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• ‘Have to take a degree of responsibility’: John Tory on St. Mike’s resignations

  22-11-2018 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  Toronto Mayor John Tory commented on the president and principal of St. Michael’s College School resigning in the wake of a sexual assault scandal at the school.
  
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• Death of 77-year-old man crossing Hwy. 7/8 near Stratford remains under investigation

  22-11-2018 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  A 77-year-old man was struck and killed by a car while crossing the Highway 8 just east of Stratford on Wednesday evening.
  
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• Suspect sought after armed robbery reported at Rectory Street variety store trib.al/RqQUedj #ldnont

  22-11-2018 22:46 via twitter.com
  Suspect sought after armed robbery reported at Rectory Street variety store trib.al/RqQUedj #ldnont
  
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• Suspect sought after armed robbery reported at Rectory Street variety store

  22-11-2018 22:45 via globalnews.ca
  Police said they were called to an unspecified variety store on Rectory Street around 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 15.
  
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• Londoners are starting to get an idea of how the 2019 JUNO Awards will sound at Budweiser Gardens. trib.al/arh0Bdj #LdnOnt

  22-11-2018 21:11 via twitter.com
  Londoners are starting to get an idea of how the 2019 JUNO Awards will sound at Budweiser Gardens. trib.al/arh0Bdj #LdnOnt
  
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• ‘Loud Luxury’ first performer unveiled for 2019 JUNO Awards in London, Ont.

  22-11-2018 21:09 via globalnews.ca
  Loud Luxury, a pair of DJs who met at Western University in London, are the first performers announced for the 2019 JUNO Awards.
  
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• Check it out! @FilthyRebena is having a Black Friday vintage sale with huge savings! #GetDTL https://t.co/R8Fglkte3P

  22-11-2018 20:31 via twitter.com
  
  Check it out! @FilthyRebena is having a Black Friday vintage sale with huge savings! #GetDTL https://t.co/R8Fglkte3P
  
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• Sword-wielding clerks defend store during break-in

  22-11-2018 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  A trio of employees at a Toronto jewelry store were forced to brandish swords in order to defend their territory during a daytime break-in.
  
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• New weevil species named after former Blue Jay Jose Bautista

  22-11-2018 19:56 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian entomologist Bob Anderson has dubbed a newly discovered species of beetle Sicoderus bautistai after the MLB all-star.
  
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• MacLeod calls previous Liberal budget ‘fake, irresponsible’

  22-11-2018 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  Lisa MacLeod on Thursday called a previous Liberal budget as “fake” and “irresponsible” as she announced a new social assistance plan that will break the cycle of poverty.
  
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• People in new social assistance program can keep more money: MacLeod

  22-11-2018 19:27 via globalnews.ca
  Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Lisa MacLeod says their new social assistance program will allow more people to keep more money in their pocket.
  
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• MacLeod says new program to be implemented in the next year and a half

  22-11-2018 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  Lisa MacLeod says the new program they have devised for social assistance will be rolled out in the next year and a half.
  
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• New program to get people back to work: MacLeod on social assistance

  22-11-2018 19:21 via globalnews.ca
  Lisa MacLeod says the new social assistance program is designed to help people get back to work.
  
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• Amid the latest warning over concerns of E. coli contamination in romaine lettuce, researchers out of Western Unive… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 19:17 via twitter.com
  Amid the latest warning over concerns of E. coli contamination in romaine lettuce, researchers out of Western Unive… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• New rapid testing kit could prevent future widespread E. coli alerts: Western University researchers

  22-11-2018 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  The goal is to identify that same strain of E. coli, known as 0157, in your food before it ever leaves the processing plant.
  
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• Lisa MacLeod announces a renewed approach to social assistance

  22-11-2018 19:14 via globalnews.ca
  Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services announces a renewed social services approach to social assistance on Thursday.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Ontario government releases details of its social assistance reform plan at 1 p.m. trib.al/vGm59V9 #onpoli

  22-11-2018 18:59 via twitter.com
  WATCH LIVE: Ontario government releases details of its social assistance reform plan at 1 p.m. trib.al/vGm59V9 #onpoli
  
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• Franco Ontarians say legal challenge possible in fight against government cuts trib.al/sBqzlB6

  22-11-2018 18:47 via twitter.com
  Franco Ontarians say legal challenge possible in fight against government cuts trib.al/sBqzlB6
  
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• 112-year-old shipwreck found in Georgian Bay

  22-11-2018 18:41 via globalnews.ca
  Diver Kenneth E. Merryman captured video of the remnants of the Coastal Steamer J. H. Jones that sank in Georgian Bay, Ontario. The steamer was caught in a storm in 1906, which resulted in the death of all its crew members and passengers.
  
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• Franco Ontarians say legal challenge possible in fight against government cuts

  22-11-2018 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  Organization president Carol Jolin says he wants a meeting with Premier Doug Ford to demand the province restore its support for francophones.
  
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• ‘Deeply disappointing’: Singh on Ford canceling French University

  22-11-2018 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  On Thursday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called the decision by Ontario Premier Doug Ford to cancel a French University, “deeply disappointing” and that he wants Justin Trudeau to sit-down with Ford.
  
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• And the first performers have been announced! @LoudLuxury will be performing at @JUNOSLdn on March 17th. The two me… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 18:06 via twitter.com
  And the first performers have been announced! @LoudLuxury will be performing at @JUNOSLdn on March 17th. The two me… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The woman convicted of killing 8-year-old Tori Stafford has relocated to a prison in Kitchener. trib.al/oSTvcPE #ldnont

  22-11-2018 17:59 via twitter.com
  The woman convicted of killing 8-year-old Tori Stafford has relocated to a prison in Kitchener. trib.al/oSTvcPE #ldnont
  
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• Terri-Lynne McClintic transferred back to Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener

  22-11-2018 17:52 via globalnews.ca
  The father of murdered eight-year-old Tori Stafford says her killer, Terri-Lynne McClintic, has been transferred to a women's prison in Kitchener.
  
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• Chair of the JUNOS 2019 host committee, Chris Campbell, says $100k has been raised through @TheJUNOAwards music edu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 17:16 via twitter.com
  Chair of the JUNOS 2019 host committee, Chris Campbell, says $100k has been raised through @TheJUNOAwards music edu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• This the first time the award show, the biggest entertainment event in Canada, is coming to #LdnOnt since it began… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 15:32 via twitter.com
  This the first time the award show, the biggest entertainment event in Canada, is coming to #LdnOnt since it began… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• London Knights fans will get a blast from the past tonight at Budweiser Gardens. trib.al/NyD013u #ldnont

  22-11-2018 15:02 via twitter.com
  London Knights fans will get a blast from the past tonight at Budweiser Gardens.trib.al/NyD013u #ldnont
  
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• London Knights 2005 Memorial Cup winning team to be honoured as CHL’s Team of the Century

  22-11-2018 14:59 via globalnews.ca
  The best London Knights team of all-time will be honoured tonight at Budweiser Gardens.
  
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• London’s Juno Awards committee to make announcement Thursday

  22-11-2018 14:53 via globalnews.ca
  The show itself will be held at Budweiser Gardens on March 17, while Juno Week festivities throughout the city begin March 11.
  
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• The event will celebrate people making London a better place through innovation, leadership, collaboration, and imp… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 14:39 via twitter.com
  The event will celebrate people making London a better place through innovation, leadership, collaboration, and imp… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police say the boy was launched into the air after he was hit by a car. #LdnOnt trib.al/hFet807

  22-11-2018 13:58 via twitter.com
  Police say the boy was launched into the air after he was hit by a car. #LdnOnttrib.al/hFet807
  
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• Boy, 10, struck, injured by car while riding scooter in St. Thomas

  22-11-2018 13:56 via globalnews.ca
  The 27-year-old driver was charged with making an improper left turn.
  
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• A London-based cannabis retailer has struck a $2.6-million deal that its CEO says will serve as a “gateway to Europ… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 13:46 via twitter.com
  A London-based cannabis retailer has struck a $2.6-million deal that its CEO says will serve as a “gateway to Europ… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• "It would be a place of peace and tranquility, and no stress. And no Twitter, and no Facebook, and no Instagram. It… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 13:44 via twitter.com
  "It would be a place of peace and tranquility, and no stress. And no Twitter, and no Facebook, and no Instagram. It… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• London cannabis producer plants seeds in lucrative European market

  22-11-2018 13:43 via globalnews.ca
  Indiva will grow, produce, and export cannabis products in Europe by going into business with an agricultural tech company.
  
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• 980 CFPL Bentley Hearing Services Weather Centre: A mix of sun and cloud, high -4, with the wind chill it will feel… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 13:19 via twitter.com
  980 CFPL Bentley Hearing Services Weather Centre: A mix of sun and cloud, high -4, with the wind chill it will feel… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The Ontario government is set to lay out its plans to reform the province’s social assistance program, just months… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 12:30 via twitter.com
  The Ontario government is set to lay out its plans to reform the province’s social assistance program, just months… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ontario government set to lay out details of social assistance reform plan

  22-11-2018 12:27 via globalnews.ca
  The government announced in July it was "winding down" a pilot project that provided payments to 4,000 low-income earners in cities such as Hamilton, Brantford, Thunder Bay and Lindsay.
  
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• Why are parents reluctant to ask for help when they need it?

  22-11-2018 12:00 via globalnews.ca
  "It's been a consistent chaos with great highs and very many lows, but last night was the lowest."
  
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• We can't go a week without finding out what's new in the ever evolving world of technology. @solocorps drops in for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 11:40 via twitter.com
  We can't go a week without finding out what's new in the ever evolving world of technology. @solocorps drops in for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Overdose prevention site wins community innovation award - The London Free Press

  22-11-2018 09:00
  Overdose prevention site wins community innovation award  The London Free PressLondon's temporary overdose prevention site is officially an award-winning facility.
  
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• More people staying longer in London emergency shelters - The London Free Press

  22-11-2018 09:00
  More people staying longer in London emergency shelters  The London Free PressMore people stayed longer in London's emergency shelters last year compared to 2016, a rate that's also outpacing short-term visits.
  
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• Amanda Simard, who represents the mainly French-speaking riding of Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, calls the moves "ext… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  22-11-2018 07:33 via twitter.com
  Amanda Simard, who represents the mainly French-speaking riding of Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, calls the moves "ext… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Amanda Simard, Ontario PC MPP, speaks out against Doug Ford government’s French services cuts

  22-11-2018 07:26 via globalnews.ca
  Amanda Simard, who represents the mainly French-speaking riding of Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, calls the moves "extremely disappointing."
  
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• Family, friends of teen accuser in Cuban sex assault case speak out

  22-11-2018 06:24 via globalnews.ca
  For the first time, the family of a teen girl who says she was sexually assaulted by a B.C. police officer in Cuba is speaking out.
  
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• Union claims Canada Post exaggerated backlog to force federal intervention

  22-11-2018 00:39 via globalnews.ca
  Last week, the postal service sent media outlets drone footage showing dozens of trailers, purportedly full of mail, sitting outside Canada Post's largest processing plant in Mississauga.
  
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• Premier Ford’s chief of staff under fire

  22-11-2018 00:25 via globalnews.ca
  Questions continue to swirl around Premier Doug Ford’s chief of staff Dean French amid multiple reports about his actions.
  
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• Management style of Premier Doug Ford’s chief of staff called into question globalnews.ca/news/4685695/d…

  22-11-2018 00:00 via twitter.com
  Management style of Premier Doug Ford’s chief of staff called into question globalnews.ca/news/4685695/d…
  
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