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Caterpillar to close London, Ont. locomotive plant
(Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc has decided to close its Electro-Motive locomotive plant in London, Ontario, and lay off at least 450 workers following several months of unsuccessful contract negotiations with the Canadian Auto Workers union. The move deals a tough blow to the Canadian labor market, which has been under pressure from a strong Canadian dollar and the struggle to persuade unionized ...

London Luxury-Home Prices Rise for 15th Month as Foreign Buyers Seek Haven
Luxury-home prices in central London gained for the 15th consecutive month in January as international investors seeking to protect their wealth competed for the few properties for sale, Knight Frank LLP said.

London City Job Openings More Than Doubles, Recruiter Says
Job vacancies at London’s financial- services companies more than doubled last month as medium-sized banks and fund managers sought staff, recruitment firm Astbury Marsden said.

Industry Experts Predict A Huge Growth In Online Video In 2012
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM-- - The UK video advertising industry will see a major shift towards online video, according to industry experts. Daniel Ruch, the Chair of the IAB Video Council, the UK's largest ...

Snow and fog ground half of London Heathrow's flights
Thousands of passengers were stranded on Sunday after heavy snow and forecasts of freezing fog forced London Heathrow Airport to cancel 50 percent of its scheduled flights.

Next at NBC Sports: The Olympics...And Baseball?
As the network looks to add content, NBC Sports chief Mark Lazarus calls baseball a premiere...

Pleasures of London before the Olympics
This is London: Yellow construction cranes tower over inner-city building sites; popular gathering spots rumble with earth-moving equipment, along with the usual heaving masses of shoppers and sightseers; venues for the...

Egypt Football Riots a Reminder that Sport Isn't Life
Football isn't life. No sport is life. Nothing is life except, of course, life . 74 people are dead, and that number may very well go up sooner than later, after the post-match violence that occurred in a football stadium located in Port Said, Egypt.

Olympics Coventry urged to back 2012 Olympic Games
THE chief executive of the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOGOC) has urged the people of Coventry to embrace the Olympic Games when they visit the city this summer.

Football coach who led DC to state championship dies at 66
Former Divine Child head football coach Bob Lapointe died Jan 31. He was 66.