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• Museum London announces new head of collections, exhibitions and programs

  13-06-2019 23:57 via globalnews.ca
  Andrew Kear, former head of collections and exhibitions at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, will begin his new role at Museum London in July.
  
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• Pediatric ambulance hits the road in London - The London Free Press

  13-06-2019 23:40
  Pediatric ambulance hits the road in London  The London Free PressLondon is rolling out a special ambulance designed to transport critically ill infants, one of five in Ontario made possible by a multimillion-dollar investment by the ...
  
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• Amid opioid crisis, supervised consumption sites face uncertain future in Alberta, Ontario

  13-06-2019 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  In Alberta, funding for any new supervised consumption sites, including a permanent facility planned for Red Deer, was recently frozen, pending a review.
  
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• Carriere running to support cancer patient programs

  13-06-2019 22:35
  During the past four years, Carriere took a sabbatical from running herself to focus on young people, visiting more than 200 schools. Her message is one of hope through working together.Read More
  
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• Doug Ford considering ‘reset’ of Ontario cabinet amid controversial cuts, PC insiders say

  13-06-2019 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  The sources Global News spoke with said Ford hasn't made any firm decisions as of Thursday. However, many said potential cabinet changes could involve the most senior members of the government.
  
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• Anti-racist activist asks court to ban threats by Ontario far-right figure

  13-06-2019 21:50 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Anti-Hate Network said in a statement Thursday it believed this was the first time activists had sought a peace bond in response to right-wing extremist threats.
  
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• ENTER TO WIN this bike trailer full of King Street goodies! To celebrate King Street businesses tonight and the completion of the protected bike lane, share a photo or selfie downtown on your bike with #LdnOntBike for a chance to win!pic.twitter.com/JEHo6

  13-06-2019 21:15 via twitter.com
  ENTER TO WIN this bike trailer full of King Street goodies! To celebrate King Street businesses tonight and the completion of the protected bike lane, share a photo or selfie downtown on your bike with #LdnOntBike for a chance to win!pic.twitter.com/JEHo6CneYM
  
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• Surrogacy delivery leaves Alberta family feeling like they weren’t parents

  13-06-2019 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  The intended parents said it took two-and-a-half hours after the birth of their son for them to meet him.
  
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• London police: Suspected methamphetamine lab at centre of east-end probe - The London Free Press

  13-06-2019 20:35
  London police: Suspected methamphetamine lab at centre of east-end probe  The London Free PressEmergency crews and Health Canada chemists have dismantled a suspected methamphetamine lab in an east end townhouse, police say.
  
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• London police: East-end drug lab likely used to make methamphetamine - The London Free Press

  13-06-2019 20:35
  London police: East-end drug lab likely used to make methamphetamine  The London Free PressEmergency crews and Health Canada chemists have dismantled a suspected methamphetamine lab in an east end townhouse, police say.
  
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• No More Day Drinking for Metals Traders as LME Bans Alcohol - Bloomberg

  13-06-2019 20:23
  No More Day Drinking for Metals Traders as LME Bans Alcohol  BloombergThe London Metal Exchange is toughening its stance on alcohol consumption with new rules that will prohibit floor traders from drinking during the workday, ...
  
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• London Bridge attack: MI5 agent defends security services - The Guardian

  13-06-2019 19:54
  London Bridge attack: MI5 agent defends security services  The GuardianIn the environment of a high security Old Bailey courtroom, a senior MI5 officer offered his “profound personal sympathies” to the families of the eight victims of ...
  
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• The really tricky District line quiz: Can you name the missing London Underground stations? - MyLondon

  13-06-2019 19:43
  The really tricky District line quiz: Can you name the missing London Underground stations?  MyLondonIn one year, the average Londoner will have spent 11.2 days on the London Underground . And 5.5 of those days are spent truly underground, in the tunnels.
  
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• About 2,400 Ontario public servants use Ford’s voluntary buyout program

  13-06-2019 19:37 via globalnews.ca
  Treasury Board President Peter Bethlenfalvy says the departures will bring an immediate cost of $190 million.
  
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• Ontario health minister announces hospital, EMS funding for transport of sick newborns

  13-06-2019 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  Health Minister Christine Elliott announced the government has earmarked a total of $6.8 million for five specially equipped ambulances and a team of paramedics.
  
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• London police seize meth recipe book in ongoing suspected dormant drug lab investigation - Global News

  13-06-2019 19:32
  London police seize meth recipe book in ongoing suspected dormant drug lab investigation  Global NewsLondon police have seized several items and “dismantled a suspected methamphetamine lab” at a residence on Hamilton Road.
  
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• London police seize meth recipe book in ongoing suspected dormant drug lab investigation

  13-06-2019 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  Charges depend on the outcome of a Health Canada analysis, which could take several weeks.
  
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• UK government may intervene in Saudi investment into London papers - CNN

  13-06-2019 19:21
  UK government may intervene in Saudi investment into London papers  CNNThe UK government says it is likely going to intervene in the stake sale of the two companies that control the British newspapers, The Evening Standard and The ...
  
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• 1 apprehended in Simcoe St investigation: London police

  13-06-2019 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  Drivers were advised to avoid the area on Thursday morning, but as of 12 p.m., police have cleared the scene.
  
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• Kate Middleton discusses why early intervention in mental health, addiction issues are important

  13-06-2019 18:19 via globalnews.ca
  The Duchess of Cambridge gave a speech on Wednesday about the importance of supporting people with mental health and addiction issues during an annual gala dinner.
  
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• Justin Bieber says Tom Cruise challenge a ‘joke’: ‘He’d probably whoop my a**’

  13-06-2019 17:33 via globalnews.ca
  'I'm really skinny right now. I think he'd probably be out of my weight class,' Justin Bieber said of the A-list actor.
  
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• Weapons investigation on Simcoe Street ends without injury - CTV News London

  13-06-2019 17:32
  Weapons investigation on Simcoe Street ends without injury  CTV News LondonLondon police quickly resolved a weapons investigation that saw a section of Simcoe Street blocked off Thursday morning.
  
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• Facebook London hiring spree focuses on tackling online harms - ComputerWeekly.com

  13-06-2019 17:21
  Facebook London hiring spree focuses on tackling online harms  ComputerWeekly.comFacebook is hiring for 500 new tech jobs in the capital in the next six months, with a particular focus on seeking out and clamping down on malicious *content* and ...
  
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• London celebrates local connections as St. Louis Blues win Stanley Cup - Global News

  13-06-2019 17:12
  London celebrates local connections as St. Louis Blues win Stanley Cup  Global NewsThe London area has plenty to celebrate as the St. Louis Blues win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.
  
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• London celebrates local connections as St. Louis Blues win Stanley Cup

  13-06-2019 17:12 via globalnews.ca
  The London area has plenty to celebrate as the St. Louis Blues win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.
  
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• Spice Girls setlist for live London shows at Wembley Stadium - MyLondon

  13-06-2019 16:58
  Spice Girls setlist for live London shows at Wembley Stadium  MyLondonThe Spice Girls was the biggest girl band of the 90s and in November 2018 they announced their major comeback tour. The band has already played live in ...
  
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• City Benches by young designers brighten London's Cheapside - Dezeen

  13-06-2019 16:58
  City Benches by young designers brighten London's Cheapside  DezeenA giant sleeping whippet and a red sundial are among the playful street furniture enlivening the UK capital during the London Festival of Architecture.
  
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• Celebrate King Street after work today! Join @CityofLdnOnt in celebrating recent changes on King Street, and the official opening of the new protected bike lane. Visit a local business, show some love & support, and experience the new changes to King

  13-06-2019 16:58 via twitter.com
  Celebrate King Street after work today! Join @CityofLdnOnt in celebrating recent changes on King Street, and the official opening of the new protected bike lane. Visit a local business, show some love & support, and experience the new changes to King Street downtown! #LdnOntBikepic.twitter.com/VUCncY5YnT
  
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• British Contract Flippers Stymied by Faltering London Market - The Wall Street Journal

  13-06-2019 16:33
  British Contract Flippers Stymied by Faltering London Market  The Wall Street JournalBrexit uncertainty and an oversaturated property market has turned contract reassignment into a risky proposition.
  
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• Three-year-old London, Ont., boy joins Mensa - CANOE

  13-06-2019 16:19
  Three-year-old London, Ont., boy joins Mensa  CANOEAre you smarter than a three-year-old? If the tot in question is Henry Venus, probably not.
  
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• London lawyer reacts to Legal Aid Ontario funding cuts - Global News

  13-06-2019 16:19
  London lawyer reacts to Legal Aid Ontario funding cuts  Global NewsA lawyer in London is concerned that more people will be left without necessary legal assistance as a result of recent funding cuts to legal aid in the province.
  
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• London lawyer reacts to Legal Aid Ontario funding cuts

  13-06-2019 16:19 via globalnews.ca
  Legal Aid Ontario, which provides services to those who cannot afford to pay for a lawyer, is facing a 30 per cent cut in its funding from the Ontario government.
  
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• Emma, the London-based money management app, launches in the US and Canada - TechCrunch

  13-06-2019 16:05
  Emma, the London-based money management app, launches in the US and Canada  TechCrunchEmma, the U.K. money management app (now calling itself your “best financial friend”), has launched in the United States and Canada — and is now one of a ...
  
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• Cirque du Soleil drummer talks move to London ahead of Budweiser Gardens performance - Global News

  13-06-2019 15:34
  Cirque du Soleil drummer talks move to London ahead of Budweiser Gardens performance  Global NewsA Brazilian-born drummer who now calls London home will be among the performers in Cirque du Soleil's Corteo when it takes the stage at Budweiser Gardens ...
  
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• Cirque du Soleil drummer talks move to London ahead of Budweiser Gardens performance

  13-06-2019 15:34 via globalnews.ca
  Alex Reis will be performing as a drummer in Cirque du Soleil's upcoming Corteo show at Budweiser Gardens.
  
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• London's five-day weather forecast: Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain - The London Free Press

  13-06-2019 15:31
  London's five-day weather forecast: Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain  The London Free PressWhat was initially expected to be a sunny, rain-free weekend has now turned into a grey and wet one.Environment Canada's forecast for the London region is ...
  
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• Rain forces second postponement of events for TVDSB’s Special Olympics 

  13-06-2019 13:09 via globalnews.ca
  Rainy weather is pushing back Special Olympics events run by the Thames Valley District School Board for a second time this week.
  
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• Pro-Europeans to hold rally against Brexit in London on July 20 - Reuters Canada

  13-06-2019 12:43
  Pro-Europeans to hold rally against Brexit in London on July 20  Reuters CanadaPro-Europeans said on Thursday they would hold a "march for change" rally against Brexit on July 20 in London.
  
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• London street preachers turned up in Port Stanley and it didn't go well - CBC.ca

  13-06-2019 11:00
  London street preachers turned up in Port Stanley and it didn't go well  CBC.caTwo men notorious for spouting scripture and confronting women on the streets of downtown London showed up in Port Stanley last week, triggering complaints ...
  
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• Vine Architecture Studio uses warm tones in renovation of Love Walk house in London - Dezeen

  13-06-2019 10:00
  Vine Architecture Studio uses warm tones in renovation of Love Walk house in London  DezeenVine Architecture has used an array of warm and natural materials to deck out the living spaces and extension of Love Walk house in south London.
  
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• Arts, culture, fun in London this weekend and beyond (June 13-19) - The London Free Press

  13-06-2019 06:00
  Arts, culture, fun in London this weekend and beyond (June 13-19)  The London Free PressWhat's happening in and around London this weekend and next week.
  
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• St. Louis Blues win first Stanley Cup with 4-1 victory over the Boston Bruins

  13-06-2019 04:41 via globalnews.ca
  The St. Louis Blues are the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup champions.
  
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• Former MPP Julia Munro, longest-serving female legislator in Ontario, dies

  13-06-2019 04:33 via globalnews.ca
  Munro was first elected in 1995 and represented the riding of York-Simcoe.
  
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• Drug mix caused fatal decline in London window worker who fell on job: Expert - The London Free Press

  13-06-2019 03:31
  Drug mix caused fatal decline in London window worker who fell on job: Expert  The London Free PressA mix of opioid drugs and anti-inflammatories prescribed to a London window installer as he recovered from injuries caused by an on-the-job fall led to his ...
  
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• Bail hearings will no longer be covered by Legal Aid Ontario

  13-06-2019 02:42 via globalnews.ca
  Legal Aid Ontario, which provides services to those who cannot afford to pay for a lawyer, is facing a 30 per cent cut in funding by the Ontario government.
  
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• Napanee man found in London — OPP - The Kingston Whig-Standard

  13-06-2019 00:52
  Napanee man found in London — OPP  The Kingston Whig-StandardOntario Provincial Police have reported that 84-year-old Cecil Lockhart was located in London by local police.*Ontario Provincial Police in Napanee are ...
  
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• Health minister Elliott, Mayor Holder to meet over supervised consumption site funding rejection

  13-06-2019 00:18 via globalnews.ca
  The meeting will come a week after it was confirmed the province had rejected the funding application for the planned site, located at 446 York St.
  
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