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• Man recognized in efforts to clean up the Thames River

  22-03-2019 23:11 via globalnews.ca
  Todd Sleeper is receiving the Community Conservation Award for his tireless efforts cleaning up the Thames River.
  
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• Ethiopians cheer as London museum returns plundered royal hair - The Jakarta Post - Jakarta Post

  22-03-2019 23:02 via thejakartapost.com
  Ethiopians cheer as London museum returns plundered royal hair - The Jakarta Post  Jakarta PostA London museum has handed back locks of hair cut from the corpse of an Ethiopian emperor during a British invasion 150 years ago.
  
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• London Coun. Michael van Holst to be federal Conservative candidate in October election - The London Free Press

  22-03-2019 22:46 via lfpress.com
  London Coun. Michael van Holst to be federal Conservative candidate in October election  The London Free PressCoun. Michael van Holst has clinched the Conservative nomination in London-Fanshawe ahead of the October federal election.
  
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• Powerhouse Medway falls one goal short of OFSAA history - The London Free Press

  22-03-2019 22:32 via lfpress.com
  Powerhouse Medway falls one goal short of OFSAA history  The London Free PressThe Medway girls hockey team's pursuit of OFSAA history fell one goal short.
  
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• Judge excoriates sexually-abusive Anglican priest, encourages victims - The London Free Press

  22-03-2019 22:11 via lfpress.com
  Judge excoriates sexually-abusive Anglican priest, encourages victims  The London Free PressEx-Anglican priest David Norton, the judge said, “forever stained the white collar he was entitled to wear.”He “purported to be a man of God,” said Superior Court ...
  
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• London police issue new footage in decade-long murder investigation

  22-03-2019 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  London police have released surveillance footage recorded the night before Lisa Leckie was found dead in her south-end apartment. Investigators are looking to speak with the man seen in the video. Leckie’s death in late March of 2009 has spurred a decade-long homicide investigation.
  
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• Inside London's 'mini-miracle' organ transplant system - The Beacon Herald

  22-03-2019 21:22 via stratfordbeaconherald.com
  Inside London's 'mini-miracle' organ transplant system  The Beacon HeraldFrom coolers and prop planes, to Canadian and world firsts in organ transplantation.London looms large as an organ donation and transplant powerhouse, ...
  
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• City officials charge London street preachers under new nuisance bylaw - The London Free Press

  22-03-2019 21:16 via lfpress.com
  City officials charge London street preachers under new nuisance bylaw  The London Free PressTwo men have been charged with violating the city's recently revamped nuisance bylaw after raising eyebrows for their repeated and frequent declarations in ...
  
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• Jeremy Jordan Makes His Return to the London Stage This Fall - Broadway World

  22-03-2019 21:00 via broadwayworld.com
  Jeremy Jordan Makes His Return to the London Stage This Fall  Broadway WorldMusical Theatre Concert producers Club 11 London announce that after the 2016 and 2018 sell out concerts, Broadway and TV star Jeremy Jordan will return ...
  
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• Seven Of The Best New London Restaurants - Forbes

  22-03-2019 20:58 via forbes.com
  Seven Of The Best New London Restaurants  ForbesWith new restaurants opening in London virtually every month, it's often difficult to know which ones to try. Here are seven very different restaurants that have ...
  
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• Charing Cross: Inside London's deserted Tube station - BBC News

  22-03-2019 20:54 via bbc.com
  Charing Cross: Inside London's deserted Tube station  BBC NewsThe empty Tube station beneath Charing Cross used to *service* the Jubilee Line.
  
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• ‘The final piece of the puzzle’: Ontario government announces $1.2 billion in funding for LRT Phase 2

  22-03-2019 20:46 via globalnews.ca
  While the budget for Phase 2 has already been approved, construction couldn't begin until all the funding was approved.
  
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• Police wise to reveal new clue on 10th anniversary of London mom's slaying: Expert - The London Free Press

  22-03-2019 20:41 via lfpress.com
  Police wise to reveal new clue on 10th anniversary of London mom's slaying: Expert  The London Free PressLondon police are marking the grim 10-year anniversary of an unsolved homicide by releasing a new detail about the 2009 slaying of London mom Lisa ...
  
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• London street preachers charged under amended public nuisance bylaw - CBC.ca

  22-03-2019 20:11 via cbc.ca
  London street preachers charged under amended public nuisance bylaw  CBC.caTwo men notorious for preaching on London's streets have been charged under the city's recently amended public nuisance bylaw.
  
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• The London Report: Dollar earners lead FTSE fallers - Financial Times

  22-03-2019 20:04 via ft.com
  The London Report: Dollar earners lead FTSE fallers  Financial TimesGlobal growth jitters, rising bond prices, falling oil and sterling's relative strength all combined to sink the UK market. The FTSE 100's 2 per cent loss was its ...
  
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• Over 75 complaints against London street preachers, city staff report

  22-03-2019 19:26 via globalnews.ca
  Two so-called street preachers have been charged with violating the public nuisance by-law, just over a month after the city urged victims of street harassment to come forward. 
  
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• St James’s Market in Central London Poised to Welcome New Gastropub - Eater London

  22-03-2019 19:20 via london.eater.com
  St James’s Market in Central London Poised to Welcome New Gastropub  Eater LondonCubitt House group is in line to open its sixth restaurant in St James's Market, near Piccadilly Circus, this year.
  
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• New Zealand shooting: Residents form human chain around mosque so Muslims can pray in peace

  22-03-2019 18:58 via globalnews.ca
  People formed a human chain outside the Wellington Islamic Centre during Friday prayers on March 22, one week after the Christchurch mosque shootings that left 50 dead.
  
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• New Zealand shooting: Thousands perform ceremonial 'Haka' dance in London | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca

  22-03-2019 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  New Zealand shooting: Thousands perform ceremonial 'Haka' dance in London | Watch News Videos Online  Globalnews.caA rousing Haka was performed in central London on March 21 as part of a vigil to remember the victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings. The ceremony ...
  
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• New Zealand shooting: Thousands perform ceremonial ‘Haka’ dance in London

  22-03-2019 18:57 via globalnews.ca
  A rousing Haka was performed in central London on March 21 as part of a vigil to remember the victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings. The ceremony, held around the corner from the High Commission of New Zealand in Trafalgar Square, drew thousands of people.
  
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• Mass rally for second Brexit referendum planned in London - Quartz

  22-03-2019 18:35 via qz.com
  Mass rally for second Brexit referendum planned in London  QuartzHundreds of thousands are expected to turn up in London tomorrow (March 23) for the “Put It to the People March,” which calls for a second Brexit referendum.
  
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• London police officer Sergio Mendez resigns, Crown drops breach-of-trust charge - The London Free Press

  22-03-2019 18:22 via lfpress.com
  London police officer Sergio Mendez resigns, Crown drops breach-of-trust charge  The London Free PressThere were reasonable grounds for a conviction against an ex-London police officer charged with leaking confidential information, the Crown said.There was ...
  
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• Argentinian Abstract Artist Ruben Alterio Makes His London Debut - WWD

  22-03-2019 18:20 via wwd.com
  Argentinian Abstract Artist Ruben Alterio Makes His London Debut  WWDThe Paris-based artist's arrival at Osborne Studio Gallery is proof that cross-channel alliances are going strong.
  
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• Anxious London Art Dealers Are Hatching Emergency Plans to Ship Art Abroad as Brexit Negotiators Get a Two-Week Extension - artnet News

  22-03-2019 18:15 via news.artnet.com
  Anxious London Art Dealers Are Hatching Emergency Plans to Ship Art Abroad as Brexit Negotiators Get a Two-Week Extension  artnet NewsArt dealers in the UK's biggest art market are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best as a new Brexit deadline approaches.
  
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• White Arkitekter proposes building ribbon of housing around London estates - Dezeen

  22-03-2019 17:00 via dezeen.com
  White Arkitekter proposes building ribbon of housing around London estates  DezeenWhite Arkitekter proposes building a hedge-like band of housing around existing London estates, to add homes without the need for demolition.
  
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• Elliott announces 1,157 new long-term care beds at facilities across Ontario

  22-03-2019 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  But Christine Elliott says it will likely take one to two years for them to become available.
  
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• Sexual abuse of First Nations boys an ‘abhorrent breach of trust’: London judge sentences ex-priest

  22-03-2019 16:44 via globalnews.ca
  David Norton was found guilty of sexually abusing four boys from Chippewas of the Thames First Nation several decades ago and has been sentenced to nine years in prison.
  
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• Former Anglican priest sentenced to nine years in prison

  22-03-2019 16:44 via globalnews.ca
  David Norton was found guilty of sexually abusing four boys from Chippewas of the Thames First Nation several decades ago and has been sentenced to nine years in prison.
  
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• Top ranked Knights favourites over rival Spitfires

  22-03-2019 16:34 via globalnews.ca
  The last time the Knights fell to the Spitfires in the opening round was 1991.
  
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• LFP LONGFORM: Inside London's 'mini-miracle' organ transplant system - The London Free Press

  22-03-2019 16:31 via lfpress.com
  LFP LONGFORM: Inside London's 'mini-miracle' organ transplant system  The London Free PressFrom coolers and prop planes, to Canadian and world firsts in organ transplantation.London looms large as an organ donation and transplant powerhouse, ...
  
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• $460 round trip to London from LAX on Air New Zealand - Los Angeles Times

  22-03-2019 16:15 via latimes.com
  $460 round trip to London from LAX on Air New Zealand  Los Angeles TimesYou must buy your ticket by March 27 for travel in the fall.
  
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• London markets catch a case of Europe growth flu - MarketWatch

  22-03-2019 15:57 via marketwatch.com
  London markets catch a case of Europe growth flu  MarketWatchLondon markets sank along with their European peers as the latest eurozone purchasing managers index (PMI) figures signaled a broad-based slowdown on ...
  
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• The welcome return of Vampire Weekend at EartH, London - Financial Times

  22-03-2019 15:35 via ft.com
  The welcome return of Vampire Weekend at EartH, London  Financial TimesVampire Weekend's first London show since late in 2013 was, as singer Ezra Koenig put it, “a little bit of an attended rehearsal”. Hence the fact that it was taking ...
  
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• London man charged in Waterloo shooting - BlackburnNews.com

  22-03-2019 15:35 via blackburnnews.com
  London man charged in Waterloo shooting  BlackburnNews.comA London man is facing charges in connection with a shooting that happened in Waterloo. Waterloo Regional Police say officers were called to the area of King ...
  
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• London man arrested in connection to Waterloo nightclub shooting

  22-03-2019 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  A London man has been arrested in connection with a shooting which occurred outside of the Starlight nightclub in Waterloo last fall.
  
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• London in for mild spring weather, rollercoaster temperatures - The London Free Press

  22-03-2019 13:57 via lfpress.com
  London in for mild spring weather, rollercoaster temperatures  The London Free PressBuckle up, Southwestern Ontario, the temperature rollercoaster is just beginning.London is in for a 60 per cent chance of flurries Friday, with the daytime high ...
  
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• Rally drawing attention to lack of safe drinking water in First Nations communities on World Water Day

  22-03-2019 13:44 via globalnews.ca
  Anyone is welcome to participate in the rally, which starts at 11 a.m. in Victoria Park.
  
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• London theatre mocked for a playwright open-call seeking 'female-identifying mothers' - Daily Mail

  22-03-2019 13:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  London theatre mocked for a playwright open-call seeking 'female-identifying mothers'  Daily MailLondon's theatre503 (pictured) has been mocked for a bizarre open-call on social media seeking out playwrights who are 'female-identifying mothers'.
  
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• Unsolved Lisa Leckie murder investigation reaches 10-year anniversary

  22-03-2019 13:18 via globalnews.ca
  The 25-year-old mother was found dead in her third-floor Southdale Road East apartment on March 24, 2009.
  
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• Killer left typewritten note: London police release new details about decade-old murder case

  22-03-2019 13:18 via globalnews.ca
  Police released new information Friday that Lisa Leckie's killer left a typewritten note.
  
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• London school-bag essentials: books, lunch and an air-pollution sensor - Reuters

  22-03-2019 12:07 via reuters.com
  London school-bag essentials: books, lunch and an air-pollution sensor  ReutersLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - This week, 250 children at five London primary schools have carried backpacks that monitor air quality for a ...
  
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• In search of London’s New Edwardians - Financial Times

  22-03-2019 12:00 via ft.com
  In search of London’s New Edwardians  Financial TimesFor hundreds of years, Peckham Rye — a rolling stretch of parkland — has served as an urban pleasure garden, not only for those living nearby, but for ...
  
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• White Lies announce ‘To Lose My Life’ 10th anniversary show in London - NME Live

  22-03-2019 10:34 via nme.com
  White Lies announce ‘To Lose My Life’ 10th anniversary show in London  NME LiveWhite Lies have confirmed that they'll celebrate the 10th anniversary of 'To Lose My Life' at a one-off London show later this year.
  
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• Premier League: how English football's top flight favours fans of London clubs - The Conversation - UK

  22-03-2019 09:21 via theconversation.com
  Premier League: how English football's top flight favours fans of London clubs  The Conversation - UKFootball is supposed to be the 'people's game', but the English Premier League is easier and cheaper to follow if you are a fan of a club based in London or the ...
  
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• London police investigate swastika vandalism at Muslim newcomer home - CBC.ca

  22-03-2019 09:00 via cbc.ca
  London police investigate swastika vandalism at Muslim newcomer home  CBC.caLondon police are investigating after a Swastika symbol was etched on the front door of a home belonging to a Muslim newcomer family.
  
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• World Heavy Metal Congress: First event takes place in London - BBC News

  22-03-2019 08:28 via bbc.com
  World Heavy Metal Congress: First event takes place in London  BBC NewsBands from around the world are celebrating 50 years of heavy metal at the inaugural World Metal Congress in London.
  
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• Number of London youth clubs nearly halved since 2011 riots, report finds - The Guardian

  22-03-2019 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Number of London youth clubs nearly halved since 2011 riots, report finds  The GuardianA series of freedom of information requests shows the UK capital has lost 104 youth centres as austerity continues to grip councils.
  
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• OHL Roundup: Thursday, March 21, 2019

  22-03-2019 05:09 via globalnews.ca
  SAULT STE MARIE, Ont. - Maksim Sushko scored twice, including the overtime winner, as the Owen Sound Attack edged the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4-3 on Thursday in Ontario Hockey League playoff action.
  
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• Western withdrawing from London Medical Network - CTV News London

  22-03-2019 00:57 via london.ctvnews.ca
  Western withdrawing from London Medical Network  CTV News LondonLondon city hall's most ambitious job creation strategy is losing a major partner.
  
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• Ford rails against high-speed rail plan - The London Free Press

  22-03-2019 00:55 via lfpress.com
  Ford rails against high-speed rail plan  The London Free PressWOODSTOCK – Ontario Premier Doug Ford is leaving little doubt his government will scrap plans for a multibillion-dollar high-speed rail corridor between ...
  
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