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• 41 new affordable housing units in East London - CBC.ca

  24-05-2019 23:43 via cbc.ca
  41 new affordable housing units in East London  CBC.caConstruction will begin next week on a new, affordable housing building in East London, meant to reduce homelessness in the city. Nightingale Place will ...
  
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• Ontario reiterates penny-pinching plea to cities and school boards

  24-05-2019 23:20 via globalnews.ca
  The message comes on the heels of a provincially-backed $7.35 million fund to help cities and school boards find efficiencies.
  
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• Around The OHL: What happened to the west, Halifax hospitality, and what’s with all this math!?

  24-05-2019 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  Hosts Jake Jeffrey and Mike Stubbs are talking Memorial Cup with OHL reporter Terry Doyle.
  
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• Federal funding to boost London-area skilled trades training

  24-05-2019 22:55 via globalnews.ca
  The Liberal government is providing $123,000 for materials and training equipment for roughly 180 apprentices.
  
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• Human rights czar: Tear down London's jail before more inmates die - The London Free Press

  24-05-2019 22:43 via lfpress.com
  Human rights czar: Tear down London's jail before more inmates die  The London Free PressThere have been 14 inmate deaths in the past decade at London's troubled provincial jail – and the only way to avoid more is to tear it down and build a new ...
  
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• Ontario government reviewing report from special alcohol adviser - CTV News London

  24-05-2019 22:05 via london.ctvnews.ca
  Ontario government reviewing report from special alcohol adviser  CTV News LondonThe Progressive Conservative government is now reviewing recommendations from its special adviser on alcohol as it looks at making changes to the system.
  
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• Marvel at these costumes! Thousands of cosplay fans descend on London for Comic Con - Daily Mail

  24-05-2019 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  Marvel at these costumes! Thousands of cosplay fans descend on London for Comic Con  Daily MailAnother year, another chance to unleash your inner super-hero or villain as the Comic Con comes to London ExCel centre in east London once again drawing ...
  
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• Ontario’s big-city mayors concerned about province’s municipal funding cuts, Bill 108

  24-05-2019 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Large Urban Mayors' Caucus of Ontario chair released a statement Friday that detailed a number of concerns about funding cuts and Bill 108.
  
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• Ontario resident says he felt ‘intimidated’ from voicemail left by Premier Doug Ford

  24-05-2019 21:47 via globalnews.ca
  A voicemail posted to Twitter on Friday allegedly hears Ontario Premier Doug Ford issuing a veiled threat towards a constituent in response to a text the man had sent the premier.
  
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• Sister of inmate who died at EMDC to walk 180 km to demand changes at troubled jail

  24-05-2019 21:35 via globalnews.ca
  After a damning letter from the Ontario human rights commissioner about the jail, one woman is embarking on a 180-kilometre walk to demand changes.
  
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• All the characters, all the genres line up for 20th London Fringe - The London Free Press

  24-05-2019 21:23 via lfpress.com
  All the characters, all the genres line up for 20th London Fringe  The London Free PressIt's quite a party when you celebrate the 20th anniversary.
  
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• London elementary school nixes religious group's anti-abortion talk amid backlash - The London Free Press

  24-05-2019 21:20 via lfpress.com
  London elementary school nixes religious group's anti-abortion talk amid backlash  The London Free PressA presentation on sex scheduled for Grade 7 and 8 students by a London anti-abortion group founded by Billy Graham has been cancelled by the Thames ...
  
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• Cyclist seriously hurt in collision - The London Free Press

  24-05-2019 21:16 via lfpress.com
  Cyclist seriously hurt in collision  The London Free PressA female cyclist was taken to hospital with serious injuries following a collision with a vehicle at an east-end intersection Thursday night.
  
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• Rising Soul Star Hamzaa's Video For "London" Provides A Realistic Look At The City - Complex

  24-05-2019 20:45 via complex.com
  Rising Soul Star Hamzaa's Video For "London" Provides A Realistic Look At The City  ComplexYour browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about HTML5 video.
  
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• Ontario’s solicitor questioned about EMDC in wake of damning letter from human rights commissioner

  24-05-2019 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  The solicitor general was in St. Thomas to announce mental health funding but wound up taking questions about the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre.
  
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• Steve Plunkett’s Fleetwood Country Cruze-In

  24-05-2019 19:33 via globalnews.ca
  980 CFPL welcomes back Steve Plunkett's Fleetwood Country Cruze-In 2019!
  
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• Wary Theater Rivalry Between London and New York Gives Way to a Boom in Crossovers - Variety

  24-05-2019 19:30 via variety.com
  Wary Theater Rivalry Between London and New York Gives Way to a Boom in Crossovers  VarietyFollowing years of cross-ocean rivalry, London and New York theaters are seeing more crossovers than ever.
  
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• Tower of London Welcomes New Baby Ravens for the First Time in 30 Years - Travel+Leisure

  24-05-2019 19:25 via travelandleisure.com
  Tower of London Welcomes New Baby Ravens for the First Time in 30 Years  Travel+LeisureLondon has welcomed some new arrivals this spring. And this time, we're not talking about Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. According to the Smithsonian, ...
  
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• Ontario invests in mobile crisis intervention team for St. Thomas

  24-05-2019 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  The team will work alongside city police with a focus on serving those with mental illness.
  
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• OPP lay close to 12,000 traffic charges during Canada Road Safety Week

  24-05-2019 19:22 via globalnews.ca
  From May 14 to 20, OPP say they laid 10,095 speeding charges, with two deaths occurring on May 17 and one fatality occurring on Sunday.
  
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• Do Ho Suh brings Korean tradition to London's Victoria Miro gallery - Art Newspaper

  24-05-2019 18:58 via theartnewspaper.com
  Do Ho Suh brings Korean tradition to London's Victoria Miro gallery  Art NewspaperLondon-based artist hosts "artist's table" fundraiser for Contemporary Art Society.
  
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• Uber's Jump will take on Lime's e-bikes in London - Engadget

  24-05-2019 18:51 via engadget.com
  Uber's Jump will take on Lime's e-bikes in London  EngadgetLondoners have seen multiple bikeshare companies come and go -- including ofo, oBike and Urbo. When Lime introduced its e-bikes in December, it seemed ...
  
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• Trudeau says family ‘extremely excited’ about Raptors historic playoff run

  24-05-2019 18:46 via globalnews.ca
  Justin Trudeau says his son is a massive Raptors fan who has been staying up later than usual to watch the team play in the NBA Eastern Conference final.
  
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• Rihanna's Secret £30 Million Mansion In London Has Been Revealed - Capital XTRA

  24-05-2019 18:15 via capitalxtra.com
  Rihanna's Secret £30 Million Mansion In London Has Been Revealed  Capital XTRARihanna has been living in North London for the past year in the nicest mansion ever ! The mansion is worth £30 Million and costs a huge amount to rent a week ...
  
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• London knife crime: The 7 horrific stabbings London has seen in just the last 6 days - MyLondon

  24-05-2019 18:09 via mylondon.news
  London knife crime: The 7 horrific stabbings London has seen in just the last 6 days  MyLondonIn just six short days, seven lives have been turned upside down by London's never-ending cycle of knife crime. That, of course, does not even take into ...
  
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• Comic Con London: Avengers steal the show as fans show off cosplay - Metro.co.uk

  24-05-2019 18:05 via metro.co.uk
  Comic Con London: Avengers steal the show as fans show off cosplay  Metro.co.ukPhotos from London Comic Con day one show fans dressed as the Avengers, Batman, the Joker, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Aladdin, and more.
  
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• 'Pictures run riot' in major London manga show - The Jakarta Post - Jakarta Post

  24-05-2019 18:01 via thejakartapost.com
  'Pictures run riot' in major London manga show - The Jakarta Post  Jakarta PostFrom smashing social boundaries to chasing Pokemon, the power of Japanese manga to inspire and entertain fans around the world surges forth in a major ...
  
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• Leeds and London face a relegation scrap at Anfield in Magic Weekend - The Guardian

  24-05-2019 18:00 via theguardian.com
  Leeds and London face a relegation scrap at Anfield in Magic Weekend  The GuardianWe're only halfway through the Super League season, but both clubs desperately need to win in Liverpool on Sunday.
  
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• Princess Charlotte to start school in September - The London Free Press

  24-05-2019 17:49 via lfpress.com
  Princess Charlotte to start school in September  The London Free PressLONDON — The first day of school can be stressful but Princess Charlotte will have her older brother there to lean on.Kensington Palace said Friday that ...
  
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• City of London plans 15mph speed limit to cut air pollution - Financial Times

  24-05-2019 17:25 via ft.com
  City of London plans 15mph speed limit to cut air pollution  Financial TimesA 15mph speed limit and the closure of some streets at lunchtime has been proposed for London's financial district as part of a “radical plan” to reduce air ...
  
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• Garneau announces new rules protecting Canadian air travellers

  24-05-2019 17:08 via globalnews.ca
  Speaking at Pearson International Airport outside Toronto, Transport Minister Marc Garneau Friday released an updated version of Air Passenger Protection Regulations, first unveiled last December.
  
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• New lows in the USDJPY into the London week end fixing - ForexLive

  24-05-2019 17:02 via forexlive.com
  New lows in the USDJPY into the London week end fixing  ForexLiveUS stocks givin up gains The USDJPY has moved to new session lows into the London week end final fixing. Helping the move is lower US stocks. The S&P is ...
  
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• Ontario’s three major parties neck and neck as Ford’s honeymoon period ends: Ipsos poll

  24-05-2019 16:58 via globalnews.ca
  Each party has virtually an even three-way split of popular support as the PC government hits the ground running with cuts to spending
  
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• UK's Princess Charlotte, 4, to join brother George at south London school - Reuters India

  24-05-2019 16:44 via in.reuters.com
  UK's Princess Charlotte, 4, to join brother George at south London school  Reuters IndiaBritain's Princess Charlotte, fourth in line to the throne, will start at the same private London school as her brother George from September, Kensington Palace ...
  
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• London, Ont., mother slain in bizarre motel homicide to be buried in Texas - Montreal Gazette

  24-05-2019 16:39 via montrealgazette.com
  London, Ont., mother slain in bizarre motel homicide to be buried in Texas  Montreal GazetteMaryhelen Johnston and her partner James Braun, who is charged with her murder, were part of the Scottish traveller community in the U.S., a group claiming ...
  
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• Female cyclist seriously injured in east London collision - CBC.ca

  24-05-2019 16:30 via cbc.ca
  Female cyclist seriously injured in east London collision  CBC.caA 31-year-old woman is in hospital with serious injuries following a collision between a bicycle and a vehicle in east London Thursday night, according to city ...
  
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• Thousands of student climate change protesters descend on central London in record-breaking turnout - The Sun

  24-05-2019 16:17 via thesun.co.uk
  Thousands of student climate change protesters descend on central London in record-breaking turnout  The SunTHOUSANDS of student climate change protesters have descended on central London today in a record-breaking turnout. Waving placards and smoke flares, ...
  
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• Hamzaa's 'London' Is An Alternative Glimpse Of The City - Clash Magazine

  24-05-2019 16:16 via clashmusic.com
  Hamzaa's 'London' Is An Alternative Glimpse Of The City  Clash MagazineThere's something about the music of Hamzaa that is innately tied to London. Perhaps it's that honesty, that sense of grit, or maybe it's the sheer raw, determined ...
  
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• Powerful opioid carfentanil found in 10 recent cases in London, police say - CTV News Kitchener

  24-05-2019 14:15 via kitchener.ctvnews.ca
  Powerful opioid carfentanil found in 10 recent cases in London, police say  CTV News KitchenerPolice say they seized the substance between March 20 and April 8, the same period in which five people died of suspected overdoses in the city.
  
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• London's housing crisis is getting 'worse and worse,' agencies say - CBC.ca

  24-05-2019 14:11 via cbc.ca
  London's housing crisis is getting 'worse and worse,' agencies say  CBC.caTwo agencies that work with London's poor and homeless are sounding the alarm about a crisis that is showing no signs of stopping.
  
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• London markets climb as Trump considers easing Huawei ban - MarketWatch

  24-05-2019 13:56 via marketwatch.com
  London markets climb as Trump considers easing Huawei ban  MarketWatchLondon's markets ticked up on Friday, as investor concerns were dulled by U.S. President Donald Trump's indication the ban on Huawei Technologies Co. could ...
  
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• Uber launches a Jump e-bike pilot in London, one year on from winning taxi license appeal - TechCrunch

  24-05-2019 13:22 via techcrunch.com
  Uber launches a Jump e-bike pilot in London, one year on from winning taxi license appeal  TechCrunchAfter admitting it had to modify some of its Jump electric bikes to fix braking issues — the same problem that had halted Lyft's e-bike business — Uber is getting ...
  
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• The London SEO Community Is Special - Search Engine Roundtable

  24-05-2019 13:06 via seroundtable.com
  The London SEO Community Is Special  Search Engine RoundtableI am sitting here in the London airport waiting for my flight out and I keep thinking how amazing the SEO and SEM industry and community is here in London.
  
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• Gauguin exhibitions in Ottawa and London will feature tributes to Van Gogh - Art Newspaper

  24-05-2019 12:56 via theartnewspaper.com
  Gauguin exhibitions in Ottawa and London will feature tributes to Van Gogh  Art NewspaperAn exhibition on Gauguin portraits is to include still lifes of sunflowers painted as a tribute to Van Gogh. The show opens today at Ottawa's National Gallery of ...
  
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• Cyclist seriously injured during evening crash: London police - Global News

  24-05-2019 12:56 via globalnews.ca
  Cyclist seriously injured during evening crash: London police  Global NewsOfficers were called to the intersection of Dundas Street and Adelaide Street at 9:15 p.m. for reports of a collision involving a cyclist and a vehicle.
  
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• Cyclist seriously injured during evening crash: London police

  24-05-2019 12:56 via globalnews.ca
  Officers were called to the intersection of Dundas Street and Adelaide Street at 9:15 p.m. for reports of a collision involving a cyclist and a vehicle.
  
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• Cyclist in hospital with serious injuries after being struck east of downtown London

  24-05-2019 12:56 via globalnews.ca
  Officers were called to the intersection of Dundas Street and Adelaide Street at 9:15 p.m. for reports of a collision involving a cyclist and a vehicle.
  
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• Buy-To-Let Properties in London May Now Be the Smart Investment - Mansion Global

  24-05-2019 12:51 via mansionglobal.com
  Buy-To-Let Properties in London May Now Be the Smart Investment  Mansion GlobalIn London, amid stagnating house prices, disagreeable taxes and a haze of political uncertainty, one sector has emerged as a window of opportunity for ...
  
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• A Newly Renovated Three-Bedroom in the Heart of London’s Soho - Mansion Global

  24-05-2019 12:51 via mansionglobal.com
  A Newly Renovated Three-Bedroom in the Heart of London’s Soho  Mansion GlobalThis stylish apartment in the heart of London's bustling Soho neighborhood offers amenities that agent Robert Cox described as rare in central London, such as ...
  
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• Mark Ronson announces details of a new London show this summer - NME Live

  24-05-2019 12:48 via nme.com
  Mark Ronson announces details of a new London show this summer  NME LiveMark Ronson has announced details of an intimate gig at London's Scala this summer, where he will bring 'Club Heartbreak' to the King's Cross venue.
  
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