The refugee crisis around the world

🕔13:16, 20.Nov 2015

By – Abass Wali.   As the flood of Syrian refugees continues in Europe, Canada prepares to bring thousands into the country by the end of 2015. The Liberal Party of Canada promised to bring in at least 25,000 refugees

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Spitfires Alumni faceoff former All-Stars

Spitfires Alumni faceoff former All-Stars

🕔12:52, 20.Nov 2015

  By Samantha Wigfield He shoots, he scores! The Windsor Spitfire Alumni faced off against former NHL All-Stars in a short, two period game in support of the Canadian Diabetes Association, and raised over $3,000 from the event. The third

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MediaPlex News Radio – November 20, 2015

🕔12:48, 20.Nov 2015

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/233954419″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] MediaPlex News Radio is a production of the students of St. Clair College`s journalism program. Host: Samantha Wigfield Sports: Bird Bouchard Entertainment: Jonathan Martin Weather: Stephanie Zografos

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Veterans honoured in a comforting way

Veterans honoured in a comforting way

🕔12:38, 20.Nov 2015

  By: Johnathan Hutton   More than a dozen Windsor veterans have been recognized by the Essex-Kent Scottish Regiment and Quilts of Valour. The Windsor- Essex veterans, who participated in Canada’s wars ranging from the Second World War were invited to the Chatham armories

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Training leads to a healthier lifestyle

Training leads to a healthier lifestyle

🕔12:35, 20.Nov 2015

Many local athletes are benefiting from the choice to live a healthy and active lifestyle and one man is reminding them to find the right fit for themselves. While athletes are showing more awareness of the need to stay healthy,

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Launch of Uber app has mixed reactions

Launch of Uber app has mixed reactions

🕔12:26, 20.Nov 2015

The ride-sharing app Uber has rolled out in Windsor and while residents say they’re happy to have another means of transportation, taxi drivers are concerned of a possible drop in business. As a result, a report went before council and

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Spectre Review

Spectre Review

🕔12:06, 20.Nov 2015

Spectre Review By Rhiannon Lotze Converged Citizen Staff Bond is back and has left some moviegoers neither shaken nor stirred but rather a little flat. Daniel Craig reprised his role as the suave spy for the fourth time in Spectre,

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Grandma’s touch

🕔12:04, 20.Nov 2015

She is the president and CEO of Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, a nurse by trade and at heart, a business woman and the go to person for many of her employees. But most importantly, Janice Kaffer is a grandma. When it

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Griffins rein supreme with eighth straight title

Griffins rein supreme with eighth straight title

🕔11:56, 20.Nov 2015

Ryan Blevins The local football community once again saw the W.F. Herman Green Griffins capture high school football supremacy as they defeated the Holy Names Catholic High School Knights Nov. 20 and won the Newman conference championship. The 30-7 routing of

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Student success on the rise

Student success on the rise

🕔11:50, 20.Nov 2015

By Lyndi-Colleen Morgan The superintendent of education for secondary schools at the Greater Essex County District School Board said students are closing in on the average scores of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test. Vicki Houston, superintendent of education in

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Windsorite R&B artist achieves opportunity of a lifetime

Windsorite R&B artist achieves opportunity of a lifetime

🕔11:44, 20.Nov 2015

Tony Coates is pictured on Pitt Street in downtown Windsor on November 19, 2015 Photograph by Kati Panasiuk   By Kati Panasiuk Windsor music has a fresh new sound in the industry as a young man’s voice is the center

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Raptors In need of defensive reminder

🕔11:37, 20.Nov 2015

  by Jeremy James The Toronto Raptors have been less than impressive in the beginning of their 2015-16 season. Raptor fans held their heads down as they watched the Raptors lose to the Utah Jazz 93-89 on Wednesday night. The

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Grit removal system renovations approved but not to save Detroit River

🕔11:36, 20.Nov 2015

By Alexandra Latremouille   Windsor’s manager of pollution control said the proposal to renovate the city’s grit removal system has been approved by Windsor City Council. The $7.4 million investment will be used to refurbish the system’s aerated grit tanks,

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Local pastor bringing hope for disadvantaged

Local pastor bringing hope for disadvantaged

🕔11:27, 20.Nov 2015

Local pastor By Rabiul Biplob Nov. 19, 2015   One Windsor pastor is giving hope to disadvantaged people who need financial, legal, medical and spiritual aid in their lives. Kevin Rogers, pastor of the New Song Church said he is helping

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Sports Round Up

Sports Round Up

🕔11:26, 20.Nov 2015

  By Jordan Caschera Sr.Football The Cardinal Carter Cougars won the Wilson Conference football championship at Alumni Field on Nov. 19. The Cougars narrowly defeated the F.J Brennan Cardinals by a score of 16-15. Mac Butler and Dan Metcalfe scored

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Windsor-Detroit Bride Authority holds public information session

Windsor-Detroit Bride Authority holds public information session

🕔11:19, 20.Nov 2015

by Dawn Gray The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority is expecting the Gordie Howe International Bridge to be operational in 2020, according to updates given at a public meeting on Nov. 17. WDBA’s vice president of communications, Heather Grondin, spoke to a

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Last section of Herb Gray Parkway Complete

🕔11:17, 20.Nov 2015

Section of Highway 401 to open to public Saturday By Justin Prince The last section of the Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway is now complete. The $1.4-billion highway, which first started construction in 2011, will open to the public tomorrow.

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Local hockey players say parents take game too serious

Local hockey players say parents take game too serious

🕔11:17, 20.Nov 2015

While the purpose of sports is supposed to be to have fun, many local youth hockey players are saying parents put too much pressure on them. Whether it is the next Roberto Luongo or the next Sidney Crosby, many Canadians

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Fresh meat sign for the Border City Brawlers a success

Fresh meat sign for the Border City Brawlers a success

🕔11:13, 20.Nov 2015

By Victoria Parent Women of a all shapes, sizes and walks of life over the age of 18 showed up at the Foundry Pub to become Fresh meat. The fresh meat program is run by the Border City Brawlers to

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Windsor-Essex Pride Fest hosts a comedy event to raise money for their new scholarship

Windsor-Essex Pride Fest hosts a comedy event to raise money for their new scholarship

🕔11:06, 20.Nov 2015

  The Windsor-Essex Pride Fest has started raising money for its new scholarship. The organization hosts two different comedy shows throughout the year. Their most recent show was called Fruit Punch Two and took place on Nov. 13. More than

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