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Traffic violation leads to fraud breakthrough

Traffic violation leads to fraud breakthrough

🕔21:02, 21.Oct 2012

By Chris Richards Windsor Police Services hit a breakthrough Oct. 16 in an ongoing fraud investigation. Nabeel Ahmed, 30, of Windsor was charged Oct. 19, with money laundering and fraud over $5,000. Ahmed was stopped for running a red light near Banwell

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Nights of the Living Dead

Nights of the Living Dead

🕔12:39, 20.Oct 2012

by Maciejka Gorzelnik Moans, grunts and calls for brains echoed through downtown Windsor Oct. 12 when people dressed as zombies filled the streets. According to torontozombiewalk.ca zombie walks originated in Toronto in 2003 and have since spread worldwide regularly drawing

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Windsor’s fashion future

Windsor’s fashion future

🕔12:37, 20.Oct 2012

by Maciejka Gorzelnik Temperatures outside may be dropping but fashion studios are heating up as designers prepare their spring and summer collections. Toronto Fashion Week runs from Oct. 22-26 and is the pinnacle of Canadian fashion. Louis Vuitton sales representative

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Painting the town

Painting the town

🕔12:34, 20.Oct 2012

  By Maciejka Gorzelnik The smell of aerosol paint lingered in the alley between Ouellette Avenue and Pelissier Street Sept. 30 as a group of graffiti artists gathered to make Windsor a more beautiful place. As a part of Harvesting

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Girl power at St. Clair College

Girl power at St. Clair College

🕔12:21, 20.Oct 2012

by Maciejka Gorzelnik “Optimism is one characteristic that can be learned and mastered and it permeates into every aspect of our lives.” St. Clair College students listened to these words as psychology professor Dr. Andrea Dinardo began her keynote address

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Maghnieh receives 90-day pay suspension

Maghnieh receives 90-day pay suspension

🕔12:15, 20.Oct 2012

by Tom Morrison By a vote of 6-2, Windsor City Council and Mayor Eddie Francis have voted to suspend Coun. Al Maghnieh’s pay for 90 days and keep him off any city committees for the rest of his term. The

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Who Says There Are No Jobs In Windsor?

🕔14:21, 19.Oct 2012

By Alice Hewitt More than 500 people came searching for jobs at the New Canadians’ Centre of Excellence annual Windsor-Essex job day Oct. 17. The event, funded by Employment Ontario, showcased over 100 booths and is designed to provide employment

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NHL Lockout Update Oct. 19 – Brief

NHL Lockout Update Oct. 19 – Brief

🕔14:04, 19.Oct 2012

By Kenton Wolfe What seemed like progress ultimately came to a halt Oct. 18, with the NHL Players’ Association turning down the latest offer from the NHL owners. Their response was three counter-proposals, which NHL commissioner Gary Bettman described as

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Connor McDavid worth the price of admission

🕔13:24, 19.Oct 2012

by Rob Benneian The Otter could hardly draw a breath without first asking for permission. The game plan for the Windsor Spitfires heading into their Oct. 18 match with his Erie Otters was geared specifically towards shutting him down. For

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LEDs coming soon

LEDs coming soon

🕔13:11, 19.Oct 2012

by Richard Dawes Many Windsorites who work downtown say they are eagerly anticipating the installation of large LED screens at the corner of Ouellette and University Avenues. Windsor City council decided unanimously Oct. 1 to amend Windsor’s sign bylaw. Plans

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Science City helps set record

Science City helps set record

🕔13:03, 19.Oct 2012

by Richard Dawes Windsor parents and children of all ages are hoping they’ve set a Guinness World Record for the largest practical science lesson at multiple locations. The event started Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. simultaneously across Canada and demonstrated

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MNR Broadcast 5 Oct 19

🕔12:39, 19.Oct 2012

This weeks Local News, Weather and Sports. Stories this week include F is for Fashion and The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundations ride for a cure. Plus a new segment from the St. Clair College Public Relations program, PR 101. [podcast]/radio/MNR

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Red Kettle Campaign

Red Kettle Campaign

🕔12:30, 19.Oct 2012

More than $20 million has been raised over 120 years of the Salvation Army’s largest charitable campaign. The Christmas Kettle Campaign begins Nov. 19 with over 2,000 kettles stationed around Canada to collect donations that will benefit families in need

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‘Bullying sucks’

🕔10:57, 19.Oct 2012

The subject of bullying is a complex issue that has been gaining exposure in the public eye. Bullying includes harassment, physical harm, demeaning speech and repeated efforts to ostracize another person. According to bullyingstatistics.org, bullying is active and is done

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B and B Solution

🕔10:20, 19.Oct 2012

The weather is getting cooler, but it’s not yet time to hang up the bike in the garage. The City of Windsor wants commuters to try their B and B Solution: Bike and Bus. “The message … is kind of

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Vipers blank Predators

🕔22:38, 18.Oct 2012

by Evan Mathias After a slow start, the Lasalle Vipers bounced back to win 4-0 against the Lambton Shores Predators Oct. 17 at the Vollmer Complex. The Vipers were forced to kill off a 5-on-3-penalty early in the first period

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MNN Show 01 Part 2

🕔13:30, 17.Oct 2012

Part two of MediaPlex News Now Tuesday October 16 on Cogeco Cable 11     [embedplusvideo height=”281″ width=”450″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/wHhQHyW0gZ4?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=wHhQHyW0gZ4&width=450&height=281&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=” id=”ep4066″ /]

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MNN Show 01 Part 1

🕔13:28, 17.Oct 2012

Part one of MediaPlex News Now Tuesday October 16 on Cogeco Cable 11 [embedplusvideo height=”281″ width=”450″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/okY79YDOCN8?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=okY79YDOCN8&width=450&height=281&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=” id=”ep4265″ /]

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Pet selection research is promoted

🕔17:01, 16.Oct 2012

by Hailey Trealout For a study called Reasons for Companion Animal Guardianship, 237 participants were asked why they decided to get a pet. Almost 40 per cent made loneliness the number one reason. The survey was separated by gender showing

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E.C. Row open at Walker Rd.

🕔16:18, 16.Oct 2012

Windsor Police Service tweeted at 3:50 Oct. 16 that E.C. Row Expressway has been re-opened westbound at Walker Road. The on and off ramps for the expressway had been closed since July 3 due to storm sewer and road rehabilitation

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