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Lasalle woman charged with attempted murder after weekend car crash

Lasalle woman charged with attempted murder after weekend car crash

🕔14:50, 3.Dec 2018

By Alyssa Leonard Windsor Police have charged a 33-year-old woman with attempted murder after police say she pinned a young man between a building and her SUV. It happened around 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon in a the 7700 block of

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City of Windsor asks residents to vote on cannabis storefronts

City of Windsor asks residents to vote on cannabis storefronts

🕔14:39, 3.Dec 2018

By Alyssa Leonard The City of Windsor is looking for input from residents on whether to support storefront cannabis sales. The city has launched an online survey for Windsorites to share their opinions. According to the survey, municipalities are faced with

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Public invited to city council inaugural meeting tonight

Public invited to city council inaugural meeting tonight

🕔13:11, 3.Dec 2018

By Alyssa Leonard The first meeting of the new 2018-2022 Windsor city council will convene tonight at 7 p.m. in the Chrysler Theatre at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts. New faces at tonight’s meeting will be Fabio Costante

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Power outage forces Coronation students and staff to W.F. Herman Academy

Power outage forces Coronation students and staff to W.F. Herman Academy

🕔13:08, 3.Dec 2018

By Alyssa Leonard A power failure Monday morning at Coronation Public School forced staff and students to relocate to W.F. Herman Academy for the remainder of the day. Electricians are already on site and they are confident they will be

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Canada’s ninth astronaut heads into space

Canada’s ninth astronaut heads into space

🕔12:41, 3.Dec 2018

By Alyssa Leonard Canada’s ninth astronaut successfully launched towards the International Space Station early Monday morning. The Expedition 58 crew took off aboard a Soyuz spacecraft from Kazakhstan at 6:31 a.m. David Saint-Jacques and his two crewmates, NASA astronaut Anne McClain and

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Windsor Goodfellows more than just a Christmas charity

Windsor Goodfellows more than just a Christmas charity

🕔11:16, 30.Nov 2018

By Alyssa Leonard Many people in the Windsor area are familiar with the Windsor Goodfellows annual paper drive. It is held every November during the American Thanksgiving weekend, from early Thursday morning to Saturday at noon. Around 600 volunteers pace

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World wildlife population down more than fifty per cent

World wildlife population down more than fifty per cent

🕔11:49, 30.Oct 2018

By Alyssa Leonard In just over 40 years, more than half of the world’s wildlife population has seen an “astonishing” decline, according to the World Wildlife Fund in a new report. The WWF’s Living Planet Report 2018 released the findings

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10th annual haunt scarier than ever: ‘I was so scared’

10th annual haunt scarier than ever: ‘I was so scared’

🕔16:38, 29.Oct 2018

By Alyssa Leonard The halls were filled with screams and laughter Sunday during the final night of Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens’ 10th annual haunted greenhouse. People barreling out of the exit were met with a final scare — a loud and

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Cocaine, meth found during routine traffic stop in Chatham-Kent

Cocaine, meth found during routine traffic stop in Chatham-Kent

🕔14:07, 22.Oct 2018

By Alyssa Leonard Chatham-Kent police arrested three people after an early morning drug bust just outside of downtown Chatham. A police officer initiated a traffic stop in the area of Victoria Avenue and Grand Avenue. The officer found baggies of

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Downtown fire sends one to hospital

Downtown fire sends one to hospital

🕔14:01, 22.Oct 2018

By Alyssa Leonard A fire in downtown Windsor sent one person to hospital with burns late Saturday afternoon. The fire broke out after an explosion took place at 533 Church St. Fire officials announced Monday morning that the cause of

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Canada Post union kicks off rotating strike

Canada Post union kicks off rotating strike

🕔13:58, 22.Oct 2018

By Alyssa Leonard Windsor is one of the first four cities to be hit by the Canada Post rotating strike. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers strike started this morning at 12:01 a.m. after almost a year of bargaining. The

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Advocates walk to sound alarm on homelessness emergency

Advocates walk to sound alarm on homelessness emergency

🕔09:34, 2.Oct 2018

By Alyssa Leonard Tracey Rogers was cold, hungry and struggling with addiction and mental health issues on the streets of Toronto before transitional housing helped turn her life around. The Windsor woman told her powerful comeback story to more than

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Dropped on Drouillard festival celebrates artists, Ford City

Dropped on Drouillard festival celebrates artists, Ford City

🕔11:22, 26.Sep 2018

By Alyssa Leonard A local graffiti artist is praising Dropped on Drouillard for giving him the chance to follow his dreams. “Dropped on Drouillard was my first opportunity to express myself, and take my art from abandoned buildings to something

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Second-hand no longer a second choice

Second-hand no longer a second choice

🕔15:40, 6.Apr 2018

By Alyssa Leonard. Resale. Consignment. Vintage. Thrift. Second-hand shops have many names and over the years what was once viewed as a last resort has become a popular shopping alternative for people of all income levels. Some people search for

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Go with the flow

Go with the flow

🕔09:26, 20.Mar 2018

By Alyssa Leonard Windsor’s second annual Tampon Tuesday was a huge success. Period. United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County, partnered with the Windsor & District Labour Council, held the event to celebrate International Women’s Day and bring awareness to issues women face

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Get in on the action

Get in on the action

🕔13:22, 23.Feb 2018

By Alyssa Leonard Hundreds of comic book fans and families from Windsor-Essex spent a day immersed in comic books, cosplay, videogames, horror, panels, artists and merchandise. Action Windsor, a local pop culture event, was held at the St. Clair Centre

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Roll Up the Rim to Win

Roll Up the Rim to Win

🕔13:27, 7.Feb 2018

By Alyssa Leonard Tim Hortons’ Roll up the Rim to Win is back. According to the Roll up the Rim to Win website, there are 36 million prizes to be won across Canada and each cup size has a one

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#SeeSnowGoSlow

#SeeSnowGoSlow

🕔13:25, 7.Feb 2018

By Alyssa Leonard Brace yourself Windsor-Essex — more snow is on the way. The Weather Network is calling for 10 more centimetres of snow to fall on Friday, Feb. 10 after Wednesday morning’s snowy commute. There were close to 30

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Sweet addiction

Sweet addiction

🕔13:06, 26.Jan 2018

  By Alyssa Leonard   It is the twitch. The calling, the craving. It begs you for more. Your body wants it. Needs it. Now. It has become instinct to reach for it. The taste so gratifying. Thirst-quenching, hunger-satisfying —

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Christmas tree farms a cut above the average

Christmas tree farms a cut above the average

🕔12:28, 12.Jan 2018

By Alyssa Leonard Many Canadian Christmas tree farmers are closing up shop — but for those who remain, profits are growing. According to Statistics Canada, the country has seen a 21 per cent decrease in the number of Christmas tree

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