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• Public health expert praises London's move to ban junk food ads on transit - CBC.ca

  26-02-2019 23:43
  Public health expert praises London's move to ban junk food ads on transit  CBC.caA ban on junk food adverts on train, tram and bus services takes effect this week in London, England.
  
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• London police lay charges in Florence Street shooting

  26-02-2019 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  The man faces several charges, including possession of a loaded, restricted firearm without a licence, but none related to the shooting itself.
  
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• Government creates ‘Ontario Health’ super agency

  26-02-2019 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  The Ontario government has revealed its major health-care reform bill. Travis Dhanraj reports.
  
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• Ontario program to help students plan for jobs, adulthood, falling short: report

  26-02-2019 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  The report from advocacy group People For Education suggests a policy to support career and life planning for students from kindergarten through Grade 12 is falling short.
  
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• Sentimental objects can hold therapeutic value for seniors

  26-02-2019 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  Identifying and holding onto sentimental objects may be the key to helping new residents settle in.
  
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• Five inductees for Middlesex Ag Hall of Fame

  26-02-2019 19:46
  Five new names will be inducted into the Middlesex County Agricultural Hall of Fame during a March 6 ceremony at the Western Fair during the London Farm Show.
  They are Colonel Robert McEwen, Bill and Susan Heeman, and Jack and Bea Phillips.
  The ceremony will be held in the Carousel Room at 11:30 a.m.
  Portraits of the inductees will be displayed in the lobby of the Western Fair Agriplex.
  Colonel Robert McEwen
  The March 6 induction will be the 20th for the Ag Hall of Fame. So far there have been 7
  
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• Ontario watchdog failed to check on risky mortgage brokers because of budget woes

  26-02-2019 19:43 via globalnews.ca
  The financial services regulator in Canada's biggest province failed to make planned checks on mortgage brokers it had identified as risky because its resources were stretched.
  
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• Junior B playoff preview: Can London Nationals overcome roster hurdles? - The London Free Press

  26-02-2019 19:39
  Junior B playoff preview: Can London Nationals overcome roster hurdles?  The London Free PressThree-time defending Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League Western conference champion London will begin its annual Sutherland Cup pursuit without their ...
  
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• Westjet offering daily London to Montreal flights this summer - CTV News London

  26-02-2019 18:29
  Westjet offering daily London to Montreal flights this summer  CTV News LondonLondon International Airport has announced that Westjet will offer daily non-stop flights to Montreal starting June 24.
  
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• Westjet takes on Air Canada over London-to-Montreal route - CBC.ca

  26-02-2019 17:45
  Westjet takes on Air Canada over London-to-Montreal route  CBC.caWestJet will be offering direct flights between London and Montreal starting on June 24 of this year. The airline will provide the seasonal *service* through its ...
  
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• Nalcor and Astaldi met in London, New York, Rome - The Telegram

  26-02-2019 17:27
  Nalcor and Astaldi met in London, New York, Rome  The TelegramQuebec-based Astaldi Canada led the work, but the oversight was international.
  
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• London drops four spots on Ontario's 'rattiest' cities list - BlackburnNews.com

  26-02-2019 17:24
  London drops four spots on Ontario's 'rattiest' cities list  BlackburnNews.comLondon's rat problems appear to be easing, according to a new list of the province's so-called 'rattiest' cities. The top 25 list was released Tuesday by Orkin ...
  
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• Physicians applaud Ontario's planned overhaul to 'disconnected' health care system - The London Free Press

  26-02-2019 16:42
  Physicians applaud Ontario's planned overhaul to 'disconnected' health care system  The London Free PressOntario's Progressive Conservative government is planning to merge the province's 20 health agencies into one and will create up to 50 local health teams to ...
  
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• What do you want to see in London's new police chief? - CBC.ca

  26-02-2019 16:19
  What do you want to see in London's new police chief?  CBC.caLondon Police Chief John Pare is retiring at the end of June and there is a search underway for a new chief. Londoners are being asked what character traits ...
  
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• Start.ca Celebrity Sports Dinner & Auction

  26-02-2019 16:15 via globalnews.ca
  This year will mark the 63nd year for the event in support of Thames Valley Children’s Centre. Monday, April 1, 2019 Cocktail Reception: 5:00 p.m. Official Program: 6:00 p.m.  London Convention Centre 300 York Street London, ON BUY TICKETS The Start.ca London Sports Celebrity Dinner and Auction is an annual must-attend event in London, Ont. The...
  
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• French agencies to remain after Ontario health care overhaul, Elliott says

  26-02-2019 15:46 via globalnews.ca
  Ontario’s health minister, Christine Elliott, said Tuesday that the province’s French language health care agencies would remain in tact even after the health care overhaul, but would be better coordinated to improve services.
  
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• Elliott vague on possible job losses with health system overhaul

  26-02-2019 15:43 via globalnews.ca
  Ontario Health Minister Tuesday was vague on possible job losses that could come on the health care system overhaul, saying it would be up to local teams to determine what’s needed to meet the needs of communities.
  
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• Elliott outlines how new Ontario Health Teams will be established

  26-02-2019 15:37 via globalnews.ca
  Health Minister Christine Elliott outlined how the new Ontario Health Teams being created as part of a health system overhaul would be established locally and how they would be funded.
  
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• Ontario health minister announces new health care agency to ‘bring system together’

  26-02-2019 15:33 via globalnews.ca
  Christine Elliott announced Tuesday that the government would be creating a new health agency to “bring the system together” and that it would be a long-term process to bring the various local health integration networks into one consolidated agency.
  
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• Everything you need to know about ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s testimony to Congress this week

  26-02-2019 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen is set to testify at three hearings on Capitol Hill this week. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• Ontario Health super agency to co-ordinate provincial health-care system

  26-02-2019 12:24 via globalnews.ca
  Elliott says too much time is spent maintaining a fragmented system and far too many people believe it is the patient or family's job to navigate the complicated landscape.
  
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• London black cab drivers lose Uber legal action - BBC News

  26-02-2019 11:53
  London black cab drivers lose Uber legal action  BBC NewsThe United Cabbies Group say the decision to grant Uber a 15-month permit was "tainted by bias".
  
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• Police appeal to public for help locating missing London teen

  26-02-2019 10:58 via globalnews.ca
  Burnett is described as a black male, five-foot-six, and 140 pounds. He has black hair shaved on the side with braids on the top, police said.
  
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• 'Jump, hop, leap, skip': London school gets sensory hallway - CBC.ca

  26-02-2019 10:00
  'Jump, hop, leap, skip': London school gets sensory hallway  CBC.caOne London elementary school is ditching the old school rule of no running in the halls by introducing a new sensory pathway meant to encourage physical and ...
  
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• London researchers use tobacco plants to improve (yes, improve) human health - The London Free Press

  26-02-2019 09:00
  London researchers use tobacco plants to improve (yes, improve) human health  The London Free PressLondon-based researchers with Western University and the Lawson Health Research Institute are leveraging tobacco plants as “green bioreactors” that can ...
  
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• Jagmeet Singh wins Burnaby South byelection, Liberals take Outremont, Tories hold York-Simcoe

  26-02-2019 04:34 via globalnews.ca
  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has won his crucial bid for the British Columbia riding of Burnaby South in one of three federal byelections taking place Monday.
  
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• Canadiens need win in New Jersey - The London Free Press

  26-02-2019 03:03
  Canadiens need win in New Jersey  The London Free PressKurtis Gabriel danced past Shea Weber and Victor Mete to make it 2-0 three minutes in. In the first period, Nathan Bastian beat Weber's coverage and was alone ...
  
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• Global News at 5:30: Feb 25

  26-02-2019 01:57 via globalnews.ca
  Global News at 5:30 on Global Toronto for Monday, February 25, 2019. Hosted by Alan Carter and Farah Nasser.
  
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• Letters to the editor: Feb. 26 - The London Free Press

  26-02-2019 01:41
  Letters to the editor: Feb. 26  The London Free PressWhy do I pay so much to license my car or truck to drive on Ontario roads, and yet we are now making all these expensive bicycle lanes and the bicycles do not ...
  
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• London Transit workers missed average of nearly four weeks of work in 2018 - The London Free Press

  26-02-2019 01:13
  London Transit workers missed average of nearly four weeks of work in 2018  The London Free PressWorkers at the London Transit Commission, one of the city agencies in the midst of an outside probe into its internal complaint policies, missed an average of ...
  
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• 2019 Juno Awards: Coeur de pirate, Jeremy Dutcher among performers

  26-02-2019 00:40 via globalnews.ca
  The annual Juno Awards ceremony takes place on March 17, beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
  
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• Shangri-La, London Offers Exclusive, Intimate, In-Hotel Plays For Guests - Forbes

  26-02-2019 00:39
  Shangri-La, London Offers Exclusive, Intimate, In-Hotel Plays For Guests  ForbesDo you have sky-high expectations from British theatre? The posh Shangri La Hotel at The Shard, London, offers exclusive short plays for guests, in their suites.
  
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• ‘Islamophobic’ Christian man arrested in London for preaching the gospel - Lifesite

  26-02-2019 00:39
  ‘Islamophobic’ Christian man arrested in London for preaching the gospel  LifesiteThe street preacher pleaded with police not to take away his Bible, but an officer responded, 'You should have thought about that before being racist.'
  
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• Clean up continues in Port Dover following nasty weekend weather

  26-02-2019 00:26 via globalnews.ca
  Environment Canada said peak gusts of 124 km/h were recorded in nearby Long Point.
  
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• London Transit rolls ahead with service improvements - The London Free Press

  26-02-2019 00:22
  London Transit rolls ahead with service improvements  The London Free PressNo matter the fate of bus rapid transit, the city's transit agency will barrel ahead with plans to improve and expand bus *service* in hopes of attracting more ...
  
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• Ontario government defends autism plan, plans to reveal health-care plan

  26-02-2019 00:21 via globalnews.ca
  Travis Dhanraj has more on the government’s autism plan and plans for health care.
  
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• Murder investigation launched after man stabbed to death in London - BT.com

  26-02-2019 00:21
  Murder investigation launched after man stabbed to death in London  BT.comNo arrests have been made, according to the Metropolitan Police.
  
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• Maple Leafs acquire AHL winger Nic Petan from Jets for fourth-liner Par Lindholm

  26-02-2019 00:08 via globalnews.ca
  The Maple Leafs acquired minor-league winger Nic Petan from the Winnipeg Jets for fourth-line forward Par Lindholm.
  
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