Logan Hawery and Denver Barkey each scored twice as the London Knights defeated the Sarnia Sting 6-1 on Dec. 20 at Canada Life Place.

Blake Montgomery and Sam O’Reilly each added a goal and an assist as London headed into the holiday break in first place overall in the Ontario Hockey League.

The Knights lead both the Windsor Spitfires and the Kitchener Rangers by five points in the standings.

London also goes into the break having won 21 of their past 23 games.

The Knights got on the board first on a gorgeous cross-ice pass through centre ice from Cam Allen to Sam O’Reilly that sent the Edmonton Oilers prospect into the Sarnia zone where he scored his 13th goal of the season just 3:32 into the game.

O’Reilly appeared to score again but his shot clanked off both posts and stayed out of the Sting net, and then the play travelled 200 feet and Ryan Brtown scored for Sarnia to tie the game 1-1.

So what was almost a two goal lead for London instead saw the Sting goal wind things back to square one.

The Knights went ahead 2-1 before the end of the period on a power play goal by Blake Montgomery as the Ottawa Senators draft pick scored his 10th of the season at 18:56.

London pushed their lead to 4-1 with a pair of goals just one minute and 16 seconds apart.

First Montgomery made two beautiful moves to get deep into the Sarnia zone, then flicked a pass to Denver Barkey and the Knights captain beat Nick Surzycia high. Logan Hawery then ripped a shot into the Sting net to push London’s lead to three goals.

Barkey got his second of the night on a power play in the third period on a slick feed from O’reilly. Hawery then scored his second to complete the scoring as he took a pass from Noah Read on a two-on-one and went to the backhand, before sliding the puck home to make it 6-1.

The Knights outshot the Sting 36-27.

London was 2-for-7 on the power play and a perfect 6-for-6 on the penalty kill.

London Knights honour Carol Steadman, Abakar Kazbekov

Before their game against Sarnia, the Knights took time to remember Carol Steadman who passed away on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. Carol was the sister of Mark and Dale Hunter and the mother of London assistant coach Rick Steadman.

The Knights also paid tribute to former teammate Abakar Kazbekov as they marked the anniversary of his passing on Dec. 17, 2022.

Up next

London will return from the holiday break with a trip to Flint, Mich.

The Knights will face the Flint Firebirds on Sunday, Dec. 29 at the Dort Financial Center before meeting the Sarnia Sting in a home-and-home to close out 2024 and ring in 2025.

London opened the season with back-to-back games against the Firebirds that saw the road team win in both cases.

The pregame show will begin at 3:30 p.m., on 980 CFPL, at 980cfpl.ca and on the iHeart Radio and Radioplayer Canada apps.

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A judge has denied three people compensation from ICBC following a hit-and-run case due to their lack of effort to try and locate the offending driver.

According to the ruling, around 4 a.m. on Feb. 3, 2019, a stolen GMC Sonoma pick-up truck, speeding up Sussex Avenue in Burnaby, ran a stop sign and t-boned the driver’s side of a Mercedes with the three people inside.

The truck ended up in the bushes lining the path, just east of Metrotown Mall and the Metrotown Skytrain station. The driver of the truck fled the scene and his identity remains unknown.

Under Section 24 of the Insurance Vehicle Act, anyone can seek compensation for damages or medical treatment against ICBC if the identity of the hit-and-run driver is not known.

However, it states that “In an action against the corporation as nominal defendant, a judgment against the corporation must not be given unless the court is satisfied that (a)all reasonable efforts have been made by the parties to ascertain the identity of the unknown owner and driver or unknown driver, as the case may be, and (b)the identity of those persons or that person, as the case may be, is not ascertainable.”

Larrissa Fearon, her brother Duwayne Fearon and the back passenger Shawayne Powell did not make all reasonable efforts to ascertain the identity of the unknown driver, according to the ruling.

“The plaintiffs did not take the reasonable steps to seek to learn the identity of the driver ‘resolutely and resourcefully’, as they would have done had there been no statutory (Section). 24 ICBC safety net, as required by the statute and the jurisprudence,” Mr Justice Crerar ruled.

“Rather, the plaintiffs frankly admit that they took no steps whatsoever for over a year to obtain information that could assist in identifying the fugitive driver. Given their situation and circumstances, they could and should have taken various minimally burdensome steps to fulfil their obligation under s. 24(5).”

Crerar said in his ruling that all three plaintiffs did not suffer serious injuries preventing them from taking measures such as putting up signs and advertisements seeking witnesses to and information about the collision.

He added that posting a sign or taking out an ad in a timely fashion might have jogged someone’s memory or someone who knew the driver may have felt compelled to come forward.

“Despite the early hour, at least four individuals directly witnessed the aftermath of the accident: two men playing a videogame in a nearby apartment building, both of whom rushed to the scene of the accident upon hearing the brakes and collision, as well as two other passers-by, including one who called 911,” the ruling states.

“Those two young men in fact attempted to chase down the fugitive driver, reckoning that he would have fled away from Metrotown Station, towards the east, where there was a school as well as alleyways.”

The plaintiffs argued that due to the time of the incident and that it was dark, it was unlikely any witnesses would be found. Crerar did not agree.

“Of course, timely signs or advertisements in the critical days or weeks following the collision may in the end not have gathered any further evidence,” he stated.

“But thanks to the plaintiffs’ inactivity, we will never know whether that evidence was lost.”

The plaintiffs argued that police investigated the collision and they assumed it would be fully investigated.

“They argue that apart from this reasonable reliance, the unsuccessful police investigation also indicates that any efforts by the plaintiffs would have been futile,” the ruling reads.

“The plaintiffs argue that the police conducted an extensive and thorough investigation of the collision, including interviews with the plaintiffs and a witness, a police dog search, and a forensic examination of the interior of the pickup truck.”

The investigation was closed seven days after the incident.

“The plaintiffs have failed to prove that they met the requirements under s. 24(5),” Crerar stated. “Their claims are dismissed.”

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It’s a long road back into the playoff picture. The math is abysmal.

However, if the road is to be taken, it started with the Detroit Red Wings this weekend in a home-and-home.

The Montreal Canadiens need nothing less than a sweep starting with a win in Detroit, and they got it with perhaps their most organized win of the season coming back in the third period to win 4-3.

Wilde Horses

It was one of the most exciting games of the season. Both clubs knew the value of the points, and it felt like a playoff game. The work rate was high for both teams. Every puck was fought for like it was a playoff game.

The Canadiens look like a much better hockey game recently. They have enjoyed the solidifying of the lineup brought on by the Laine effect. His arrival has stabilized all of the lines, but especially the second one. Kirby Dach seems to be growing in confidence as his work rate is much higher, and his ability to keep physically battling is improving.

The opening goal was Emil Heineman’s. He’s putting together a strong rookie season with his seventh goal. Anytime a rookie getting almost no power play time can put up in the range of 15 to 20 goals, that is an excellent first season.

It was Jake Evans who scored the goal of the game. Shorthanded, he stole the puck at centre ice and then went in on a breakaway making a outstanding deke for the tally.

Samuel Montembeault let in two goals in the first period, and that might seem like it was a struggle based on that, but he was strong in a wide-open and wildly entertaining opening frame.

It’s becoming clear that the Canadiens are figuring it out. It’s just a better presentation through and through. They have so much more puck support than earlier this season. The defensive scheme is starting to get instinctive.

No predictions on the results because the game can be unfair, but this group is becoming a hockey team. Down 3-2, they fought back to tie it up as Arber Xhekaj scored from 25 feet on a wrist shot.

Xhekaj is quietly becoming a dependable defender in the best pro league in the world. Not bad for a player never drafted. Xhekaj is going about his business. He isn’t looking for fights. He isn’t trying to join the rush too often. He’s simply working hard and smart in a defence-first manner.

Three minutes later, the Canadiens kept going. On the power play, the unstoppable Patrik Laine did it again. He has seven goals in eight games since returning from injury, and they are all on the power play, and they all look exactly the same.

He received a soft and sweet pass from Lane Hutson, and he absolutely ripped it into the net. The goalie tried to set up, but before you set up, you must actually see what you are setting up for. That’s the biggest challenge for the net minders on a Laine shot. They are moving laterally across the net. They try to find the puck as they do, but it’s already been fired for a goal.

The Canadiens had a tremendous comeback effort, scoring the final two goals, then actually puck-pursuing in the final minute to hold the lead. Puck pursuit in the offensive zone hasn’t been seen since 2021 from the Canadiens with a late lead. Joel Armia wasted 20 seconds in the last minute killing the play in the Detroit zone.

The final minute saw the newest player, Alexandre Carrier, getting ice time. That’s a huge addition as well. Head Coach Martin St. Louis sure didn’t want to rely on Justin Barron in the last minute. Carrier is already gaining the coach’s confidence.

Wilde Goats 

It was 2-2 in the third until an unfortunate error by Lane Hutson. He simply tried a clearing pass that did not clear. It hit a Red Wing on the way out, and just like that, the game turned. Games turn that quickly at the NHL level. It won’t be the last big error by Hutson.

Every player has to learn that it’s the recovery that is key, because the entire sport is errors. Some of them are glaring. Some are more costly. This one was both. It’s important to get back on the ice to try to get it back. And if not this game, then onward to the next game.

That is what a winner does. He works harder, and smarter, and he is hungry to get it back. That’s exactly what Hutson did as he actually poured it on, refusing to relinquish the puck at times, then setting up Laine for the 4-3 goal.

Wilde Cards

In month 35 of the rebuild, the Canadiens have given up on their first prospect. While it is difficult to admit that a prospect didn’t pan out, it’s smarter to take a small loss than a complete one.

As soon as a GM is absolutely certain that a top prospect will not become a top-4 defender or top-6 forward, there is no fear in removing that hope for the future for a more stable present.

Justin Barron is never going to be a top of the roster defender. While he is 23 — and theoretically speaking, prospects should get to 25 before their final assessment — it is, in practice, a viable decision to put a ‘best before’ date on Barron a bit early.

Barron is what he is, and no one in Montreal expects an upside surprise. His stock is more likely to drop in the next two years than rise, though the Nashville Predators aren’t evaluating it like that. They see hope. They see a player who will find more offence and steady himself on defence. They don’t see a player without the grit to grind it out at the NHL level.

The Canadiens likely have that assessment of Barron because in replying to why they liked Alexandre Carrier, they answered that it’s his tenacity and experience. That is exactly what Barron wasn’t giving them and what they felt they needed to improve.

There’s a growing feeling in a rebuild philosophy that the failed ones lack insulation for young players. That good rebuilds will have a locker room and on-ice culture of experience to help with maturity. This theory has merit.

Experienced players often say that they learned how to win. It follows then that someone has to teach them. That is why management likes the deal. They get a veteran defender who will change the experience-youth balance.

And let’s not forget, either — they got someone will almost certainly play better.

Brian Wilde, a Montreal-based sports writer, brings you Call of the Wilde on globalnews.ca after each Canadiens game.

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A 16-year-old girl who was struck by a driver in North Vancouver last weekend has died of her injuries, police say.

The collision happened around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday near Capilano and Paisley roads.

“It’s alleged that a white Jeep was travelling south on Capilano Road when a pedestrian entered the roadway and was struck,” North Vancouver RCMP said in a media release.

RCMP say the driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene and is cooperating with police.

In a letter to parents, the North Vancouver School District identified the victim as Dali Zissu, an international student from Germany who was studying at Handsworth Secondary.

“Dali brought so much light to the international student community, and we hope these activities will help honour her memory while providing comfort to those who are grieving,” the letter states.

The district added that counselling teams would be available for students when they return from the winter break.

Police say the cause of the crash remains under investigation, but impairment is not believed to be a factor.

Anyone who witnessed the collision and hasn’t spoken to police, or has video that could help the investigation, is asked to contact North Vancouver RCMP at 604-985-1311.

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Kevin Cameron is the executive director of the Centre for Trauma Informed Practices and one of the newest members of the Order of Canada.

“It actually was an odd introduction because violence risk assessment work and trauma response work, so when my office called, I literally did think that the governor general’s office was calling because they wanted a second opinion on a threat,” said Cameron.

“When I made the call the next day and they told me it was for the Order of Canada, I do confess, I was actually in shock.”

Part of his work is helping people deal with loss and grief. His organization was founded in the aftermath of the 1999 W.R. Myers High School shooting in Taber, Alta.

“When Taber happened, and it’s hard to believe but this April will be 26 years since Columbine occurred, eight days later, 26 years since the Taber tragedy. Keep in mind, me and my colleagues, we were all young pups back at that point,” Cameron recalled.

“The work that we were doing was just trying to be helpful, without a clear script or schematic about how to do it. It was really lessons learned from that tragedy and also trying to understand how somebody could take a weapon into their school, or their former school and actually do something like that.”

Along with supporting victims, Cameron deals with violence prevention.

“We also understand that if somebody is traumatized for a variety of reasons and doesn’t get the support, it can also beget violence.”

His wife and colleague, Kerry Cameron, says the prevention side of the operation aims to take the thoughts of violence out of people’s minds before they ever pick up a firearm.

“Hopefully we’re getting to these individuals of concern long before they ever get to a point of feeling like they need to pull a knife, pull a trigger or do something extreme,” said Kerry.

The work done by the Camerons and their team is shaping the world, not just the Alberta prairies.

“It applies to here in the south, for sure, to the city of Toronto, to Tuktoyaktuk in Northwest Territories. These are all places where we see communities really nourish a violence prevention model that’s unique and it really enhances a lot of the good work people are already doing, but 100 per cent, we’re seeing some really positive results out of that,” said Pat Rivard, the Canadian director of operations at the Centre for Trauma Informed Practices.

Cameron was quick to say his accomplishment is more of a group effort as his team helped him along the journey.

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Some Vancouver Island residents are experiencing a strange turn of events where their packages are being marked as delivered when in reality they are not.

Multiple Facebook groups have now been created to help unite customers with their missing items, which have been found on roads, in bushes and on lawns.

Jaime Knowles had ordered something from Temu about three weeks ago, which contained about 19 gifts.

None of them arrived.

“I received an email stating the parcel had been delivered, I did not recognize the house that the picture was (of), sent to me, it was just a random driveway,” she told Global News.

“I popped into the local Facebook group in Cedar here and just put out a little ‘hey if this is anybody’s house, can you let me know because my kid’s Christmas presents have been delivered there’.”

Knowles said someone came forward and said that was their house but when they checked their driveway, the packages were not there.

She said she spent about $250 and Temu was quick to provide a full refund.

Knowles said some of the gifts were personal ones, including a memorial item for a pet who recently passed, and now she cannot replace them.

The packages were marked to be delivered by a company called StraightShip.

StraightShip did not respond to Global News’ requests for comment.

“I joke to people who ask me about it that this company is kind of like our Christmas Grinch,” Knowles said.

In a statement, Temu said “We expect all our business partners to adhere to our Third-Party Code of Conduct and the required standards of customer care. We’ll hold them accountable if standards are not met. We have communicated with StraightShip and understand they are taking steps to resolve the situation.”

In some cases, the packages were delivered to the wrong address and in other cases the packages were just tossed or discarded.

“It does seem very odd,” Knowles said. “And I’m wondering, like, if they’re just overwhelmed this time of year. I’m not, I couldn’t even begin to speculate why.

“But it’s strange. Like people are finding things in ditches, on roofs and over fences and public parks, I’ve heard. So it’s just a bizarre thing to do.”

Knowles said it will be a January Christmas for some items she was able to reorder but her family will focus on being together and enjoying some good food.

“The economy is hard and people work hard for their money and this time of year especially is challenging for a lot of families,” she added.

“And you know, these are parcels that are meant to bring joy to people to just toss them like garbage.”

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A B.C. woman is raising new concerns about the state of the province’s emergency rooms after she says her husband with terminal cancer waited 14 hours, only to be discharged without treatment.

Melissa McIntyre’s husband Cory has Stage 4 colon cancer and continues to fight the disease despite being given just months to live in early 2023.

His treatment has involved an ostomy surgery, which leaves him prone to dehydration, and multiple rounds of radiation and chemotherapy.

Last week, after a chemo treatment, McIntyre said Cory became violently ill and was unable to keep water or even his pain medication down.

“The palliative team had always told us that if he missed a dose of his pain meds he would go into a pain crisis, which essentially means that you can’t keep up with the pain and your pain meds don’t work properly, because they have to stay built up in your system,” she said.

“He had missed a whole bunch of them basically because he was throwing them up.”

McIntyre said she was also worried about how dehydrated her husband was becoming, and after phone calls to his oncology doctors and the nurse line was told her best bet was to go to the emergency room, despite concerns he could be exposed to infections with his weakened immune system.

Despite being told someone would call ahead for them, McIntyre said they were left in the Abbotsford General Hospital’s general waiting room for hours, and that staff wouldn’t give her husband fluids or anti-nauseants until they saw a doctor.

“(The nurse at reception) said, well, wait times are six hours, you have three hours left, go sit down,” she said.

“I understand that they are very, very understaffed and very short on beds. But really, I would have been happy with an IV pole sitting in the corner somewhere just so he was getting the stuff he needed.”

McIntyre said she eventually had to go home and feed her children and left her husband at the hospital.

He ultimately waited 14 hours, and then was discharged after being told he wasn’t dehydrated, was fine, and needed to go home, she alleged.

“I am a care aide so I can tell better than the average person, but I think anyone would look at him and see he was severely dehydrated,” she said.

“His eyes were sunken way into his head, his face had lost so much weight, and at least 15 pounds he had lost in those couple days.”

The next day, Cory was so dehydrated he couldn’t get out of bed on his own. She took him to the palliative care facility, where staff told her they didn’t have any beds available and sent the couple back to the ER.

This time, she said, palliative staff called the hospital and directed them not to release him until another bed was available.

Cory, she said, finally got his IV and fluids after another eight-hour wait.

“It had been days and days of being dehydrated with no medication, and now because of that he is going to have to be in the hospital for probably two weeks to regain all of the fluids he lost, regain the weight he lost, and get his pain meds built back up in his system again,” she said.

Fraser Health acknowledged the family’s frustration and said it had reached out to them about their experience.

But it said in the emergency room setting, patients are always triaged based on the severity of their symptoms, not their underlying condition.

“Those with life-threatening issues are seen first, which may increase wait times for patients whose issues are less urgent,” spokesperson Nick Eagland said in an email.

“Like many hospitals in B.C. and across Canada, we face times of higher patient volumes and staffing challenges, which can lead to longer wait times. We are working hard to provide safe, timely care and are grateful for the patience and understanding of our patients, families, and communities.”

It added that BC Cancer-Abbotsford is the lead agency for cancer care in most circumstances.

In a statement of its own, BC Cancer said it has 19 part-time doctors and nurse practitioners providing pain and symptom management, but acknowledged it was “currently able to offer this service on a limited basis.”

“We are actively recruiting additional providers to increase provider support to better serve patients in the community,” spokesperson Christopher Foulds said in an email.

McIntyre said she understands the health-care system is facing many competing pressures, but said those shouldn’t come at the expense of patients in vulnerable states like her husband’s.

“The fact that we can’t get something as simple as IV fluids without being seen by a doctor, and why it took 14 hours that day to be seen by a doctor, and then for that doctor to say he wasn’t dehydrated?” she said.

“Cancer patients should not have to go to emergency and sit with all of the sick people and get sicker and pretty much get denied help.”

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Two inmates awaiting trial died at the Edmonton Remand Centre within two days and one of them was a former soldier who served overseas before developing PTSD.

On Wednesday afternoon, police were called after a fight broke out between two inmates.

One of the inmates involved in the fight was 25-year-old Nathaniel Burchat, who died of his injuries. An autopsy on Thursday found he died from a blunt head injury and the death has been deemed a homicide.

Nathaniel’s family is questioning how this could have happened in a jail filled with guards.

“We’re scratching our heads as to how this even happened,” Gabriel Burchat, Nathaniel’s older brother, said on Friday during a video call with Global News from Ontario, where the family lives.

Gabriel describes Nathaniel as an amazing kid who came from a large, loving family of 10 kids, but someone who also struggled with mental health issues.

“He was always passionate with everything he did — super smart, super intelligent, very skilled at whatever he did,” said Gabriel, adding his brother sought a lot of validation.

Nathaniel served in the military for three years and was stationed at the Edmonton Garrison.

“The military was a great place for him as an infanteer in the PPCLI (The Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry),” said Gabriel, who is an active member of the military himself and serves with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

He said Nathaniel was deployed to the Middle East, developed PTSD and was also diagnosed with bipolar disorder — and substance abuse followed, his brother said. Nathaniel was medically released from the military in January 2024.

“He was a military veteran, you know, and things just started going downhill for him,” Gabriel said. “The transition centre, the Veterans Affairs, nurses, case managers, everyone went above and beyond for him — but there kept coming a point in time when they were limited by what they could do.”

“Everyone just ran out of options or how to help him.”

Nathaniel was in the Edmonton Remand Centre awaiting trial. He was charged with assault related to an incident on Dec. 2, but no other details on that situation are known.

“He hasn’t been a perfect citizen, to say the least. He’s been causing trouble, I think primarily caused by his mental illness. But he did it nonetheless,” Gabriel said, explaining his brother missed some court dates for prior assault charges so after the latest incident, he was denied parole.

“I’m not trying to paint him as the perfect man, but I don’t think he deserves this. I think he deserved his day in court and to be properly treated and protected.”

Now at what should be one of the happiest times of the year, the Burchat family is grief-stricken and planning a funeral.

“My family is not doing well,” Gabriel said. “We’re a proud Catholic family. We’re going to cling to our faith and get through this one step at a time.”

The family wants an investigation launched into the Edmonton Remand Centre.

“Would make his death a little less meaningless, you know?”

One day after Nathaniel died, police were called again to the Edmonton jail.

On Thursday around 8 p.m., officers responded to a sudden death but no further details on that incident have been released. Police said they’re investigating, and an autopsy has been scheduled.

Global News reached out to Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis’s office but  as of publishing, had not received a response.

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Police in Port Moody, B.C., say they arrested a man with a lengthy history of sexual offences after he was spotted approaching a girl.

Police said they were called to a bus stop near the Mody Centre SkyTrain centre Thursday evening when another adult noticed the man “making inappropriate sexual advances towards a female youth.”

Officers arrested Derek Jason Sangris, who has since been charged with multiple probation violations.

Sangris has been the subject of previous public warnings and has a history of sexual offences in B.C. dating back a decade.

“This incident is concerning, just given the fact that this man is a known sex offender in our community and anyone who might have additional information or might have seen something is asked to contact our investigators,” Port Moody police spokesperson Const Sam Zacharias said.

“We would like to thank the person who reported it to us right away and promptly because it was because of that we were able to apprehend the suspect right away.”

Sangris was under court-ordered conditions, including not communicating with anyone under the age of 16.

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