Chris Thompson

1 month ago | defector.com | Chris Thompson

I made a fateful decision ahead of the Eastern Conference Finals. I think it was Sunday. The night before, the New York Knicks had finished off the defending champion Boston Celtics. The Indiana Pacers were already waiting around, having thrashed the East's top seed in five games. It took me into Sunday to go huh, Pacers-Knicks. Do I care about that? I considered this deeply, the way one might ponder a puppy in a pet-shop window. Am I prepared to give my heart to this stupid thing?

1 month ago | windsorstar.com | Chris Thompson

Editor’s note: This story contains words and descriptions of sexual activity some readers may find disturbing. The word went out that there was food in Michael McLeod’s hotel room. That was music to the ears of four 2018 Team Canada junior hockey players who had stumbled back to the Delta Armouries hotel in London after closing down Jack’s bar on Richmond Row. But when they got to Room 209, there was an unexpected surprise.

2 months ago | windsorstar.com | Chris Thompson

Chatham-Kent Public Health reported Tuesday there are three new measles exposures in Chatham. They include:The incidents of measles exposures in the community are showing no signs of slowing down. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.

2 months ago | windsorstar.com | Chris Thompson

Editor’s note: This story contains details about sexual acts that may be disturbing to some readers. The text message went out to the boys on the team like a bat-signal to come to Michael McLeod’s room. “Who wants to be in a three-way quick Room 209, (signed) Mikey,” was the group chat message to the young men on the 2018 Team Canada world junior hockey championship squad who were staying at London’s Delta Armouries hotel for a Hockey Canada gala on June 18 and 19, 2018.

2 months ago | windsorstar.com | Norman De Bono |Chris Thompson

Governments at all levels are being urged to buy Ingersoll-made commercial vans to support workers here as fears rise over fallout from the U.S. trade and tariff war. Lana Payne, Unifor national president, is lobbying governments to buy BrightDrop electric vans made at the Cami Assembly plant, with new vans for Canada Post at the top of the list. That is welcome news to Unifor Local 88, which represents workers at the assembly plant.