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• Plane with flap failure landed safely at London airport - The London Free Press

  20-08-2019 23:49 via lfpress.com
  Plane with flap failure landed safely at London airport  The London Free PressLondon airport officials heaved a sigh of relief Tuesday after a plane experiencing technical issues landed safely in the city.Chris Ryan, London International ...
  
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• The games will be free and open to the public with spectators invited to enter through the Gate 4 entrance. https://trib.al/GsrHoAf  #LdnOnt

  20-08-2019 23:40 via twitter.com
  The games will be free and open to the public with spectators invited to enter through the Gate 4 entrance. https://trib.al/GsrHoAf  #LdnOnt
  
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• London Knights return to the ice for training camp next week

  20-08-2019 23:34 via globalnews.ca
  London opens the regular season at home against the Peterborough Petes on Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
  
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• Shedding programs will cost jobs and harm environment, Upper Thames chief warns

  20-08-2019 23:32
  The province’s surprise move to direct Ontario’s conservation authorities to cut non-core programs could lead to steep job losses at the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, its head warns. Read More
  
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• $80K in damage to London home underscores risk of online rentals, experts say

  20-08-2019 23:31
  It seems like an easy enough way to earn extra cash: rent your home out for a couple of days with the help of a handy online platform. Read More
  
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• Londoners rally for drop-in coffee shop

  20-08-2019 23:10
  A public appeal for funds to renovate the London Coffee House, a casual gathering place for London’s most vulnerable, is generating a community-wide response that’s leaving fundraisers overwhelmed by generosity. Read More
  
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• Grassy Narrows chief, NDP candidate urges Ottawa to get down to business on mercury care centre

  20-08-2019 23:08 via globalnews.ca
  The chief of a northwestern Ontario reserve – and an NDP candidate in this fall's federal election – is calling on Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan to sit down to hammer out an agreement on a long-promised treatment facility for mercury poisoning.
  
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• Ford government to announce new sex-ed curriculum Wednesday after controversial repeal, sources say

  20-08-2019 22:56 via globalnews.ca
  Education Minister Stephen Lecce is expected to make the announcement and will highlight the new plan after the government conducted months of consultations.
  
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• Downtown head shop closing amid construction, competition from legalization - The London Free Press

  20-08-2019 22:51 via lfpress.com
  Downtown head shop closing amid construction, competition from legalization  The London Free PressAfter 22 years, downtown London head shop The Organic Traveller is closing its doors amidst a haze of challenges faced by the Richmond Street retailer.
  
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• $80K in damage to London home underscores risk of online rentals, experts say - The London Free Press

  20-08-2019 22:37 via lfpress.com
  $80K in damage to London home underscores risk of online rentals, experts say  The London Free PressIt seems like an easy enough way to earn extra cash: rent your home out for a couple of days with the help of a handy online platform.But some Old South ...
  
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• Check out this great contest to win tickets to Taco Fest this weekend! #GetDTLhttps://twitter.com/DundasPlace/status/1163906891724070912 …

  20-08-2019 22:14 via twitter.com
  Check out this great contest to win tickets to Taco Fest this weekend! #GetDTLhttps://twitter.com/DundasPlace/status/1163906891724070912 …
  
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• London man charged in human trafficking investigation

  20-08-2019 22:11
  A 31-year-old man faces several charges following an investigation by London police’s human trafficking unit. Read More
  
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• London man charged in human trafficking investigation - The London Free Press

  20-08-2019 22:05 via lfpress.com
  London man charged in human trafficking investigation  The London Free PressA 31-year-old man faces several charges following an investigation by London police's human trafficking unit.Police began the investigation in 2017 after a ...
  
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• UK's first LGBT rainbow road crossing unveiled in London - Metro.co.uk

  20-08-2019 20:39 via metro.co.uk
  UK's first LGBT rainbow road crossing unveiled in London  Metro.co.ukUK's first LGBT rainbow road crossing unveiled by Lambeth council.
  
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• Horrifying moment masked hitman shoots victim with shotgun in busy London street - The Sun

  20-08-2019 20:35 via thesun.co.uk
  Horrifying moment masked hitman shoots victim with shotgun in busy London street  The SunTHIS is the shocking moment a masked hitman shoots a man in the leg with a pump action shotgun in a busy London street. The shooting took place on June 4 ...
  
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• Man arrested near immigration reporting centre in London - The Guardian

  20-08-2019 20:28 via theguardian.com
  Man arrested near immigration reporting centre in London  The GuardianPolice hold man on suspicion of possessing weapon and making threats, days after attack on civil servant.
  
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• London police make arrest in human trafficking case - BlackburnNews.com

  20-08-2019 20:13 via blackburnnews.com
  London police make arrest in human trafficking case  BlackburnNews.comA series of charges have been laid against a London man suspected in a human trafficking investigation. The arrest follows a two-year probe begun in 2017.
  
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• London weather: Warning as 'summer smog' could ruin heatwave in the city - MyLondon

  20-08-2019 19:24 via mylondon.news
  London weather: Warning as 'summer smog' could ruin heatwave in the city  MyLondonIt's not all pub garden fun for those with health conditions.
  
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• London knife crime: Man arrested after knife attack in Croydon saw victim airlifted to hospital - MyLondon

  20-08-2019 19:03 via mylondon.news
  London knife crime: Man arrested after knife attack in Croydon saw victim airlifted to hospital  MyLondonA man has been arrested following a stabbing in Croydon on Monday evening (August 19). Police were called shortly after 7.30pm to reports of a stabbing in ...
  
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• Indian government could be forced to close London museum after planning row with Camden Council - The Telegraph

  20-08-2019 19:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  Indian government could be forced to close London museum after planning row with Camden Council  The TelegraphThe Indian government of Maharashtra could be forced to close a London museum dedicated to one of the country's “founding fathers” after a planning row with ...
  
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• The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario will select 42 companies today that can apply for pot store licences, with the results expected to be made public tomorrow.https://trib.al/22J5bPM 

  20-08-2019 18:19 via twitter.com
  The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario will select 42 companies today that can apply for pot store licences, with the results expected to be made public tomorrow.https://trib.al/22J5bPM 
  
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• 42 Ontario cannabis store licences to be awarded in 2nd lottery

  20-08-2019 18:16 via globalnews.ca
  The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario will select 42 companies today that can apply for pot store licences, with the results expected to be made public tomorrow.
  
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• Brews news: East London explosion hangs over brewery birthday bash - The London Free Press

  20-08-2019 17:59 via lfpress.com
  Brews news: East London explosion hangs over brewery birthday bash  The London Free PressIf Kentucky Common intrigues you and stout cola gets the mouth watering, we've got a party for you.It's Three Years of Beer, the annual birthday beer bash ...
  
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• Charges laid after party causes $80K in damage to rented London home - CTV News London

  20-08-2019 17:45 via london.ctvnews.ca
  Charges laid after party causes $80K in damage to rented London home  CTV News LondonLondon police have charged seven people in connection with an 'after-grad' student party that left a rented home with an estimated $80000 in damage.
  
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• Woman hit boy, 8, with water bottle on Miami to London flight - BBC News

  20-08-2019 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Woman hit boy, 8, with water bottle on Miami to London flight  BBC NewsA woman drunkenly hit an eight-year-old boy in the face with a water bottle on a plane "with some force". Louise Dixon, 51, of Ogmore-by-Sea, Vale of ...
  
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• London weather: When London will see its next heatwave - and it's sooner than you think - MyLondon

  20-08-2019 17:20 via mylondon.news
  London weather: When London will see its next heatwave - and it's sooner than you think  MyLondonIt's not been feeling very much like summer in London at the moment. The sky has been overcast, we've had some showers and even the odd rumble of thunder ...
  
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• Severe thunderstorm watch issued for London-area - Global News

  20-08-2019 17:19 via globalnews.ca
  Severe thunderstorm watch issued for London-area  Global NewsThe national weather *service* has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the London region and much of southwestern Ontario.
  
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• Strictly stars leave London hotel for rehearsals as training continues ahead of September launch - Mirror Online

  20-08-2019 17:06 via mirror.co.uk
  Strictly stars leave London hotel for rehearsals as training continues ahead of September launch  Mirror OnlineThe celebs were seen looking in high spirits as they continued their intensive training before waltzing out on the dancefloor.
  
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• Terrifying footage shows gunman open fire in London street - Metro.co.uk

  20-08-2019 16:57 via metro.co.uk
  Terrifying footage shows gunman open fire in London street  Metro.co.ukDashcam footage caught the moment a gunman leaped out of a car and fired his weapon in a busy street in London. He hit his victim twice in the leg...
  
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• YouTuber PewDiePie marries Marzia Bisognin in lavish London ceremony - HELLO!

  20-08-2019 16:45 via hellomagazine.com
  YouTuber PewDiePie marries Marzia Bisognin in lavish London ceremony  HELLO!YouTuber PewDiePie has married Marzia Bisognin in London, and shared photos from their wedding on Instagram.
  
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• Wild student party at rented home causes $80K damage - Global News

  20-08-2019 15:27 via globalnews.ca
  Wild student party at rented home causes $80K damage  Global NewsWild after grad party causes $80000 damage to rented home.
  
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• Wild student party at rented home causes $80K damage

  20-08-2019 15:27 via globalnews.ca
  Wild after grad party causes $80,000 damage to rented home.
  
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• No on was injured following an early morning fire in east London. https://trib.al/MMe0LrR  #ldnont

  20-08-2019 15:15 via twitter.com
  No on was injured following an early morning fire in east London. https://trib.al/MMe0LrR  #ldnont
  
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• London firefighters investigate east end blaze - Global News

  20-08-2019 15:11 via globalnews.ca
  London firefighters investigate east end blaze  Global NewsThe cause of an early morning fire on Oxford Street East is under investigation.
  
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• London firefighters investigate east end blaze

  20-08-2019 15:11 via globalnews.ca
  The cause of an early morning fire on Oxford Street East is under investigation.
  
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• In 1840 London was scandalized when Lord William Russell was found dead in bed with his throat cut - Boing Boing

  20-08-2019 14:30 via boingboing.net
  In 1840 London was scandalized when Lord William Russell was found dead in bed with his throat cut  Boing BoingIn May 1840 London was scandalized by the murder of Lord William Russell, who'd been found in his bed with his throat cut. The evidence seemed to point to ...
  
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• Organizers are prepared for a big turnout at tonight's benefit concert for London's Old East Village in the wake of last week's explosion. https://trib.al/579ELjZ  #LdnOnt #oevldn

  20-08-2019 14:12 via twitter.com
  Organizers are prepared for a big turnout at tonight's benefit concert for London's Old East Village in the wake of last week's explosion. https://trib.al/579ELjZ  #LdnOnt #oevldn
  
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• Londoners set to support Old East Village with music, food during benefit at Aeolian Hall

  20-08-2019 13:49 via globalnews.ca
  In an effort to raise funds for those affected by the Aug. 14 blast, a benefit concert is being held at the Aeolian Hall on Tuesday.
  
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• London fire crews are at the scene of a house fire at 153 Oxford Street East. The cause of the fire hasn't been determined. No injuries reported. Oxford closed from Appel to McNay. #ldnontpic.twitter.com/DZh5btbwsp

  20-08-2019 13:47 via twitter.com
  London fire crews are at the scene of a house fire at 153 Oxford Street East. The cause of the fire hasn't been determined. No injuries reported. Oxford closed from Appel to McNay. #ldnontpic.twitter.com/DZh5btbwsp
  
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• Great British Bake Off 2019: The 5 London contestants competing this year - MyLondon

  20-08-2019 13:25 via mylondon.news
  Great British Bake Off 2019: The 5 London contestants competing this year  MyLondonGBBO is back and loads of contestants are from our beloved city.
  
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• Great British Bake Off 2019: The 4 London contestants competing this year - MyLondon

  20-08-2019 13:25 via mylondon.news
  Great British Bake Off 2019: The 4 London contestants competing this year  MyLondonGBBO is back and loads of contestants are from our beloved city.
  
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• Open House London has revealed the properties you can see for free in 2019 - countryliving.com

  20-08-2019 13:15 via countryliving.com
  Open House London has revealed the properties you can see for free in 2019  countryliving.comOpen House London is back for its 27th year – and this year's buildings include some of the most iconic houses, offices, landmarks and gardens in the capital.
  
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• London is among the first cities to use VR and it's changing how we see the future - CBC.ca

  20-08-2019 13:00 via cbc.ca
  London is among the first cities to use VR and it's changing how we see the future  CBC.caLondon is among one of the first cities in Canada to use virtual reality in its planning and it's changing the way we see the future.
  
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• The north deserves the same investment and powers as London - New Statesman

  20-08-2019 12:55 via newstatesman.com
  The north deserves the same investment and powers as London  New StatesmanTransport spending in the capital has been on average 2.4 times higher per person than in the north.
  
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• The 13 types of people you’ll see on the London Underground’s Night Tube - MyLondon

  20-08-2019 12:32 via mylondon.news
  The 13 types of people you’ll see on the London Underground’s Night Tube  MyLondonThe invention of the Night Tube has been revolutionary - you are now about to get back from a night out without having to attempt a unreliable bus journey or ...
  
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• "Ghost House" On London’s "Billionaires' Row" Sells For $24 Million - Forbes

  20-08-2019 12:32 via forbes.com
  "Ghost House" On London’s "Billionaires' Row" Sells For $24 Million  ForbesA derelict mansion on London's most exclusive street has been bought for just under £20m.
  
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• Benefit concert aims to help residents impacted by London house explosion - KitchenerToday.com

  20-08-2019 12:06 via kitchenertoday.com
  Benefit concert aims to help residents impacted by London house explosion  KitchenerToday.comThe community of London remains on edge after last week's major house explosion. It happened in the late evening hours on August 14, when a vehicle drove ...
  
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• The 23 infamous South London dogging hotspots hiding in plain sight - MyLondon

  20-08-2019 11:46 via mylondon.news
  The 23 infamous South London dogging hotspots hiding in plain sight  MyLondonSouth London is famed for busy town centres, pretty parks and lovely countryside. We all love spending time in the great outdoors. And some more than others ...
  
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• "Answer the question. No, you don't want him (Jihadi Jack) to come to Canada. You're allowed to say we'd prefer he didn't come here. Do your damn job as Prime Minister & answer the questions you are asked. @drex #TheShiftwithDrex Daily Podcast LISTEN:

  20-08-2019 11:33 via twitter.com
  "Answer the question. No, you don't want him (Jihadi Jack) to come to Canada. You're allowed to say we'd prefer he didn't come here. Do your damn job as Prime Minister & answer the questions you are asked. @drex #TheShiftwithDrex Daily Podcast
  LISTEN:https://trib.al/bxGxHTw 
  
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