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| Newsmakers' Night - Monday, August 30, 2010Newsmakers' Night Honor the top names in the news from the London area. Here's a chance to recognize individuals who have made a long-term commitment to improving life around London, through the media, government and other civic/social organizations. Saturday, September 25, 2010 Inductees include: Olympic gold medalists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir; London's former police chief Murray Faulkner; former Free Press photographer Bob Turnbull; former Freeps editor, and city councillor wanna-be, Phil McLeod; social activitst and city councillor Rev. Susan Eagle; CBC news announcer Heather Hiscox. Reservations required Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Press Club (Dundas @ Colborne Sts, beside the Marriott Hotel). Telephone orders (519-645-8253) accepted if a credit card number is provided. Festivities start at 5:00 PM. Admission includes buffet of canapes, crudites and hors d-oeuvres. Cash bar.
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| | Press Club Available for Private Rentals - Thursday, January 28, 2010 The Press Club is available most Saturday evenings and/or Sundays for exclusive private rentals. * Parties, banquets, balls, Bar Mitzvahs. * Stag parties, wedding parties, divorce parties. * Graduation parties (didn't graduate, and only flunked out? Rent the Club anyway). If you've got a special function coming up, and you need a place to entertain, check us out. Rental of the Club includes use of our games room and stage (supply your own sound system), as well as a fully stocked bar. Rental fee includes bartender(s). Reduced rate for members! Please contact the bartender on duty for more information. 519-645-8253
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| | Help Needed with Website Content - Friday, January 04, 2008 Assistance with Press Club website needed. I have a tonne of room on the Club website for anybody who would like to contribute their writings, musings, thoughts, complaints and criticisms. The site is also available for any kinds of announcements you'd like to make. We (that's the editorial We) are also interested in old (or not so old) pictures of the Club and its members or special guests that were taken in the past. If you'd like to put some material up here on the Press Club website, please contact Cam Johnston, at: e-mail: londoncitypressclub@yahoo.com or leave a message behind the bar... preferrably attached to a bottle of Canadian
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Earl thumps Nova Scotia
Hurricane Earl has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but its strong winds and heavy rain continue to lash Nova Scotia, knocking out power to thousands of people.
Earl causes N.B. travel cancellations
Tropical storm Earl caused less havoc than feared in New Brunswick, but disrupted plane and ferry schedules.
New Zealand quake injures 2
Chimneys and walls crumbled to the ground, roads cracked in half and residents were knocked off their feet as a powerful magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. The prime minister said it was a miracle no one was killed.
French protesters deride Roma crackdown
Thousands of people protest in Paris against new government security measures that include a crackdown on undocumented Roma migrants in France.
Blair's book-signing draws protest
Antiwar protesters hurled shoes and eggs at former British prime minister Tony Blair on Saturday as he held the first public signing of his fast-selling memoir.
Queen's portrait by husband unveiled for first time
A 1965 painting of The Queen by Prince Philip is part of a series of images in a book, The Royal Portrait: Image and Impact, that's being released.
Craigslist removes adult services section
Craigslist has apparently closed the adult services section of its website in the U.S., two weeks after 17 state attorneys general demanded that it be shut down.
Pakistani cricketers deny knowledge of match-fixing
The three Pakistani players suspended over allegations of fixing have denied they knew about any wrongdoing by the businessman at the centre of the scandal, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board's legal adviser.
LaFortune torture suspect to get psychiatric tests
Dustin Paxton must undergo a psychiatric evaluation as he awaits trial on charges of forcible confinement and assault in two separate cases, a Calgary judge says.
Toronto businessman murdered, police say
Toronto businessman Paul Maasland, whose body was found in Bracebridge, was murdered, the Ontario Provincial Police say.
Northwest Passage tanker could be stuck for days
It could be days before a fuel tanker carrying 9.5 million litres of diesel is dislodged from a sandbar in the Northwest Passage.
Peshdary gets bail as RCMP probe alleged plot
Awso Peshdary, an Ottawa man detained on assault charges while under surveillance during an RCMP anti-terrorism investigation, has been granted bail.
Sex charges linked to Facebook photos
Police allege a 24-year-old man had illicit sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl in Castlegar, B.C., and posted photos of her on her Facebook site.
Markets close higher on jobs data
U.S. stocks extended their multi-day rally Friday after an encouraging report on jobs lifted hopes about the pace of economic growth.
Quebec package bomb injures man
A Quebec man is in hospital with injuries to his hands and face after a package left on his doorstep exploded Friday morning.
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