Now that’s a heat wave: Hot weather busts part of Hwy. 402

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A stretch of Highway 402 was closed Sunday because of extreme heat affecting the pavement.
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London heat wave: All you need to know about the early summer sizzler  

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Here’s what you need to know about the London region's sweltering weather.
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Port Burwell beach closed amid search for missing swimmer

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Provincial police closed a Southwestern Ontario beach after a swimmer went missing in Lake Erie over the weekend. Emergency crews were called Sunday shortly after 3 p.m. to Port Burwell beach for a report of two swimmers in distress, Elgin OPP said. One swimmer was pulled to safety and taken to hospital with non-life threatening […]
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Baranyai: Sense of pride, possibility comes with exploring Canada

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The new Canada Strong Pass offers free admission to national parks, historic sites and marine conservation areas operated by Parks Canada.
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Dyer: Attacking Iran will be Trump’s own ‘forever war’

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I’ve seen this movie already. I don’t want to see it again.
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Pearson: How to replace division with connection

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It's time to try politics of service, of repair, of collaboration in crisis.
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Hot days (and nights) loom for London area amid expected heat wave

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Friday marked the official start of summer and it’s arriving with several days of hot, humid weather across the London region.
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One dead in crash near Exeter: Ontario Provincial Police

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One person is dead after a two-vehicle collision north of Exeter, police said.
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Measles cases drop to new low in Oxford, Elgin: ‘Cautiously encouraged’

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A Southwestern Ontario public health unit at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak has reported the fewest new weekly cases in months. The four new measles cases reported by Southwestern Public Health – the health unit for Oxford and Elgin counties, Woodstock and St. Thomas – between June 12 and 19, mark the lowest […]
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Rural Southwestern Ontario politicians say no to wind turbines

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A Southwestern Ontario municipality has rejected a proposed wind turbine project after politicians received a loud negative response from many residents.
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