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• Ford government expands coverage for ‘miracle drug’ Spinraza, but with age cap

  12-06-2019 23:59 via globalnews.ca
  In a statement, Health Minister Christine Elliott said coverage is being expanded from the existing Type 1 SMA patients to include Type 2 and 3 for children and adolescents. 
  
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• SIU invokes mandate after London man injured during east end arrest - Global News

  12-06-2019 23:53
  SIU invokes mandate after London man injured during east end arrest  Global NewsThe province's police watchdog has invoked its mandate after a male suspect was injured during an arrest in London's east end Tuesday.
  
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• SIU invokes mandate after London man injured during east end arrest

  12-06-2019 23:53 via globalnews.ca
  Police said a man reported being injured during an arrest Tuesday in London's east end.
  
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• Police investigating Islamophobic graffiti outside London Muslim Mosque - Global News

  12-06-2019 23:52
  Police investigating Islamophobic graffiti outside London Muslim Mosque  Global NewsLondon police are investigating after Islamophobic graffiti was found scrawled on the sidewalk outside the London Muslim Mosque over the weekend.
  
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• Police investigating Islamophobic graffiti outside London Muslim Mosque

  12-06-2019 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  Police are investigating after an Islamophobic message was found written on the sidewalk outside the London Muslim Mosque.
  
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• 16-year-old Pikangikum First Nation evacuee killed in car crash: officials

  12-06-2019 23:49 via globalnews.ca
  The chief of Pikangikum First Nation says the teen girl was one of more than 2,000 community members forced from their homes by a nearby forest fire.
  
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• Warriors’ Kevin Durant says he’s had surgery on ruptured Achilles

  12-06-2019 23:33 via globalnews.ca
  "My road back starts now!," Durant said in an Instagram post on Wednesday.
  
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• Learn to grill the 'perfect' steak at London Beer and BBQ Show - The London Free Press

  12-06-2019 23:08
  Learn to grill the 'perfect' steak at London Beer and BBQ Show  The London Free PressIt's people like Andrew Rome you hope to be following when a northern highway closes and there's no place to go but wait.On the other hand, you might want to ...
  
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• London-area NDP MPPs urge ‘ongoing, stable’ funding for Anova shelter - Globalnews.ca

  12-06-2019 22:44
  London-area NDP MPPs urge ‘ongoing, stable’ funding for Anova shelter  Globalnews.caA day after data showed a record 2018 for Anova, local NDP politicians are urging the Doug Ford government to provide funding.
  
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• London-area NDP MPPs urge ‘ongoing, stable’ funding for Anova shelter

  12-06-2019 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  A day after data showed a record 2018 for Anova, local NDP politicians are urging the Doug Ford government to provide funding.
  
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• 548 area code in use more frequently as ‘519’, ‘226’ numbers run out

  12-06-2019 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  The three codes cover the communities in and around London, Windsor, Kitchener, Waterloo, Guelph, Brantford, Sarnia, Woodstock, Stratford and Owen Sound.
  
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• RMC rowers will represent Canada at the Royal Henley Regatta

  12-06-2019 21:33 via globalnews.ca
  Rowers from RMC have been selected to represent Canada in the 100th anniversary of the King’s Cup at the Royal Henley Regatta in London, England.
  
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• Burst Thames Water pipe cuts off up to 100,000 London homes - The Guardian

  12-06-2019 21:24
  Burst Thames Water pipe cuts off up to 100,000 London homes  The GuardianUp to 100,000 properties in London were left with little or no water after a large pipe at a waterworks burst, causing a number of schools to close and hospital ...
  
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• Tax evasion probe reaches London and Windsor - BlackburnNews.com

  12-06-2019 21:19
  Tax evasion probe reaches London and Windsor  BlackburnNews.comLocations in Windsor and London have been raided as part of an international investigation into tax evasion. According to the Canada Revenue Agency, the ...
  
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• London police seek help identifying suspect in drug store robbery - The London Free Press

  12-06-2019 21:16
  London police seek help identifying suspect in drug store robbery  The London Free PressLondon police are asking the public for help identifying a suspect in a pharmacy robbery.A man entered a drug store in the area of Adelaide and Huron streets ...
  
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• Health minister coming to London to discuss York Street consumption site - CBC.ca

  12-06-2019 21:04
  Health minister coming to London to discuss York Street consumption site  CBC.caA little over a week after she rejected funding a permanent supervised consumption site on York Street, Ontario's health minister will meet with the city's mayor ...
  
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• Thames Valley school board trustee files complaint against colleague over Blackridge Strategy scandal

  12-06-2019 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  Corrine Rahman filed the code of conduct complaint with the board to request an inquiry into the actions of trustee Jake Skinner.
  
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• Little London super-genius, 3, joins Mensa. Next up? junior kindergarten - The London Free Press

  12-06-2019 20:46
  Little London super-genius, 3, joins Mensa. Next up? junior kindergarten  The London Free PressAre you smarter than a three-year-old? If the tot in question is Henry Venus, probably not.
  
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• Ontario government quietly starts review of awards for first responders, students and others

  12-06-2019 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  The ministry denies the review has to do with cost savings.
  
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• Struggling to find the perfect gift for a friend or family member? Check out @trouvelleldn! Their boutique is filled with unique home and travel products. #GetDTLpic.twitter.com/1yV5zBztiK

  12-06-2019 20:27 via twitter.com
  Struggling to find the perfect gift for a friend or family member? Check out @trouvelleldn! Their boutique is filled with unique home and travel products. #GetDTLpic.twitter.com/1yV5zBztiK
  
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• Help us celebrate the opening of the protected bike lanes! On June 13th, post a photo of you on your bike using the hashtag #LdnOntBike to be entered into a contest to win a bike trailer filled with King Street goodies! #GetDTL #LdnOntBikepic.twitter.com/

  12-06-2019 20:02 via twitter.com
  Help us celebrate the opening of the protected bike lanes! On June 13th, post a photo of you on your bike using the hashtag #LdnOntBike to be entered into a contest to win a bike trailer filled with King Street goodies!
  #GetDTL #LdnOntBikepic.twitter.com/5HjCVpnUIL
  
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• OPP searching for missing 84-year-old Napanee man

  12-06-2019 19:28 via globalnews.ca
  The Napanee man may be disoriented, and his family and police are both worried for his safety.
  
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• Police, firefighters face decontamination amid suspected drug-lab probe - The London Free Press

  12-06-2019 19:16
  Police, firefighters face decontamination amid suspected drug-lab probe  The London Free PressLondon police officers and firefighters in hazardous-material suits were hosed down with decontamination spray Wednesday after leaving an east-end ...
  
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• Number of Ontario teens visiting hospital ER for self-harm rises between 2009 and 2017: study

  12-06-2019 19:09 via globalnews.ca
  The study, published this week in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, also found the rates of visits by teens aged 13 to 17 for mental health problems rose 78 per cent during that time.
  
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• Dormant Hamilton Road drug lab prompts hazmat response - CTV News London

  12-06-2019 18:58
  Dormant Hamilton Road drug lab prompts hazmat response  CTV News LondonPolice and firefighters in hazmat suits continued their investigation of an allegedly "dormant" drug lab in the city's east end on Wednesday.
  
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• Premier Ford’s chief of staff sues ousted caucus member Randy Hillier for defamation

  12-06-2019 18:42 via globalnews.ca
  Dean French alleges that shortly after Randy Hillier was kicked off the Tory team he began a libellous and defamatory campaign against him.
  
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• London police release additional information in continued search for missing man - Global News

  12-06-2019 18:39
  London police release additional information in continued search for missing man  Global NewsMcMichael may have been seen in the downtown area as recently as Saturday, June 8 and that he may have shaved his head. He might also be going by the ...
  
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• London police release additional information in continued search for missing man

  12-06-2019 18:39 via globalnews.ca
  McMichael may have been seen in the downtown area as recently as Saturday, June 8 and that he may have shaved his head. He might also be going by the name Sidney. 
  
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• ‘Crazy discovery:’ Salamander-eating pitcher plants found in Ontario: study

  12-06-2019 18:21 via globalnews.ca
  Researchers at the University of Guelph have discovered vertebrate-eating pitcher plants in Ontario’s Algonquin Park wetlands.
  
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• How accurate is Watch Dogs Legion's London? We break down the trailer - TechRadar

  12-06-2019 18:07
  How accurate is Watch Dogs Legion's London? We break down the trailer  TechRadarWe've all thought it while cruising through Los Santos or galloping towards Hyrule Castle Town: sure, this is fun, but wouldn't it be much cooler if we could ...
  
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• London fire crews battle blaze at Oakridge home - Global News

  12-06-2019 17:50
  London fire crews battle blaze at Oakridge home  Global NewsLondon fire crews are responding to a blaze at a home in the Oakridge neighbourhood. No injuries have been reported.
  
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• London fire crews battle blaze at Oakridge home

  12-06-2019 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  London fire crews are responding to a blaze at a home in the Oakridge neighbourhood. No injuries have been reported.
  
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• Formal complaint filed against TVDSB trustee Jake Skinner - CTV News London

  12-06-2019 17:35
  Formal complaint filed against TVDSB trustee Jake Skinner  CTV News LondonThames Valley District School Board Trustee Jake Skinner, who is also the co-owner of Blackridge Strategy, is now facing a formal complaint from a fellow ...
  
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• St. Louis Blues loaded with London connections - Global News

  12-06-2019 17:25
  St. Louis Blues loaded with London connections  Global NewsOf the players in the Stanley Cup final with a London connection, a vast majority of them play for St. Louis.
  
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• St. Louis Blues loaded with London connections

  12-06-2019 17:25 via globalnews.ca
  Of the players in the Stanley Cup final with a London connection, a vast majority of them play for St. Louis.
  
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• Head down to Gourmet Deli for lunch! There will be an outdoor BBQ from 12-1pm. #GetDTLpic.twitter.com/XQZkXoZdHC

  12-06-2019 17:06 via twitter.com
  Head down to Gourmet Deli for lunch!There will be an outdoor BBQ from 12-1pm.#GetDTLpic.twitter.com/XQZkXoZdHC
  
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• London police investigating apparent drug lab in Hamilton Road home

  12-06-2019 16:57 via globalnews.ca
  An investigation into the home is ongoing and police expect to have more information available to the public by Wednesday evening.
  
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