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• OPP seek help in locating wanted Central Elgin man last seen in St. Thomas

  23-05-2019 23:17 via globalnews.ca
  Christopher George was last seen on Sunset Road near Elm Street in St. Thomas at roughly 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22.
  
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• London-area credit union to open Woodstock location - Woodstock Sentinel Review

  23-05-2019 23:11 via woodstocksentinelreview.com
  London-area credit union to open Woodstock location  Woodstock Sentinel ReviewLondon's Libro credit union will soon be setting up shop in Woodstock, the only town in the southwestern region it currently doesn't have a location.
  
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• Lawson study will examine how smart technology can serve those with mental illness

  23-05-2019 23:10 via globalnews.ca
  Researchers hope to provide greater levels of independence and autonomy for those with mental illness and chronic diseases.
  
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• U.K. Politician Boris Johnson Lists London Townhouse for £3.75 Million - Mansion Global

  23-05-2019 22:11 via mansionglobal.com
  U.K. Politician Boris Johnson Lists London Townhouse for £3.75 Million  Mansion GlobalFormer mayor of London and Conservative Party politician Boris Johnson is selling his Georgian townhouse in the posh London borough of Islington for £3.75 ...
  
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• London cannabis stores say they won't join trend to cut hours - The London Free Press

  23-05-2019 21:48 via lfpress.com
  London cannabis stores say they won't join trend to cut hours  The London Free PressMore of Ontario's cannabis retail stores will follow the lead of two outlets that are scaling back hours because they can't keep enough product stocked, one ...
  
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• London police confirm carfentanil among drugs seized during spike in overdose deaths

  23-05-2019 21:31 via globalnews.ca
  Drugs containing carfentanil were found during 10 seizures between March 20 and April 8, according to police.
  
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• Warning issued after carfentanil found in drugs seized by London police - CTV News London

  23-05-2019 21:08 via london.ctvnews.ca
  Warning issued after carfentanil found in drugs seized by London police  CTV News LondonPolice are warning drug users after a drug that is 100 times more toxic than fentanyl and 10000 times more toxic than morphine was found in 10 recent ...
  
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• Deadly drug carfentanil back in London, police, health officials say - The London Free Press

  23-05-2019 21:03 via lfpress.com
  Deadly drug carfentanil back in London, police, health officials say  The London Free PressPolice have found more evidence of the shockingly powerful illegal drug carfentanil in London, authorities said in a statement Thursday.Health Canada tested ...
  
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• Federal government commits $1.7M to 9 women’s groups in southwestern Ontario

  23-05-2019 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  Nine women's organizations in southwestern Ontario are receiving a financial boost from the federal government.
  
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• Carly Rae Jepsen announces 13-date Canadian tour

  23-05-2019 20:07 via globalnews.ca
  the 'Dedicated' album is now available worldwide.
  
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• Canada searching for silver lining at high stakes London 7s - CBC.ca

  23-05-2019 20:04 via cbc.ca
  Canada searching for silver lining at high stakes London 7s  CBC.caEssentially there are five nations chasing four automatic berths at the 2020 Summer Olympics. One of them is not going to make it and will be forced to go ...
  
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• Things To Do In London This Weekend: May 24 - 27 - elle.com

  23-05-2019 20:00 via elle.com
  Things To Do In London This Weekend: May 24 - 27  elle.com*Start-of-festival-season klaxon* And we're off! Off to Essex in fact, for our first heads-down-let's-do-this electro fest of the year. And this three-day shindig, now in ...
  
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• Premier Ford speaks to Global News, weighs in on taxes, program cuts, abortion and being booed

  23-05-2019 17:42 via globalnews.ca
  Premier Doug Ford sat down with Global News for a one-on-one interview in which he spoke about a range of issues, including his government's offer to large municipalities and school boards across the province to help audit their finances.
  
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• Auto executive Linda Hasenfratz named Western University's 23rd chancellor - The London Free Press

  23-05-2019 17:18 via lfpress.com
  Auto executive Linda Hasenfratz named Western University's 23rd chancellor  The London Free PressWestern University's 23rd chancellor is a member of the Canadian Business Hall of Fame and the CEO of Linamar, Canada's second-largest auto parts ...
  
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• The War Of The Worlds Immersive Experience set to open in London - Louder

  23-05-2019 17:08 via loudersound.com
  The War Of The Worlds Immersive Experience set to open in London  LouderImmersive experience based on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War Of The Worlds will open its doors later this month at The Old London Metal Exchange.
  
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• High court judge leads inquiry into London Capital & Finance scandal - The Guardian

  23-05-2019 15:59 via theguardian.com
  High court judge leads inquiry into London Capital & Finance scandal  The GuardianJudge will also look at watchdog's oversight of firm which went bust owing 11000 investors a total of £236m.
  
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• 13 commercial vehicles taken off the road for safety violations in 1-day blitz: OPP

  23-05-2019 15:53 via globalnews.ca
  Police and MTO officials took 13 vehicles off the road during a single-day blitz.
  
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• Ontario government sticks City of London with $4M bill for public services - Global News

  23-05-2019 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  Ontario government sticks City of London with $4M bill for public services  Global NewsThe city pegs the cost of provincial downloading at $4 million this year, and $6.6 million in the years to come.
  
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• Ontario government sticks City of London with $4M bill for public services

  23-05-2019 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  The city pegs the cost of provincial downloading at $4 million this year, and $6.6 million in the years to come.
  
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• Ontario government passes $4M bill over to City of London for public services - Global News

  23-05-2019 15:23 via globalnews.ca
  Ontario government passes $4M bill over to City of London for public services  Global NewsLondon is on the hook for $4 million that the provincial government is no longer ponying up for things like child care, public health and policing. And that’s just the estimated figure for 2019; a report going to the city’s corporate services committee Tuesday pegs the annual cost for the next four years of the multi-year budget at $6.6 million. “That is a very difficult position
  
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• Thunderstorms darken London skies - CBC.ca

  23-05-2019 14:39 via cbc.ca
  Thunderstorms darken London skies  CBC.caEnvironment Canada issued a special weather statement Thursday morning as the sky got dark and the rain poured across London. The weather *service* says ...
  
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• Weather statement ends for London region - Global News

  23-05-2019 14:30 via globalnews.ca
  Weather statement ends for London region  Global NewsThere is also the threat of isolated wind gusts up to 80 km/h and small hail, Environment Canada says.
  
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• Weather statement ends for London region

  23-05-2019 14:30 via globalnews.ca
  There is also the threat of isolated wind gusts up to 80 km/h and small hail, Environment Canada says.
  
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• Thunderstorm warning issued for London region

  23-05-2019 14:30 via globalnews.ca
  There is also the threat of isolated wind gusts up to 80 km/h and small hail, Environment Canada says.
  
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• 10 former health ministers urge Ontario government to reverse ‘drastic’ cuts

  23-05-2019 14:02 via globalnews.ca
  Ten former Ontario health ministers representing three political parties are urging the provincial government to reverse its 'drastic' cuts to public-health funding.
  
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• Man taken by air ambulance to London hospital after Listowel-area crash - The London Free Press

  23-05-2019 13:53 via lfpress.com
  Man taken by air ambulance to London hospital after Listowel-area crash  The London Free PressA 37-year-old man was flown to a London hospital with life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle collision south of Listowel Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• ‘The stories are a bit sinister’: the secrets of London’s hidden rivers revealed - The Guardian

  23-05-2019 13:51 via theguardian.com
  ‘The stories are a bit sinister’: the secrets of London’s hidden rivers revealed  The GuardianExhibition including skulls, weapons and toilet seats recovered from unseen waterways beneath Londoners' feet gives new insight into city's history.
  
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• Huskies beat Mooseheads 4-3 on late goal from Lauko; Halifax still goes to final

  23-05-2019 13:31 via globalnews.ca
  Any one of Halifax, Rouyn-Noranda or Guelph could have earned a berth in Sunday's tournament final based on Wednesday's outcome.
  
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• Hogarth and The Art of Noise review – London's whistles and wails, drums and dogs - The Guardian

  23-05-2019 13:09 via theguardian.com
  Hogarth and The Art of Noise review – London's whistles and wails, drums and dogs  The GuardianThis invigorating exhibition shows how the artist's appetite for life bursts off the canvas and makes you see, hear and smell his time.
  
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• Is this Tweet posted by a London police sergeant out of line? - CBC.ca

  23-05-2019 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Is this Tweet posted by a London police sergeant out of line?  CBC.caA tweet and accompanying photo of a smiling London, Ont., police constable arresting an alleged bike thief has raised questions about how officers use social ...
  
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• Hypersonic to take passengers from New York to London in 90 minutes - Lonely Planet Travel News

  23-05-2019 09:07 via lonelyplanet.com
  Hypersonic to take passengers from New York to London in 90 minutes  Lonely Planet Travel NewsA hypersonic jet travelling five times faster than the speed of sound aims to take passengers from New York to London in 90 minutes.
  
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• Arts, culture, fun in London this weekend and beyond (May 23-29) - The London Free Press

  23-05-2019 02:02 via lfpress.com
  Arts, culture, fun in London this weekend and beyond (May 23-29)  The London Free PressWhat's happening in and around London this weekend and next week:
  
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• East London high school to become Canada’s first carbon-neutral school

  23-05-2019 00:35 via globalnews.ca
  Nearly half of the $9.7-million project will be funded by the federal government through Natural Resources Canada
  
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• London Majors' slow start an obvious sign of rebuild - The London Free Press

  23-05-2019 00:24 via lfpress.com
  London Majors' slow start an obvious sign of rebuild  The London Free PressLondon Majors manager and co-owner Roop Chanderdat is looking at lot of new faces early in this Intercounty Baseball League season. Some will stay, some ...
  
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• London high school to become Canada's first carbon neutral school - CBC.ca

  23-05-2019 00:14 via cbc.ca
  London high school to become Canada's first carbon neutral school  CBC.caJohn Paul II Catholic Secondary School in London, Ont., is set to undergo a complete retrofit to become Canada's first carbon neutral school, reducing ...
  
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• Watch men's World Rugby Sevens: London - CBC.ca

  23-05-2019 00:06 via cbc.ca
  Watch men's World Rugby Sevens: London  CBC.caWatch action from the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event in London.
  
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