Comfort cub file photo courtesy of London police.Comfort cub file photo courtesy of London police.
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Stolen ashes returned to grieving mother

The stolen ashes of a young boy have been returned to the child's mother.

London police said the Comfort Cub, a teddy bear with an urn inside, was found early Friday morning.

The bear was inside of a backpack that was snatched from a parking lot at 1960 Dundas St., east of Clarke Road Wednesday evening.

Police advised the public of the theft Thursday, which led a woman to find the bear and personally return it to its rightful owner. While a few other stolen items were also recovered, the backpack itself has not been located.

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The Toronto Blue Jays dropped their third in a row Thursday, 6-5 to the visiting Texas Rangers, and the Detroit Tigers suffered a 2-1 loss to Houston.