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• Go Inside Rehearsals for Leave to Remain in London - Playbill.com

  18-12-2018 23:41
  Go Inside Rehearsals for Leave to Remain in London  Playbill.comLeave to Remain, a new play by Matt Jones with music by Kele Okereke, began performances December 18 ahead of a January 24, 2019 official opening at ...
  
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• Moody’s Ontario credit rating downgrade hits health, education sectors trib.al/JWwqbDZ

  18-12-2018 22:53 via twitter.com
  Moody’s Ontario credit rating downgrade hits health, education sectors trib.al/JWwqbDZ
  
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• Moody’s Ontario credit rating downgrade hits health, education sectors trib.al/5pycGie

  18-12-2018 22:53 via twitter.com
  Moody’s Ontario credit rating downgrade hits health, education sectors trib.al/5pycGie
  
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• Alberta mom disappointed with Ottawa’s ‘no’ vote on infant loss leave

  18-12-2018 22:53 via globalnews.ca
  Earlier this month, members of Parliament voted against an amendment to C-86 brought forward by the Conservatives to ensure parents would be entitled to 12 weeks of leave following the death of a child.
  
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• Moody’s Ontario credit rating downgrade hits health, education sectors

  18-12-2018 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  Moody's says the downgrade affects three hospitals, one public university and three other government bodies, but says it has also changed their outlooks to stable from negative.
  
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• The mayor and a London MP admitted the decision is out of their hands, but said they are advocating for workers at… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-12-2018 22:47 via twitter.com
  The mayor and a London MP admitted the decision is out of their hands, but said they are advocating for workers at… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• London politicians doing damage control as feds look for way out of Saudi arms deal

  18-12-2018 22:46 via globalnews.ca
  There are growing concerns about the impact a contract cancellation would have on General Dynamics Land Systems and its workers.
  
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• As London's Business Cares Food Drive comes to an end, there's still a need for more donations. trib.al/OKGn6Rd

  18-12-2018 22:29 via twitter.com
  As London's Business Cares Food Drive comes to an end, there's still a need for more donations. trib.al/OKGn6Rd
  
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• More donations needed as London’s Business Cares Food Drive nears end

  18-12-2018 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  The food drive kicked off earlier this month, looking to raise more than 435,400 pounds of donated food, and comes to an end on Friday, Dec. 21.
  
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• ‘Brutally hacked’: Russia’s Embassy in London website targeted in cyberattack - RT

  18-12-2018 22:21
  ‘Brutally hacked’: Russia’s Embassy in London website targeted in cyberattack  RTThe website of the Russian Embassy in the UK was targeted by hackers. The mission says there are grounds to believe that the attack originated from Britain.
  
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• Around The Pros: Buffalo Sabres' resurgence could have legs due to local ties - The London Free Press

  18-12-2018 21:34
  Around The Pros: Buffalo Sabres' resurgence could have legs due to local ties  The London Free PressThe Buffalo Sabres' emergence is right up there as one of the NHL's best stories. They're in a position to make the playoffs after shuffling through a perpetual ...
  
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• More donations needed as London’s Business Cares Food Drive nears end - Global News

  18-12-2018 21:26
  More donations needed as London’s Business Cares Food Drive nears end  Global NewsThe food drive kicked off earlier this month, looking to raise more than 435400 pounds of donated food, and comes to an end on Friday, Dec. 21.
  
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• Another senior staff member leaving city hall - The London Free Press

  18-12-2018 21:17
  Another senior staff member leaving city hall  The London Free PressYet another high-ranking bureaucrat - the fourth in two weeks - is quitting Sarnia city hall, an exodus that follows once-embattled Mayor Mike Bradley's decisive ...
  
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• London police detective pleads guilty to drunk driving - The London Free Press

  18-12-2018 21:13
  London police detective pleads guilty to drunk driving  The London Free PressST. THOMAS — London police Det. Barbra Martin removed a bottle of vodka and a can of beer from her purse while retrieving her driver's licence after being ...
  
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• The London Report: Cautious sales guidance lifts Indivior - Financial Times

  18-12-2018 20:45
  The London Report: Cautious sales guidance lifts Indivior  Financial TimesLondon-listed addiction treatment specialist Indivior rose on Tuesday after saying it expected to meet its full-year sales guidance so long as a competitor did not ...
  
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• Sex-ed curriculum consult website flooded by ‘certain groups’ who may have skewed results: Ford

  18-12-2018 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford is suggesting the results of an online consultation on sex education were skewed by "certain groups" in the early stages of the process.
  
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• 'Mindful care' can improve health of marginalized patients - CTV News

  18-12-2018 19:51
  'Mindful care' can improve health of marginalized patients  CTV NewsInclusive primary care improves people's health. That's the takeaway from a new study released in collaboration with Western University and the University of ...
  
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• Thirty dogs and puppies surrended to London shelter - CTV News

  18-12-2018 19:18
  Thirty dogs and puppies surrended to London shelter  CTV NewsThe Humane Society of London & Middlesex is asking for public help after 30 animals were surrendered to the shelter.
  
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• London Jews fear Brexit repercussions amid housing slump - The Jerusalem Post - Israel News

  18-12-2018 19:07
  London Jews fear Brexit repercussions amid housing slump  The Jerusalem Post - Israel NewsThe London bubble may have burst not only because of Brexit uncertainty, but also because “prices had become unaffordable,” Murray said.
  
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• Spy cameras technology trials in central London - BBC News

  18-12-2018 18:58
  Spy cameras technology trials in central London  BBC NewsThe Metropolitan Police is trialling equipment which scans the faces of shoppers with software to identify wanted people, similar to an existing scheme in Wales.
  
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• Museum to shed light on women who shaped transport in London - The Guardian

  18-12-2018 18:42
  Museum to shed light on women who shaped transport in London  The GuardianThey include the women of Willesden bus garage who sparked a nationwide strike over equal pay in 1918, Joy Jarvis, who designed London Transport's ...
  
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• Best Christmas Lights Displays 2018 - CTV News

  18-12-2018 18:31
  Best Christmas Lights Displays 2018  CTV NewsCheck out a map of some of the best Christmas displays in London, Ont. and a list of more great spots in nearby cities and towns, plus scroll down for a photo ...
  
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• Reacting to the sentence for a drunk driver who killed a mother and daughter along 'carnage alley', how Ontario's e… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-12-2018 18:29 via twitter.com
  Reacting to the sentence for a drunk driver who killed a mother and daughter along 'carnage alley', how Ontario's e… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• U.S. Diplomats Top List of Unpaid London Traffic Charge Fines - Bloomberg

  18-12-2018 18:21
  U.S. Diplomats Top List of Unpaid London Traffic Charge Fines  BloombergThe staff of U.S. Ambassador Woody Johnson IV owe the U.K. nearly 12 million pounds ($15.2 million) in unpaid congestion charges levied on vehicles in ...
  
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• Bluebird, a Long-Running London Hit, Comes to Manhattan - New York Times

  18-12-2018 18:17
  Bluebird, a Long-Running London Hit, Comes to Manhattan  New York TimesBluebird London, a branch of a restaurant founded by Sir Terence Conran in the 1990s, is open for business in the Time Warner Center.
  
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• The society says that at an already busy time of year, 30 dogs and puppies were surrendered to the shelter includin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-12-2018 18:04 via twitter.com
  The society says that at an already busy time of year, 30 dogs and puppies were surrendered to the shelter includin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Influx of 30 dogs, puppies surrendered to Humane Society London & Middlesex prompts appeal for help

  18-12-2018 18:01 via globalnews.ca
  The society says 30 dogs and puppies were recently surrendered to the shelter including a nursing mother with six puppies and a dog with a pronounced heart murmur. 
  
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• Doug Ford says Ron Taverner will take command of OPP following review

  18-12-2018 17:17 via globalnews.ca
  Ford said he believes that review will take four to six weeks and praised Taverner for delaying his move into the role.
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow's In Goop Health Wellness Summit Is Coming To London - Vogue.co.uk

  18-12-2018 17:10
  Gwyneth Paltrow's In Goop Health Wellness Summit Is Coming To London  Vogue.co.ukFollowing the launch of Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop into the UK this September, the brand's In Goop Health wellness summit is coming to London for the first time in ...
  
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• Cohen: London, at Christmas, braces for Brexit and awaits a saviour - Ottawa Citizen

  18-12-2018 16:49
  Cohen: London, at Christmas, braces for Brexit and awaits a saviour  Ottawa CitizenThis holiday season, pre-Brexit Britain is an automobile accident happening in slow motion. But that hasn't stopped the Yuletide revelry.
  
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• The sentence means Dellen Millard will not be eligible to apply for parole for 75 years. trib.al/kGOHSlb

  18-12-2018 16:48 via twitter.com
  The sentence means Dellen Millard will not be eligible to apply for parole for 75 years.trib.al/kGOHSlb
  
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• "Finding mobility, fitness, community At The Barre" By @Newswriter22 Read more: ✨ bit.ly/2Esw4sc ✨… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-12-2018 16:36 via twitter.com
  "Finding mobility, fitness, community At The Barre"By @Newswriter22 Read more: ✨ bit.ly/2Esw4sc ✨… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• London Corporate Challenge aims to raise $85K for Merrymount - CTV News

  18-12-2018 15:45
  London Corporate Challenge aims to raise $85K for Merrymount  CTV NewsThe annual London Corporate Challenge will be looking to raise $85000 in 2019 for the Merrymount Family Support and Crisis Centre.
  
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• Ontario Energy Minister says legislation to block OPG strike can pass ‘as early as’ Thursday

  18-12-2018 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  Ontario Energy Minister Greg Rickford said that the government legislation that would prohibit any strikes or lockouts by the Ontario Power Generation or the Power Workers’ Union could pass as early as Thursday, but that there is still room for the Opposition to “stop the debate.” In addition, the OPG will begin the ‘winding down’...
  
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• Peter Fragiskatos is set to hold a media event this morning to talk about the state of the deal which involves ligh… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-12-2018 15:09 via twitter.com
  Peter Fragiskatos is set to hold a media event this morning to talk about the state of the deal which involves ligh… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• It's unclear exactly how much money London schools will lose, but education officials say they'll no longer have mi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-12-2018 15:09 via twitter.com
  It's unclear exactly how much money London schools will lose, but education officials say they'll no longer have mi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• London MP to hold media availability about Saudi Arabia arms deal

  18-12-2018 15:07 via globalnews.ca
  Fragiskatos will discuss the current state of the Saudi arms deal, its impact on the local economy, and its importance for London workers and businesses.
  
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• Education officials in London worry for math programs after provincial funding cuts

  18-12-2018 15:03 via globalnews.ca
  London's public and Catholic schools will lose out on millions of dollars of funding that gave students extra support.
  
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• Over 280,000 homes could be built above London's railway tracks - Dezeen

  18-12-2018 15:00
  Over 280,000 homes could be built above London's railway tracks  DezeenMore than 280000 homes could be built in unused space above train tracks in London according to WSP's Out of Thin Air – One Year On report.
  
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• London leaders seek more assurance from Liberal MP over Saudi arms deal - The London Free Press

  18-12-2018 14:49
  London leaders seek more assurance from Liberal MP over Saudi arms deal  The London Free PressA London MP Tuesday sought to allay fears by workers at a giant defence contractor in the city, saying “no decision has been made ” by the Liberal government ...
  
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• Beefeaters to go on strike at Tower of London for first time in 55 years - Evening Standard

  18-12-2018 14:43
  Beefeaters to go on strike at Tower of London for first time in 55 years  Evening StandardFor the first time in 55 years, London's Beefeaters will go on strike amid a dispute about pensions. Beefeaters, jewel house wardens and other staff at some of ...
  
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• CK woman airlifted to London hospital after crash - BlackburnNews.com

  18-12-2018 14:29
  CK woman airlifted to London hospital after crash  BlackburnNews.comChatham-Kent police continue to investigate a serious crash that sent a Thamesville woman to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police said they were ...
  
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• The Salvation Army is looking for toys for kids aged 1-2 and 9-12 as well as volunteers for 80 kettle shifts betwee… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-12-2018 14:27 via twitter.com
  The Salvation Army is looking for toys for kids aged 1-2 and 9-12 as well as volunteers for 80 kettle shifts betwee… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Salvation Army needs Londoners’ help for strong finish to Christmas Hamper campaign

  18-12-2018 14:05 via globalnews.ca
  According to officials, more than 4,700 bags of toys have been handed out over the first three distribution days.
  
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• Education officials in London worry for math programs after provincial funding cuts - Global News

  18-12-2018 14:03
  Education officials in London worry for math programs after provincial funding cuts  Global NewsLondon's public and Catholic schools will lose out on millions of dollars of funding that gave students extra support.
  
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• London’s black cabs ‘up to thirty times as toxic as personal cars of same age’, research reveals - The Independent

  18-12-2018 13:48
  London’s black cabs ‘up to thirty times as toxic as personal cars of same age’, research reveals  The IndependentSome of the most common models of London's world-famous black cabs are emitting up to 30 times as much pollution as personal cars the same age, research ...
  
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• Jose Mourinho sacked: Manager set to return to family home in London - Daily Mail

  18-12-2018 13:37
  Jose Mourinho sacked: Manager set to return to family home in London  Daily MailSacked Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is heading back to his £25million family home in London today after living in a hotel up north for two years.
  
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• "So, If I go to physio in your hometown, I'm likely going to get @CubanLunch chocolate bar out of it?" @drex "Well… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  18-12-2018 13:18 via twitter.com
  "So, If I go to physio in your hometown, I'm likely going to get @CubanLunch chocolate bar out of it?" @drex"Well… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Sentencing decision expected for killer Dellen Millard in death of father

  18-12-2018 12:19 via globalnews.ca
  Prosecutors have asked for an additional 25 years of parole ineligibility on top of the 50 years Millard must serve in prison without parole for those previous murders.
  
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• Dellen Millard sentenced in death of father, must serve 75 years before able to apply for parole

  18-12-2018 12:19 via globalnews.ca
  The 33-year-old was found guilty earlier this year for the first-degree murder of his father, Wayne Millard, whose death was initially ruled a suicide.
  
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