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Some stories set the world on fire. And these ones are the most popular online stories from the past seven days, clicked on by Sun readers like you.

Here are our top stories:

WARMINGTON: Ron MacLean deserves game misconduct for misleading Don Cherry post

It might seem like Ron MacLean and Don Cherry are friendly again after a photo of Canada’s most iconic TV duo showed them side by side, each giving a thumbs up.

But turns out, MacLean deserves a penalty for misleading the public into thinking all was hunky-dory with the men and former Hockey Night in Canada hosts.

According to Joe Warmington, everything was not as it seemed.

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Prior to the pic, which was taken at Grapes’ 90th birthday party last month, the two men had not been in the same room together since 2019.

And it appears it was supposed to stay that way after MacLean reportedly “crashed” the family party he wasn’t invited to.

If that’s not a game misconduct, we don’t know what is.

Did Sophie Gregoire Trudeau take swipe at Justin?: ‘You shouldn’t expect the minimum’

Following her much-publicized split with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last year, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau stepped away from the spotlight and we really didn’t hear much from her.

Perhaps because she was working on her self-help book, which is set to hit bookstores next month and will be followed up with another book focusing on her mental health journey.

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Canada’s former first lady was profiled in Elle Canada to celebrate the upcoming tome, before she appeared at Forbes and Know Your Value’s 3rd annual 30/50 Summit, where she spoke candidly about her health struggles — adding that women should not have to accept when their needs are not being met emotionally, mentally and physically, Mark Daniell reported.

“Your needs, you shouldn’t expect the minimum,” Gregoire Trudeau told the audience.

An (un)intentional swipe at her ex? Either way, good for her.

Briane Harris mystery solved: Here’s what happened with Team Canada curler

Earlier this week, four-time Canadian women’s curling champion Briane Harris was provisionally suspended for up to four years after testing positive for a banned substance.

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The 32-year-old longtime lead for Kerri Einarson’s Manitoba team was ruled ineligible for the recent Scotties Tournament of Hearts just hours before the event kicked off — and that’s when the mystery also began, Ted Wyman reported.

It was a shocking development regarding Team Einarson and unanswered questions hung over the curling world in the ensuing weeks with no one uttering a peep.

It was an unsolved mystery until Harris herself decided to speak, leaving many curling fans irate that they were left in the dark as to why she was absent from the Scotties and others wondering why protocols would allow for such a situation to happen.

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‘OUR FAMILY IS DEVASTATED’: Raptors’ RJ Barrett mourning ‘beloved’ brother Nathan

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Nathan Barrett, the younger brother of Toronto Raptors and Canadian men’s national team member RJ Barrett, has died, his family confirmed Thursday.

Neither a cause of death nor any details about Nathan’s passing were not provided.

RJ, in his first season with the Raptors, did not play in Wednesday’s 113-104 loss to the Pistons and will be unavailable until further notice.

Nathan, a 6-foot-1 guard, also played basketball at Montverde Academy in the Orlando area, just like his big brother.

RJ and Nathan are the sons of senior men’s national team general manager and Toronto native Rowan Barrett, who played NCAA Division 1 basketball at St. John’s University before playing professionally abroad.

SIMMONS: NHL slugger Matt Rempe needs to be educated about Probert, Belak, Boogaard

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At 6-foot7 and 240 pounds, Matt Rempe is having a blast throwing his sheer size around for the New York Rangers.

But ask any of the former fighters in the NHL if they would do it again knowing what they know now — if they are still alive to regale that life, that is.

Rempe is just two years out of junior hockey, and has played just 10 games as an NHL player. But in just over a week, he fought four times, was already suspended for four games, and appears ready to throw down the gloves and the gauntlet every time he hits the ice.

But Steve Simmons reports that someone, anyone, needs to talk to the 22-year-old forward about what all that fighting could do to him.

Just look at Bob Probert, Derek Boogaard, Rick Rypien and Wade Belak, who are, tragically, no longer with us.

Some of the deaths have never truly been explained. But the correlation couldn’t be missed.

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