{"id":10179,"date":"2016-01-28T13:43:22","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T18:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=10179"},"modified":"2016-01-28T13:43:22","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T18:43:22","slug":"canadian-national-pond-hockey-championships-cancelled-due-to-poor-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/canadian-national-pond-hockey-championships-cancelled-due-to-poor-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships cancelled due to poor conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mother Nature just wouldn&#8217;t cooperate. 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