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• London-area home sales, prices slip in June, but market still robust - The London Free Press

  04-07-2019 23:10
  London-area home sales, prices slip in June, but market still robust  The London Free PressSales in London's hot real estate market slipped slightly in June, but year-to-date activity is still up from this time last year.
  
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• Bill Blair says Ontario is blaming a ‘non-existent supply shortage’ for slow cannabis rollout

  04-07-2019 23:09 via globalnews.ca
  Blair says Ontario politicians are "making excuses" for their slow progress in minimizing illegal cannabis sales.
  
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• Dead inmate's friends join chorus seeking improvements at Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre - The London Free Press

  04-07-2019 22:45
  Dead inmate's friends join chorus seeking improvements at Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre  The London Free PressFriends of Chase Blanchard are calling for improved conditions at London's problem-plagued jail before another inmate dies.
  
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• Cancelled Roxodus music festival removes reference to ticket refunds on website

  04-07-2019 22:36 via globalnews.ca
  The website for the now cancelled music festival Roxodus has removed any mention of a refund for ticket holders.
  
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• Record number of injured turtles at Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre

  04-07-2019 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  "On a busy day we see upwards of 40 to 50. We have never had a year where we have taken in that many turtles."
  
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• Tutankhamen head set for London auction despite Egyptian protests - Cape Breton Post

  04-07-2019 22:15
  Tutankhamen head set for London auction despite Egyptian protests  Cape Breton PostBy Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - A brown quartzite head of young king Tutankhamen was due to be auctioned in London with an estimate of ...
  
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• King's College London sorry over royal visit student bans - BBC News

  04-07-2019 21:08
  King's College London sorry over royal visit student bans  BBC NewsKing's College London (KCL) has apologised and admitted it was wrong to ban a group of students from campus during a royal visit. The Queen and the ...
  
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• Suspect sought after 12-year-old girl inappropriately touched near west London mall: police

  04-07-2019 21:00 via globalnews.ca
  Police are appealing to the public in hopes of identifying a suspect in the case.
  
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• Ontario integrity commissioner can’t publicly release outcome of possible appointments probe

  04-07-2019 20:47 via globalnews.ca
  Interim Liberal leader John Fraser had asked the commissioner to review all public appointments under the Tory government.
  
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• London police seek suspect after 12-year-old girl inappropriately touched - The London Free Press

  04-07-2019 20:43
  London police seek suspect after 12-year-old girl inappropriately touched  The London Free PressLondon police are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect after a 12-year-old girl was inappropriately touched near a west-end mall Wednesday night.
  
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• ATV operator in life-threatening condition after collision with cargo van: Oxford OPP

  04-07-2019 20:38 via globalnews.ca
  Police say the ATV operator, a 40-year-old man, was ejected from the vehicle and transported by Ornge air ambulance to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
  
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• Ohio woman identified as body that washed ashore in Colchester: Essex OPP

  04-07-2019 20:22 via globalnews.ca
  Essex OPP say an autopsy determined that a body that washed up on a private beach in Colchester, southeast of Amherstburg, was that of an Ohio woman. 
  
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• Tutankhamun bust sells for €5.2 million in London despite criticism from Egypt - Euronews English

  04-07-2019 20:11
  Tutankhamun bust sells for €5.2 million in London despite criticism from Egypt  Euronews EnglishThe bust of the ancient Egyptian boy king is up for auction on Thursday, amid speculation that it was stolen from a temple in Luxor.
  
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• EU agency resolves post-Brexit London property dispute - FRANCE 24

  04-07-2019 19:51
  EU agency resolves post-Brexit London property dispute  FRANCE 24London (AFP). The European Medicines Agency said Thursday it had reached a sublet agreement on its London premises after moving headquarters to ...
  
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• Ontario privacy commissioner recommends updating laws to prepare for smart cities

  04-07-2019 19:29 via globalnews.ca
  Ontario's information and privacy commissioner is calling on the provincial government to review and modernize its privacy laws.
  
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• Officer 'fired weapon as he fell in front of London Bridge attacker' - The Guardian

  04-07-2019 19:29
  Officer 'fired weapon as he fell in front of London Bridge attacker'  The GuardianA rookie officer on his first callout to a live firearms incident fell as police confronted the London Bridge terrorists, firing through his legs while on the floor, ...
  
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• One woman killed in three-vehicle crash southeast of Strathroy - The London Free Press

  04-07-2019 19:11
  One woman killed in three-vehicle crash southeast of Strathroy  The London Free PressA 23-year-old woman is dead, and two men were injured, after a three-vehicle crash southeast of Strathroy Wednesday evening.
  
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• London Names and Shames In Energy Rejig - Forbes

  04-07-2019 19:01
  London Names and Shames In Energy Rejig  ForbesA debate in sustainability circles is whether we should stigmatize brown investment in order to accelerate green finance. As yet there is no answer but in a step ...
  
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• MLHU issues second heat alert of the year as Sunfest draws thousands outdoors

  04-07-2019 19:00 via globalnews.ca
  The MLHU is reminding everyone to take precautions against the heat with the temperature set to climb to 31 C on Friday, feeling like 41 C with the humidity. 
  
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• Wimbledon 2019: Late-week warmth surging into London area won't last long - AccuWeather.com

  04-07-2019 18:56
  Wimbledon 2019: Late-week warmth surging into London area won't last long  AccuWeather.comPlayers and spectators at Wimbledon will not have to endure the warmth surging back into the London area much longer.
  
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• Spring 2019 Dream Lottery winners announced

  04-07-2019 18:46 via globalnews.ca
  A woman from Markham, Ont., has won the grand prize, while a couple from Kerwood, Ont., won more than $500,000 in the 50-50 draw.
  
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• Scorching temperatures prompt London-area heat alert for Friday - The London Free Press

  04-07-2019 18:41
  Scorching temperatures prompt London-area heat alert for Friday  The London Free PressSouthwestern Ontario is in for a mixed bag of weather heading into the weekend, with the possibility of thunderstorms to close out the work week.
  
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• Oxford OPP investigating reported damage to urn area at Ingersoll Rural Cemetery

  04-07-2019 18:33 via globalnews.ca
  Police say the investigation so far suggests that the damage occurred sometime between June 28 and July 1.
  
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• London police probing 'unexplained' death of Emirati ruler's son - Haaretz

  04-07-2019 18:28
  London police probing 'unexplained' death of Emirati ruler's son  HaaretzThe son of one of the United Arab Emirates' seven emirs, fashion designer Khalid Al Qasimi, has died in mysterious circumstances, CNN cited U.K. authorities as ...
  
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• Bus fanatic from Brent stole two Routemasters and went joyriding around London with friends - MyLondon

  04-07-2019 18:20
  Bus fanatic from Brent stole two Routemasters and went joyriding around London with friends  MyLondonShakeil Austin told police it was his dream to be a bus driver - now he's banned from Metroline buses.
  
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• Things To Do In London This Weekend: July 5 - 7 - elle.com

  04-07-2019 18:00
  Things To Do In London This Weekend: July 5 - 7  elle.comIt's the most important party of the year and 2019's Pride looks set to be a scorcher, in all of the ways (go on, sunshine!). Saturday's fierce, fabulous, glit-ter-reee ...
  
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• Stormzy "took south London to the farm" for Glastonbury set - Dezeen

  04-07-2019 18:00
  Stormzy "took south London to the farm" for Glastonbury set  DezeenThe creative directors behind Stormzy's headline Glastonbury set honoured his south London roots with nods to Croydon's Brutalist architecture.
  
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• 3-vehicle crash leaves one dead: Strathroy-Caradoc police

  04-07-2019 17:54 via globalnews.ca
  Two men suffered non-life-threatening injuries but a woman, 23, was pronounced dead in hospital. 
  
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• Police investigating after $60,000 goods stolen in Roots store break-in - The London Free Press

  04-07-2019 17:52
  Police investigating after $60,000 goods stolen in Roots store break-in  The London Free PressLondon police are appealing to the public for information after thieves made off with $60000 worth of clothing and accessories during a break-in at a clothing ...
  
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• Forest fire forces evacuation of Keewaywin First Nation in northern Ontario

  04-07-2019 17:29 via globalnews.ca
  Scores of people have already been flown to Sioux Lookout, Ont., which has declared a state of emergency.
  
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• Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s riverside park on London’s Greenwich Peninsula opens - Wallpaper*

  04-07-2019 17:23
  Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s riverside park on London’s Greenwich Peninsula opens  Wallpaper*The Tide by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Neiheiser Argyros in unveiled in London's Greenwich Peninsula.
  
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• UPDATE 2-Former Deutsche Bank manager acquitted in London Euribor rigging trial - Reuters

  04-07-2019 17:11
  UPDATE 2-Former Deutsche Bank manager acquitted in London Euribor rigging trial  ReutersA former Deutsche Bank managing director, who was extradited from Italy to face criminal charges that he helped to manipulate global Euribor interest rates, has ...
  
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• London drink company bringing its 'Booch' to beachgoers - The London Free Press

  04-07-2019 17:10
  London drink company bringing its 'Booch' to beachgoers  The London Free PressA London-based beverage company is taking its drinks on the road, bringing refreshment to beachgoers at Port Stanley this summer.Booch, which makes ...
  
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• As London prepares for Pride, a row simmers in the LGBT community - The Economist

  04-07-2019 17:03
  As London prepares for Pride, a row simmers in the LGBT community  The EconomistTension between transgender folk and women casts a shadow over the annual parade.
  
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• Tutankhamen head set for London auction despite Egyptian protests - The Journal Pioneer

  04-07-2019 16:59
  Tutankhamen head set for London auction despite Egyptian protests  The Journal PioneerBy Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - A brown quartzite head of young king Tutankhamen was due to be auctioned in London with an estimate of ...
  
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• The joys of Independence Day in London - The Spectator USA

  04-07-2019 16:42
  The joys of Independence Day in London  The Spectator USABeing in London on Independence Day reminds me not of the animosities that once divided our countries but how closely united our nations are.
  
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• The Mystery Millionaire Who Haunted London’s Insider-Trading Trial - Yahoo Finance

  04-07-2019 16:21
  The Mystery Millionaire Who Haunted London’s Insider-Trading Trial  Yahoo Finance(Bloomberg) -- When Alshair Fiyaz, a wealthy businessman with a shaggy mane of hair, walked into the garden of London's Four Seasons Hotel on a pleasant ...
  
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• Markham woman wins Dream Lottery grand prize - The London Free Press

  04-07-2019 16:03
  Markham woman wins Dream Lottery grand prize  The London Free PressDream Lottery hopes became a reality for one woman, who gets her pick of four grand prizes in the semi-annual hospital fundraiser.
  
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• LIVE: 'He stood over me' - Officer shot London Bridge attacker after falling over - Sky News

  04-07-2019 15:58
  LIVE: 'He stood over me' - Officer shot London Bridge attacker after falling over  Sky NewsPolice marksmen who shot the terrorists dead are giving evidence at the Old Bailey today.
  
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• Winners of top Dream Lottery prizes announced in London - CTV News London

  04-07-2019 15:54
  Winners of top Dream Lottery prizes announced in London  CTV News LondonThe winners of the Dream Lottery supporting local hospitals were announced Thursday morning in London.
  
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• Lloyd's of London calls for cyber cover clarity in insurance policies - Euronews English

  04-07-2019 15:36
  Lloyd's of London calls for cyber cover clarity in insurance policies  Euronews English(Reuters) – Lloyd's of London [SOLYD.UL] wants all insurance and reinsurance policies to clearly state whether coverage will be provided for losses caused by ...
  
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• World's tallest shipping container building planned for London - New Atlas

  04-07-2019 15:14
  World's tallest shipping container building planned for London  New AtlasPlanning permission was recently granted for a new shipping container-based office building in London. It'll rise to a height of 26 m (85 ft), making it the world's ...
  
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• City cycling survey rides wave of interest, controversy - The London Free Press

  04-07-2019 15:11
  City cycling survey rides wave of interest, controversy  The London Free PressMore than 2000 people have responded so far to a city survey on cycling in London, an area that's stirred interest — and simmering tensions — in the city.
  
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• London Bridge: Armed officer describes moment he killed attacker - BBC News

  04-07-2019 14:38
  London Bridge: Armed officer describes moment he killed attacker  BBC NewsThe officer who shot dead London Bridge attacker Khuram Butt says he feared Butt would kill him.
  
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• New Saudi Ambassadors Take up Posts in Washington and London - VOA News

  04-07-2019 14:23
  New Saudi Ambassadors Take up Posts in Washington and London  VOA NewsSaudi Arabia's new ambassadors to the United States and the United Kingdom have taken up their posts after several months' vacancy amid tensions with ...
  
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• India's Ola gets green light for London launch - The Guardian

  04-07-2019 14:10
  India's Ola gets green light for London launch  The GuardianOla gets a taxi license in London and plans to launch services in September  TechCrunchIndia’s Ola gets London licence to take on Uber  Financial TimesIndia's Ola recieves TfL licence to take on Uber in London  The TelegraphView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Fourth of July slams the brakes on London markets - MarketWatch

  04-07-2019 14:10
  Fourth of July slams the brakes on London markets  MarketWatchLondon markets edged up on a quiet morning's trading as Independence Day put the brakes on the FTSE 100.
  
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• Heat, humidity and risk of thunderstorms on tap for region - The London Free Press

  04-07-2019 14:05
  Heat, humidity and risk of thunderstorms on tap for region  The London Free PressSouthwestern Ontario is in for a mixed bag of weather heading into the weekend, with the possibility of thunderstorms to close out the work week.High heat and ...
  
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• London police's face recognition system gets it wrong 81% of the time - MIT Technology Review

  04-07-2019 13:55
  London police's face recognition system gets it wrong 81% of the time  MIT Technology ReviewThe first independent evaluation of the Metropolitan police's use of face recognition systems warned it is “highly possible" it would be ruled unlawful if ...
  
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• New Saudi ambassadors take up posts in Washington and London - The Journal Pioneer

  04-07-2019 13:36
  New Saudi ambassadors take up posts in Washington and London  The Journal PioneerRIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's new ambassadors to the United States and the United Kingdom have taken up their posts after several months' vacancy ...
  
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