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• Freezing rain bringing dicey road conditions and rising water levels to London - Global News

  05-02-2019 23:23
  Freezing rain bringing dicey road conditions and rising water levels to London  Global NewsThere's a lengthy spell of freezing rain in the forecast for London and the surrounding area, according to a warning from Environment Canada.
  
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• Auston Matthews on contract extension: Everything came together

  05-02-2019 22:01 via globalnews.ca
  The Toronto Maple Leafs locked up star centre Auston Matthews on Tuesday, signing the 21-year-old to a five-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$11.634 million.
  
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• London's hotel tax fund has lots of requests, but still no policy - The London Free Press

  05-02-2019 21:01
  London's hotel tax fund has lots of requests, but still no policy  The London Free PressA new pot of cash is prompting a flurry of funding requests at city hall.No surprise there.But the London Convention Centre's pitch for some of the cash on ...
  
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• Suspect tried to steal vehicle with 2-year-old inside: Stratford police

  05-02-2019 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  The suspect is described as a white male, between 30 and 40 years of age, with a heavier build, wearing a grey hoodie and jogging pants.
  
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• New Justin Bieber museum exhibits to include . . . underwear? (Believe it) - The London Free Press

  05-02-2019 20:41
  New Justin Bieber museum exhibits to include . . . underwear? (Believe it)  The London Free PressSTRATFORD – Justin Bieber fans will hardly Beliebe their eyes when they see what's being included in a revamped exhibit at the museum in the pop star's ...
  
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• 2019 home sales off to strong start in London, St. Thomas: LSTAR

  05-02-2019 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  There was a 17.4 per cent year-over-year increase in the number of homes sold in London and St. Thomas last month.
  
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• ‘We need a complainant’: city urges Londoners to report if offended by street preachers

  05-02-2019 20:27 via globalnews.ca
  The city is urging Londoners to come forward if they've been victims of street harassment.
  
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• London police continue probe into man's arrow death - The London Free Press

  05-02-2019 20:18
  London police continue probe into man's arrow death  The London Free PressA man has died after being shot with an arrow, but London police haven't yet ruled the death a homicide.
  
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• Congratulations @SalonEntrenous! #RichmondRow #GetDTL #LdnOnt twitter.com/SalonEntrenous…

  05-02-2019 19:58 via twitter.com
  Congratulations @SalonEntrenous!#RichmondRow #GetDTL #LdnOnt twitter.com/SalonEntrenous…
  
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• Maple Leafs sign Auston Matthews to 5-year contract extension

  05-02-2019 19:37 via globalnews.ca
  The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed star forward Auston Matthews to a five-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$11.634 million.
  
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• Indian diplomats at work, UK officials skip Pakistan’s London event on Kashmir - Hindustan Times

  05-02-2019 19:28
  Indian diplomats at work, UK officials skip Pakistan’s London event on Kashmir  Hindustan TimesThe Indian government took up the conference held within the parliament complex in London on Monday with the UK government after it became clear that Shah ...
  
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• Man struck by arrow has died: London police - The London Free Press

  05-02-2019 19:00
  Man struck by arrow has died: London police  The London Free PressA man shot early Tuesday with an arrow has died, London police say.The man, who hasn't been publicly identified, was taken to hospital at about 1 a.m. from a ...
  
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• Grand Pax is the Melancholy, Nocturnal Sound of London - VICE

  05-02-2019 18:52
  Grand Pax is the Melancholy, Nocturnal Sound of London  VICEThe singer and producer is making weird trip-pop beats that give off the energy of her home city. We're premiering new release “Bunk” today.
  
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• Super Prime Property in London Selling Fast—and at Asking Price - Mansion Global

  05-02-2019 18:51
  Super Prime Property in London Selling Fast—and at Asking Price  Mansion GlobalLondon's super prime property market appears to be immune from the woes facing the rest of the market, with the highest-end homes in the city selling fast and ...
  
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• Canada’s Sunrise Records throws beleaguered HMV chain a lifeline

  05-02-2019 18:51 via globalnews.ca
  Sunrise Records already took over dozens of HMV Canada locations back in 2017, and now will acquire 100 stores across the United Kingdom.
  
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• Farm executive, 43, identified as man killed in snowmobile crash - The London Free Press

  05-02-2019 18:18
  Farm executive, 43, identified as man killed in snowmobile crash  The London Free PressThe person killed in a weekend snowmobile crash north of London has been identified as a 43-year-old agriculture executive.Troy Snobelen, president and ...
  
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• Organ transplant waiting lists rise in Ontario as donations increase

  05-02-2019 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  There are currently about 1,630 people on the transplant waiting list, up from about 1,527 at the end of 2017.
  
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• Birth Certificate Suggests Rapper 21 Savage Was Born in London - VOA News

  05-02-2019 18:09
  Birth Certificate Suggests Rapper 21 Savage Was Born in London  VOA News21 Savage, whose name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was arrested on Sunday in Atlanta, the southern U.S. city in which he has based his music career.
  
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• London stocks jump on weak pound, strong BP profits - Channel NewsAsia

  05-02-2019 18:07
  London stocks jump on weak pound, strong BP profits  Channel NewsAsiaLONDON: London's stock market rallied on Tuesday (Feb 5) to a new two-month peak, supercharged by a Brexit-hit pound and energy giant BP's surging annual ...
  
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• 5 totally free things to do in London this week - Time Out

  05-02-2019 18:04
  5 totally free things to do in London this week  Time OutPut your money away! Here are the week's best free events The National Paw-trait Gallery Dog enthusiasts and actual dogs should head to this exhibition ...
  
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• In pictures: What is your London? - BBC News

  05-02-2019 18:01
  In pictures: What is your London?  BBC NewsMagnum Photos and Create Jobs asked young unemployed people to capture their London, to offer an alternative view of the capital to that seen on picture ...
  
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• Luxury Handbag Label Grace Han Makes Debut with London Store Opening - WWD

  05-02-2019 18:00
  Luxury Handbag Label Grace Han Makes Debut with London Store Opening  WWDThe new label launched with a Knightsbridge flagship in a bid to retain full control of the customer experience.
  
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• JUNOfest

  05-02-2019 17:53 via globalnews.ca
  JUNOfest Presented by CBC Music For two jam-packed nights, JUNOfest presented by CBC Music, will showcase artists, of all genres, from across the country. Featuring over 100 artists in more than 15 venues performing for fans, media and the music industry, JUNOfest will light up London, ON on March 15 & 16, 2019. 100+ bands,...
  
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• Ocado to trial one-hour delivery service in London - Independent.ie

  05-02-2019 17:40
  Ocado to trial one-hour delivery service in London  Independent.ieOcado will launch the first trial of its one-hour delivery *service* next month, as it squares up to retail giant Amazon.
  
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• London news: Iceland 'security guard' in FOOD FIGHT with customer | Daily Star - Daily Star

  05-02-2019 17:40
  London news: Iceland 'security guard' in FOOD FIGHT with customer | Daily Star  Daily StarA SECURITY guard at an Iceland supermarket in London had a very creative way of getting rid of a rowdy customer – by starting a food fight.
  
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• Cheap Valentine’s Day restaurants 2019: London’s best budget meals out for a date night under £50 - Evening Standard

  05-02-2019 17:31
  Cheap Valentine’s Day restaurants 2019: London’s best budget meals out for a date night under £50  Evening StandardYou can't put a price on love – but many of us need to put a price on Valentine's Day. While your love for your date might be endless, the depths of your pockets ...
  
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• Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame announces 2019 inductees

  05-02-2019 17:20 via globalnews.ca
  Jason Bay, Ryan Dempster, Rob Thomson and Gord Ash will be inducted during a ceremony in St. Marys, ON on June 15.
  
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• Don McCullin major retrospective opens in London - Digital Camera World

  05-02-2019 17:02
  Don McCullin major retrospective opens in London  Digital Camera WorldOver 250 of the great photographer's work are on show at Tate Britain – every one printed by McCullin himself.
  
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• 19th Annual International Women’s Day Breakfast

  05-02-2019 16:57 via globalnews.ca
  The 19th Annual International Women’s Day Breakfast & Auction Friday March 8th, 2019 – 7am-9am (doors open at 6:30am) Keynote Speaker Julie Young Julie Young brings a remarkable and compelling array of professional and personal experiences to her calling as Professor of Leadership and Community Development at Brescia University College at Western University.  Her work...
  
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• A project nine years in the making, the historic Century Theatre downtown on Dundas Street is fully open for busine… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-02-2019 16:53 via twitter.com
  A project nine years in the making, the historic Century Theatre downtown on Dundas Street is fully open for busine… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Galerie Bastian opens new venues in London and Berlin - Art Newspaper

  05-02-2019 16:46
  Galerie Bastian opens new venues in London and Berlin  Art NewspaperGalerie Bastian has opened two new spaces in London's Mayfair and the suburbs of Berlin, after donating its David Chipperfield-designed home in the centre of ...
  
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• BTS to appear at the 2019 Grammys

  05-02-2019 16:24 via globalnews.ca
  BTS may be making an appearance, but these are the musical artists confirmed to perform.
  
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• Women of Excellence: YMCA salutes eight leaders - The London Free Press

  05-02-2019 16:00
  Women of Excellence: YMCA salutes eight leaders  The London Free PressEight London women in fields ranging from the law, to arts and culture, journalism and medicine are being saluted by the YMCA of Southwestern Ontario with its ...
  
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• 'Human' Hollande delights cold crowds in London - The Connexion

  05-02-2019 15:44
  'Human' Hollande delights cold crowds in London  The ConnexionLong, cold, wait fails to put people off queuing in early February cold outside a French bookshop in London to meet former President in town to sign copies of his ...
  
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• Karl Marx grave memorial in London damaged in hammer attack - Reuters

  05-02-2019 15:33
  Karl Marx grave memorial in London damaged in hammer attack  ReutersA memorial to German philosopher Karl Marx at Highgate Cemetery in north London has been vandalized, the Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust said on ...
  
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• Hockey parents in Simcoe didn't set the best example on Sunday. trib.al/DpOx0zA

  05-02-2019 15:32 via twitter.com
  Hockey parents in Simcoe didn't set the best example on Sunday. trib.al/DpOx0zA
  
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• Jail death trial: Jury deliberations resuming Tuesday morning - The London Free Press

  05-02-2019 15:29
  Jail death trial: Jury deliberations resuming Tuesday morning  The London Free PressA jury is set to continue deliberations Tuesday in the trial of two former Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre employees charged with failing to protect a murdered ...
  
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• THIS JUST IN: The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame announces Jason Bay, Ryan Dempster, Rob Thomson and Gord Ash will… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-02-2019 15:24 via twitter.com
  THIS JUST IN: The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame announces Jason Bay, Ryan Dempster, Rob Thomson and Gord Ash will… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Large ‘brawl’ involving parents draws police to Simcoe, Ontario hockey arena

  05-02-2019 15:22 via globalnews.ca
  Police say a verbal confrontation became physical, after a hockey game Sunday afternoon.
  
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• London Eye: Waxing of the merger moon | Expert Briefing - Health Service Journal

  05-02-2019 15:05
  London Eye: Waxing of the merger moon | Expert Briefing  Health Service JournalEssential insight into England's biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
  
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• Sleepless in Shanghai: How London's immersive theatre pioneers Punchdrunk became a surprise Chinese hit - Evening Standard

  05-02-2019 14:57
  Sleepless in Shanghai: How London's immersive theatre pioneers Punchdrunk became a surprise Chinese hit  Evening StandardPunchdrunk Theatre Company has come a long way — literally — from the Paddington warehouses and dilapidated Docklands pharmacies it once turned into ...
  
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• Provincial police are looking for suspects after they say an elderly woman using a walker in Simcoe was robbed of a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-02-2019 14:35 via twitter.com
  Provincial police are looking for suspects after they say an elderly woman using a walker in Simcoe was robbed of a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• OPP say elderly women robbed of jewelry while out for walk in Simcoe

  05-02-2019 14:34 via globalnews.ca
  Police say the woman was pushing her walker, when two women jumped out of a vehicle and stole her jewelry.
  
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• Bram Stoker's Dracula notes discovered in London library - BBC News

  05-02-2019 14:33
  Bram Stoker's Dracula notes discovered in London library  BBC NewsThe London Library has discovered notes made by Bram Stoker inside some of their books.
  
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• Police and emergency services responded to a home on Arbour Glen Crescent, after a 911 call about a man struck by a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-02-2019 13:58 via twitter.com
  Police and emergency services responded to a home on Arbour Glen Crescent, after a 911 call about a man struck by a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• World Risk Forum London 2019 - www.mining-journal.com

  05-02-2019 13:57
  World Risk Forum London 2019  www.mining-journal.comThe World Risk Forum is a one day launch event brought to you by the Mining Journal intelligence team, designed to bring industry leaders together to discuss ...
  
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• Man struck by arrow rushed to hospital with life-threatening injury: London police

  05-02-2019 13:54 via globalnews.ca
  Investigators are trying to figure out the circumstances surrounding the incident.
  
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• Man struck by arrow dies in hospital: London police

  05-02-2019 13:54 via globalnews.ca
  Investigators are trying to figure out the circumstances surrounding the incident.
  
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• A Scottish Shopping Mall Just Sold for Less Than a Small London Flat - Bloomberg

  05-02-2019 13:53
  A Scottish Shopping Mall Just Sold for Less Than a Small London Flat  BloombergA shopping mall near Edinburgh was sold at auction for just 310000 pounds ($403000), underscoring the perilous state of a retail industry that's being devoured ...
  
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• Karl Marx's grave attacked 'with hammer' in London - CNN

  05-02-2019 13:52
  Karl Marx's grave attacked 'with hammer' in London  CNNVandals have attacked the grave of German political philosopher and revolutionary socialist Karl Marx at Highgate Cemetery in London.
  
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