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• Ontario reveals $400 million climate change plan

  29-11-2018 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  The Ontario government, which has been under fire for pulling out of the national carbon tax plan, has now unveiled its own plan for addressing climate change. Eric Sorensen explains what’s in it, and what’s not.
  
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• Veteran Toronto Police Supt. Ron Taverner to be appointed OPP commissioner

  29-11-2018 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  Taverner will succeed Vince Hawkes, who was appointed commissioner in 2014 and retired at the beginning of November.
  
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• Veteran Toronto Police Supt. Ron Taverner appointed OPP commissioner

  29-11-2018 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  Taverner will succeed Vince Hawkes, who was appointed commissioner in 2014 and retired at the beginning of November.
  
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• General Motors Oshawa employees thinking about next career step

  29-11-2018 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  Many of those who work at the GM plant in Oshawa, Ont., are now contemplating their next steps after the company announced the shutdown of this location next year. As Jasmine Pazzano explains, the shift can be difficult but workers may be able to find options close to home.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: A spokesperson for Special Investigations Unit provides update on shooting investigation involving two… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  29-11-2018 23:06 via twitter.com
  WATCH LIVE: A spokesperson for Special Investigations Unit provides update on shooting investigation involving two… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• ‘Vigil’ held in reaction to GM job losses in Ontario

  29-11-2018 22:49 via globalnews.ca
  A “vigil” was held on Thursday outside the Ohio General Motors plant set to close as a way to say a prayer for the future of the complex and show support for those affected by the job losses.
  
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• Police on scene after Ontario police officer shot in incident

  29-11-2018 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  Police were on scene in Pelham, Ont. on Thursday after a Niagara regional police officer was shot during a shooting incident between two officers. The officer is listed in critical condition.
  
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• BREAKING: Alan Shepard has been named as Western University's 11th president, taking over the post from Amit Chakma… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  29-11-2018 22:16 via twitter.com
  BREAKING: Alan Shepard has been named as Western University's 11th president, taking over the post from Amit Chakma… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Alan Shepard named as Western University’s next president

  29-11-2018 22:10 via globalnews.ca
  Shepard takes over the post from Amit Chakma when his second term ends in June.
  
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• New Brunswick to intervene in Saskatchewan’s carbon tax challenge

  29-11-2018 21:53 via globalnews.ca
  The Ontario government is also challenging the plan in court, and New Brunswick says it will file a notice of intervention in that court challenge in the coming weeks.
  
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• Canada-U.S. women's hockey rivalry coming to London in February - The London Free Press

  29-11-2018 21:22
  Canada-U.S. women's hockey rivalry coming to London in February  The London Free PressThe feud between Canada and United States in women's hockey is coming to London.
  
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• SIU investigating police-involved shooting in Pelham; Niagara police officer injured trib.al/SkcpEwd

  29-11-2018 20:38 via twitter.com
  SIU investigating police-involved shooting in Pelham; Niagara police officer injured trib.al/SkcpEwd
  
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• Small Ontario town credits marketing scheme for drawing in new families to community

  29-11-2018 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  Last year, Smooth Rock Falls, Ont., offered to reimburse 90 per cent of the cost of the land if people built on it within two years - reducing the land cost to as little as $500 in some cases.
  
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• Ontario police officer seriously injured in shooting involving 2 officers: watchdog

  29-11-2018 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  Niagara Regional Police said on Thursday one of their officers has been transported by paramedics.
  
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• Ontario police officer seriously injured in shooting involving 2 officers: police watchdog

  29-11-2018 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  Niagara Regional Police said on Thursday one of their officers has been transported by paramedics.
  
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• UPDATE: London police release new surveillance photos of a suspect being sought in connection to a sexual assault F… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  29-11-2018 20:21 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: London police release new surveillance photos of a suspect being sought in connection to a sexual assault F… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Police saved the day after the 2-year-old accidentally locked their mother out of the house while she was taking ou… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  29-11-2018 19:16 via twitter.com
  Police saved the day after the 2-year-old accidentally locked their mother out of the house while she was taking ou… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• ‘I’m an auto workers daughter’: Andrea Horwath calls for Ontario auto strategy

  29-11-2018 19:13 via globalnews.ca
  Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath called for a provincial auto strategy during a speech at The Empire Club of Canada, encouraging the province to sit down with industry, labour leaders and the innovation sector.
  
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• Norfolk OPP reunite family after toddler unknowingly locks mother out of their home

  29-11-2018 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  A Norfolk OPP officer was able to climb through a window and reunite both children with their mother.
  
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• Horwath calls cancellation of university campuses ‘short-term thinking’

  29-11-2018 19:01 via globalnews.ca
  Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath took aim at Premier Doug Ford over his cancellation of university campuses in Brampton, Milton and Markham, calling the decision “short-term thinking.”
  
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• Car stolen at knifepoint spotted by police minutes later - CTV News

  29-11-2018 18:40
  Car stolen at knifepoint spotted by police minutes later  CTV NewsLondon police have charged a 36-year-old man after a woman was forced from a vehicle at knifepoint at a north end gas station.
  
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• Checking in on the G20 summit, corporate welfare, and safety on the LTC. It's the Craig Needles podcast. trib.al/0W6kcXB

  29-11-2018 18:26 via twitter.com
  Checking in on the G20 summit, corporate welfare, and safety on the LTC.It's the Craig Needles podcast. trib.al/0W6kcXB
  
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• Pilot jailed for showing up drunk for London-Tokyo flight - 680 NEWS - 680 News

  29-11-2018 16:51
  Pilot jailed for showing up drunk for London-Tokyo flight - 680 NEWS  680 NewsLONDON — A Japan Airlines pilot who reported for a London-to-Tokyo flight almost 10 times over the alcohol limit has been sentenced to 10 months in prison.
  
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• Enjoy the @CPHolidayTrain ft. @jojomasonmusic & @samrobertsband downtown on #RichmondRow tonight at 8:15pm! #GetDTL… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  29-11-2018 16:29 via twitter.com
  Enjoy the @CPHolidayTrain ft. @jojomasonmusic & @samrobertsband downtown on #RichmondRow tonight at 8:15pm! #GetDTL… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ontario households are more likely to spend money on apparel online. trib.al/5HpP7WQ

  29-11-2018 16:03 via twitter.com
  Ontario households are more likely to spend money on apparel online.trib.al/5HpP7WQ
  
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• Sean Mallen shares life as a Global News foreign correspondent in ‘Falling for London: A Cautionary Tale’

  29-11-2018 15:24 via globalnews.ca
  When Sean Mallen finally landed his dream job as Global National’s London-based foreign correspondent, his wife and daughter were less than thrilled to be uprooting their lives. Mallen details how he convinced them to go, how they learned to live in the wonderful (but expensive) city in his new book, “Falling for London: A Cautionary...
  
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• While the event is free, Londoners are encouraged to donate non-perishable food. #LdnOnt trib.al/vEn37hF

  29-11-2018 14:16 via twitter.com
  While the event is free, Londoners are encouraged to donate non-perishable food. #LdnOnttrib.al/vEn37hF
  
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• #BREAKING: Ottawa-area MPP Amanda Simard, who opposed cuts to province's French-language watchdog and a planned Fre… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  29-11-2018 14:10 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING: Ottawa-area MPP Amanda Simard, who opposed cuts to province's French-language watchdog and a planned Fre… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 20th anniversary CP Holiday Train will stop in London Thursday

  29-11-2018 14:08 via globalnews.ca
  The train will arrive at the Richmond Street rail line between Oxford Street and Mill Street around 8:15 p.m.
  
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• Ottawa-area MPP Amanda Simard resigns from PC caucus to sit as independent

  29-11-2018 14:04 via globalnews.ca
  The legislator from the Ontario riding of Glengarry-Prescott-Russell sent a letter to House Speaker Ted Arnott Thursday morning confirming her resignation.
  
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• Ontario PC caucus ‘united’ despite resignation of Ottawa-area MPP Simard: Ford

  29-11-2018 14:04 via globalnews.ca
  The legislator from the Ontario riding of Glengarry-Prescott-Russell sent a letter to House Speaker Ted Arnott Thursday morning confirming her resignation.
  
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• 20th anniversary CP Holiday Train will stop in London Thursday - Global News

  29-11-2018 13:08
  20th anniversary CP Holiday Train will stop in London Thursday  Global NewsThe train will arrive at the Richmond Street rail crossing between Oxford Street and Mill Street around 8:15 p.m..
  
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• Ontario’s Tory government set to release climate change plan

  29-11-2018 12:41 via globalnews.ca
  Premier Doug Ford's Conservatives cancelled the cap-and-trade system brought in by the previous Liberal government in July.
  
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• Ford government unveils much-anticipated climate-change plan

  29-11-2018 12:41 via globalnews.ca
  Premier Doug Ford's Conservatives cancelled the cap-and-trade system brought in by the previous Liberal government in July.
  
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• Ford government set to release climate change plan

  29-11-2018 12:41 via globalnews.ca
  Premier Doug Ford's Conservatives cancelled the cap-and-trade system brought in by the previous Liberal government in July.
  
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• "Charlie is my legal husband. Adam is my older partner. I consider him a life partner and vice versa. They get alon… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  29-11-2018 12:01 via twitter.com
  "Charlie is my legal husband. Adam is my older partner. I consider him a life partner and vice versa. They get alon… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 980 CFPL Bentley Hearing Services Weather Centre: Mainly cloudy, risk of freezing drizzle this morning, chance of f… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  29-11-2018 11:57 via twitter.com
  980 CFPL Bentley Hearing Services Weather Centre: Mainly cloudy, risk of freezing drizzle this morning, chance of f… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Always a treat when we get an update on the world of technology, as it whizzes by our melons on a daily basis. It's… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  29-11-2018 11:37 via twitter.com
  Always a treat when we get an update on the world of technology, as it whizzes by our melons on a daily basis. It's… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The B.C. compound police believe may be connected to “transnational drug trafficking” and the fentanyl trade

  29-11-2018 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  Many of us can’t resist tours of luxury homes just to get a glimpse of how the super-rich live. But there’s one compound in British Columbia getting a lot of police attention.
  
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• London to lose €800bn to Frankfurt as banks prepare for Brexit - The Guardian

  29-11-2018 09:00
  London to lose €800bn to Frankfurt as banks prepare for Brexit  The GuardianLondon will lose up to to €800bn (£700bn) in assets to rival financial hub Frankfurt by March 2019 as banks start to transfer business to the German city before ...
  
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• Tickets for Yanks-Red Sox in London in June cost $38-$493 - TSN

  29-11-2018 02:32
  Tickets for Yanks-Red Sox in London in June cost $38-$493  TSNNEW YORK — Major League Baseball is charging princely prices for its first games in Britain. Premium seats at London's Olympic Stadium will cost 385 pounds ...
  
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• Passion for dance helps Londoner share Latin culture

  29-11-2018 02:14
  Making the community a better place takes many forms and many people.
  Each year, the London & Middlesex Local Immigration Partnership recognizes a few of the people who came to the city and found a way to improve it.
  One of them is Alba Cielo Velasquez. Twice a week, she fills a school gym with the rhythmic sounds of Latin music and the lyrical cadences of her Spanish language. She teaches children the roots of the culture their parents and grandparents left behind in Colombia.
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• Column: Christmas shopping a joy in Old East Village

  29-11-2018 02:04
  All of the names on my Christmas list were already crossed out the day before Black Friday.
  I avoided screaming advertisements, crowded big box retailers, and the uncertainty of parcel deliveries during the Canada Post labour dispute.
  I don’t mean to sound too smug, but when I looked over my selections last week, I realized all of the gifts I chose came with a story and were as thoughtful as anything I could have found online or at the mall.
  Jolly old St. Nick ain’t got nothing on me
  
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• Wortley Village getting into the Christmas spirit

  29-11-2018 01:57
  Ho! Ho! Ho! The holidays are just around the corner and what better way to kick off the season, then to head on down to Wortley Village for its annual Christmas in the Village celebration.
  Expect fun for the whole family; have breakfast with Santa, listen to some carollers, take a horse and buggy ride and participate in some general all-around good cheer.
  The event takes place on Dec. 1, starting at 9:30 a.m., with activities peppered along Wortley Road from Bruce Street to Elmwood Avenue and be
  
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• London Shoebox Project looking for donations

  29-11-2018 01:34
  It starts with an empty shoebox.
  Add lots of caring, some camaraderie amongst friends and family and a desire to make a difference. What happens next can best be described as magical.
  All of a sudden, like something out of Santa’s workshop, that shoebox is brimming with carefully packed goodies – mittens, socks, a lip gloss, a gift card, maybe even a pretty bracelet and a bar of rich chocolate. And tucked in on top is the icing on the cake, a handwritten note of encouragement and, vo
  
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• Doug Ford says union leaders, politicians selling ‘false hope’ on General Motors closure

  29-11-2018 01:23 via globalnews.ca
  The premier accused Jerry Dias, the leader of the union representing the affected autoworkers, as well as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other politicians of grandstanding when they pledged to fight the closure.
  
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• Minister says Ontario must ‘prioritize’ Francophone university

  29-11-2018 01:11 via globalnews.ca
  Official Languages and La Francophonie Minister Melanie Joly said Wednesday, following a meeting with all five Canadian major party leaders, that the government would be putting pressure on the Ontario PCs over their decision to scrap a Francophone university and stressed the importance of prioritizing the French-language school.
  
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• NDP’s Jagmeet Singh wants more ‘concrete’ action on response to Ontario’s handling of Francophone issues

  29-11-2018 01:09 via globalnews.ca
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Wednesday he wanted to see more “concrete” action by the government to save a planned Francophone university in Ontario that the Ford government has decided to cancel.
  
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• Elizabeth May says party leaders coming together on Francophone in Ontario ‘symbolic’ but more needed

  29-11-2018 01:09 via globalnews.ca
  Green Party Leader Elizabeth May said Wednesday that it was “symbolic” that all five national party leaders came together to discuss Francophone rights as Doug Ford’s government handling of Francophone issues, but more needs to be done.
  
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• London's Catholic school board waives education requirement for French teachers - CBC.ca

  29-11-2018 01:00
  London's Catholic school board waives education requirement for French teachers  CBC.caThe London District School Board is in such dire need of elementary French teachers, it is waiving the requirement to have completed teachers' college for new ...
  
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