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• Wild winter weather brings snow, wind and freezing rain to Southern Ontario

  12-02-2019 21:58 via globalnews.ca
  Residents across the Golden Horseshoe shared video of the intense blast of winter they were experiencing on Tuesday, as a winter storm rolled across the province, bringing snow, high winds and freezing rain.
  
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• Fanshawe College student union slams 'needlessly sensational' PC Party fundraising letter

  12-02-2019 21:39
  Fanshawe College’s student union is blasting Ontario’s Progressive Conservative party for a fundraising letter they say makes disparaging claims about student governments.
  In a fundraising letter to members and supporters, the PC party touted its latest changes to Ontario’s student financial assistance program and its overhaul of the student fee system that funds student governments – saying the organizations promote far-left wing ideology.
  “Students were forced int
  
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• Female K-Pop quartet BlackPink coming to Ontario in April

  12-02-2019 20:59 via globalnews.ca
  The 'In Your Area' tour brings the pop sensations to Hamilton on April 27.
  
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• Loblaw launches ‘no name’ beer, will be buck a bottle on Family Day weekend

  12-02-2019 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  Loblaw has chosen to re-enter the buck-a-beer market with a new, no-name brand of beer.
  
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• Ontario NDP urges government to create Ministry of Mental Health

  12-02-2019 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  The Ontario NDP are urging the Doug Ford government to immediately create a Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions.
  
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• Smell from medical pot plant draws ire of businesses in Hyde Park

  12-02-2019 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  The head of the Hyde Park BIA says the business is welcome in the area, so long as it gets the smell under control.
  
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• Justice Michael Tulloch to address London police ‘Trailblazer Award’ ceremony

  12-02-2019 19:12 via globalnews.ca
  An Ontario judge who recently delivered an in-depth report on the controversial practice of police street checks will be the keynote speaker at the Lewis Coray "Trailblazer Award" for Youth presentation.
  
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• Tickets now on sale for Juno Cup and Juno Cup Jam in London

  12-02-2019 18:38 via globalnews.ca
  Londoners are learning more about the lead up to the Juno awards with details announced and tickets now available for the Juno Cup and Juno Cup Jam. 
  
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• London police accuse teen of buying BMW in Ottawa with stolen ID - CTV News

  12-02-2019 17:26
  London police accuse teen of buying BMW in Ottawa with stolen ID  CTV NewsPolice in London, Ont. say a 19-year-old man is facing several charges after allegedly buying a BMW in Ottawa using stolen ID.
  
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• Man assaults father with baseball bat: Stratford police

  12-02-2019 17:07 via globalnews.ca
  Stratford police say they've charged a local man after he allegedly beat his father with a baseball bat.
  
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• TTC upload moves forward as city and province sign terms of reference

  12-02-2019 16:00 via globalnews.ca
  The City of Toronto is discussing with the province of Ontario options for uploading responsibility for parts of the TTC.
  
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• Amazon Prime extends 1-day delivery service to 13 more Canadian towns, cities

  12-02-2019 15:37 via globalnews.ca
  Amazon Canada has extended its free Prime 1-day delivery service to 13 cities and towns across Canada.
  
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• Glass houses: London's Tate Modern wins privacy fight - CityNews

  12-02-2019 15:10
  Glass houses: London's Tate Modern wins privacy fight  CityNewsLONDON — A British judge ruled Tuesday that people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw legal stones, rejecting a claim that a viewing platform at ...
  
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• Kawhi Leonard leads Raptors to win over Nets in Gasol’s home debut

  12-02-2019 14:40 via globalnews.ca
  Kawhi Leonard had a game-high 30 points and hit the winning shot with 4.2 seconds left as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Brooklyn Nets 127-125 on Monday.
  
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• Overdose prevention site marking one year anniversary in London

  12-02-2019 14:39 via globalnews.ca
  Officials say the site has been visited 13,000 times since opening Feb. 12 last year.
  
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• Overdose prevention site marking one year anniversary in London - Global News

  12-02-2019 14:36
  Overdose prevention site marking one year anniversary in London  Global NewsA temporary overdose prevention site in London is celebrating its one-year anniversary by remembering the 76 overdose deaths reversed, and reflecting on ...
  
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• Here's what's cancelled in London today due to weather - CBC.ca

  12-02-2019 13:31
  Here's what's cancelled in London today due to weather  CBC.caEnvironment Canada has issued a special weather statement. Classes at local schools and at Western University are canclled. So are several flights at the ...
  
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• One horse struck and killed, second horse safe south of London - CTV News London

  12-02-2019 13:14
  One horse struck and killed, second horse safe south of London  CTV News LondonA horse on the loose was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday morning south of London.
  
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• Schools open, school buses cancelled as icy conditions pelt London area

  12-02-2019 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  Western University is closed, but Fanshawe College remains open.
  
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• School buses cancelled, schools, post-secondary institutions closed as icy conditions pelt London area

  12-02-2019 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  Western University is closed, but Fanshawe College remains open.
  
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• Cat Lake First Nation crisis spotlights health-care struggles of remote communities

  12-02-2019 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  The First Nation of about 700 people declared a state of emergency last month citing “profoundly poor conditions of housing.”
  
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• London factory’s man-made stone is a home design staple - The London Free Press

  12-02-2019 09:00
  London factory’s man-made stone is a home design staple  The London Free PressArticles about design and decor usually focus on the finished space - the gleaming kitchen, the pitch-perfect living room. Less frequently do they explore the ...
  
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• Appeal court upholds stiff sentence for Canadian trying to join terrorist group

  12-02-2019 02:38 via globalnews.ca
  Former Toronto security guard Mohamed Hersi was convicted in 2014 of attempting to participate in the activities of a terrorist group and providing counsel to a person to participate in terrorist activity.
  
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• Fanshawe Falcons volleyball teams have perfect season

  12-02-2019 02:35 via globalnews.ca
  The Fanshawe Falcons volleyball teams combined on a 36-0 record to close out the 2018-19 regular season.
  
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• Hyde Park businesses miffed by smell from medical marijuana grower - The London Free Press

  12-02-2019 02:31
  Hyde Park businesses miffed by smell from medical marijuana grower  The London Free PressA pot-growing operation is raising a big stink in London.The Hyde Park Business Improvement Association and Coun. Josh Morgan say they've received a flood ...
  
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• London's secret billion-pound guilds - BBC News

  12-02-2019 01:19
  London's secret billion-pound guilds  BBC NewsLondon's trade guilds date back a thousand years and have billions of pounds in assets. But have they forgotten one of their original purposes - to spend money ...
  
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• London anti-OD site marks one uncertain year - The London Free Press

  12-02-2019 00:56
  London anti-OD site marks one uncertain year  The London Free PressLondon's temporary overdose-prevention site — the first of its kind in Ontario — opened a year ago Tuesday, born of a pressing community need and kept afloat ...
  
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• It's your spine, not just your brain, controlling some complex movements: Western University study

  12-02-2019 00:49
  Human spinal cords are smarter than we once thought, Western University researchers say in a new study showing the key neurological pathway has a hand in controlling arm movement.
  The spinal cord is more than just a line for messages from the brain, it has the ability to react, move arm muscles and play a role in keeping our hands situated, lead researcher Jeff Weiler said.
  “The common belief was that all the magic that happens for motor control, at least in terms of controlling the hand,
  
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• Huron OPP say conducted energy weapon used during arrest of man found drinking in running pickup truck

  12-02-2019 00:25 via globalnews.ca
  According to police, the man exhibited signs that he was impaired by alcohol and even consumed alcohol while talking to the officer.
  
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