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Wearing Windsor’s history and culture

Wearing Windsor’s history and culture

🕔12:13, 12.Oct 2018

Two fashion designers have emerged to represent Windsor’s community and culture through their products. Jacob Deacey is the creator of Club Culture Streetwear. The company sells clothing targeted to young adults, such as graphic t-shirts and casual clothing. Deacey produces

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The power of storytelling

The power of storytelling

🕔11:59, 12.Oct 2018

By Joyce St. Antoine Book lovers will be able to attend the 17th year of Bookfest, beginning Oct. 18. The main venue this year is the University of Windsor’s School of Creative Arts Building. Activities will also be held at

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The importance of technology in agriculture

The importance of technology in agriculture

🕔11:32, 12.Oct 2018

By Lauren O’Brien The advancement of smartphones and technology in the past decade is causing the agriculture industry to thrive. Machinery is replacing human workers at a steady rate and precision agriculture, which uses GPS guidance, is being used more

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College and university plan for cannabis legalization

College and university plan for cannabis legalization

🕔11:08, 12.Oct 2018

By Zander Kelly The legalization of cannabis is just around the corner and new regulations will affect everything from schools to businesses. Ontario has incorporated cannabis into the Smoke-Free Ontario Act. This means people will be able to smoke cannabis in all

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Gordie Howe International Bridge Construction Kicks Off

Gordie Howe International Bridge Construction Kicks Off

🕔15:25, 5.Oct 2018

  Shovels hit the ground today as construction starts for the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Construction kicked off with an announcement for the bridge, bringing in government representatives from all levels, individuals from separate organizations and more. Speakers at the

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Making the most of millenials

Making the most of millenials

🕔14:29, 5.Oct 2018

By Ryan Percy Employees of non-profit organizations in Windsor are exploring different ways to to improve engagement with the millennial generation. On Sept. 25, the University of Windsor Alumni Association hosted a philanthropy Lunch n’ Learn philanthropy luncheon. The main

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Midnight Muskies

Midnight Muskies

🕔14:14, 5.Oct 2018

  By Fabricio Rivera With the summer heat gone, fishermen and anglers are gearing up to catch the barracuda of the Great Lakes. Lake St. Clair is one of the top five Muskie hotspots and the southwestern corridor is considered

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Advocates walk to sound alarm on homelessness emergency

Advocates walk to sound alarm on homelessness emergency

🕔09:34, 2.Oct 2018

By Alyssa Leonard Tracey Rogers was cold, hungry and struggling with addiction and mental health issues on the streets of Toronto before transitional housing helped turn her life around. The Windsor woman told her powerful comeback story to more than

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Two tornadoes confirmed in Windsor-Essex

Two tornadoes confirmed in Windsor-Essex

🕔22:51, 1.Oct 2018

By Zander Kelly Two tornadoes touched down in the Windsor-Essex area last Tuesday, Environment Canada reports. “It’s not an everyday event,” said Gerald Cheng, a meteorologist with Environment Canada.  “We have had tornadoes in September before, but these were not

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When Windsor opens up

When Windsor opens up

🕔12:13, 28.Sep 2018

By Ryan Percy Pedestrians, cyclists, skateboarders and pets took to the streets on Sunday to transform a stretch of Windsor into a festival for the third year in a row. On Sept. 23 an eight kilometre stretch of road from

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Windsor’s First Hummus Festival

Windsor’s First Hummus Festival

🕔10:54, 28.Sep 2018

By Joyce St. Antoine A crowd of all ages enjoyed their taste of Windsor’s first Hummus Festival at Catholic Central High School. On Sept. 23, the school’s lobby was filled with restaurant vendors, cooks and visitors. A variety of different

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Loop almost ready for tenants

Loop almost ready for tenants

🕔23:16, 26.Sep 2018

By Zander Kelly The downtown Windsor property formerly known as the Loop Complex is almost ready for new tenants. The exterior work should be complete by the end of October and then the hunt for tenants begins, said Sheila Luno,

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Sloan rocks Dominion House: ‘Rare to see a band this big’

Sloan rocks Dominion House: ‘Rare to see a band this big’

🕔23:08, 26.Sep 2018

By James Murphy It was standing room only when Sloan took the stage at the Dominion House Tavern last Wednesday. But that didn’t bother Gareth Taylor, 35, one of about 150 fans who scored tickets for the sold-out show. “It’s

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Windsor refugees line up to donate blood

Windsor refugees line up to donate blood

🕔12:27, 26.Sep 2018

By Reem Kodmany More than 50 refugees and newcomers to Windsor donated blood last Monday in what is being called a “phenomenal” act of generosity. “Canada helped me a lot so I try to give as much as possible to

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Dropped on Drouillard festival celebrates artists, Ford City

Dropped on Drouillard festival celebrates artists, Ford City

🕔11:22, 26.Sep 2018

By Alyssa Leonard A local graffiti artist is praising Dropped on Drouillard for giving him the chance to follow his dreams. “Dropped on Drouillard was my first opportunity to express myself, and take my art from abandoned buildings to something

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Nationwide Christian group, Power To Change, holding meetings at St. Clair college

Nationwide Christian group, Power To Change, holding meetings at St. Clair college

🕔20:42, 21.Sep 2018

Christian St. Clair College students are meeting on campus weekly as an unratified club, due to St. Clair College Student Council rules. The group, calling themselves Power to Change, are holding inclusive group meet-ups in hopes to better connect with

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Windsor fire finally extinguished

Windsor fire finally extinguished

🕔14:54, 21.Sep 2018

By Kacie Cooper After battling with the burning building for over 20 hours, Windsor Fire and Rescue Services were finally able to extinguish the fire on Argyle Road. Firefighters had been at the scene since around 11:30 Wednesday morning and

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Opinions about Iona College’s disrepair is conflicting

Opinions about Iona College’s disrepair is conflicting

🕔14:51, 21.Sep 2018

By Kacie Cooper Consultants hired by the University of Windsor to asses Iona College have conflicting results about the building’s state. When deciding to allow the demolition of Iona College, Windsor city councillors chose to accept the opinion of the

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Windsor allows for permit-free basement apartments

Windsor allows for permit-free basement apartments

🕔14:35, 21.Sep 2018

By Kacie Cooper After almost an hour of discussion at Monday night’s City Council meeting, a majority vote was in favor of allowing homeowners to create second dwellings in their home without first needing a permit. The change in bylaws

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People in pain but no coverage

People in pain but no coverage

🕔13:49, 21.Sep 2018

Almost one in four people in Windsor-Essex County have reported having no dental coverage, according to the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit.   Officials of WECHU created a survey to be completed by Windsor-Essex residents based on a previous community assessment

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