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• 1st day of consultations show overwhelming support for modernized Ontario sex-ed curriculum

  17-12-2018 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  Roughly 1,600 submissions obtained by The Canadian Press through a freedom of information request show the vast majority called for the modernized 2015 curriculum to be reinstated.
  
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• Only 1 buck-a-beer option still available for Ontarians

  17-12-2018 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  When Ford announced incentives for companies selling beer at $1 for a bottle or can last August, two breweries took him up on the offer - Cool Brewery in Toronto and Barley Days Brewery in Picton, Ont.
  
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• Thanks to a $10k donation from the Brandon Prust Foundation, Make-A-Wish Southwestern Ontario is sending Samantha P… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-12-2018 23:44 via twitter.com
  Thanks to a $10k donation from the Brandon Prust Foundation, Make-A-Wish Southwestern Ontario is sending Samantha P… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Saudi arms deal: London area suppliers foresee job losses if cancelled - The London Free Press

  17-12-2018 23:43
  Saudi arms deal: London area suppliers foresee job losses if cancelled  The London Free PressIf the contract to supply Saudi Arabia with London-built military vehicles were cancelled, the impact would also be deeply felt in the hundreds of suppliers that ...
  
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• Make-A-Wish, Brandon Prust Foundation grant wish of young brain tumour survivor

  17-12-2018 23:40 via globalnews.ca
  Ever since learning about the ruins in Mexico, Samantha has wanted to see them for herself. Now, she'll get to do just that, with her family by her side.
  
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• Family shelter cancels overflow program in face of 'unsustainable' demand - The London Free Press

  17-12-2018 23:02
  Family shelter cancels overflow program in face of 'unsustainable' demand  The London Free PressThe Rotholme Women's and Family Shelter in London is cancelling an overflow program that put families up in hotels and motels at the end of the year because ...
  
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• THIS JUST IN: A proposed update on London's multi-year budget projects a 2.7% tax hike for 2019, down from the 2.8%… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-12-2018 22:44 via twitter.com
  THIS JUST IN: A proposed update on London's multi-year budget projects a 2.7% tax hike for 2019, down from the 2.8%… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Hubert Domonchuk already had 43 driving-related convictions to his name when his pickup truck crossed the 401 into… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-12-2018 21:47 via twitter.com
  Hubert Domonchuk already had 43 driving-related convictions to his name when his pickup truck crossed the 401 into… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• .@YogaShack on Ann has so many great gift ideas downtown this holiday season! Check out this video for some gift gi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-12-2018 21:43 via twitter.com
  .@YogaShack on Ann has so many great gift ideas downtown this holiday season! Check out this video for some gift gi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Cambridge man sentenced to 8 years in impaired crash that killed London mother, daughter

  17-12-2018 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  The Crown and defence made a joint submission requesting eight years in prison, noting that he had 43 driving-related convictions already, roughly half of them for speeding. 
  
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• Cambridge man sentenced to 8 years in impaired crash that killed London mother, daughter - Global News

  17-12-2018 20:42
  Cambridge man sentenced to 8 years in impaired crash that killed London mother, daughter  Global NewsThe man charged with impaired driving in a horrific crash on Highway 401 that claimed the lives of a mother and her five-year-old daughter in the summer of ...
  
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• London police have warrant for carjacking suspect - The London Free Press

  17-12-2018 20:26
  London police have warrant for carjacking suspect  The London Free PressLondon police have obtained an arrest warrant for a suspect in a violent carjacking earlier in this fall.
  
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• The Vipers cheerleading squad from Power Cheer Gym help reveal a surprise wish experience to Samantha, a brain tumo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-12-2018 20:01 via twitter.com
  The Vipers cheerleading squad from Power Cheer Gym help reveal a surprise wish experience to Samantha, a brain tumo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ottawa allowed 4-month reprieve to amend solitary confinement law struck down as unconstitutional

  17-12-2018 19:47 via globalnews.ca
  In its decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal extended the deadline until April 30, 2019.
  
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• Spirit of Giving: Marconi Club serves up Christmas meal for London's needy - The London Free Press

  17-12-2018 18:39
  Spirit of Giving: Marconi Club serves up Christmas meal for London's needy  The London Free PressLondon's Marconi Club on Sunday held its 36th Christmas meal for London's needy. “This is one of the ways that we give back,” said Angela Greco Wilson, ...
  
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• Power workers strike or lockout could lead to rolling brownouts across Ontario: Rickford

  17-12-2018 18:35 via globalnews.ca
  Ontario Energy Minister Greg Rickford said on Monday that powering down nuclear reactor units in the province, if a strike or lockout was to go ahead, could lead to rolling brownouts throughout Ontario
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Minister of Energy Greg Rickford discusses Power Workers' Union strike notice trib.al/aPNa30B

  17-12-2018 18:34 via twitter.com
  WATCH LIVE: Minister of Energy Greg Rickford discusses Power Workers' Union strike notice trib.al/aPNa30B
  
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• Ontario government to preempt Power Workers’ Union strike with legislation

  17-12-2018 18:32 via globalnews.ca
  The Ontario government announced Monday it would introduce legislation that would “prohibit and require the termination” of any strikes or lockouts by Ontario Power Generation or the Power Workers’ Union.
  
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• Reacting to the Prime Minister's comments about Canada's arms deal with Saudi Arabia. It's the Craig Needles podca… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-12-2018 18:25 via twitter.com
  Reacting to the Prime Minister's comments about Canada's arms deal with Saudi Arabia.It's the Craig Needles podca… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Check out our @AM980News Christmas Lights Interactive Map. If you’d like to submit a home, please email news@980cf… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-12-2018 17:29 via twitter.com
  Check out our @AM980NewsChristmas Lights Interactive Map. If you’d like to submit a home, please email news@980cf… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ron Taverner rescinds resignation from Toronto police after OPP commissioner appointment delayed. trib.al/FS30r7g #onpoli

  17-12-2018 17:16 via twitter.com
  Ron Taverner rescinds resignation from Toronto police after OPP commissioner appointment delayed. trib.al/FS30r7g #onpoli
  
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• Fire causes more than $1-million in damage at boat storage facility near Simcoe trib.al/mhbLP9z

  17-12-2018 17:11 via twitter.com
  Fire causes more than $1-million in damage at boat storage facility near Simcoe trib.al/mhbLP9z
  
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• Ron Taverner rescinds resignation from Toronto police after OPP commissioner appointment delayed

  17-12-2018 16:46 via globalnews.ca
  Toronto police spokeswoman Meaghan Gray says Supt. Ron Taverner will return to his role as unit commander of three divisions in the city's northwest end.
  
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• Colleges in Ontario develop free speech policy ahead of government deadline

  17-12-2018 16:25 via globalnews.ca
  The policy applies to all of the province's 24 colleges, and defines freedom of expression as "the right to speak, write, listen, challenge and learn."
  
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• Fire does $1M in damage at boat storage facility near Simcoe

  17-12-2018 16:17 via globalnews.ca
  Several boats have been damaged following a fire at a storage facility near Simcoe Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Who's watching you from an unmarked van while you shop in London? Cops with facial recog tech - The Register

  17-12-2018 13:42
  Who's watching you from an unmarked van while you shop in London? Cops with facial recog tech  The RegisterLondon cops have been slammed for using unmarked vans to test controversial and inaccurate automated facial recognition technology on Christmas shoppers.
  
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• Police say surveillance footage shows eight break and enters happened Sunday between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. #LdnOnt trib.al/wySvtY5

  17-12-2018 13:27 via twitter.com
  Police say surveillance footage shows eight break and enters happened Sunday between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. #LdnOnttrib.al/wySvtY5
  
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• London man facing 8 charges following string of break and enters

  17-12-2018 13:23 via globalnews.ca
  According to police, a man was seen trying to open several doors in the building until he found ones that were unlocked.
  
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• Obstacles That Shape Us: Lim(b)itless woman on why she’s unstoppable

  17-12-2018 12:54 via globalnews.ca
  Obstacles that Shape Us is a series of inspiring stories shared by Canadians who have overcome adversity. Here's how four-way amputee and motivational speaker Tracy Schmitt is truly unstoppable.
  
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• Corrections adviser recommends overhaul to address violence in Ontario jails

  17-12-2018 12:33 via globalnews.ca
  A report from Ontario's independent corrections adviser has made a number of recommendations aimed at making jails safer, in response to an increase in reported inmate-on-staff violence at the province's correctional institutions.
  
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• Ontario legislature set to debate bill to prevent strike at power utility

  17-12-2018 12:28 via globalnews.ca
  The notice of a strike also came on Friday, a day after members of the Power Workers' Union rejected a contract offer from OPG, putting them in a legal strike position as of Dec. 26.
  
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• Ontario legislature introduces bill to prevent strike at power utility

  17-12-2018 12:28 via globalnews.ca
  The Progressive Conservatives reconvened the legislature Monday - just over a week after lawmakers rose for their winter break - to table the bill that would stop job action at the utility.
  
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• London man facing 8 charges following string of break and enters - Global News

  17-12-2018 12:23
  London man facing 8 charges following string of break and enters  Global NewsAccording to police, a man was seen trying to open several doors in the building until he found ones that were unlocked.
  
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• Madrid and London drafting deal to preserve voting rights after Brexit - EL PAÍS in English

  17-12-2018 12:05
  Madrid and London drafting deal to preserve voting rights after Brexit  EL PAÍS in EnglishMadrid and London are negotiating a bilateral treaty to maintain local voting rights for the 280,000 British nationals living in Spain and the more than 115,000 ...
  
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• Arrest made in student housing break-ins - CTV News

  17-12-2018 12:05
  Arrest made in student housing break-ins  CTV NewsLondon police have arrested a man following eight break-ins at student apartments.
  
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• Critics slam Ford government $25 million funding cuts for education programs

  17-12-2018 12:01 via globalnews.ca
  NDP Education Critic Marit Stiles slammed the Ford government decision to slash millions of dollars in funding for student programs, saying that it will affect the most “vulnerable” and “marginalized” youth.
  
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• "She is bonkers. Gwyneth Paltrow is crazy. And should not be listened to by anybody at any stage, for any length of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-12-2018 11:59 via twitter.com
  "She is bonkers. Gwyneth Paltrow is crazy. And should not be listened to by anybody at any stage, for any length of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• London's new official plan for cycling is bold but has a major flaw - The Guardian

  17-12-2018 10:51
  London's new official plan for cycling is bold but has a major flaw  The GuardianWith no new infrastructure or funding, questions remain on how to genuinely democratise cycling in a big city.
  
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• More former employees come forward with allegations against London restaurant owner - CBC.ca

  17-12-2018 10:00
  More former employees come forward with allegations against London restaurant owner  CBC.caThe owner of a London restaurant, who admits not paying his employees' wages this fall, has a history of financial troubles, CBC News has learned.
  
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• Since October 27, the London Knights have lost one game in regulation and one game in a shootout and enter the holi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  17-12-2018 01:39 via twitter.com
  Since October 27, the London Knights have lost one game in regulation and one game in a shootout and enter the holi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• London Knights head into holiday break with 5-3 win over Erie

  17-12-2018 01:31 via globalnews.ca
  The London Knights kicked off a 12-day break with a victory in front of their home fans on Sunday.
  
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