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• The city will not prohibit cannabis use within a certain number of hours or days prior to an employee's shift:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-10-2018 23:01 via twitter.com
  The city will not prohibit cannabis use within a certain number of hours or days prior to an employee's shift:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• City of London employees won’t be barred from recreational cannabis use while off-duty

  10-10-2018 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  The new substance-use policy was created in September and distributed to employees on Thursday.
  
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• Name a park: The NCC wants your ideas on what to call Ottawa’s new riverside park

  10-10-2018 21:48 via globalnews.ca
  The nine-kilometre park runs from Lebreton Flats along the Ottawa River, parallel to the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway, to Mud Lake.
  
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• The unique event will allow candidates to share their vision for addressing poverty directly to those who've experi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-10-2018 20:23 via twitter.com
  The unique event will allow candidates to share their vision for addressing poverty directly to those who've experi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Sanctuary London to have mayoral candidates share poverty plans with those most affected

  10-10-2018 20:20 via globalnews.ca
  Mayoral candidates will have the opportunity to meet and chat with Londoners who have first-hand experience dealing with poverty thanks to a unique event hosted by Sanctuary London.
  
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• Eldon House explores spookier side of estate’s past

  10-10-2018 19:55
  Smashed glasses, echoing footsteps, a creaking floor and unexplained sightings are the stuff of classic ghost stories. What old house isn’t rumored to have a few? London’s oldest residence, Eldon House, is no exception. In fact, it’s home to so many ghost stories, staff are offering tours throughout October to expose visitors to its haunting past – or present.
  The best-known of the stories features John and Amelia Harris’ eldest daughter Sarah and her beau, a Britis
  
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• Ontario government to exempt Sikhs from wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle

  10-10-2018 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  The Progressive Conservative government says the helmet exemption will recognize Sikh motorcycle riders' civil rights and religious expression.
  
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• Director Tony Loparco believes the London police officer reacted quickly to what he perceived as a dangerous situat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-10-2018 19:14 via twitter.com
  Director Tony Loparco believes the London police officer reacted quickly to what he perceived as a dangerous situat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Around the world and back again

  10-10-2018 19:14
  Not many young people can claim they’ve literally been around the globe, touching down at least once on every continent on the planet.
  But Eileen Aldis McCurdy and Marc Whiteway are not the average couple.
  She has a master’s degree in biomedical ethics.
  He has degrees in media arts and technology.
  And they share a love of travel with over 25,000 strangers on YouTube, subscribers who have tuned into their well-documented adventures over the past year-and-a-half.
  Travelling the World a
  
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• No grounds to charge London officer in concussion sustained by suspect in 2016 arrest: SIU

  10-10-2018 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  The SIU says a London officer did not use excessive force when he delivered three blows to a suspect, including one to the head, in November 2016.
  
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• Provincial police officer charged in unsafe U-turn crash

  10-10-2018 17:04 via globalnews.ca
  Provincial police say the constable was making a U-turn in Exeter when he crashed with a pickup truck.
  
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• Committee refuses to scrap developer’s transit contribution for Family Circle high-rise

  10-10-2018 16:55 via globalnews.ca
  The developer wanted the committee to scrap the $200,000 BRT contribution because it agreed to add affordable housing units.
  
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• Mechanical problems and track conditions are to blame for a train derailment in the heart of Strathroy last summer,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-10-2018 13:56 via twitter.com
  Mechanical problems and track conditions are to blame for a train derailment in the heart of Strathroy last summer,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Issues that led to Strathroy train derailment are ‘non-condemnable’: Transportation Safety Board

  10-10-2018 13:50 via globalnews.ca
  The Transportation Safety Board says mechanical problems and track conditions led to the early morning derailment last summer.
  
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• 980 CFPL Bentley Hearing Services Weather Centre: Sunny, high 27, humidex 35, cloudy tonight, low 18. A mix of sun… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-10-2018 12:49 via twitter.com
  980 CFPL Bentley Hearing Services Weather Centre: Sunny, high 27, humidex 35, cloudy tonight, low 18. A mix of sun… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• "We are ready. If we had waited for everybody else to be ready, we would be 10 years away." @BarinderRasode… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-10-2018 12:19 via twitter.com
  "We are ready. If we had waited for everybody else to be ready, we would be 10 years away." @BarinderRasode… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• College defends Winnipeg doc’s suspension after he texted ‘sexualized’ photos with teen patient

  10-10-2018 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons is defending their decision to allow a doctor continue practicing after he sent more than 1,000 text messages and several gifts to a 16-year-old patient that were described as "salacious, personal and sexualized."
  
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• Rally marks Doug Ford’s first 100 days as Ontario premier globalnews.ca/news/4529853/d…

  10-10-2018 04:11 via twitter.com
  Rally marks Doug Ford’s first 100 days as Ontario premier globalnews.ca/news/4529853/d…
  
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• Global News at 5:30: Oct 9

  10-10-2018 01:29 via globalnews.ca
  Global News at 5:30 on Global Toronto for Tuesday, October 9, 2018. Hosted by Alan Carter and Farah Nasser.
  
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• Excessive sleep, lack of sleep can lead to cognitive impairment: study

  10-10-2018 00:16 via globalnews.ca
  The world’s largest sleep study led by neuroscientist from Western University found people who sleep less than seven hours or more than eight hours have both verbal and reasoning abilities affected. Susan Hay speaks with one of the study’s lead authors.
  
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• Ontario government launches awareness campaign on cannabis regulations

  10-10-2018 00:10 via globalnews.ca
  Ontario Attorney General Caroline Mulroney announced the province would begin running ads next week to educate residents on the regulations around marijuana and also the health effects. Travis Dhanraj reports.
  
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• According to police, the incident took place at a bus shelter on Oxford Street West just east of Proudfoot Lane at… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-10-2018 00:09 via twitter.com
  According to police, the incident took place at a bus shelter on Oxford Street West just east of Proudfoot Lane at… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• London police release description of suspect in bus shelter sex assault case

  10-10-2018 00:03 via globalnews.ca
  According to police, the incident took place at a bus shelter on Oxford Street West just east of Proudfoot Lane at roughly 7:10 p.m. Sunday.
  
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