosted on X at 4:35 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 5, were the words of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “Today, I appointed Chrystia Freeland as an Advisor on Economic Development. Chrystia is highly skilled in these matters and has extensive experience in attracting investment and implementing economic transformations.”
Very soon after the announcement, Conservative Michael Chong posted that one cannot be an advisor to a foreign government while serving as an MP. He explained how an elected official cannot serve on the government caucus and serve a foreign government as an economic advisor. Later that day, Freeland announced on X that she would “soon” be resigning her post as MP for University-Rosedale.
But let’s be clear, a referenced plan to resign is not a resignation. Conservative commentator Kate Harrison claims the government dragged their heals on this, knowing about the announcement before Christmas. She adds, the people of University-Rosedale should have had the benefit of an immediate byelection announcement. But as we might suspect, this announcement complicates the Carney government’s attempt at gaining a majority government without an election.
Over the last year it’s been a rough journey for Freeland to find her new place in the world. After affectionately being called “Minister of Everything” by the Canadian media due to her filling multiple senior rolls in the Liberal government, you’ll recall in December 2024, Freeland resigned her cabinet position only hours prior to the release of the long-awaited economic statement. She ran for leadership of the party following Mr. Trudeau’s resignation, losing to Mr. Carney in March of 2025. In September 2025, she was named special representative to the reconstruction of Ukraine by the Prime Minister, and then Warden & CEO of the Rhodes Trust to begin in July of 2026. President Zelenskyy’s announcement for Freeland to become the Economic Development Advisor to Ukraine on Monday, was a culmination from a series of restless course changes.
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