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Sports & Health 

Mississauga’s Elias Theodorou continues to battle in and out of the cage

November 29, 2018December 10, 2018 Perry Lefko 147 Views 0 Comments bilateral neuropathic pain, Canada, cannabis, Dallas, EliasTheodorou, Erik Anders, fighting, Las Vegas, Liverpool, medication, middleweight, Scotiabank Arena, Solace Health Network, Sydney, Toronto, UFC

By Perry Lefko While Elias (The Spartan) Theodorou continues to battle inside the cage as a rising middleweight in the

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Arts & Entertainment 

Billy Talent reaches a significant milestone

May 9, 2018May 9, 2018 Perry Lefko 262 Views 0 Comments Aaron Solowoniuk, Alexisonfire, Austria, bassist, Ben Kowalewicz, Billy Talent, Canada, charities, drummer, Europe, Germany, Ian D'Sa, Jon Gallant, Jordan Hastings, Mississauga, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, Paris, rock bands, United Kingdom, United States, vocalist

Twenty-five years is a long time for rock bands to stay together, but Mississauga’s Billy Talent is still going strong

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Community 

The price was right to buy my book at the Streetsville Library

February 5, 2018February 5, 2018 Perry Lefko 79 Views 0 Comments Breeders' Cup, Canada, Fred Hertrich III, John Sokolowski, thoroughbred, yStreetsville Library

By Perry Lefko Irony or coincidence? You be the judge. I recently traveled to the U.S. to meet Fred Hertrich

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Sports & Health 

Don Cherry excited about Canada’s hockey teams in the 2018 Winter Olympics

January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 Perry Lefko 99 Views 0 Comments American Hockey League, Brampton Battalion, broken neck, Canada, Coach's Corner, Colorado Avalanche, Don Cherry, European, Florida Panthers, Kontinental Hockey League, Mississauga IceDogs, National Hockey League, New York Rangers, Phoenix, Ron MacLean, Spengler Cup, United States, Winter Olympics, Wojtek Wolski

By Perry Lefko Don Cherry is giving the thumbs up to the men’s and women’s hockey teams that will represent

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Community 

Local firefighter Amber Bowman wins Dr. Oz Next Great Trainer competition

January 16, 2018January 21, 2018 Perry Lefko 180 Views 0 Comments Amber Bowman, Aurora, Barrie, Base Borden, Brampton Thunder, caledon, Canada, Canadian Football League, Canadian Women's Hockey League, defence, Dr. Oz, Duron Carter, Exercise Science, Firefighter, Fit by Fire, Florida, hockey, Major League Baseball, military, National Football League, Newmarket, November, nutrition, Ohio State, Olympics, Oprah Winfrey, Salt Lake City, Saskatchewan Roughriders, supplements, Tessa Bonhomme, Toronto Furies, TSN, USANA, video, York Regon

By Perry Lefko Dreams do come true. Just ask high-performance athlete/firefighter Amber Bowman. As a young girl, Amber had a

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Sports & Health 

Gold comes a year later for McLeod and Raddysh in World Junior Hockey tournament

January 6, 2018January 15, 2018 Perry Lefko 71 Views 0 Comments Buffalo, caledon, Canada, Erie Otters, Hamilton Bulldogs, International Ice Hockey Federation, Jacob Moverare, Michael McLeod, Mississauga, Mississauga Steelheads, New Jersey Devils, Ontario Hockey League, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, Sweden, Tampa Bay Lightning, Taylor Raddysh, United States

By Perry Lefko A year after they were members of Team Canada that suffered a heartbreaking loss in the 2017

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Sports & Health 

Peel Region’s McLeod and Raddysh part of Canada’s squad at world junior tournament

December 25, 2017December 25, 2017 Perry Lefko 78 Views 0 Comments Boxing Day, Buffalo, caledon, Canada, Erie Otters, International Ice Hockey Federation, Michael McLeod, Mississauga Steelheads, Ontario Hockey League, Taylor Raddysh, United States, world junior championship

By Perry Lefko When the 2018 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship opens on Boxing Day, two players from

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Community 

Sherman funeral puts spotlight on the magnitude of the International Centre

December 23, 2017December 25, 2017 Perry Lefko 90 Views 0 Comments Apotex, Barry Sherman, Benjamin's Park Memorial Chapel, Canada, City of Toronto, funeral, Hebrew, Honey Sherman, International Centre, Jewish, Mayor John Tory, Mississauga, Ontario, prayers, Premier Kathleen Wynne, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, psalms

By Perry Lefko I have been to the International Centre in Mississauga for numerous events, some for work, others just

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Community Sports & Health 

Mississauga horse owner building up a big operation on a historic property in Caledon

November 30, 2017December 10, 2017 Perry Lefko 457 Views 1 Comment Andrew Smith, Bill Mott, Breeders' Stakes, caledon, Canada, Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society, Channel Maker, entrepreneur, Florida, Gardiner Farms, Gary Barber, Hollywood, horses, Joe Guerrieri, Joey Gee Thoroughbreds, Line of Vision, Mississauga, mogul, Ontario, Queen's Plate, racehorses, sales, software, thoroughbred, Wachtel Stable, Winview Farms, Woodbine Racetrack

By Perry Lefko After starting out at Woodbine Racetrack in the early ‘70s walking thoroughbred racehorses after their morning exercises,

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Arts & Entertainment Community 

Metalworks and rock group Triumph continue to rock

November 26, 2017December 17, 2017 Perry Lefko 377 Views 2 Comments Bell Media, Canada, David Bowie, Drake, Gil Moore, Guns N Roses, JD Roberts, John Roberts, Justin Bieber, Metalworks, Mike Levine, Mississauga, music, Peter Goddard, Prince, Rik Emmett, Steve Wozniak, Toronto Star, train derailment, Triumph, University of Toronto, US Festival

By Perry Lefko Metalworks Studios is celebrating its 40th anniversary and it is coinciding with plans to do a documentary

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