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• BRT or not BRT? Province's answer coming in Tuesday funding announcement - The London Free Press

  24-06-2019 23:32
  BRT or not BRT? Province's answer coming in Tuesday funding announcement  The London Free PressLondon is expected to find out Tuesday which city transportation projects Doug Ford's Tory government plans to fund, including whether the province will give ...
  
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• Strong stretch helps Majors turn their season around

  24-06-2019 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  A walk-off walk in the 10th inning helped London secure a 4-3 win over Welland on Sunday, capping off a three-win weekend for the club.
  
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• Gateway unveils $75M casino plans for city's southwest - The London Free Press

  24-06-2019 23:29
  Gateway unveils $75M casino plans for city's southwest  The London Free PressFor the second time in two years, Canada's largest private casino operator has unveiled plans for a casino complex in London, this time in the city's south end.
  
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• Medium shift for ex-London artist, former rural church - Sarnia Observer

  24-06-2019 22:50
  Medium shift for ex-London artist, former rural church  Sarnia ObserverThe latest in a series of ambitious career moves for ex-London artist and entrepreneur Will Graham involves a real move as well — into a riverside ...
  
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• London mom pays to get much-needed surgery, vows to continue to fight for OHIP coverage - CTV News London

  24-06-2019 22:06
  London mom pays to get much-needed surgery, vows to continue to fight for OHIP coverage  CTV News LondonA London mother who had been fighting for years to get a much needed abdominal surgery covered by OHIP has received her surgery, but paid out of pocket.
  
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• Full list of 13 London Boots stores scrapping all plastic bags - MyLondon

  24-06-2019 21:42
  Full list of 13 London Boots stores scrapping all plastic bags  MyLondonA total of 53 stores across the UK will make the move.
  
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• Boy improving in hospital after crash that killed three - The London Free Press

  24-06-2019 21:42
  Boy improving in hospital after crash that killed three  The London Free PressThe condition of a London boy who was critically injured in a weekend crash near Listowel that killed his mother and grandparents is improving, police say.
  
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• Woman 'poses as dead cyclist's aunt' to oppose new London bike lane - The Guardian

  24-06-2019 21:27
  Woman 'poses as dead cyclist's aunt' to oppose new London bike lane  The GuardianA woman posed as the aunt of a cyclist who was killed in London in order to oppose plans for a new segregated bike lane, according to the victim's mother.
  
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• Human remains located in Lake Erie near Pottahawk Point: OPP

  24-06-2019 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  Police said the discovery was made early Saturday evening by a family who had anchored near Pottahawk Point.
  
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• Naomi Campbell pays tribute to London roots as she wins icon award - The Guardian

  24-06-2019 20:30
  Naomi Campbell pays tribute to London roots as she wins icon award  The GuardianWinner of BFC's 2019 fashion icon award says 'people forget I'm from Brixton'
  
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• Life on Mars was possible 4 billion years ago, say Western University researchers

  24-06-2019 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  A new international study led by Western University suggests that life in our solar system, particularly on Mars, was possible much earlier than previously accepted. 
  
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• Canada Rocks Rolling Stones show: All the rules you need to know

  24-06-2019 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  To kick off Canada Day weekend, The Rolling Stones are making their highly-anticipated return to the country on Saturday, June 29 at Burl's Creek.
  
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• London, Ontario might sign a two-year pilot project with Rogers to install 5G network devices - MobileSyrup

  24-06-2019 19:58
  London, Ontario might sign a two-year pilot project with Rogers to install 5G network devices  MobileSyrupThe City of London could be signing onto a two-year pilot project that would involve Rogers installing 5G network devices at three locations.
  
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• 'Outrageous': Inmate death makes 15 in past decade at London's troubled Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre - The London Free Press

  24-06-2019 19:57
  'Outrageous': Inmate death makes 15 in past decade at London's troubled Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre  The London Free PressThe latest inmate death at London's troubled provincial jail — the 15th in a decade, and second this year alone — should be considered “outrageous,” says a ...
  
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• Man who pushed pensioner onto London subway tracks jailed for life - CTV News

  24-06-2019 19:44
  Man who pushed pensioner onto London subway tracks jailed for life  CTV NewsA British judge has sentenced a paranoid schizophrenic to life for pushing a 91 year-old man onto the subway tracks in central London.
  
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• Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers call on Trudeau government to end extradition proceedings

  24-06-2019 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  Meng’s lawyers argue the extradition proceedings against the embattled tech executive are “without merit” and stopping the proceedings would be in the best interest of Canada.
  
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• CAN hides 'lomax studio' in london behind two distinctive façades - Designboom

  24-06-2019 18:48
  CAN hides 'lomax studio' in london behind two distinctive façades  Designboomdesigned by architecture firm CAN, 'lomax studio' is nestled along a small industrial mews in new cross, an area of south east london.
  
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• 'Outstanding immigration warrants' see 12 people arrested, London police say - CTV News London

  24-06-2019 18:11
  'Outstanding immigration warrants' see 12 people arrested, London police say  CTV News LondonPolice in London, Ont., have arrested a dozen people on "outstanding immigration warrants" in a case that's been turned over to the Canada Border Services ...
  
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• London police probe attempted daytime sexual assault in Gibbons Park - The London Free Press

  24-06-2019 18:04
  London police probe attempted daytime sexual assault in Gibbons Park  The London Free PressPolice are investigating an attempted sexual assault that occurred on Friday afternoon near London's Old North neighbourhood.At about 3:30 p.m., a woman ...
  
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• OPP on the hunt for sheep-thieving suspects in South Bruce

  24-06-2019 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  South Bruce OPP are on the hunt for whoever made off with a flock of sheep.
  
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• London Bridge inquest: 'extremist' denies close links to attackers - The Guardian

  24-06-2019 17:53
  London Bridge inquest: 'extremist' denies close links to attackers  The GuardianA man described as having a “strong historical extremist pedigree” has said he had limited contact with the ringleader of the London Bridge terror attackers, ...
  
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• Police appeal for information in attempted sex assault at London’s Gibbons Park

  24-06-2019 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  London police are on the lookout for a suspect who allegedly tried to touch a female victim who was walking her dog in Gibbons Park Friday afternoon.
  
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• Liam Gallagher calls out Sadiq Khan for the rate of knife crime in London - NME Live

  24-06-2019 17:37
  Liam Gallagher calls out Sadiq Khan for the rate of knife crime in London  NME LiveMayor Of London Sadiq Khan has responded to criticism from Liam Gallagher over the level of knife crime in the city. The former Oasis and Beady Eye frontman ...
  
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• Another inmate has died at Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre

  24-06-2019 17:09 via globalnews.ca
  It's the second time an inmate has died at EMDC in 2019, and the 15th death since 2009.
  
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• Desperate U.S. diabetics visiting London to buy cheap insulin, honour Banting - The London Free Press

  24-06-2019 16:23
  Desperate U.S. diabetics visiting London to buy cheap insulin, honour Banting  The London Free PressWhen a border-crossing drug run stops in London this week, it'll also be a symbolic trip about saving lives.A group of American activists is planning an “insulin ...
  
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• 12 people arrested on outstanding immigration warrants in London - Global News

  24-06-2019 16:12
  12 people arrested on outstanding immigration warrants in London  Global NewsLondon police arrested 12 people on Saturday on outstanding immigration warrants in a case that's been turned over to the Canada Border Services Agency.
  
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• Community activist apologizes for creating fake mayoral candidate Paul Paolatto website

  24-06-2019 15:55 via globalnews.ca
  A London man has apologized for creating a fake website about former mayoral candidate Paul Paolatto.
  
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• At London's O2 Arena, Daddy Yankee Shows Reggaeton Is a Global Genre - Billboard

  24-06-2019 15:55
  At London's O2 Arena, Daddy Yankee Shows Reggaeton Is a Global Genre  BillboardA crowd of more than 15000 that went to see Daddy Yankee at O2 Arena on Saturday night (June 22), where he performed as part of his global tour.
  
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• 12 people arrested on outstanding immigration warrants in London

  24-06-2019 14:39 via globalnews.ca
  London police arrested 12 people on Saturday on outstanding immigration warrants in a case that's been turned over to the Canada Border Services Agency.
  
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• Hydro One chairman Tom Woods stepping down at the end of July

  24-06-2019 14:37 via globalnews.ca
  Woods was among the 10 new directors named last year as replacements after for the company's previous board resigned amid pressure from Ontario's Progressive Conservative government.
  
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• Black councillor racially abused on London Underground - The Independent

  24-06-2019 14:08
  Black councillor racially abused on London Underground  The IndependentA black woman was subject to racial abuse on the London Underground after two men refused to believe she was from the UK. Julia Ogiehor, a Lib Dem ...
  
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• Ontario teachers’ union takes credit for anti-Ford political signage flown over Ford Fest

  24-06-2019 13:59 via globalnews.ca
  A teachers' union representative claiming responsibility for an anti-Ford sign that flew over Ford Fest said he had to hire an American company because the Canadian one he approached refused to participate.
  
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• Cano Lasso completes child-friendly branch of Second Home in London Fields - Dezeen

  24-06-2019 13:56
  Cano Lasso completes child-friendly branch of Second Home in London Fields  DezeenA huge translucent panel punctuated by circular openings fronts the latest branch of co-working space Second Home in east London, which includes a nursery ...
  
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• Coquitlam RCMP issue Canada-wide warrant for Brookside patient

  24-06-2019 11:19 via globalnews.ca
  Coquitlam RCMP have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a woman reported as an unauthorized absence at Brookside Treatment Centre at Riverview in Coquitlam, B.C.
  
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• The 8 violent acts London witnessed over the weekend - MyLondon

  24-06-2019 07:55
  The 8 violent acts London witnessed over the weekend  MyLondonThis weekend has seen a torrid three days of violence which involved a young man killed and respected figures of the community attacked with what is thought ...
  
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• 12 people arrested on ’outstanding immigration warrants,’ London police say - Toronto Sun

  24-06-2019 04:48
  12 people arrested on ’outstanding immigration warrants,’ London police say  Toronto SunLONDON, Ont. — Police in London, Ont., have arrested a dozen people on “outstanding immigration warrants” in a case that's been turned over to the Canada ...
  
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• Inmate found unresponsive in cell dies at EDMC - CTV News

  24-06-2019 03:16
  Inmate found unresponsive in cell dies at EDMC  CTV NewsAn investigation is underway into the death of another inmate death at the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre.
  
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• 12 people arrested on immigration charges in London, Ont. - CBC.ca

  24-06-2019 01:11
  12 people arrested on immigration charges in London, Ont.  CBC.caPolice in London, Ont., have arrested a dozen people on "outstanding immigration warrants" in a case that's been turned over to the Canada Border Services ...
  
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• London man completes bicycle ride to Halifax - CTV News London

  24-06-2019 00:40
  London man completes bicycle ride to Halifax  CTV News LondonLondon man finished bicycle ride to honour his daughter and raise awareness about suicide.
  
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• Global News at 6: June 23

  24-06-2019 00:26 via globalnews.ca
  Global News at 6 on Global Toronto for Sunday, June 23, 2019.
  
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• Suspicious fire destroys truck; damages home - CTV News London

  24-06-2019 00:02
  Suspicious fire destroys truck; damages home  CTV News LondonConcerns are raised after fire charred a pick-up truck and damaged neighbouring home.
  
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