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TORONTO 鈥?Class-action lawyers who secured a landmark $750-million compe
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A Barrie man who admitted storming into Barrie city hall, demanding to speak to the mayor and threatening to stalk him, says hes seeking help for addiction and mental-health issues and has been sober for 11 months. Its been a very hard road to go through addiction, Lance Freeman, 45, told the court during a teleconference h
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