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• Two alleged drug traffickers arrested in Goderich - CTV News London

  27-06-2019 23:46
  Two alleged drug traffickers arrested in Goderich  CTV News LondonHuron County OPP have charged a man and woman with drug trafficking after locating nearly $10000 in methamphetamine, fentanyl and ecstasy.
  
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• Western students now learning full impact of OSAP cuts - CTV News London

  27-06-2019 23:36
  Western students now learning full impact of OSAP cuts  CTV News LondonPost-secondary school students are now learning how much less they'll be receiving after the province made cuts to OSAP, the Ontario Student Assistance ...
  
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• Yankee legends host clinic, BBQ for London kids - MLB.com

  27-06-2019 23:22
  Yankee legends host clinic, BBQ for London kids  MLB.comLONDON -- As Major League Baseball lands overseas for this weekend's London Series, the Yankees gave an All-Star experience to a group of local youth ...
  
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• Western offers retirement buyouts to about 320 senior faculty - The London Free Press

  27-06-2019 23:08
  Western offers retirement buyouts to about 320 senior faculty  The London Free PressWestern University is offering voluntary retirement packages to nearly 15 per cent of its teaching staff – buyouts critics say could diminish education quality and ...
  
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• Ontario municipalities’ ability to handle provincial funding cuts varies greatly: Moody’s

  27-06-2019 22:41 via globalnews.ca
  The report says it thinks municipalities should be able to weather the financial storm by using reserves or raising taxes, but some will handle it better than others.
  
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• London Majors hope turnaround proves their contending status - The London Free Press

  27-06-2019 22:00
  London Majors hope turnaround proves their contending status  The London Free PressA few weeks ago, the London Majors were battling with Brantford to stay out of the Intercounty League basement.
  
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• Music! Food! Fun! Summer festival season set to kick-off in London - The London Free Press

  27-06-2019 21:57
  Music! Food! Fun! Summer festival season set to kick-off in London  The London Free PressBreak out the sunscreen, shades and dancing shoes — festival season has arrived in London.
  
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• Rare tick spotted in London raises concerns about potential illnesses - CTV News London

  27-06-2019 21:34
  Rare tick spotted in London raises concerns about potential illnesses  CTV News LondonA rare tick has been found in London, and it has gotten the conversation going when it comes to ticks and tick-borne illnesses.
  
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• Victim from knockout punch video sues London bar, bouncer - The London Free Press

  27-06-2019 20:56
  Victim from knockout punch video sues London bar, bouncer  The London Free PressA London man who was knocked unconscious by a blow from a bouncer at a Richmond Row pub has launched a $300000 lawsuit against his attacker and the ...
  
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• London’s reign as the world’s capital of capital is at risk - The Economist

  27-06-2019 20:44
  London’s reign as the world’s capital of capital is at risk  The EconomistRival European financial centres are seeking to steal its crown.
  
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• London Knights add Russian defenceman in import draft - The London Free Press

  27-06-2019 20:41
  London Knights add Russian defenceman in import draft  The London Free PressLondon selected the 6-foot-4, 181-pound Russian rearguard with the 55th pick in the Canadian Hockey League import draft Thursday.
  
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• Summer vacation kicks off for students in London - Global News

  27-06-2019 20:35
  Summer vacation kicks off for students in London  Global NewsThe city's Catholic and public school boards observed the last day of the 2018-19 school year on Thursday and officially kicked off summer vacation.
  
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• Summer vacation kicks off for students in London

  27-06-2019 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  The city's Catholic and public school boards observed the last day of the 2018-19 school year on Thursday and officially kicked off summer vacation.
  
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• Heat alert issued in London region ahead of sweltering Friday - Global News

  27-06-2019 20:26
  Heat alert issued in London region ahead of sweltering Friday  Global NewsLocal health officials are issuing a one-day heat alert for London and Middlesex ahead of what's set to be a scorcher of a day on Friday.
  
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• Heat alert issued in London region ahead of sweltering Friday

  27-06-2019 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  The heat alert calls for a high of 32 C on Friday, which will feel closer to 38 C with the humidex.
  
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• Family of cyclist killed in London find woman accused of posing as her aunt - The Guardian

  27-06-2019 20:07
  Family of cyclist killed in London find woman accused of posing as her aunt  The GuardianKate Cairns said woman used her sister's name to oppose scheme that 'would have saved her life'. Helen Pidd North of England editor. Email. Thu 27 Jun 2019 ...
  
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• Baseball will pull big crowds in London despite being a mystery to most - The Guardian

  27-06-2019 20:00
  Baseball will pull big crowds in London despite being a mystery to most  The GuardianNew York Yankees against Boston Red Sox will draw a bigger attendance to the London Stadium for each game than the weekend's two Cricket World Cup ...
  
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• The Red Sox are flying to London on the world’s largest charter jet, complete with a full bar - MLB.com

  27-06-2019 19:49
  The Red Sox are flying to London on the world’s largest charter jet, complete with a full bar  MLB.comAfter wrapping up a homestand at Fenway Park on Wednesday afternoon, it was time for the Red Sox to hit the road. But this was no ordinary road trip: Boston's ...
  
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• Metis nations sign historic self-governance deal with Ottawa

  27-06-2019 19:19 via globalnews.ca
  The agreements affirm the Metis right of self-government and formally recognize the mandates of the Metis nations in the three provinces.
  
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• Ontario government announces new pilot program to help protect communities from extreme weather

  27-06-2019 19:15 via globalnews.ca
  The program will provide eligible communities with up to 15 per cent above the estimated cost of rebuilding damaged infrastructure to make it more resilient to extreme weather.
  
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• The Red Sox flew to the London Series on one of the most luxurious planes in the world - CBS Sports

  27-06-2019 18:19
  The Red Sox flew to the London Series on one of the most luxurious planes in the world  CBS SportsEvery Major League Baseball season comes with a ridiculous amount of travel, but the Red Sox and Yankees are logging a few extra air miles this season ...
  
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• Premier Ford ‘disappointed’ by appointments personally tied to ex-chief of staff: minister

  27-06-2019 18:18 via globalnews.ca
  An Ontario cabinet minister says Premier Doug Ford is disappointed that a series of provincial appointees were found to have personal ties to his ex-chief of staff.
  
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• Autopsy scheduled in London for body that washed ashore in Essex County - Global News

  27-06-2019 18:00
  Autopsy scheduled in London for body that washed ashore in Essex County  Global NewsEssex County OPP say the body of a woman reportedly washed ashore on a private beach in Colchester on Wednesday.
  
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• Autopsy scheduled in London for body that washed ashore in Essex County

  27-06-2019 18:00 via globalnews.ca
  Essex County OPP say the body of a woman reportedly washed ashore on a private beach in Colchester on Wednesday.
  
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• Road trip Ontario: Take in Bracebridge’s waterfalls and surrounding nature

  27-06-2019 17:30 via globalnews.ca
  The town is the economic, political and technological centre of Muskoka, with a population of about 16,000 and an estimated seasonal population of over 7,000.
  
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• The hardest and easiest places in London to pass your driving test - MyLondon

  27-06-2019 17:10
  The hardest and easiest places in London to pass your driving test  MyLondonYou don't want to take your practical test at some of these centres.
  
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• Let's just say the Red Sox aren't flying economy to London - Golf Digest

  27-06-2019 16:49
  Let's just say the Red Sox aren't flying economy to London  Golf DigestThe Red Sox are headed to London for an international face off with the Yankees but all eyes are on the way they're getting there.
  
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• Shaw reports third-quarter profit of $229 million

  27-06-2019 16:35 via globalnews.ca
  Shaw's revenue for the three months ending May 31 grew to $1.32 billion this year compared to $1.29 billion last year.
  
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• SIU investigated 20 cases in London last year, seven in Windsor, five in CK - BlackburnNews.com

  27-06-2019 16:27
  SIU investigated 20 cases in London last year, seven in Windsor, five in CK  BlackburnNews.comWhen it comes to the number of investigations by the province's Special Investigations Unit, London had the most in the Western Region, and Windsor had the ...
  
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• One person suffers serious injuries following collision with cement truck in southeast London

  27-06-2019 16:05 via globalnews.ca
  One person suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries after a car and a cement truck collided in southeast London on Thursday morning.
  
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• One seriously hurt in Highbury Avenue crash involving cement truck - The London Free Press

  27-06-2019 15:44
  One seriously hurt in Highbury Avenue crash involving cement truck  The London Free PressLondon police say one person has suffered serious injuries following a Thursday morning collision between a cement truck and a vehicle in the city's southeast.
  
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• Cases of mumps quadruple in a year, with young adults in London at risk - MyLondon

  27-06-2019 15:25
  Cases of mumps quadruple in a year, with young adults in London at risk  MyLondonThere have been 756 confirmed cases of mumps in the first four months of the year.
  
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• Pride 2019: London Zoo gay penguins join LGBT event - BBC News

  27-06-2019 13:19
  Pride 2019: London Zoo gay penguins join LGBT event  BBC NewsPenguins in same-sex relationships at London Zoo have had their beach transformed as they prepare to celebrate Pride next week. Banners reading "some ...
  
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• Air India plane diverted to London airport after hoax bomb threat - Aljazeera.com

  27-06-2019 13:18
  Air India plane diverted to London airport after hoax bomb threat  Aljazeera.comAirline official says flight AI 191 from Mumbai to Newark made a precautionary landing after a hoax telephone call.
  
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• Inmate who died at EMDC identified - CTV News London

  27-06-2019 12:23
  Inmate who died at EMDC identified  CTV News LondonThe latest inmate to die inside London's troubled jail has been identified.
  
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• London teens charged after fight with St. Thomas students - BlackburnNews.com

  27-06-2019 12:06
  London teens charged after fight with St. Thomas students  BlackburnNews.comFour teenagers from London are facing charges after getting into a fight with students in St. Thomas. The St. Thomas Police *Service* said on June 18, three ...
  
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• Photos: What London Stadium looks like for Red Sox-Yankees - The Boston Globe

  27-06-2019 12:01
  Photos: What London Stadium looks like for Red Sox-Yankees  The Boston GlobeThe Red Sox and Yankees travel to London for a two-game series hosted at London Stadium this weekend, the first regular season MLB games ever played in ...
  
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• ‘Hot Dogs! Cold Beer!’ M.L.B. Will Bring the Familiar to London Stadium - The New York Times

  27-06-2019 11:02
  ‘Hot Dogs! Cold Beer!’ M.L.B. Will Bring the Familiar to London Stadium  The New York TimesThe Yankees and Red Sox will bring the peanuts and Cracker Jack to an overseas series. But there will also be British twists, like appearances by Churchill and ...
  
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• ‘No one listened’: How reports of sexual abuse in an Ontario foster home were allegedly dismissed for years

  27-06-2019 11:00 via globalnews.ca
  Two allegations of sexual abuse from 10-year-old foster children in Ontario were allegedly discounted — until a third foster child came forward half a decade later.
  
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• New, culturally adapted program aims to better serve London's Muslim community - CBC.ca

  27-06-2019 10:00
  New, culturally adapted program aims to better serve London's Muslim community  CBC.caThe Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration (MRCSSI) has launched a cross-culturally adapted version of the Caring Dads program to foster ...
  
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• Teenager stabbed to death in west London in latest knife murder - The Telegraph

  27-06-2019 08:42
  Teenager stabbed to death in west London in latest knife murder  The TelegraphA teenager has been stabbed to death in west London. The victim, believed to be aged 18, was found with a stab injury in Uxbridge Road, Shepherd's Bush, ...
  
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• Calgary Cavalry win spring title with 2-0 win over York9 FC

  27-06-2019 06:07 via globalnews.ca
  Dominique Malonga and Julian Buscher both scored in the first half as the Calvary beat York9 FC 2-0 on Wednesday to clinch the title with two matches remaining in the inaugural CPL season.
  
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• Transit service to be cut without more cash, LTC warns - The London Free Press

  27-06-2019 01:57
  Transit service to be cut without more cash, LTC warns  The London Free PressPoliticians will have a tough choice to make come budget time: fork over more cash, or cut transit *service* in a city starving for more.
  
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• Arts, culture, fun in London this weekend and beyond (June 27 to July 3) - The London Free Press

  27-06-2019 01:50
  Arts, culture, fun in London this weekend and beyond (June 27 to July 3)  The London Free PressWhat's happening in and around London this weekend and next week.
  
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• U.K. Million-Pound Home Sales Hit Record High Despite Slowdown in London - Bloomberg

  27-06-2019 01:01
  U.K. Million-Pound Home Sales Hit Record High Despite Slowdown in London  BloombergThe number of million pound property sales increased to a record high last year across Britain—despite such transactions edging down in London.
  
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• London transit plans on hold until province formally submits business cases to feds: MP - Globalnews.ca

  27-06-2019 00:59
  London transit plans on hold until province formally submits business cases to feds: MP  Globalnews.caLondon North Centre MP Peter Fragiskatos said he checked with the Department of Infrastructure Wednesday and they had yet to receive anything from the ...
  
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• London transit plans on hold until province formally submits business cases to feds: MP

  27-06-2019 00:59 via globalnews.ca
  London North Centre MP Peter Fragiskatos said he checked with the Department of Infrastructure Wednesday and they had yet to receive anything from the province with regards to London's transit projects.
  
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• London student heading back to MLB Home Run Derby - CTV News London

  27-06-2019 00:21
  London student heading back to MLB Home Run Derby  CTV News LondonA London teen will be participating in the MLB Home Run Derby.
  
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• Human remains found in Lake Erie deemed historical in nature: Norfolk OPP

  27-06-2019 00:16 via globalnews.ca
  The remains were found in the water by boaters who had anchored near Pottahawk Point around 7 p.m. Saturday.
  
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