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• ‘Facing my demon’: Victim who survived Bruce McArthur attack says guilty plea brings little comfort

  30-01-2019 23:48 via globalnews.ca
  As serial killer Bruce McAthur pleaded guilty in a Toronto courtroom, Sean Cribbin was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt that he survived while eight others did not.
  
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• ATV rider hospitalized after falling through ice on Lake St. Clair: police

  30-01-2019 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  Emergency crews said they were contacted around 10:30 a.m. by a man who fell through the ice near Mitchell's Bay, Ontario.
  
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• Extreme cold doubles usual numbers at warming centre - The London Free Press

  30-01-2019 23:31
  Extreme cold doubles usual numbers at warming centre  The London Free PressIt's nearly 8200 kilometres from Sao Paulo to London, one continent apart and roughly nine hours by air.To Mariana Prado, a PhD candidate at Western ...
  
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• London police close to hiring full-time psychologist - The London Free Press

  30-01-2019 23:11
  London police close to hiring full-time psychologist  The London Free PressLondon police are one step closer to bringing a full-time psychologist on staff, an initiative spearheaded by the city's top cop.A committee of London politicians ...
  
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• Fuel-leaking tanker truck prompts closure of Highway 401 in London

  30-01-2019 22:57 via globalnews.ca
  Police said they responded to a report of a truck leaking fuel on the highway west of the Hwy. 402 split around 2:30 p.m.
  
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• Waitlist for social housing in London jumped in 2018 - CTV News London

  30-01-2019 22:11
  Waitlist for social housing in London jumped in 2018  CTV News LondonIn frigid temperatures in downtown London Wednesday, Devin Morris could be found lugging his belongings around in knapsacks and duffle bags.
  
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• Fuel-leaking tanker truck prompts closure of Highway 401 in London - Global News

  30-01-2019 21:57
  Fuel-leaking tanker truck prompts closure of Highway 401 in London  Global NewsA leaking fuel tanker truck driving along Hwy. 401 in London, Ont. Wednesday prompted provincial police to close all westbound lanes of the highway for several ...
  
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• John Mayer announces summer tour, 2 Canadian dates

  30-01-2019 21:46 via globalnews.ca
  The 'Gravity' singer's solo tour will stop in Toronto for two nights in July.
  
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• Hazel McCallion says she won’t become adviser to Doug Ford government

  30-01-2019 21:20 via globalnews.ca
  The appointment came with a salary of up to $150,000.
  
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• ANOVA presents Wine, Dine & Showtime

  30-01-2019 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  Anova and Harrison Pensa present, “Come Together” to eradicate sexual violence! *Slip on your bell bottoms, and your tie dye shirt…grab your mood ring and your headband, jump into your VW Micro Bus and keep on truckin’ to the grooviest party of the year! Join the hippest of host’s 103.1 Fresh Radio’s Kim Woodbridge and the incomparable Layne, the Auctionista as...
  
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• TAP Centre for Creativity will be hosting a display of artwork by the members of the new London Association of Visu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-01-2019 20:13 via twitter.com
  TAP Centre for Creativity will be hosting a display of artwork by the members of the new London Association of Visu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Western University's Arts and Humanities Students' Council presents The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza from Jan… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-01-2019 20:01 via twitter.com
  Western University's Arts and Humanities Students' Council presents The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza from Jan… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Uniquely intimate Doc Walker show set for London Music Hall - The London Free Press

  30-01-2019 19:51
  Uniquely intimate Doc Walker show set for London Music Hall  The London Free PressIt's a Doc Walker that London fans have never seen.
  
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• Premier Ford won’t commit to act on integrity commissioner recommendations on Taverner

  30-01-2019 19:46 via globalnews.ca
  Ford says as he travels across the province, the only people who are concerned about Taverner's appointment are members of the media.
  
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• Highway 407 tolls to increase beginning Feb. 1

  30-01-2019 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  Accoridng to the Highway 407 ETR 2019 rate schedule, travelling costs in all zones have increased since last year, some by as much as 14 per cent. 
  
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• Musuem London in partnership with the London Black History Coordinating Comnmittee will be hosting the Opening Cele… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-01-2019 19:24 via twitter.com
  Musuem London in partnership with the London Black History Coordinating Comnmittee will be hosting the Opening Cele… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Organizers asked dozens of churches to open their doors to the city's homeless during the cold -- before finding Be… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-01-2019 18:57 via twitter.com
  Organizers asked dozens of churches to open their doors to the city's homeless during the cold -- before finding Be… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Londoners open doors of SoHo church to give city’s homeless a warm place to sleep

  30-01-2019 18:51 via globalnews.ca
  Roughly 25 people found warmth and rest inside Beth Emanuel Church Tuesday night.
  
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• Canadian diver Imbeau-Dulac battled eating disorder ahead of London Olympics - CTV News

  30-01-2019 18:46
  Canadian diver Imbeau-Dulac battled eating disorder ahead of London Olympics  CTV NewsIt might have seemed like an innocuous gesture. But it was part of a much bigger problem that saw Canadian Francois Imbeau-Dulac lay down some of the best ...
  
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• Elgin OPP say they charged an 18-year-old Bayham woman with stunt driving after allegedly clocking her travelling m… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-01-2019 18:43 via twitter.com
  Elgin OPP say they charged an 18-year-old Bayham woman with stunt driving after allegedly clocking her travelling m… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ford government looking at possibly cutting full-day kindergarten, reducing screen time for kids, and the federal g… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-01-2019 18:25 via twitter.com
  Ford government looking at possibly cutting full-day kindergarten, reducing screen time for kids, and the federal g… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Islington bar Homeboy launches 'London's smallest Irish pub' - Evening Standard

  30-01-2019 18:19
  Islington bar Homeboy launches 'London's smallest Irish pub'  Evening StandardWhile many pubs boast a hidden bar, it's rather more unusual for a bar to host a hidden pub – but that's exactly the case at one of Islington's newest ...
  
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• Speedster nabbed travelling more than 60 km/h over limit: Elgin OPP

  30-01-2019 18:18 via globalnews.ca
  An 18-year-old woman had her vehicle impounded and her licence suspended after the OPP says she was caught travelling more than 145 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.
  
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• Lost Grave of English Explorer, Center of Urban Legend, Discovered in London - Live Science

  30-01-2019 18:15
  Lost Grave of English Explorer, Center of Urban Legend, Discovered in London  Live ScienceArchaeologists working at a London construction site for a high-speed rail line rediscovered the lost grave of Capt. Matthew Flinders, an English explorer who ...
  
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• Christian Dior, “Designer of Dreams,” Wows London—All Over Again - Vogue

  30-01-2019 18:10
  Christian Dior, “Designer of Dreams,” Wows London—All Over Again  VogueChristian Dior: Designer of Dreams” is now open at London's V&A Museum through July 14, 2019.
  
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• Doug Ford won’t guarantee future of full-day kindergarten in Ontario

  30-01-2019 18:08 via globalnews.ca
  Full-day kindergarten saves families thousands of dollars a year in child care costs, but it costs the government $1.5 billion a year.
  
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• Duchess Meghan stars in new role as theater patron - CNN

  30-01-2019 18:02
  Duchess Meghan stars in new role as theater patron  CNNMeghan, Duchess of Sussex, made an official visit to London's National Theatre on Wednesday for the first time since becoming its royal patron.
  
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• Meghan revisits acting past at London theatre as Suits return is ruled out - The Straits Times

  30-01-2019 17:50
  Meghan revisits acting past at London theatre as Suits return is ruled out  The Straits TimesLONDON (REUTERS) - Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, visited London's National Theatre as the venue's new royal patron on Wednesday (Jan 30), ...
  
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• Former NHLer Jeremy Roenick is coming to London for the sports celebrity dinner and auction trib.al/cgBELsG

  30-01-2019 17:29 via twitter.com
  Former NHLer Jeremy Roenick is coming to London for the sports celebrity dinner and auction trib.al/cgBELsG
  
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• Former NHLer coming to London for sports celebrity dinner and auction

  30-01-2019 17:25 via globalnews.ca
  Former NHLer turned broadcaster Jeremy Roenick will be in town for the event, which supports the Thames Valley Children’s Centre. 
  
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• Glorious ghosts of yesteryear – in search of London's 'lost' Art Deco cinemas - The Telegraph

  30-01-2019 17:15
  Glorious ghosts of yesteryear – in search of London's 'lost' Art Deco cinemas  The TelegraphIf you take a stroll along the western end of Hackney Road in east London - and keep going as far as number 211, you wander past a ghost. It is not entirely ...
  
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• London’s Best Bacon Sandwiches and Bacon Butties - Eater London

  30-01-2019 16:51
  London’s Best Bacon Sandwiches and Bacon Butties  Eater LondonSt. John's classic bacon worthy of Fergus Henderson, surf and turf at Billingsgate Market, the Dishoom bacon naan, and more.
  
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• Valentine's Day 2019: the best hotels and restaurants to celebrate in London and across the UK - The Week UK

  30-01-2019 16:47
  Valentine's Day 2019: the best hotels and restaurants to celebrate in London and across the UK  The Week UKThe most romantic day of the year? For the true believers it's only around the corner, and to ensure you're not left in a panic trying to find the perfect way to ...
  
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• London news: Three men stabbed at Croydon Gravel Hill tram station | Daily Star - Daily Star

  30-01-2019 16:40
  London news: Three men stabbed at Croydon Gravel Hill tram station | Daily Star  Daily StarTHREE men have been stabbed and seven arrested after a huge brawl at a London tram station.
  
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• London's best bridges – ranked and rated - Telegraph.co.uk

  30-01-2019 16:36
  London's best bridges – ranked and rated  Telegraph.co.ukPerhaps London's most overused aerial view is that of the Thames snaking through the city. Zoom in a little and you can make out the designs of the eclectic ...
  
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• Former NHLer coming to London for sports celebrity dinner and auction - Global News

  30-01-2019 16:25
  Former NHLer coming to London for sports celebrity dinner and auction  Global NewsThe London Sports Celebrity Dinner and Auction has announced the first head table guest for the event at the London Convention Centre in April.
  
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• Hangar9 is hosting a Trunk Show showcasing collections from Mi Jong Lee and Lucian Matis from February 7-9. From f… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-01-2019 16:19 via twitter.com
  Hangar9 is hosting a Trunk Show showcasing collections from Mi Jong Lee and Lucian Matis from February 7-9.From f… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• London to open first dental clinic for low-income individuals - The Gazette • Western University's Newspaper

  30-01-2019 16:15
  London to open first dental clinic for low-income individuals  The Gazette • Western University's NewspaperFundraising efforts by the newly-formed London Community Dental Alliance are underway to open London's first dental clinic for low-income residents.
  
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• SATELLiTE Project Space has announced an exhibition titled Matrix Evolution. The work, showcased by Mereen Mukkada… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  30-01-2019 16:12 via twitter.com
  SATELLiTE Project Space has announced an exhibition titled Matrix Evolution.The work, showcased by Mereen Mukkada… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• London Restaurant Trend: Millennial Pink Rhubarb Pops on Instagram - Eater London

  30-01-2019 16:02
  London Restaurant Trend: Millennial Pink Rhubarb Pops on Instagram  Eater LondonRhubarb season in the U.K. means London restaurants serving beautiful millennial pink rhubarb desserts and putting them on Instagram.
  
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• Meghan Markle visits National Theatre in London as royal patron - NEWS.com.au

  30-01-2019 15:44
  Meghan Markle visits National Theatre in London as royal patron  NEWS.com.auMeghan Markle has visited the National Theatre in London on her first official visit since she replaced the Queen as its patron. The beaming Duchess of Sussex, ...
  
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• London's Strangest Pub Names - Londonist

  30-01-2019 15:31
  London's Strangest Pub Names  LondonistAmong the Red Lions and White Harts, the city has its fair share of weird pub names. The strangest of all, the Frog and Radiator in Greenwich, closed some time ...
  
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• Dior gowns that made headlines star in London exhibition - Reuters

  30-01-2019 15:17
  Dior gowns that made headlines star in London exhibition  ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - From Princess Margaret's 21st birthday gown to Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence's red carpet dress, Christian Dior outfits that have made ...
  
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• OPP says there will not be charges laid in relation to the death of two-year-old Foster Butler. trib.al/AwK4LOM

  30-01-2019 15:08 via twitter.com
  OPP says there will not be charges laid in relation to the death of two-year-old Foster Butler. trib.al/AwK4LOM
  
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• London stocks climb along with sterling after Brexit vote - MarketWatch

  30-01-2019 14:28
  London stocks climb along with sterling after Brexit vote  MarketWatchLondon markets were up on Wednesday, helped by a weaker pound after Tuesday night's vote by British lawmakers to reject a no-deal Brexit, but back an ...
  
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• West London priest who asked parishioners to pray against Cycle Superhighway is converted after plans tweaked - road.cc

  30-01-2019 14:24
  West London priest who asked parishioners to pray against Cycle Superhighway is converted after plans tweaked  road.ccWest London priest who opposed cycle route is converted.
  
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