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• Jobless rate at all time low for London area, but total labour force falling: Statistics Canada - The London Free Press

  07-12-2018 23:09
  Jobless rate at all time low for London area, but total labour force falling: Statistics Canada  The London Free PressThe London area's jobless rate last month matched an all-time low, but the local labour pool shrunk for the second consecutive month in November, putting a ...
  
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• Newcomers burned out of home helped by son's Banting football teammates - The London Free Press

  07-12-2018 22:59
  Newcomers burned out of home helped by son's Banting football teammates  The London Free PressShot as a boy and left hobbled by the wound and botched medical procedure, London high school football player Josh Ruboneka arrived in Canada as a ...
  
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• Ottawa mother left with questions after Uber drives away with three-year-old son

  07-12-2018 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  For an Ottawa mother, what was supposed to be a trip to a Christmas party turned into panic as her Uber drove away with her son in the back seat.
  
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• Boler Mountain hopes skiing can start late next week - The London Free Press

  07-12-2018 22:04
  Boler Mountain hopes skiing can start late next week  The London Free PressOfficials with London's Boler Mountain say there's a chance they could open by late next week as a bit of natural snow, and plenty of machine-made white stuff, ...
  
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• Rural Ontario may soon tap into natural gas - The London Free Press

  07-12-2018 21:49
  Rural Ontario may soon tap into natural gas  The London Free PressThousands of people in rural and northern Ontario could soon have a more affordable form of energy heating their homes due to the Access to Natural Gas Act, ...
  
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• Map shows homicide hotspots in medieval London - Big Think

  07-12-2018 21:41
  Map shows homicide hotspots in medieval London  Big ThinkThis map shows where in London 143 murders took place from 1300 to 1340.
  
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• London's new city council is set to make one of its first major decisions with a deadline fast approaching to appro… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-12-2018 21:39 via twitter.com
  London's new city council is set to make one of its first major decisions with a deadline fast approaching to appro… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• This Is Why: Looking back on Global News investigative reports in 2018

  07-12-2018 21:34 via globalnews.ca
  Carolyn Jarvis, chief investigative correspondent for Global News, shared some of her investigative highlights in the latest episode of This Is Why.
  
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• New London councillor says decision to opt-in to private marijuana retail an easy ‘yes’

  07-12-2018 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  London's new city council is set to make one of its first major decisions with a deadline fast approaching to approve or deny private retail of marijuana in the city.
  
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• Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou wanted for fraud in U.S., court hears trib.al/3oysIgM

  07-12-2018 21:32 via twitter.com
  Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou wanted for fraud in U.S., court hears trib.al/3oysIgM
  
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• London Catholic diocese to appeal judge's sex abuse ruling - CBC.ca

  07-12-2018 21:05
  London Catholic diocese to appeal judge's sex abuse ruling  CBC.caThe London Catholic Diocese says it will appeal a judge's ruling that is allowing a civil sexual abuse lawsuit against it to be re-opened.
  
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• New London councillor says decision to opt-in to private marijuana retail an easy ‘yes’ - Global News

  07-12-2018 20:33
  New London councillor says decision to opt-in to private marijuana retail an easy ‘yes’  Global NewsLondon's new city council is set to make one of its first major decisions with a deadline fast approaching to approve or deny private retail of marijuana in the city.
  
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• Algerian man dies in London immigration detention centre - The Independent

  07-12-2018 20:08
  Algerian man dies in London immigration detention centre  The IndependentAn Algerian man has died in an immigration detention centre in London. The Home Office confirmed the 51-year-old detainee died at Harmondsworth ...
  
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• Work of some elevator companies falling short: Auditor General - CTV News

  07-12-2018 20:03
  Work of some elevator companies falling short: Auditor General  CTV NewsLarge elevator companies are continually thumbing their noses at Ontario's largely impotent safety authority, the province's auditor-general has found.
  
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• Auditor general’s report slams Ontario elevator companies, safety authority

  07-12-2018 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  While deaths and injuries from elevator mishaps are relatively rare, they are occurring more frequently.
  
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• London couple facing charges after police seize variety of drugs and two replica handguns trib.al/PbxoDyo #LdnOnt

  07-12-2018 18:59 via twitter.com
  London couple facing charges after police seize variety of drugs and two replica handguns trib.al/PbxoDyo #LdnOnt
  
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• London couple facing charges after police seize variety of drugs and two replica handguns

  07-12-2018 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  Members of the guns and drugs section executed search warrants on Thursday morning at locations on Commissioners Road East and Culver Drive. 
  
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• Vox Pop: City of London riding roughshod over rights of heritage homeowner - The London Free Press

  07-12-2018 18:08
  Vox Pop: City of London riding roughshod over rights of heritage homeowner  The London Free PressTo move the house or to knock it down? That is the question.Actually, that's not so much of a question, as it is the only options given to 75-year-old London ...
  
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• The London-St. Thomas unemployment rate ticked down once again last month, to 4.8 per cent. trib.al/rIlQipS #LdnOnt #StTOnt

  07-12-2018 17:54 via twitter.com
  The London-St. Thomas unemployment rate ticked down once again last month, to 4.8 per cent. trib.al/rIlQipS #LdnOnt #StTOnt
  
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• London-St. Thomas jobless rate ticks down to 4.8 per cent in November

  07-12-2018 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  The London-St. Thomas unemployment rate fell to 4.8 per cent in November.
  
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• London couple charged after drugs, replica guns seized - The London Free Press

  07-12-2018 17:49
  London couple charged after drugs, replica guns seized  The London Free PressA London couple faces a number of drug-related charges after two police raids Thursday, police said.Police said they seized close to 60 grams of ...
  
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• Ford government defends changes to child care rules under new bill

  07-12-2018 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  Critics say they're concerned that changing the ratios could put younger children who need greater levels of supervision at risk.
  
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• Human trafficking operation "Project Circuit" leads to charges against 25 men, contact with 56 women and girls in L… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-12-2018 17:38 via twitter.com
  Human trafficking operation "Project Circuit" leads to charges against 25 men, contact with 56 women and girls in L… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• More than 2 dozen men charged in human trafficking operation: London police

  07-12-2018 17:26 via globalnews.ca
  The investigation ran from Oct. 16 to Nov. 23 and focused on human trafficking in London, Woodstock, St. Thomas and Strathroy.
  
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• London-St. Thomas jobless rate ticks down to 4.8 per cent in November - Global News

  07-12-2018 16:51
  London-St. Thomas jobless rate ticks down to 4.8 per cent in November  Global NewsThe local unemployment rate dipped again last month to a near record low, but the numbers aren't entirely rosy. Statistics Canada released the latest figures ...
  
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• More than 2 dozen men charged in human trafficking operation: London police - Global News

  07-12-2018 16:26
  More than 2 dozen men charged in human trafficking operation: London police  Global NewsThe investigation ran from Oct. 16 to Nov. 23 and focused on human trafficking in London, Woodstock, St. Thomas and Strathroy.
  
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• Ontario senior couple say they felt pressured by a real estate agent to sell their family home and are now embroile… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-12-2018 16:18 via twitter.com
  Ontario senior couple say they felt pressured by a real estate agent to sell their family home and are now embroile… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• ‘I’d rather die than move’: Ontario senior couple say they felt pressured to sell family home

  07-12-2018 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  An elderly couple's family claims they were pressured to sell their home in a highly sought after Woodbridge neighbourhood by a real estate agent with Royal LePage. The man signed a contract to sell, but his daughter insists he wasn't competent to make that decision.
  
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• About 4 Aspen Place: Sifting through the ashes of a London mansion fire - The London Free Press

  07-12-2018 15:30
  About 4 Aspen Place: Sifting through the ashes of a London mansion fire  The London Free PressA swift-moving fire at a luxury house in Lambeth. An arson investigation. Lawsuits swirling. A high-flying owner. More than a year after a blaze destroyed a ...
  
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• "@thegrandlondon honoured for its community connection" By @Newswriter22 Read more: ✨ bit.ly/2QM7itT ✨… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-12-2018 15:22 via twitter.com
  "@thegrandlondon honoured for its community connection"By @Newswriter22 Read more: ✨ bit.ly/2QM7itT ✨… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Little Londoners will have another chance to see the man in red before Christmas during this weekend's @ArgyleBIA S… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-12-2018 14:38 via twitter.com
  Little Londoners will have another chance to see the man in red before Christmas during this weekend's @ArgyleBIA S… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Perth County OPP say they're investigating a serious crash east of Stratford that sent 6 people to hospital last ni… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-12-2018 13:55 via twitter.com
  Perth County OPP say they're investigating a serious crash east of Stratford that sent 6 people to hospital last ni… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 6 people sent to hospital after crash east of Stratford

  07-12-2018 13:53 via globalnews.ca
  The victims' current conditions aren't known, and the cause of the collision remains under investigation.
  
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• Around the OHL: 2 coaches and a major trade

  07-12-2018 13:52 via globalnews.ca
  OHL coaches Trevor Letowski and Cory Stillman join the show to talk about the trade that sent Michael DiPietro from Windsor to the Ottawa 67's.
  
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• AgMedica expanding to London, doubling in size - BlackburnNews.com

  07-12-2018 13:15
  AgMedica expanding to London, doubling in size  BlackburnNews.comA Chatham-Kent based medical marijuana company is expanding to London and more than doubling its footprint. AgMedica Bioscience Inc. announced ...
  
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• Laylow in Golborne Road: How the celebrity members' club became London's ultimate place to party - Evening Standard

  07-12-2018 12:38
  Laylow in Golborne Road: How the celebrity members' club became London's ultimate place to party  Evening StandardOn Monday night, David Beckham entered a blue, neon-lit door in Golborne Road, just north of Notting Hill, followed by wife Victoria and son Brooklyn.
  
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• Peter Barber's Adventurously Eccentric London Architecture - ArchDaily

  07-12-2018 12:20
  Peter Barber's Adventurously Eccentric London Architecture  ArchDailyLondon architecture today, for all the big-hitters that dominate the headlines (Foster, Rogers, Heatherwick), finds its richness in small studios. Peter Barber leads ...
  
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• Fetch! Canines play role of 'ball dogs' at London tennis event - Channel NewsAsia

  07-12-2018 12:10
  Fetch! Canines play role of 'ball dogs' at London tennis event  Channel NewsAsiaA dog from the charity 'Canine Partners' acts as ball boy for a game during a Champions Tennis doubles match between Mansour Bahrami and Juan Carlos ...
  
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• "I think this is wonderful punishment. I think this is appropriate punishment. I like the way the punishment was di… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-12-2018 12:00 via twitter.com
  "I think this is wonderful punishment. I think this is appropriate punishment. I like the way the punishment was di… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 980 CFPL Bentley Hearing Services Weather Centre: A mix of sun and cloud, high -3, wind chill -15 in the morning, p… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-12-2018 11:58 via twitter.com
  980 CFPL Bentley Hearing Services Weather Centre: A mix of sun and cloud, high -3, wind chill -15 in the morning, p… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The 9 London Christmas photos every Instagrammer has - INSIDER

  07-12-2018 10:40
  The 9 London Christmas photos every Instagrammer has  INSIDERThere's nowhere like London at Christmas, a city which runs solely on mince pies and mulled wine for the whole of December. While the streets may be ...
  
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• Waterfront Toronto board members fired following deal with Google-linked company

  07-12-2018 07:58 via globalnews.ca
  Sidewalk Labs, a unit of Google’s parent company Alphabet, is proposing to turn a rundown part of the city’s waterfront into what may be the most wired community in history.
  
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• Police search for girl, 9, missing since getting into London taxi 10 months ago - Evening Standard

  07-12-2018 06:00
  Police search for girl, 9, missing since getting into London taxi 10 months ago  Evening StandardPolice are searching for a girl, 9, who has not been seen since being picked up by a minicab in London ten months ago. Officers shared a passport image of the ...
  
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• Mo Bolden leads London Lightning to 99-98 win over Windsor - The London Free Press

  07-12-2018 04:40
  Mo Bolden leads London Lightning to 99-98 win over Windsor  The London Free PressMo Bolden believes he should have been named the top defensive player in the National Basketball League of Canada last season.If he puts together more ...
  
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• Canadiens face Ottawa in Kanata - The London Free Press

  07-12-2018 04:00
  Canadiens face Ottawa in Kanata  The London Free PressSenators will have revenge in mind after Tuesday night stomping at Bell Centre.
  
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• The @LondonLightning have defeated the Windsor Express 99-98 to improve to 4-2 on the season.

  07-12-2018 03:23 via twitter.com
  The @LondonLightning have defeated the Windsor Express 99-98 to improve to 4-2 on the season.
  
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• “We don’t need to be lectured by his ministers, we need to talk about things that matter for people in each of our… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  07-12-2018 03:14 via twitter.com
  “We don’t need to be lectured by his ministers, we need to talk about things that matter for people in each of our… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Canadian premiers head to Montreal for tough meeting with Justin Trudeau

  07-12-2018 03:03 via globalnews.ca
  Federal officials have privately conceded that little headway is likely to be made on the official objective of the meeting: knocking down barriers to trade between provinces.
  
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• Letters to the editor: Dec. 7 - The London Free Press

  07-12-2018 02:50
  Letters to the editor: Dec. 7  The London Free Press'Beautiful tribute' to hero Thanks to the LFP, for Dan Brown's article, War hero quick with a joke, reluctant to talk of horrors (Dec. 4).While I didn't know this war ...
  
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• METALS-London copper bounces from 3-week low amid talks of Fed pause - Reuters

  07-12-2018 02:47
  METALS-London copper bounces from 3-week low amid talks of Fed pause  ReutersLondon copper climbed more than 1 percent on Friday as reports that the U.S. Federal Reserve could pause from raising interest rates helped the metal recover ...
  
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