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Record breaking numbers for Windsor’s biggest Easter egg hunt

🕔12:08, 1.Apr 2016

By Samantha Wigfield Unexpected numbers hit Jackson Park as hundreds of families gathered together on Saturday, March 25, to celebrate an old tradition of hunting eggs filled with treats. Breakthrough Walls Church in Windsor organized the hunt. There was an

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Taxing sugar to help control obesity

🕔12:00, 1.Apr 2016

By Samantha Wigfield A study was recently released by health advocates on how to combat the obesity epidemic in Canada, involving a potential hike in sugar products. Following in the footsteps of Mexico, the Canadian Senate Social Affairs, Science and

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Price hikes in grocery affecting Windsorites

🕔11:18, 26.Feb 2016

  By Samantha Wigfield. Produce and meat prices have dramatically increased this past year, causing various concerns for Windsorites and food related organizations. Wages continue to relatively stay the same, while the CBC News website says in this past year

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New organization promotes neighbours helping neighbours

🕔12:14, 5.Feb 2016

By Samantha Wigfield A new Windsor organization is trying to make a comeback with old traditions with a neighbours helping neighbours initiative. The Windsor Essex Compassionate Community is Windsor’s new non-profit group boasting of completely self-reliant community driven care to

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Spitfires Alumni faceoff former All-Stars

Spitfires Alumni faceoff former All-Stars

🕔12:52, 20.Nov 2015

  By Samantha Wigfield He shoots, he scores! The Windsor Spitfire Alumni faced off against former NHL All-Stars in a short, two period game in support of the Canadian Diabetes Association, and raised over $3,000 from the event. The third

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Post-Halloween Sugar Rush

Post-Halloween Sugar Rush

🕔12:05, 6.Nov 2015

Children bouncing off the walls for weeks after Halloween is every frazzled parents nightmare. But when a child really wants that one last piece of candy before brushing their teeth at night, it might be hard to say no. However,

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The power of yoga and meditation

🕔12:04, 23.Oct 2015

By Samantha Wigfield In a recent study, 90 per cent of 300,000 Canadians say they feel overwhelmed and stressed in their academic and daily lives. Whether yoga and meditation originated in India 5,000 years ago or in 500 B.C. in

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Top 3 stresses of a college student

🕔13:03, 16.Oct 2015

By Samantha Wigfield College can be stressful enough for anyone. It can seem exciting and moving on to the bigger and better but in reality, it can be pretty scary. Whether it’s the workload, trying to juggle courses along with

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Lousy Infestations

🕔12:22, 2.Oct 2015

By Samantha Wigfield/Converged Citizen Staff Many children and young adults suffer from head lice each year and experts say it can even affect the way they learn and interact with their peers. Head lice, the pesky blood-sucking bugs that live

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Pathological Internet use becoming a growing concern

🕔12:54, 10.Apr 2015

By Samantha Wigfield As many studies have shown, the Internet may be causing people more harm than good. Social media like Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr are all platforms for people to connect and share their lives with others. While on

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Don’t forget about your furry friends

Don’t forget about your furry friends

🕔14:31, 27.Feb 2015

Samantha Wigfield Windsor gets an extreme cold warning from Environment Canada to keep furry friends indoors in arctic temperatures. With last week’s temperature hitting a low of -22.4 degrees Celsius, keeping pets indoors is just as important as keeping yourself warm in

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New sexual education curriculum introduced

🕔14:20, 27.Feb 2015

By Samantha Wigfield After 16 years of careful deliberation, the Ontario Ministry of Education has revamped its sexual education curriculum. Provincial officials have updated and added to the outdated information given to students and the mandatory health and physical education

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Epilepsy becoming more well known

Epilepsy becoming more well known

🕔15:13, 7.Nov 2014

By Samantha Wigfield By Samantha Wigfield   According to the Epilepsy Support Center, epilepsy is not going unnoticed as more people are becoming increasingly informed about the neurological brain disorder The Epilepsy Support Center, which can be found across London/Middlesex,

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