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Grab a winter bite in Windsor this week

Grab a winter bite in Windsor this week

🕔23:54, 15.Jan 2018

By Angelica Haggert Ten years running, Winter Bites restaurant week is back. This week-long culinary event encourages Windsorites to try a new restaurant, thanks to special menu offerings. Most of the three-course menus start at just $17. Twenty different local

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NAIAS opens to public this weekend

NAIAS opens to public this weekend

🕔23:53, 15.Jan 2018

By Prabhsimar Kaur It’s January and that traditionally means it’s also time for the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. NAIAS is an annual automobile show, now in its twelfth year, taking place at the Cobo Center in Detroit,

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Local Tim Hortons not at fault, it’s big corporations: NDP

Local Tim Hortons not at fault, it’s big corporations: NDP

🕔21:43, 15.Jan 2018

 NDP believe franchisees are being directed by the parent company, which it denies. A student group is calling out big corporations that they believe are using loopholes in labour laws to offset profit losses as a result of the minimum

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One year anniversary of Windsor’s language exchange

One year anniversary of Windsor’s language exchange

🕔20:38, 15.Jan 2018

Every Thursday night, there’s a busy crowd of diverse people speaking different languages in a downtown Windsor bar. It is a language exchange club, and last week, it held its one-year anniversary with people from 22 different countries. “We have

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Culling the deer at Point Pelee –  it’s time to thin the herd

Culling the deer at Point Pelee – it’s time to thin the herd

🕔14:12, 15.Jan 2018

  Sighting a deer at a national park is always a thrill, but often times, impossible. As elusive as they are, Point Pelee National Park, in reality, is over-populated with deer. “At our most recent count which happened in this

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Hawaii Missile alert caused by human error

Hawaii Missile alert caused by human error

🕔12:54, 15.Jan 2018

Prabhsimar Kaur An emergency alert was sent out on Saturday which created a state of panic across the state. The warning, stated, “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.”  Officials later confirmed through

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Caesars Windsor wins top employer award

Caesars Windsor wins top employer award

🕔12:49, 15.Jan 2018

By Angelica Haggert The Tourism Industry Association of Ontario has named Caesars Windsor “Employer of the Year,” honouring their commitment to an employee-focused workplace. The awards recognize those who have made outstanding contributions to the tourism industry in Ontario. The

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Pipes leak at Windsor Regional Hospital, operating rooms unusable

Pipes leak at Windsor Regional Hospital, operating rooms unusable

🕔12:47, 15.Jan 2018

By Angelica Haggert When it gets cold, pipes freeze. When pipes freeze at the hospital, this can have serious consequences. Two operating rooms were taken out of commission Sunday morning at Windsor Regional Hospital when cooling coils in the air

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100 Kids Who Care teaches kids the art of giving

100 Kids Who Care teaches kids the art of giving

🕔07:28, 13.Jan 2018

It’s time for kids to take money out of their piggy banks and invest in a good cause. 100 Kids Who Care, a Windsor-based charity, is encouraging children to join the organization and give $10 from his or her savings.

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Check weather forecast before dumping stuff outdoors for donation

Check weather forecast before dumping stuff outdoors for donation

🕔07:13, 13.Jan 2018

Getting rid of old stuff by dropping it outside a charity in the snow is a bad idea, says one thrift store that’s now facing an added expense after someone did just that. The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul

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The cat’s out of the bag!

The cat’s out of the bag!

🕔06:53, 13.Jan 2018

For so many people, animals make everything better, and one local cat rescue is banking on that to increase the chances of their furry friends finding forever homes. Moggy’s Mission has merged events like yoga with the “awww”someness of playful

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Amherstburg Admirals fall after 7 straight wins

Amherstburg Admirals fall after 7 straight wins

🕔06:43, 13.Jan 2018

By Angelica Haggert Fans of the Amherstburg Admirals were not nearly as happy on the weekend as they were before the new year. After finishing the 2017 calendar year with seven straight wins, the Admirals lost Sunday night 5-0 to

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Mother Nature is a fantastic artist

Mother Nature is a fantastic artist

🕔06:42, 13.Jan 2018

 These past few weeks have given visitors to Point Pelee National Park a unique glimpse of the artistic talent of Mother Nature. On the heels of a record breaking year for attendance, Point Pelee became a popular destination for

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Plans in place for Gordie Howe Bridge bike path to downtown  – in Detorit

Plans in place for Gordie Howe Bridge bike path to downtown – in Detorit

🕔14:05, 12.Jan 2018

By David Lafreneire When the new Gordie Howe Bridge opens it will have bike and pedestrian lanes that will connect to downtown Detroit and existing bike infrastructure. “What we are doing is creating an enhanced connectivity network of trails which

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University downtown campus worth the wait

University downtown campus worth the wait

🕔13:02, 12.Jan 2018

By Zander Kelly Several hundred students at the School of Creative Arts at the University of Windsor now have a home in the former Windsor Armouries building.   The large-scale construction project was first estimated to be completed in 2014,

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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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Montessori in Windsor

Montessori in Windsor

🕔11:47, 12.Jan 2018

After more than 100 years, Montessori education remains popular with parents, including many in Windsor-Essex. Montessori education dates back to 1907, when Maria Montessori opened the Casa dei Bambini, or Children’s House, in a low-income district of Rome. Her unique

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Loot Boxes – Gambling?

Loot Boxes – Gambling?

🕔11:42, 12.Jan 2018

By Zander Kelly It was widely reported that gamers around the world felt outrage recently when Electronic Arts Games released the highly-anticipated game, Star Wars Battlefront ll (2016).   When players had started the game, they realized characters like Luke

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This week in sports

This week in sports

🕔11:29, 12.Jan 2018

By Jordan Ferris   Basketball The St. Clair College women’s basketball team have gone 3-1 in exhibition games since returning from the schools break. During the three wins the Saints outscored opponents 177- 153. Shannon Kennedy is leading the team

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‘An issue that is never really going to go away’

‘An issue that is never really going to go away’

🕔11:27, 12.Jan 2018

By Ryan Jones   More women in the city of Windsor have started to use local shelters, creating a demand for feminine hygiene products.   According to Statistics Canada, as of 2016 there are a total of 130 emergency shelters

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