New exhibit at Chimczuk Museum explores ancient Egyptian life

New exhibit at Chimczuk Museum explores ancient Egyptian life

🕔11:39, 12.Apr 2019

By Cassidy McNea If you cannot bring a Windsorite to Egypt, then bring a little bit of Egypt to a Windsorite. A new travelling exhibit called Egypt: Gift of the Nile is on display at Chimczuk Museum. The latest exhibition

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Libraries around Windsor will be open on Fridays starting in May 2019

Libraries around Windsor will be open on Fridays starting in May 2019

🕔11:26, 12.Apr 2019

By Travis Conant A 2018 proposal by the Windsor Public Library has been approved. In June of 2018 Windsor Public Library made a proposal for all of their branches to remain open on Fridays in winter and summer. Larger libraries

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Fionn MacCool is Hiring 70 Staff Members at Job Fair

Fionn MacCool is Hiring 70 Staff Members at Job Fair

🕔11:17, 12.Apr 2019

By Trisha Kundu A new Irish pub is coming to downtown Windsor with job opportunities from servers to bartenders. Fionn MacCool is holding a job fair today and tomorrow, April 9 and April 10, to hire 70 staff for its

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Unemployment concern in Ontario

Unemployment concern in Ontario

🕔11:10, 12.Apr 2019

By Manvir Kaur The unemployment rate is increasing in Ontario for part-time students. In October, 69.9 per cent of part time students were employed with a slight drop in the next two months. The rate of employment in January and

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The MediaPlex hosts annual game show

The MediaPlex hosts annual game show

🕔11:06, 12.Apr 2019

By Miranda Monahan What is the game show where journalism, media convergence and public relations students at St. Clair College’s MediaPlex compete and answer questions about popular headlines? The answer is the MediaPlex Headline Challenge. The challenge was hosted on

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Windsorites enjoy the Evermore Princess Extravaganza

Windsorites enjoy the Evermore Princess Extravaganza

🕔11:05, 12.Apr 2019

This June will mark the second anniversary of the business Evermore Princess Parties and they held a party to celebrate. More than 100 princess enthusiasts showed up to St. Clair College main campus on Saturday April 6 to see their

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Lola’s Round Table

Lola’s Round Table

🕔11:01, 12.Apr 2019

By Alex Scott When most people become adults, the possibilities are endless however people living with developmental disabilities do not have quite as many options. Once somebody with a disability finishes high school, there are not many options for them

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Women’s hockey enter new era following CWHL ceasing operations

Women’s hockey enter new era following CWHL ceasing operations

🕔10:44, 12.Apr 2019

By Cody Wall Following the ceasing operations of Canada’s largest women’s hockey league, questions regarding the future of women’s hockey begin to come up. On March 31, the Canadian Women’s Hockey League board of directors announced the league would be

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Unifor Local 195 president John Toth passes away

Unifor Local 195 president John Toth passes away

🕔15:45, 8.Apr 2019

Windsor union leader John Toth died on Thursday at the age of 56 after a battle with cancer. He passed away peacefully on April 4, 2019 with his family by his side. Toth’s service to his community started in 1982,

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Renovation of historic Assumption Church underway

Renovation of historic Assumption Church underway

🕔15:42, 8.Apr 2019

$20 million will be the cost to  save historic Assumption Church, according to a new report from a local lawyer heading up the project. The landmark building on Windsor’s west end is in need of major structural repairs and has

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Zalev scrapyard fire caused damage but no injuries

Zalev scrapyard fire caused damage but no injuries

🕔15:39, 8.Apr 2019

A fire with smoke plumes that could be seen across the city at the Zalev Scrap Yard on Wednesday caused more than $20,000 in damage, according to Windsor Fire and Rescue Services. The Windsor Fire department said there were three

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Organ donors get together to celebrate national Green Shirt Day

Organ donors get together to celebrate national Green Shirt Day

🕔15:37, 8.Apr 2019

To celebrate national Green Shirt Day, people from Windsor-Essex gathered in front of the WFCU Centre to raise awareness and share inspiring stories about organ donation. People around the community came out dressed in green, to support the event and encourage

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Another 80 job cuts in Windsor planned for Windsor Regional Hospital

Another 80 job cuts in Windsor planned for Windsor Regional Hospital

🕔15:35, 8.Apr 2019

Shortly after the announcement of more than 1,000 job cuts at the Windsor Assembly Plant, Windsor faces a further job reduction and this time in Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH). Hospital CEO David Musyj says most of the 80 staff impacted

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Animal cruelty investigations in need of a change

Animal cruelty investigations in need of a change

🕔11:16, 7.Apr 2019

By Amos Johnson A push by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) to involve police when investigating complaints has drawn applause from animal rights activists who see the move as a step in the right

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Windsor Students Say No

Windsor Students Say No

🕔10:46, 7.Apr 2019

By Julianna Bonnett More than 2,100 students at Vincent Massey High School marched last week in support of #StudentsSayNo, joining thousands of others who are protesting planned changes to classroom classroom sizes and rules. The province-wide movement followed last month’s

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Ontario Health Insurance Plan changed for youth from April 1

Ontario Health Insurance Plan changed for youth from April 1

🕔09:14, 7.Apr 2019

The Ontario Government will no longer offer free prescription for anyone under the age of 24 with private insurance as of April 1. Children and young adults without a private plan will remain enrolled in the Ontario health Insurance Plan

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Ontario Government supporting new mental health program for OPP and their families

🕔09:12, 7.Apr 2019

The Ontario Government announced new mental health program for provincial police officers and their families on Friday. The new program will help Ontario provincial police remain healthy and improve the security for the people of Ontario. The mental health program

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Support can keep you alive

Support can keep you alive

🕔12:28, 5.Apr 2019

By Eleanor Dhillon Windsorites hoping to set up a local safe injection site are upset about the government cutting funding to many sites around the province. A mock site was launched in Windsor at the beginning of August 2018. It

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The effects of cannabis on the brain before the age of 25

The effects of cannabis on the brain before the age of 25

🕔12:21, 5.Apr 2019

To some the drug is seen as a medicine used to help with pains and aches they may have. However, there are many health risks associated with cannabis use. Eric Nadalin, manager at Windsor-Essex County Health Unit says the drug

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Shooting arrows to let off steam

Shooting arrows to let off steam

🕔12:17, 5.Apr 2019

By Ryan Percy Windsor residents are experiencing the thrill of one of humanity’s oldest forms of combat first hand: archery. A section of the Central Parks Athletics facility, past the batting cages, becomes a battlefield as teams face off in

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