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Windsor Fire battles downtown blaze

🕔13:44, 13.Feb 2017

Windsor Fire battled yet another fire yesterday. A blaze broke out at the former Pour House at 52 Chatham St. west in downtown Windsor. The restaurant and pub has been closed for a number of years. There are no injuries

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Mayor seeks to keep historic building open

🕔13:41, 13.Feb 2017

Windsor residents have started a petition to keep a piece of history open to the community. Mayor Drew Dilkens is currently in Chicago meeting with executives to prevent the closure of the Canadian Club Brand Centre on Riverside Drive. The

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Cupe- tentative deal

🕔13:26, 10.Feb 2017

After a long strike, a tentative deal has finally been reached between the Essex County Library board and the library workers. 70% of the members voted in favour of the deal. The deal was reached at about 1 a.m. on

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Police still looking for suspects in random assault

🕔13:57, 6.Feb 2017

Police are still looking for suspects who attacked a Windsor man. On January 22nd , four men followed a 31-year old man and assaulted him at 2:30 am near Howard and Division. Those men also stole his wallet. Const. Andrew

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Windsor receives grant money from feds

🕔13:56, 6.Feb 2017

Windsor has received an early gift for its 125th birthday and the country’s 150th birthday. The city was granted more than one million dollars for community infrastructure projects. The cash will be distributed to the Dieppe River Walk, Willistead Manor and other

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Man with a replica gun arrested

🕔13:54, 6.Feb 2017

Police were called to a Windsor restaurant after a report of a man with a gun on Sunday night. According to Const. Andrew Drouillard, the 30-year-old man was arrested in the restaurant shortly after, without incident. Although his gun turned

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Queen Elizabeth marks 65 years on the British throne

🕔13:54, 6.Feb 2017

Queen Elizabeth II added another achievement to her legacy today by becoming the world’s longest reigning ruler. Today, she celebrates her saphire jubilee on the British throne. 65 years ago, at age 25, she became the queen of England after

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