Scouts Canada teaches concussion safety

Scouts Canada teaches concussion safety

🕔16:53, 28.Oct 2019

Scouts Canada set up camp at the Forest Glade Arena this October to educate the community about concussion safety. Scouts Canada brought their Head Safe initiative to Windsor after stops in Ottawa and Peterborough. The travelling exhibition is meant to

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The Spits are on fire

The Spits are on fire

🕔15:53, 28.Oct 2019

It was a fire-filled weekend for the community, but the Spitfires are one blaze that Windsor is not looking to extinguish. For the first time since December 2016, the Windsor Spitfires are on a five-game win streak after defeating the

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Windsor International Film Fest celebrates 15 years of movie magic

Windsor International Film Fest celebrates 15 years of movie magic

🕔15:47, 28.Oct 2019

The Windsor International Film Festival (WIFF) is set to take place at the Capitol Theatre from Nov. 1 to 10. 2019 marks the 15th year anniversary of the festival with many of the films over the years racking up major

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Charges laid in fatal crash

Charges laid in fatal crash

🕔15:37, 28.Oct 2019

A man has been charged in a car crash that killed three St. Clair College international students on Oct. 4. The single-vehicle car crash occurred Oct. 4 at approximately 1:30 a.m., off of Oil Heritage Road in Lambton County. 22-year-old Jovanpreet

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Trick-or-treaters hit the streets early in Windsor

Trick-or-treaters hit the streets early in Windsor

🕔15:29, 28.Oct 2019

Trick-or-treaters filed up and down Ottawa Street collecting candy from local stores during afternoon hours on the Saturday before Halloween. Between noon and 2 p.m. on Oct. 26, local business owners along the participating stretch of Ottawa Street opened their

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A monumental week for Windsor firefighters

A monumental week for Windsor firefighters

🕔15:17, 28.Oct 2019

Local firefighters had their hands full this week when three major fires broke out, but the community joined together Sunday to show their gratitude. Windsor’s new waterfront memorial honours local firefighters Over 100 people gathered on Sunday morning to witness

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Windsor-Essex shops local

Windsor-Essex shops local

🕔15:11, 28.Oct 2019

In a world turning increasingly to online shopping and big box stores, local businesses are giving people a reason to shop close to home. As part of small business month, the Windsor Essex Small Business Centre (SBC) hosted its fifth

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Windsor residence struck by automobile, fire breaks out

Windsor residence struck by automobile, fire breaks out

🕔21:31, 22.Oct 2019

A Windsor male is facing charges after driving a stolen Impala into a residence around 3:00 on October 19. Autorities responded to a report of a collision which resulted in the break-out of a fire at a home on the

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‘The only thing I knew I had to do was fight’: Coach teaches kids to take a different approach

‘The only thing I knew I had to do was fight’: Coach teaches kids to take a different approach

🕔16:35, 22.Oct 2019

While needing to throw a few punches growing up black in Kentucky, one basketball coach is encouraging youth to find another way and changing how they approach life. Dwane Casey, the former University of Kentucky basketball standout, said the growing up

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Detroit Free Press Marathon runs for 42nd year

Detroit Free Press Marathon runs for 42nd year

🕔16:04, 22.Oct 2019

Over 26,000 runners crossed the 42nd annual Detroit Free Press/TCF Bank Marathon finish line Sunday. Marathoners came from all 50 states, as well as over 72 countries. The 42.2 kilometer course lead runners over the Ambassador Bridge, along the Windsor

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Higher advance voter numbers this year, according to Elections Canada

Higher advance voter numbers this year, according to Elections Canada

🕔16:01, 22.Oct 2019

According to Elections Canada, voter turnout to advance polling stations across the country were 29 per cent higher than turnout during the 2015 federal election. The total ballots cast over the four-day period reached an estimated 4.7 million. Advance polling

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Ontario Catholic teachers union announce province-wide strike vote

Ontario Catholic teachers union announce province-wide strike vote

🕔15:46, 22.Oct 2019

The Ontario English Catholic Teacher’s Association announced yesterday they will be conducting a strike vote across the province to oppose the Ford Conservative government’s “reckless cuts,” according to OECTA’s press release. The Catholic teachers’ union say they have received mixed

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Opposition to pit bull ban gains momentum

Opposition to pit bull ban gains momentum

🕔15:17, 22.Oct 2019

A pair of MPPs are joining forces to bring an end to the Liberal government’s 2005 ban on pit bull-style dogs. MPPs David Piccini and Rick Nicholls have asked that the ban – put in place after a Toronto man

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Crime severity index up 23 per cent

Crime severity index up 23 per cent

🕔17:03, 21.Oct 2019

By Miranda Monahan When travellers decide on where to go, usually crime is a consideration. According to the crime severity index, a tool created by Statistics Canada which measures the crime in a city year to year, Windsor’s crime rate

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Fifth homicide investigation of 2019

Fifth homicide investigation of 2019

🕔14:14, 21.Oct 2019

A hit-and-run stabbing, resulting in death, occurred on Tecumseh Road near McKay Avenue over the weekend, marking the fifth homicide investigation in the region this year. Police responded to reports of the stabbing around 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 19. The

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Profile: Henry Lau

Profile: Henry Lau

🕔11:33, 21.Oct 2019

By Miranda Monahan Henry Lau is the conservative candidate running in the riding of Windsor-West. This is not Lau’s first time running for office. He has previously run in municipal, provincial and federal elections. Lau is a former board member

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Windsor’s vehicle theft problem: 80 vehicle-related thefts in 15 days

Windsor’s vehicle theft problem: 80 vehicle-related thefts in 15 days

🕔07:37, 21.Oct 2019

As winter approaches, some Windsorites may want to get some extra layers — but not the kind to combat cold weather. It’s layers of protection — for their vehicles — that might be necessary, as data shows vehicle theft or

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What goes into getting the election polls ready?

What goes into getting the election polls ready?

🕔07:25, 21.Oct 2019

It takes millions of dollars. Hundreds of thousands of ballot boxes, forms, pencils and signs. And thousands of employees across the country — but what do those election workers do? With a federal election consuming the country’s attention, Elections Canada

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Hidden histories: Exploring the real stories of Windsor’s African, Caribbean communities

Hidden histories: Exploring the real stories of Windsor’s African, Caribbean communities

🕔07:17, 21.Oct 2019

Teajai Travis wasn’t sat down as a child and told stories of his family history — instead, he picked up information from his grandmother by listening to her sing.  “A lot of the stories a grandmother would pass down to

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Local union ratifies tentative agreement

Local union ratifies tentative agreement

🕔07:10, 21.Oct 2019

CUPE Local 1358, the union representing support workers in area schools, ratified a three-year tentative agreement with education workers Thursday night. Most provinces still have to vote before a Nov. 1 deadline. “Nobody ever wants to strike,” said CUPE Local

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