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Organs Donation in Windsor

Organs Donation in Windsor

🕔16:34, 1.Mar 2019

By Manvir Kaur An increased number of people are donating their organs in Southwestern Ontario, including Windsor. With more than 1500 people in the province waiting for a life-saving transplant, encouraging people to register as donors is important. A recent

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Many ways to give: online fundraising on the rise

Many ways to give: online fundraising on the rise

🕔16:31, 1.Mar 2019

By Rajpreet Singh Many people raise funds through social media, but some prefer it to do it in person. Scott Garbutt’s family raised funds from social media after his death in a snowmobile accident Feb. 18, 2019. His family has

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Mega-hospital having trouble starting construction

Mega-hospital having trouble starting construction

🕔16:28, 1.Mar 2019

By Vince Ferraro The spokesperson for Windsor Regional Hospital says its employees want the mega-hospital to be built but there are delays. “Those who work at the hospital wish it could be built today” said Steve Erwin, the manager of

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Dancing into the Industry

Dancing into the Industry

🕔16:15, 1.Mar 2019

Wishes waltz as a woman dances her way into the industry as Windsor’s first and only commercial drop-in dance studio opens its doors to the public.   Modernizing an old concept, Industry Dance Co. offers drop-in dance classes that require

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A slice of Life After Fifty

A slice of Life After Fifty

🕔15:58, 1.Mar 2019

By Madeline Mazak Volunteers bustle around a small kitchen located inside the Life After Fifty West End Centre to feed an entire village. The daily lunch program originally only ran on Fridays and now runs Monday through Friday to meet

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Downtown bars using Facebook for neighbourhood watch

Downtown bars using Facebook for neighbourhood watch

🕔15:47, 1.Mar 2019

By Kamryn Cusumano A group of downtown bars are using Facebook to help prevent crime and keep each other safe. What began as a Facebook chat of five close-knit bars has become a platform for 47 industry members involved in

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Taking a break – from school

Taking a break – from school

🕔15:39, 1.Mar 2019

A former student in Amherstburg wants students to know they can take a year off, if they want to. Samantha Gibb, 19, began the school year at St. Clair College in 2018, enrolled in the Human Resources Business Administration program.

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Americans are wiping out Canada with their toilet paper use

Americans are wiping out Canada with their toilet paper use

🕔15:13, 1.Mar 2019

By Daelyn Davis On average, a single American uses three rolls of toilet paper per week.  Americans use toilet paper more than any other country, according to Fortune.com. Most toilet paper is made from Canada’s boreal forest.  This forest contains

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Hundreds brave Coldest Night of the Year

Hundreds brave Coldest Night of the Year

🕔12:13, 1.Mar 2019

By Cody Wall More than 250 people rallied together to raise money to support those in need last month. On Feb. 23, the sixth annual Coldest Night of the Year walk, hosted by the Downtown Mission of Windsor, took place.

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Black History month celebration

🕔12:03, 1.Mar 2019

By Jordan Ferris Talent night celebrates Black History month On February 25, Making it Awkward: Challenging Anti-Black Racism and Black Law Students Association held a Speak Black spoken word night at the College for Creative Arts. The night was designed

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International Mother Language Day and Festival honours Bangladesh’s Mother Language

International Mother Language Day and Festival honours Bangladesh’s Mother Language

🕔11:59, 1.Mar 2019

The Bangladeshi community in Windsor welcomed a presentation of flags from 16 different countries as it celebrated its first language festival on Feb. 23. The festival was preceded by the Bangladeshi flag being hoisted by Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens on

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Open house brings joy to retirement residents

Open house brings joy to retirement residents

🕔11:58, 1.Mar 2019

The Royal Marquis retirement home held an open house on Feb. 22 to show the public its newly restored basement. In August of 2017, many Windsor residents and business owners experienced severe flooding, including the Royal Marquis retirement home on

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Lakeshore council to seek funding towards “Earth Walk Trail”

Lakeshore council to seek funding towards “Earth Walk Trail”

🕔17:24, 26.Feb 2019

Lakeshore council desk before a meeting on Feb. 19, 2019. (Photo by Kaitlynn Kenney) During a regularly scheduled council meeting in Lakeshore, council talked about asking the County Wide Active Transportation System for financial help in regards to the new

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Windsor hockey community remembering Mickey Renaud

Windsor hockey community remembering Mickey Renaud

🕔17:18, 26.Feb 2019

Owen Sound Attack players watch the Mickey Tribute video in the opening ceremonies on Feb. 18, 2019. (Photo by Kaitlynn Kenney) The game on Feb. 18 is important for the Windsor hockey scene, especially for the Spitfires.   Story by

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Travel on March Break

Travel on March Break

🕔15:21, 26.Feb 2019

By Emma Butler Carlson Wagonlit Travel is one of many travel agencies in Windsor that have people booking tickets for March Break vacations. Normally people start looking for spring vacation places during the fall months like September and October. Anytime

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Eating Healthier

🕔15:21, 26.Feb 2019

By Emma Butler Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has launched a new online challenge for better eating. The online challenge, held over a six week span, is free for residents of Windsor to learn about the new Canadian food guide. March

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Lady Saints bring the playoffs home

Lady Saints bring the playoffs home

🕔13:28, 24.Feb 2019

By Amos Johnson The St. Clair College women’s basketball team have earned themselves a home-turf playoff game after two victories in Sault Ste. Marie. The Lady Saints won against the Sault College Cougars on Saturday, Feb. 16 with a score

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University mourns loss of retired professor

University mourns loss of retired professor

🕔13:25, 24.Feb 2019

By Amos Johnson University of Windsor campus flags will be lowered on Monday, Feb. 25 in memory of retired professor Phyllis Nolan, who passed away at the age of 91 on Feb. 14 at Windsor Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Nolan

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Police launch human trafficking investigation

Police launch human trafficking investigation

🕔13:17, 24.Feb 2019

By Amos Johnson A woman has been rescued from an alleged sex trafficking operation and a man is behind bars following a disturbance at a Windsor hotel. Police said officers responding to a complaint on Sunday, Feb. 17 found a woman

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Two charged, one in hospital after robbery, stabbing

Two charged, one in hospital after robbery, stabbing

🕔12:56, 24.Feb 2019

By Amos Johnson Two men are behind bars and a third is in hospital after an early-morning robbery in Windsor’s downtown core escalated into a stabbing. Police from the Major Crimes Branch said the incident occurred around 2:20 a.m. on

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