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Windsor woman believes more physical distancing necessary amid COVID-19 pandemic

Windsor woman believes more physical distancing necessary amid COVID-19 pandemic

🕔10:08, 20.Apr 2020

With the recent break of COVID19, health officials are pressing the idea of staying home despite minimal exceptions such as getting fresh air or gathering household essentials. Michelle Marentette is a 51-year-old woman who has stayed in for a month

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DWCC helps create downtown Windsor neighbourhood alliance

DWCC helps create downtown Windsor neighbourhood alliance

🕔13:45, 2.Mar 2020

Residents of Windsor’s downtown core came together at A Dog’s Breakfast on Feb. 26 to discuss changes within the community alongside a glimpse of what their future looks like. The Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative is working with the residents to

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Pope names Detroit church a basilica

Pope names Detroit church a basilica

🕔13:44, 2.Mar 2020

Pope Francis honoured St. Anne’s Church in Detroit with the title of Minor Basilica on March 1. This means that the the parish, which is the second-oldest continuously operating Roman Catholic church in the United States, will be one of

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Arrest made in convenience store robbery

Arrest made in convenience store robbery

🕔13:43, 2.Mar 2020

An arrest has been made following a convenience store robbery that took place on Feb. 24. During the robbery, a male suspect entered a store on the 900 block of Ouellette Avenue with a handgun and demanded money. Through investigation

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‘Every day as a blessing’: Raising a child with medical concerns

‘Every day as a blessing’: Raising a child with medical concerns

🕔15:53, 3.Dec 2019

For most parents, the birth of their first born child is a dream come true. That dream turned into a nightmare for Kerri and Arms Bumanlag when their son, Liam, required heart surgery at just five days old.  “When Liam

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Do the mashed potato

Do the mashed potato

🕔15:48, 3.Dec 2019

Potato salad, potato martinis, baked, mashed and more … all this was part of the Windsor Potato Festival at St Clair College’s Centre for the Arts.  In Honour of the Ones We Love, a non-profit organization supporting cancer patients, hosted

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Miz Cracker coming to town

Miz Cracker coming to town

🕔07:36, 18.Nov 2019

Guess who is coming to town? It’s not Mrs. Claus, it’s Miz Cracker. The fifth-place contestant on Rupaul’s Drag Race Season 10 is set to perform at Rockstar Music Hall on Dec 6. Cracker is the drag daughter of Bob

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Frequent rider discount a no-go for Windsor

Frequent rider discount a no-go for Windsor

🕔15:49, 5.Nov 2019

Transit users — kiss your dreams of a frequent rider discount goodbye.  The prospect of a discount and approval of fare changes was first raised at a Windsor city council meeting Oct. 7, but the motion failed to carry. “There

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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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Lookout program reward renewed for murder suspect

Lookout program reward renewed for murder suspect

🕔07:07, 21.Oct 2019

A reward for tips leading an arrest to a murder suspect in Windsor from 2007 has been renewed. Windsor police are offering $10,000 on top of the Be On the Lookout Program’s (BOLO) $50,000 for the arrest of Mohamud Hagi,

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Alleged car thieves arrested

Alleged car thieves arrested

🕔07:05, 21.Oct 2019

A pair of suspected car thieves have been arrested after fleeing police earlier this week. Around 9:45 a.m. Oct. 15, police were notified about a 2019 Ford F-150 pickup truck being stolen and driven in the area of Wyandotte and

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Streetcar 351 gives students a ride into history

Streetcar 351 gives students a ride into history

🕔06:56, 21.Oct 2019

The desire to learn about a streetcar is being addressed in the first of three student workshops.  On Oct. 17, Students from West Gate Public school attended the first of three educational workshops. According to, Fouada Hamzeh a science teacher

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Bookfest goes bilingual for the first time

Bookfest goes bilingual for the first time

🕔19:11, 4.Oct 2019

A Windsor, Ont. festival of books officially kicked off in two languages Oct. 1. For five years Bookfest has had a close partnership with the Francophone community, more so this year than ever. This year Bookfest has a new bilingual

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Fundraising for the Downtown Windsor Community

Fundraising for the Downtown Windsor Community

🕔12:30, 12.Apr 2019

By Joyce St. Antoine The Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative hosted its Spring Fundraiser on Friday April 5. They had a silent auction and music played by the Coffee House Combo. The Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative is a network of neighbours

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Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody

🕔12:10, 12.Apr 2019

By Joyce St. Antoine A biopic about Freddie Mercury hit the big screens last October. It starred Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury, Lucy Boynton as Mary Austin, Ben Hardy as Roger Taylor and had a special role for Mike Myers.

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Neighbourhood Budget Meeting

Neighbourhood Budget Meeting

🕔11:01, 29.Mar 2019

By Joyce St. Antoine On Friday March 22, the Life after Fifty centre held a public 2019 municipal budget meeting. More than 40 residents from the west side and downtown areas of Windsor attended the meeting, expressing their concerns about

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Last Call music score

Last Call music score

🕔13:17, 13.Feb 2019

By Joyce St. Antoine Windsor, Ontario recently became a new film location spot. Composer Adrian Ellis paired up with director Gavin Michael Booth to create a movie called Last Call. It was filmed in downtown Windsor and the Mediaplex. “Gavin

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Brubaker found not guilty

Brubaker found not guilty

🕔13:17, 13.Feb 2019

By Joyce St. Antoine A Sarnia-based ex-gymnastics coach was acquitted on two sex-related charges. On Feb. 13, Dave Brubaker, a former coach for the Canadian Olympic team, was found not guilty for the related charges from 2000 and 2007. Brubaker

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Marvelous Day Celebration

Marvelous Day Celebration

🕔11:37, 1.Feb 2019

By Joyce St. Antoine It was a Marvel-ous Day at the Windsor Public Library. On Jan. 7, the Central branch in Downtown Windsor, hosted its fifth fandom day celebration, having previously honoured Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Star Wars, and Game

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Dan MacDonald

Dan MacDonald

🕔12:38, 30.Nov 2018

By Joyce St. Antoine There are certain voices everyone recognizes the moment they hear it. The smooth narration of Morgan Freeman, Oprah Winfrey giving things away or the current Prime Minister making a speech. For Windsor, one of these iconic

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