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• Accessibility advocate invites Londoners to ‘roll a mile in my wheels’

  08-07-2019 23:31 via globalnews.ca
  A local accessibility advocate is hoping that understanding can lead to real change when it comes to city infrastructure.
  
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• Order of Canada member Peter Dalglish jailed 16 years for sexual assault in Nepal - CBC News

  08-07-2019 23:13
  Order of Canada member Peter Dalglish jailed 16 years for sexual assault in Nepal  CBC NewsA prominent Canadian aid worker convicted of sexually assaulting children in Nepal has been jailed for 16 years, one of his lawyers said on Monday.
  
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• Ontario wants to expand midwives’ ability to prescribe medications

  08-07-2019 23:04 via globalnews.ca
  Health Minister Christine Elliott says consultations are underway to expand midwives' scope of practice with the body that regulates the profession in Ontario.
  
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• Cannabis prices expected to drop, but not any time soon - The London Free Press

  08-07-2019 22:51
  Cannabis prices expected to drop, but not any time soon  The London Free PressAn additional 50 cannabis retail stores in Ontario won't be enough to bring down the price of pot products for consumers, says one industry watcher.
  
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• Fire inspector probing west London highrise blaze - The London Free Press

  08-07-2019 22:37
  Fire inspector probing west London highrise blaze  The London Free PressA short-lived fire broke out at a highrise apartment building in the city's west end on Monday afternoon.
  
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• 35-year-old man charged in northeast London sexual assault probe: police

  08-07-2019 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  Police say the alleged sexual assault took place on June 23 in the area of McNay and Victoria streets.
  
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• Charges pending in Southwold Hwy. 401 tractor trailer collision: Elgin OPP

  08-07-2019 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  The collision occurred in the eastbound lanes of the highway when one tractor trailer rear-ended another near Iona Road.
  
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• Doug Ford brushes off questions on Dean French appointments controversy

  08-07-2019 21:41 via globalnews.ca
  Dean French abruptly left his job as Ford's top adviser more than two weeks ago when it first emerged that people given lucrative foreign postings were personally connected to him.
  
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• Victim in Mississauga Shooting Identified as London Woman - insauga.com

  08-07-2019 21:36
  Victim in Mississauga Shooting Identified as London Woman  insauga.comThe investigation into a fatal shooting in Mississauga continues. Around 2:50 a.m. on Monday, July 8, officers responded to a bar in the area of Torbram and ...
  
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• London man charged in sexual assault investigation - CTV News London

  08-07-2019 21:22
  London man charged in sexual assault investigation  CTV News LondonA 35-year-old man has been charged in connection with an alleged sexual assault in the city's northeast two weeks ago.
  
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• Celine Dion's performance in London is the only sh-t that matters - LaineyGossip

  08-07-2019 20:51
  Celine Dion's performance in London is the only sh-t that matters  LaineyGossipLast week Celine Dion took over Paris Fashion Week. Then she went to London and did the same. Celine Dion performed in Hyde Park on Friday and… it was ...
  
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• London's top librarian closing book on three-decade career - The London Free Press

  08-07-2019 19:29
  London's top librarian closing book on three-decade career  The London Free PressA long-time librarian is turning the page on her lengthy career after 29 years at the London Public Library.Susanna Hubbard Krimmer, who spent the last 11 ...
  
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• Toronto’s top doctor sounds alarm on Ontario’s loosened alcohol regulations

  08-07-2019 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  De Villa says Premier Doug Ford's government lacks a comprehensive strategy to mitigate the health and social harms of alcohol use.
  
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• 5 premiers don cowboy duds, flip pancakes on Calgary Stampede visit

  08-07-2019 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  Five premiers donned cowboy duds and flipped pancakes at a Calgary Stampede breakfast hosted by Alberta's Jason Kenney.
  
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• Drownings, down so far in 2019, set to rise after wet spring's end: Expert - The London Free Press

  08-07-2019 18:29
  Drownings, down so far in 2019, set to rise after wet spring's end: Expert  The London Free PressTwo more suspected drownings in Southwestern Ontario, including a woman who died after being pulled from a backyard pool in London, add to a surge of ...
  
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• Worldwide conference draws 1,500 guidance, admissions counsellors to Western University - The London Free Press

  08-07-2019 17:50
  Worldwide conference draws 1,500 guidance, admissions counsellors to Western University  The London Free PressWhat do guidance counsellors do when school's out? Get some guidance of their own.
  
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• 5,000 kg of CannTrust’s cannabis on hold after Health Canada finds unlicensed growing

  08-07-2019 17:40 via globalnews.ca
  The news sent the company's shares tumbling in early morning trading.
  
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• London Underground to track passengers using WiFi - Financial Times

  08-07-2019 16:55
  London Underground to track passengers using WiFi  Financial TimesPassengers travelling through London Underground's network will be tracked on their journeys through the WiFi beacons on their smartphones, Transport for ...
  
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• Full evacuation from Pikangikum First Nation begins due to forest fire

  08-07-2019 16:53 via globalnews.ca
  The evacuation comes a day after Pikangikum declared an emergency due to smoke from the nearby blaze.
  
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• Trowmans say goodbye to The Bluffs

  08-07-2019 16:38
  It’s never easy when you’re forced to abandon your dreams, but when family comes first, the decision is more easily made. Read More
  
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• London woman dies after being found unresponsive in pool: police

  08-07-2019 16:12 via globalnews.ca
  According to police, emergency crews were called to a home on Mohawk Drive on Sunday after a 28-year-old woman was found unresponsive in a swimming pool.
  
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• The Shard: Free-climber spotted scaling London landmark - BBC News

  08-07-2019 16:11
  The Shard: Free-climber spotted scaling London landmark  BBC NewsGeorge King, 19, who was not arrested, made the ascent without ropes or suction cups.
  
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• Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson sing duet in London - CTV News

  08-07-2019 15:40
  Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson sing duet in London  CTV NewsHeadlining British Summer Time in Hyde Park Sunday night, Barbra Streisand sang 'Evergreen' from the movie before calling to the stage 'one of my favourite ...
  
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• Woman pulled from Masonville-area pool dies: police - CTV News London

  08-07-2019 15:06
  Woman pulled from Masonville-area pool dies: police  CTV News LondonA 28-year-old woman has passed away following a possible drowning incident in the Masonville area Sunday.
  
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• The stories behind the shameful faces of 18 London criminals jailed in the past week - MyLondon

  08-07-2019 15:06
  The stories behind the shameful faces of 18 London criminals jailed in the past week  MyLondonThose jailed included sick thugs who tried to force a pregnant teen to miscarry.
  
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• Man spotted scaling the Shard, London’s tallest building

  08-07-2019 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  A bystander in London captured video of a free climber who was spotted by commuters Monday morning scaling the Shard, the city’s tallest building.
  
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• Stevie Wonder tells London concert he will have a kidney transplant - Vancouver Sun

  08-07-2019 14:38
  Stevie Wonder tells London concert he will have a kidney transplant  Vancouver SunThe singer, songwriter and musician told the crowd at an event in Hyde Park that he had a donor lined up.
  
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• London Deutsche Bank staff 'crying' after huge jobs cull - Yahoo News

  08-07-2019 14:00
  London Deutsche Bank staff 'crying' after huge jobs cull  Yahoo NewsCity traders were left in tears as dozens reportedly cleared their desks at Deutsche Bank's offices on Monday morning, leaving the office for the last time after the ...
  
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• Fourth London murder probe launched after man dies in Wembley - BBC News

  08-07-2019 13:37
  Fourth London murder probe launched after man dies in Wembley  BBC NewsThe Met Police has launched four murder probes in one weekend. A man in his 20s died in Monks Park, Wembley, after he was discovered with serious head ...
  
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• London woman dead after shooting outside Mississauga bar, Peel police say

  08-07-2019 13:07 via globalnews.ca
  Authorities said they received a call just before 3 a.m. for reports of a shooting in the area of Torbram and Drew roads, not far from Pearson Airport. 
  
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• The private world of London's Traveler community - CNN

  08-07-2019 12:37
  The private world of London's Traveler community  CNNPhotographer Paul Wenham-Clarke gets personal with the Irish Traveler families living by a busy London highway.
  
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• Man charged over stabbings of woman and children in London - The Guardian

  08-07-2019 12:07
  Man charged over stabbings of woman and children in London  The GuardianPolice investigating the stabbings of a woman and her children in north London on Saturday have charged a 44-year-old man with four counts of attempted ...
  
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• Person pulled from Masonville swimming pool - CTV News London

  08-07-2019 00:02
  Person pulled from Masonville swimming pool  CTV News LondonIt's not clear what happened but one person was reportedly pulled from a swimming pool in the Masonville area Sunday afternoon.
  
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