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The criminal negligence trial of Ann Senack took a dramatic turn when it adjourned on April 30 with Crown prosecutors saying they needed to re-evaluate the “fabric” of the case against Senack, the former bartender accused of over-serving youths at Shooters Bar & Grill in October 2017 prior to a fatal crash involving four local hockey players.
When the matter resumed in Renfrew court Thursday, Crown attorney Jeffery Richardson informed the court Senack would be entering into a peace bond agreement, bringing an abrupt end to her trial on criminal negligence in the deaths of 18-year-olds Brandon Hanniman and Alexander Paquette.
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A former Kenora Thistle is headed to the Nation’s Capital.
Ian Tookenay has been traded from the Winkler Flyers to the Ottawa Junior ‘A’ Senators of the Central Canada Hockey League.
He’s headed to the club known simply as the Junior Sens alongside Kolton Shindle (Carman, MB) in exchange for future considerations.
The Fort Frances, ON product had seven points in six games for the Flyers before the MJHL season was shut down.
In his one year with the U-18 Thistles, Tookenay had 29 points in 41 games played.
The CCHL has not yet played any competitive games this season.
Team Canada held an optional morning skate on Saturday.
Dylan Cozens leads Team Canada in scoring at the World Juniors and is leading off the ice as well with his calm demeanour. That s a byproduct of being raised by a dad who s a judge and a mom who s a lawyer. Both my parents have such stressful jobs so being able to handle the stress and pressure of deciding what happens to someone s life is something that definitely rubbed off on me, the Whitehorse native said.
Cozens is one of six returning players, who helped Canada roll through the quarterfinals and semifinals last year after a big win on New Year s Eve. He s looking for similar success this year starting tonight against the Czech Republic.
TSN Hockey Reporter Mark Masters reports on the World Junior Hockey Championship. Team Canada held an off-ice workout on Thursday morning ahead of the final intra-squad scrimmage of selection camp.
Team Canada has named its three World Junior goalies. Prince George s Taylor Gauthier, Kamloops Dylan Garand and Northeastern University s Devon Levi will accompany the group into the bubble on Sunday.
London s Brett Brochu and Saginaw s Tristan Lennox were released on Thursday.
In this strange pandemic year, Hockey Canada found a creative way to deliver the the good news to Gauthier, Garand and Levi. It started with a phone call.
I was asleep, said Gauthier. So, that was kind of scary to begin with and then the first words you hear are, Coaches want to talk to you. You kind of get that pit in your stomach.