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• Cheng ran up deficit in campaign to be London's mayor - CTV News London

  29-03-2019 23:45 via london.ctvnews.ca
  Cheng ran up deficit in campaign to be London's mayor  CTV News LondonRunning in the red. New financial documents reveal Paul Cheng's 2018 campaign for the mayor's office ran up a deficit of $19999.
  
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• London one of 15 cities to get permanent funding for drug use sites - The London Free Press

  29-03-2019 23:41 via lfpress.com
  London one of 15 cities to get permanent funding for drug use sites  The London Free PressLondon's temporary supervised drug-use site has been granted funding from the provincial government — one of 15 locations across Ontario announced by the ...
  
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• London man, 42, charged in child pornography investigation: police

  29-03-2019 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  The charges come after police seized a number of electronic devices from a home on Chesterfield Avenue.
  
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• ‘Yours to Discover’ to ‘Open for Business’: Ontario licence plate redesign in the works, source says

  29-03-2019 22:52 via globalnews.ca
  A source with knowledge of the re-brand told Global News, "The new slogan for the licence plates will likely be 'Open For Business.'"
  
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• New London-developed genetic test digs deeper into medical conditions - The London Free Press

  29-03-2019 22:23 via lfpress.com
  New London-developed genetic test digs deeper into medical conditions  The London Free PressLondon is becoming one of the first centres in the world to offer a cutting-edge genetic testing procedure to patients – a technique that researchers say will help ...
  
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• London public nuisance by-law continues to reel in complaints - Global News

  29-03-2019 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  London public nuisance by-law continues to reel in complaints  Global NewsThe City of London reports that citizens have sent in more than 100 complaints this year that align with an amendment recently added to city's public nuisance ...
  
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• London public nuisance by-law continues to reel in complaints

  29-03-2019 22:21 via globalnews.ca
  City council amended the by-law last year to prohibit the unnecessary interference with use and enjoyment of a public space.
  
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• Sharp jump in London, Ont. gas prices expected in April - Global News

  29-03-2019 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  Sharp jump in London, Ont. gas prices expected in April  Global News"So the new normal for us in London? Look for $1.35 at top end, $1.25 at low end," says senior petroleum analyst with GasBuddy.com Dan McTeague.
  
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• Sharp jump in London, Ont. gas prices expected in April

  29-03-2019 22:05 via globalnews.ca
  "So the new normal for us in London? Look for $1.35 at top end, $1.25 at low end," says senior petroleum analyst with GasBuddy.com Dan McTeague.
  
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• Data has become a 'game changer' in the drive to help London's homeless - CBC.ca

  29-03-2019 22:05 via cbc.ca
  Data has become a 'game changer' in the drive to help London's homeless  CBC.caThe woman in charge of London's homelessness strategy says a year's worth of voluntary data taken from thousands of vulnerable people in the city has ...
  
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• Data has become a 'game changer' in helping London's homeless - CBC.ca

  29-03-2019 22:05 via cbc.ca
  Data has become a 'game changer' in helping London's homeless  CBC.caA dozen of London's leading social agencies have come together to pool their resources in order to offer a more flexible model care to the city's most vulnerable ...
  
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• Data has become a 'game changer' in helping London's homeless - CBC News

  29-03-2019 22:05 via cbc.ca
  Data has become a 'game changer' in helping London's homeless  CBC NewsThe woman in charge of London's homelessness strategy says a year's worth of voluntary data taken from thousands of vulnerable people in the city has ...
  
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• This baseball father let his son chase his acting dreams - The London Free Press

  29-03-2019 21:15 via lfpress.com
  This baseball father let his son chase his acting dreams  The London Free PressThe parallels are there, but the outcomes are startlingly different for Troy Maxson and Herb C. Smith.Troy Maxson — a fictional African American character ...
  
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• London gets one of 15 approved overdose prevention sites - CTV News

  29-03-2019 21:11 via london.ctvnews.ca
  London gets one of 15 approved overdose prevention sites  CTV NewsThe Ontario government has approved 15 overdose-prevention sites under a new model.
  
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• London Nationals put up winning playoff home record against Flyers - The London Free Press

  29-03-2019 21:10 via lfpress.com
  London Nationals put up winning playoff home record against Flyers  The London Free PressThe hardest place to win a game during the Junior B regular season was Leamington.But in the playoffs, it's London.The Nationals are 6-0 at Western Fair in the ...
  
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• London Knights need more out of Hancock to advance past second round - The London Free Press

  29-03-2019 21:07 via lfpress.com
  London Knights need more out of Hancock to advance past second round  The London Free PressThe Knights finished off eight-seed Windsor in a hurry, as expected.Nothing they do for the rest of the OHL playoffs will be easy.The much-anticipated ...
  
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• Indian celebrity jeweller denied bail in London - Financial Times

  29-03-2019 21:04 via ft.com
  Indian celebrity jeweller denied bail in London  Financial TimesThe celebrity jeweller at the centre of an alleged $2bn fraud that rocked India's Punjab National Bank will remain in a London prison after being refused bail ...
  
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• London man faces child pornography charges - The London Free Press

  29-03-2019 21:01 via lfpress.com
  London man faces child pornography charges  The London Free PressA London man is facing a string of child pornography charges after London police on Friday raided a home south of the downtown core.Police say officers raided ...
  
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• Canadian Medical Hall of Fame moving to redeveloped Kellogg's plant - The London Free Press

  29-03-2019 20:59 via lfpress.com
  Canadian Medical Hall of Fame moving to redeveloped Kellogg's plant  The London Free PressThe Canadian Medical Hall of Fame is trading its longtime downtown digs for a space at the former Kellogg's plant this summer.The London-based non-profit, ...
  
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• Tickets for the 2020 Memorial Cup in Kelowna may be hard to come by

  29-03-2019 20:56 via globalnews.ca
  Kelowna Rockets announce prices for 2019-20 season tickets and 2020 Memorial Cup packages.
  
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• St. Thomas police issue warning after seizing potent gummy worm edibles from high schooler

  29-03-2019 20:28 via globalnews.ca
  The candy seized looks like a gummy worm but contains 200 mg of THC distillate, which police say is "a lot of purified THC."
  
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• Woman charged after London police, OPP raid illegal pot shop - Global News

  29-03-2019 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  Woman charged after London police, OPP raid illegal pot shop  Global NewsProvincial police say a 32-year-old Londoner is facing charges in connection to a bust this week at an illegal cannabis storefront in the city, days before licensed ...
  
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• Woman charged after London police, OPP raid illegal pot shop

  29-03-2019 20:16 via globalnews.ca
  The raid comes days before Ontario's first legal cannabis retail stores are set to open their doors.
  
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• Brexit protests cause gridlock in London - CNN

  29-03-2019 20:15 via cnn.com
  Brexit protests cause gridlock in London  CNNWatch video of Brexit supporters swarm through the streets of London as lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's EU withdrawal deal for a third time.
  
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• Best buddies from London hope to return to CTV's Amazing Race Canada - The London Free Press

  29-03-2019 20:13 via lfpress.com
  Best buddies from London hope to return to CTV's Amazing Race Canada  The London Free PressThey didn't get it done the first time around in 2013.But London's Jet Black and Dave Schram are hoping to be voted by fans back onto CTV's Amazing Race ...
  
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• 'Crash' is gone, 'rest' is in – at all hours – for London's homeless - The London Free Press

  29-03-2019 20:09 via lfpress.com
  'Crash' is gone, 'rest' is in – at all hours – for London's homeless  The London Free PressCrash beds are out, and “resting spaces” are in.There will still be a place to sleep, but a new effort from city hall and community agencies is testing a different ...
  
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• 15-year-old Malahide boy faces charge in connection with animal deaths

  29-03-2019 19:40 via globalnews.ca
  A teenager from Malahide is facing a count of cruelty to animals..
  
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• London one of the fastest-growing cities in the country: Statistics Canada - Global News

  29-03-2019 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  London one of the fastest-growing cities in the country: Statistics Canada  Global NewsNew figures released by Statistics Canada show the population of the London Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) grew by 2.4 per cent in 2017-18.
  
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• London one of the fastest-growing cities in the country: Statistics Canada

  29-03-2019 19:16 via globalnews.ca
  New figures released by Statistics Canada show the population of the London Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) grew by 2.4 per cent in 2017-18.
  
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• Woman charged again in London pot shop raid - The London Free Press

  29-03-2019 19:11 via lfpress.com
  Woman charged again in London pot shop raid  The London Free PressLocal police have raided an illegal marijuana shop in London, mere days before regulated cannabis retail outlets are set to open here and across Ontario.
  
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• Police make 6th arrest in connection to triple-homicide near London

  29-03-2019 18:59 via globalnews.ca
  Ontario Provincial Police have charged a Six Nations of the Grand River resident in relation to three murders in Middlesex.
  
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• Two hurt after middle-of-night crash along Springbank Drive - The London Free Press

  29-03-2019 18:56 via lfpress.com
  Two hurt after middle-of-night crash along Springbank Drive  The London Free PressA London man is facing a number of impaired driving charges in connection with an early Friday collision that sent two people to hospital.London police say a ...
  
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• Ontario government to fund new, comprehensive mental health program for provincial police officers

  29-03-2019 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  The provincial government of Ontario will be funding a new, comprehensive mental health program for all active and retired members of the OPP.
  
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• Doug Ford to make announcement at Toyota Plant in Cambridge

  29-03-2019 17:57 via globalnews.ca
  For the second time in less than three weeks, Ontario Premier Doug Ford will make an announcement in Cambridge.
  
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• Man in his 40s stabbed to death in south London - The Guardian

  29-03-2019 17:48 via theguardian.com
  Man in his 40s stabbed to death in south London  The GuardianKnife attack took place near Clapham Common station, where the man died at the scene.
  
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• Sixth person charged in triple homicide probe southwest of London - The London Free Press

  29-03-2019 17:46 via lfpress.com
  Sixth person charged in triple homicide probe southwest of London  The London Free PressPolice have charged a sixth person in connection with a triple homicide investigation southwest of London.
  
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• 1 person dead after crash between sedan and big rig east of Ingersoll: OPP

  29-03-2019 17:43 via globalnews.ca
  One person has died after a collision between a sedan and a transport truck east of Ingersoll.
  
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• Teachers and tour guides with 150 students on day trip to London are 'attacked by travellers' - Daily Mail

  29-03-2019 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  Teachers and tour guides with 150 students on day trip to London are 'attacked by travellers'  Daily MailEXCLUSIVE: The teachers and tour guides were set upon as they accompanied 150 French and Polish students on two coaches, who were on a visit to ...
  
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• Talk to kids about safety, police advise after two London incidents - CBC.ca

  29-03-2019 17:29 via cbc.ca
  Talk to kids about safety, police advise after two London incidents  CBC.caPolice are reminding parents to talk to their kids about what to do when they're approached by strangers after two incidents in London this week.
  
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• Editorial: Wheels come off London's transit network - The London Free Press

  29-03-2019 17:26 via lfpress.com
  Editorial: Wheels come off London's transit network  The London Free PressMayor Ed Holder sees it differently, but make no mistake: The half-measure that London politicians adopted this week as they killed a proposed $500-million ...
  
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• Around The OHL: The most memorable playoff series of all time

  29-03-2019 17:24 via globalnews.ca
  On this episode, hosts Jake Jeffrey and Mike Stubbs highlight some of the most memorable playoff series of all time.
  
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• Tim Curry to headline London Comic Con

  29-03-2019 16:37 via globalnews.ca
  Tim Curry is well known for his role as Dr. Frank-n-Furter in 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' film.
  
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• 'Segregation' wall at London housing development taken down - BBC News

  29-03-2019 16:33 via bbc.com
  'Segregation' wall at London housing development taken down  BBC NewsA wall "segregating" children from adjoining private and social housing is being taken down. Henley Homes, which is behind the development in Kennington, ...
  
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• Woodstock police chief Bill Renton retiring

  29-03-2019 16:13 via globalnews.ca
  After nearly a decade with the force, the chief of the Woodstock Police Service will be retiring early next year.
  
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• City and Colour, Jessie Reyez to headline Riverfest Elora 2019

  29-03-2019 16:06 via globalnews.ca
  Organizers have lined up over 40 performances for the weekend festival on Aug. 16-18 at Bissell Park.
  
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• Feds warn Canadians in London, U.K. to avoid potentially violent Brexit protests - Global News

  29-03-2019 15:41 via globalnews.ca
  Feds warn Canadians in London, U.K. to avoid potentially violent Brexit protests  Global NewsThe federal government has issued an advisory urging Canadians in London, U.K. to exercise caution amid rising tensions over Brexit.
  
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• LFP LONGFORM: Jackpot! London biggest winner in Ontario's retail-marijuana lottery - The London Free Press

  29-03-2019 15:35 via lfpress.com
  LFP LONGFORM: Jackpot! London biggest winner in Ontario's retail-marijuana lottery  The London Free PressLondon defied the odds by landing three of Ontario's first 25 cannabis stores.
  
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• $200M class-action lawsuit filed over cancellation of Ontario basic income pilot project

  29-03-2019 15:32 via globalnews.ca
  Plaintiffs claim the abrupt cancellation of the project by the Ford government caused harm and damages.
  
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• London's first pot shop - The London Free Press

  29-03-2019 15:22 via lfpress.com
  London's first pot shop  The London Free PressWe encourage all readers to share their views on our articles and blog posts. We are committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion, so we ask ...
  
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• Acting legend Tim Curry set to star at London Comic Con this fall - The London Free Press

  29-03-2019 14:17 via lfpress.com
  Acting legend Tim Curry set to star at London Comic Con this fall  The London Free PressComics and pop culture fans have another massive reason to attend this year's London Comic Con event.
  
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