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• Canadian astronaut’s time in space builds knowledge for Mars: Western University expert

  25-06-2019 23:22 via globalnews.ca
  Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques may be back on Earth, but the impact of his time is space will be long-lasting, says one expert.
  
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• London housing agencies seek nearly $500m in additional funding - Global News

  25-06-2019 23:18
  London housing agencies seek nearly $500m in additional funding  Global NewsA pair of organizations focused on affordable housing are asking the city to shell out millions in additional funding. The requests came by way of two reports ...
  
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• London housing agencies seek nearly $500m in additional funding

  25-06-2019 23:18 via globalnews.ca
  Both financial requests will go before city council on Tuesday.
  
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• Sports tourism director moves to top job at Tourism London - The London Free Press

  25-06-2019 22:54
  Sports tourism director moves to top job at Tourism London  The London Free PressTourism London has a new boss.Cheryl Finn, who was director of sports tourism for 12 years, is taking over the top spot from John Winston, the city announced ...
  
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• London set to host first-ever girls 'Super' OFSAA championships - CTV News London

  25-06-2019 22:32
  London set to host first-ever girls 'Super' OFSAA championships  CTV News LondonAfter successfully hosting and winning OFSAA girls volleyball last year, the provincial tournament is on its way back to the Forest City in 2021.
  
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• London inmate's death occurred one day after bail denied: Sources - The London Free Press

  25-06-2019 22:30
  London inmate's death occurred one day after bail denied: Sources  The London Free PressThe latest inmate to die in London's troubled provincial jail is a 29-year-old man who had been denied bail one day before he was found unresponsive in his cell ...
  
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• London International Airport announces direct Swoop flights to Las Vegas, Orlando, Cancun - Global News

  25-06-2019 22:26
  London International Airport announces direct Swoop flights to Las Vegas, Orlando, Cancun  Global NewsThe direct flights will begin October 3 and run until April 25, 2020.
  
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• London International Airport announces direct Swoop flights to Las Vegas, Orlando, Cancun

  25-06-2019 22:26 via globalnews.ca
  The direct flights will begin October 3 and run until April 25, 2020.
  
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• This summer, every trip downtown is a chance to win a $1,000 Downtown Dollar Shopping Spree! #GetDTL + visit amazing local businesses like @LdnOntBikeCafe, @LouDawgsLondon, Eyes on Richmond, & Frankly Scarlett for a chance to win! http://london.ca/on

  25-06-2019 22:23 via twitter.com
  This summer, every trip downtown is a chance to win a $1,000 Downtown Dollar Shopping Spree! #GetDTL + visit amazing local businesses like @LdnOntBikeCafe, @LouDawgsLondon, Eyes on Richmond, & Frankly Scarlett for a chance to win!http://london.ca/ontheroadtogether …#OnTheRoadTogetherpic.twitter.com/hbdk5chQjV
  
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• Three arrested after man shot dead in west London - The Guardian

  25-06-2019 22:01
  Three arrested after man shot dead in west London  The GuardianEdward Simpson died at the scene of the shooting in Feltham on Friday night.
  
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• Chad Price shares new music for Canada Day

  25-06-2019 21:15
  London-born singer/songwriter Chad Price know’s Monday’s first-ever Canada Day party at Dundas Place will be a special occasion, so he’s bringing along something special to celebrate — new music. Read More
  
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• Ontario to invest $103M in London’s 10 transit projects

  25-06-2019 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  The transit projects include new buses, smart traffic signals and three routes from an unbundled bus rapid transit plan.
  
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• Debunking the myth of the evil stepmother

  25-06-2019 20:31 via globalnews.ca
  "Being a stepmom is sometimes like a dirty little secret. Like there's a lot of shame."
  
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• Rumours of Fleetwood Mac

  25-06-2019 19:59 via globalnews.ca
  RUMOURS OF FLEETWOOD MAC: 40 YEARS OF RUMOURS coming to the Start.ca Performance Stage at Budweiser Gardens on Saturday, October 12!
  
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• Man charged with 2nd-degree murder after victim in Jesse Davidson Park stabbing dies

  25-06-2019 19:51 via globalnews.ca
  London police have laid a second-degree murder charge after a man critically injured in a stabbing last week died of his injuries in hospital. 
  
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• Dean French’s ‘nepotism continues to contaminate the Ford government’: source

  25-06-2019 19:45 via globalnews.ca
  “French’s nepotism continues to contaminate the PC government — even when he’s gone, his connections still run deep,” a PC Party source told Global News.
  
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• Charges upgraded after park stabbing victim dies - CTV News London

  25-06-2019 19:38
  Charges upgraded after park stabbing victim dies  CTV News LondonLondon police say charges against a London man have been upgraded to second-degree murder after the death of a man who suffered stab wounds.
  
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• Via Rail gets $71M to upgrade service in Quebec, Ontario

  25-06-2019 19:36 via globalnews.ca
  Via wants to build a multibillion-dollar new network of dedicated passenger-rail lines so its trains will no longer have to yield to freight trains on borrowed tracks.
  
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• London to host provincial high school volleyball championships in 2021 - Global News

  25-06-2019 18:02
  London to host provincial high school volleyball championships in 2021  Global NewsThe City of London will host the top high school volleyball teams in the province in March 2021 for the Girls OFSAA Volleyball Championships.
  
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• London to host provincial high school volleyball championships in 2021

  25-06-2019 18:02 via globalnews.ca
  The three-day event will run from March 8 to 10, 2021 and include more than 900 student-athletes from across the province.
  
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• Disinformation Campaigns Against London, Part I: 11 Identified Lines of Attack - bellingcat - bellingcat

  25-06-2019 17:56
  Disinformation Campaigns Against London, Part I: 11 Identified Lines of Attack - bellingcat  bellingcatThose of us who live and work in London like the place, or at least tolerate it. Many of us love it. Certainly, like with any large city, there are people who dislike it.
  
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• Province’s ombudsman received most complaints about Ontario Cannabis Store

  25-06-2019 17:55 via globalnews.ca
  The Ontario Cannabis Store was the single most complained about government organization of the past fiscal year, according to the Ontario's ombudsman report.
  
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• Fire that charred school bus deemed suspicious by London police - Globalnews.ca

  25-06-2019 17:39
  Fire that charred school bus deemed suspicious by London police  Globalnews.caEmergency crews responded to Tennant Avenue early Sunday morning to douse a fire that engulfed a school bus.
  
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• Fire that charred school bus deemed suspicious by London police

  25-06-2019 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  Emergency crews responded to Tennant Avenue early Sunday morning to douse a fire that engulfed a school bus.
  
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• Ontario Government Nominates 10 London Transit Projects to the Federal Government for Funding - Government of Ontario News

  25-06-2019 17:15
  Ontario Government Nominates 10 London Transit Projects to the Federal Government for Funding  Government of Ontario NewsThe Ontario Government is investing up to $103.5 million in London transit infrastructure projects under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP).
  
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• Ontario Getting People Moving by Investing in London Transit - Government of Ontario News

  25-06-2019 17:14
  Ontario Getting People Moving by Investing in London Transit  Government of Ontario NewsLONDON — Ontario's government is working for the people by investing up to $103.5 million in 10 new transit infrastructure projects that will mean safer roads, ...
  
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• Health care advisory council report gives Ford government wide berth to move forward with agenda

  25-06-2019 16:12 via globalnews.ca
  An advisory council appointed by Premier Doug Ford's government has released a report with a number of recommendations to improve the way healthcare is delivered in the province.
  
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• Carbon tax mystery text leaves many annoyed and confused

  25-06-2019 15:51 via globalnews.ca
  The text message appears to be an attempt to identify voters who are opposed to the carbon tax imposed by the federal Liberals, presumably so they can be targeted during the election campaign this fall.
  
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• London researchers cracking code to "ticking time-bomb" of cardiology - CTV News London

  25-06-2019 15:08
  London researchers cracking code to "ticking time-bomb" of cardiology  CTV News LondonThey're called the “time-bomb” of cardiology and now London based researchers may have found a way to diffuse those bombs.
  
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• Coming to London: Yankees vs. Red Sox vs. the Great British Summer - The Wall Street Journal

  25-06-2019 14:00
  Coming to London: Yankees vs. Red Sox vs. the Great British Summer  The Wall Street JournalThe Yankees and Red Sox are playing a two-game series in London this weekend. But they'll have to compete for attention with the Cricket World Cup.
  
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• London markets down as Boris Johnson campaign struggles - MarketWatch

  25-06-2019 13:48
  London markets down as Boris Johnson campaign struggles  MarketWatchLondon markets ticked down Tuesday as Conservative Party leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson's campaign floundered.
  
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• We need a London for the many. That's why I'm standing for City Hall - New Statesman

  25-06-2019 13:24
  We need a London for the many. That's why I'm standing for City Hall  New StatesmanYesterday I announced that I want to stand for the London Assembly. This is just the beginning of a long process – I am currently campaigning for the seletion as ...
  
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• London tube 'pusher' who shoved ex-Eurotunnel chief onto track gets life sentence - Euronews English

  25-06-2019 13:20
  London tube 'pusher' who shoved ex-Eurotunnel chief onto track gets life sentence  Euronews EnglishA schizophrenic who pushed a 90-year-old former chairman of Eurotunnel onto the tracks at a busy London Underground station was sentenced to life ...
  
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• 'London is open? For knife crime' Liam Gallagher tears into Sadiq Khan's crime failure - Express.co.uk

  25-06-2019 13:19
  'London is open? For knife crime' Liam Gallagher tears into Sadiq Khan's crime failure  Express.co.ukSINGER Liam Gallagher took aim at Sadiq Khan over his knife crime failure in the capital and admitted he is fearful for his children.
  
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• Direct air route opens to link Zhengzhou, London - Xinhua | English.news.cn - Xinhua

  25-06-2019 13:19
  Direct air route opens to link Zhengzhou, London - Xinhua | English.news.cn  XinhuaZHENGZHOU, June 25 (Xinhua) -- China Southern Airlines launched a direct air route between Zhengzhou, the capital city of central China's Henan Province, ...
  
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• Some health benefits of walkable neighbourhoods may be offset by higher air pollution: study

  25-06-2019 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  Some neighbourhoods, while walkable, have a lot of air pollution.
  
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• London Mayor Khan on Brexit, Boris Johnson, Donald Trump - Bloomberg

  25-06-2019 12:24
  London Mayor Khan on Brexit, Boris Johnson, Donald Trump  BloombergMayor of London Sadiq Khan discusses his message to European leaders about business in London, U.K. Prime Minister candidate Boris Johnson, relations ...
  
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• German Landlord Says Berlin Rent Cap is Better Than Becoming Like London - Yahoo Canada Finance

  25-06-2019 12:13
  German Landlord Says Berlin Rent Cap is Better Than Becoming Like London  Yahoo Canada Finance(Bloomberg) -- Germany's biggest landlord urged Berlin's government to use its rent-freeze plan as an opportunity to find long-term solutions to its housing crisis ...
  
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• London exchanges prepare to delist Swiss stocks in EU row - Financial Times

  25-06-2019 12:11
  London exchanges prepare to delist Swiss stocks in EU row  Financial TimesLondon-based exchanges are preparing to delist Swiss stocks this week after financial markets became entangled in a deteriorating row between Switzerland ...
  
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• London Kills: Jacob Holt ‘s major downfall revealed as star drops big spoiler - Express.co.uk

  25-06-2019 12:01
  London Kills: Jacob Holt ‘s major downfall revealed as star drops big spoiler  Express.co.ukLONDON KILLS kicked off yesterday afternoon and today, viewers are going to see another gripping episode as the murder squad try to solve another mystery.
  
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• London weather: How likely it is thunderstorms will hit where you live - MyLondon

  25-06-2019 11:52
  London weather: How likely it is thunderstorms will hit where you live  MyLondonAnnoyed at how uncomfortably humid it is? For once are you actually hoping for some rain or a thunderstorm to clear the air? Well there is a chance that is ...
  
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• Singapore's Grab invests in London startup Splyt - The Guardian

  25-06-2019 11:31
  Singapore's Grab invests in London startup Splyt  The GuardianSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singaporean ride-hailing firm Grab has invested in London-based startup Splyt Technologies and extended a partnership between the ...
  
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