New UWindsor app teaches outside the classroom

New UWindsor app teaches outside the classroom

🕔15:12, 15.Dec 2017

The University of Windsor is making it easier for students to succeed. The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences has just launched an app for its students. The faculty includes 13 academic departments and is the university’s largest. The

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Police warn about ‘romance scammers’

Police warn about ‘romance scammers’

🕔14:04, 15.Dec 2017

After a recent slew of financial scams in Windsor, local police are asking people to stay vigilant for a new kind of fraud. They released information about a local woman who was swindled out of $1,900 in what police are calling

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Bright Lights Windsor extends hours

Bright Lights Windsor extends hours

🕔18:54, 12.Dec 2017

By Simar Kaur Glowing reviews for Bright Lights Windsor has led to a change in operating hours. The $1.5 million light set up was a massive hit amongst Windsor area residents. Thousands of people have already visited Jackson Park to

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Willistead Manor is sparkling

Willistead Manor is sparkling

🕔18:50, 12.Dec 2017

by Dawn Gray Crowds of all ages are filling the hallways of Willistead Manor to see the unique mansion adorned in holiday trimming. The annual Willistead Manor Holiday Tours take place every Sunday in December in Olde Walkerville. During this

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Shoebox collection for remote reservations

Shoebox collection for remote reservations

🕔18:47, 12.Dec 2017

By Shirley Feng All Saints’ Anglican Church in Windsor is organizing a shoe box campaign for remote, First Nations people in northern Canada, in Kashechewan and Attiwapiskat. The shoe box champion is organized by I Love First Peoples. The main

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Integrated bike network not in the cards yet

Integrated bike network not in the cards yet

🕔18:45, 12.Dec 2017

Whether you prefer riding with the breeze in your hair on the Riverside Drive waterfront trail or just love the sound of leaves rustling while pedaling on the Ganatchio Trail, Windsor’s leisure bike routes are a feast for bike lovers.

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2022 Can-Am Police-Fire Games coming to Windsor

2022 Can-Am Police-Fire Games coming to Windsor

🕔18:39, 12.Dec 2017

By Elle Remington Windsor has been awarded the 2022 Can-Am Police-Fire Games. The city will spend $580,000 to host the Games but the income generated by tourists visiting Windsor could be between $5 and $10 million. “We’re thrilled to be

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No complete winter season forecast: meteorologist

No complete winter season forecast: meteorologist

🕔14:04, 11.Dec 2017

One would like to think that with current technology we’d at least be able to forecast what the weather will look like a month in advance. That however, is not the case. Peter Kimbell, meteorologist with Environment Canada warns that

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Swimming with Santa at Adventure Bay

Swimming with Santa at Adventure Bay

🕔14:03, 11.Dec 2017

By Prabsimar Kaur Santa Claus traded in his boots and suspenders for swimming trunks at Adventure Bay this past weekend. The Windsor waterpark hosted its fourth annual Swim with Santa, sponsored by Blackburn Radio and Snapd Windsor. The event had

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Spreading holiday joy for Windsor seniors

Spreading holiday joy for Windsor seniors

🕔13:14, 11.Dec 2017

By Angelica Haggert A self-proclaimed “ribbon master” gleefully made elegant bows. One participant added socks, gloves and a scarf to a basket while another cut cellophane to wrap around it. Another participant’s job was to move the completed baskets from

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Craft and Gift Show brings local community together

Craft and Gift Show brings local community together

🕔13:10, 11.Dec 2017

By Shirley Feng It was a cold and snowy Tuesday afternoon but the H.S. Hetherington Public School gym was warm, crowded and festive. The second annual Winter Craft and Gift Show attracted many vendors and patrons for the fundraiser. Before

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Windsor adds voice to ‘Hands off Jerusalem’ protests

Windsor adds voice to ‘Hands off Jerusalem’ protests

🕔12:07, 11.Dec 2017

For seven generations, Palestinians have been without a place they can call their homeland. Many of them have never met their relatives from what most of the Muslim world considers occupied territories. On Dec. 11, President Donald Trump’s announcement of

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Wonderland Toy Drive

Wonderland Toy Drive

🕔15:27, 8.Dec 2017

Blackburn Radio’s Country 95.9FM and the Salvation Army are operating their first annual Windsor Wonderland Toy Drive. They were asking people to bring in unwrapped toys for all age groups to the Best Western hotel on Riverside Drive. Staff from

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Windsor Goodfellows reach goal

Windsor Goodfellows reach goal

🕔15:12, 8.Dec 2017

The Windsor Goodfellows’ newspaper drive has exceeded its fundraising goal for the 2017 season. The group had hoped to raise $275,000. As of Monday afternoon they had reached over $287,000. The annual newspaper drive was started in 1914 by two

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Art of glassblowing on display at open house

Art of glassblowing on display at open house

🕔14:52, 8.Dec 2017

The art of glassblowing is on display until tomorrow evening. Tsunami Glassworks is hosting an open house today and tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m at their location at 2440 Central Ave. During their 12 years in operation, their

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Parking meters upgraded in Windsor

Parking meters upgraded in Windsor

🕔14:48, 8.Dec 2017

The City of Windsor is introducing a Pay for Parking app for both street meters and city-run surface lots. Users can download the app through their smart phone and pay for parking by clicking a button. Signs on the meters

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Largest art show in Windsor celebrates Canada 150

Largest art show in Windsor celebrates Canada 150

🕔14:11, 8.Dec 2017

Local artists were going for the “wow” factor at the largest local art show in the region this fall. More than 200 paintings were on display at the Windsor Crossing outlet mall from Oct. 20 to Nov. 12 – all

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Holiday concert to “sleigh” Windsor’s hunger crisis

Holiday concert to “sleigh” Windsor’s hunger crisis

🕔13:59, 8.Dec 2017

A local band is using music to “sleigh” Windsor’s hunger problem that organizers say is a crisis. The concert later this month will be headlined by The S’Aints, which produces and performs Christmas albums through St. Clair College to support

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A night of beer and yoga

A night of beer and yoga

🕔12:05, 8.Dec 2017

Local bars have been hosting quite the combination – beer drinking and yoga, attracting hundreds of young adults. The force behind it is Blue Pin Social Events, which is pitching the events for anyone with an “open mind and a

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Move over, Wonder Woman – the WonderBroads are here

Move over, Wonder Woman – the WonderBroads are here

🕔11:25, 8.Dec 2017

Windsor summers are marked by humid air, riverside concerts and dragon boat races on the Detroit River. Many teams compete every year at the International Dragon Boat Festival, but one of those teams is unlike the others. The WonderBroads is

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