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Movies for baseballs

🕔12:30, 7.Feb 2014

by Sean Frame The University of Windsor’s Club Baseball is raising fund by creating a movie theater experience on campus. On Jan. 30 the University of Windsor Lancers Baseball team hosted its first of many movie nights on campus in

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Labour culture becomes inspiration for local artist

🕔12:23, 7.Feb 2014

by Hailey Trealout   From spirited cave paintings and hieroglyphics to the Mona Lisa and Starry Night, people have been using art to tell a story – this is the concept that has Vince Allen Kogut picking up his pencil.

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Minimum wage not enough for young workers

🕔12:11, 7.Feb 2014

by Justin Thompson Ontario workers earning minimum wage are struggling to live on $10.25 an hour, especially if they’re under the age of 25. According to a 2009 labour force survey by Statistics Canada, about 60 per cent of minimum

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Animals in extreme weather

Animals in extreme weather

🕔14:08, 31.Jan 2014

By Mandy Matthews Whether they’re from the barnyard or the backyard, animals have been suffering through the extreme weather of January 2014. In January, new record low temperatures put Windsor’s 72-year-old record into a deep freeze when Environment Canada reported

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Hollywood stars migrate north for the release of the Birder

Hollywood stars migrate north for the release of the Birder

🕔13:55, 31.Jan 2014

by Shaun Garrity Windsor is not usually familiar with celebrities, but this April the city will get a taste of Hollywood. Producer Gerry,Lattmann, producer Jeff Nadalin and director Theodore Bizaire held a press conference Jan. 28 at the Capitol Theatre

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Let’s go to the movies

Let’s go to the movies

🕔11:58, 31.Jan 2014

Movie lovers have a new place in Windsor to watch their favourite flicks. UWin Cinemas held their grand opening Jan. 30 with a screening of Rush at Erie Hall at the University of Windsor. While not the first student-run theatre

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Lancers down Hawks 6-3

Lancers down Hawks 6-3

🕔14:09, 24.Jan 2014

by Jolene Perron A battle heated up at South Windsor Arena when two desperate hockey teams played for a much needed win. The Windsor Lancers hosted the Laurier Golden Hawks on home ice Friday night. The Lancers came out strong

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Spare some samples?

🕔13:43, 24.Jan 2014

by Stacey Janzer Check if your heart is beating. Good news it is. Take some of the blood it’s pumping out and help a fellow human being. Canadian Blood Services are looking for donors. “We are looking for O negative

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Which video game console is the choice of the next generation?

Which video game console is the choice of the next generation?

🕔13:33, 24.Jan 2014

by Chris Mailloux All three next generation gaming consoles have been released and gamers continue to line up to grab the console they want. Within 24 hours of their release the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One sold more than one

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Sports tourist facility could be in jeopardy

Sports tourist facility could be in jeopardy

🕔13:31, 24.Jan 2014

by Justin Thompson Plans to finish building the $17 million sports tourism facility could be stopped if developers are not granted tax and business incentives by the city. James King, owner of King Development said the company will not continue

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Mickey Renaud Award

Mickey Renaud Award

🕔13:29, 24.Jan 2014

by Chelsea Lefler LaSalle Vipers defenceman and former Sun County panther Austin Hall has received the Mickey Renaud Award. Renaud was born on Oct. 5, 1988 in Tecumseh Ont.  He officially joined the Spitfires in 2005-06 and in 2007 was

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Local art inspired from science

🕔12:57, 24.Jan 2014

By Millar Hill Local artists are creating art through a series of science experiments.   In the summer of 2011, 20 artists, scientists and university students went to Banff National Park in Alberta. They spent two weeks helping Jennifer Willet,

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Curbside garbage pickup to change soon

🕔12:57, 24.Jan 2014

By Sean Previl Windsorites are having mixed reactions to how their garbage is going to be collected. City council voted last year to make hard-sided garbage bins mandatory for garbage pickup but delayed the enforcement of it until March 1

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The Princess Ball adds magic to fundraising

The Princess Ball adds magic to fundraising

🕔12:55, 24.Jan 2014

By Bobby-Jo Keats Cystic Fibrosis Canada and other volunteers hosted a princess-themed event this weekend to increase awareness and raise funds toward finding a cure.      Children received the royal treatment at the Fogolar Furlan Club on Saturday during a fundraising

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MARS launched to combat extreme weather

🕔12:50, 24.Jan 2014

By Richard Riosa Flooded streets. Collapsed bridges. Power outages. These are the effects of extreme weather on municipalities and mayors in the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence region are working to combat those effects. A group of American and Canadian mayors with

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Coping with the cold

Coping with the cold

🕔12:29, 24.Jan 2014

by Jessica Curtis Health officials are warning the public that only a few minutes of exposure to the extreme cold weather could increase their chances of getting hypothermia or frostbite. Medical Officer of Health for the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit,

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Adventure Bay makes a splash opening day

Adventure Bay makes a splash opening day

🕔12:17, 24.Jan 2014

By Shelbey Hernandez Adventure Bay has seen more than 1,100 guests since its opening. “We were really happy with the turnout,” said Scott Bisson, the manager of Adventure Bay. The original opening day was set for Dec. 23, 2014 but

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Express make history at Caesar’s Windsor

Express make history at Caesar’s Windsor

🕔12:07, 24.Jan 2014

by Brett Hedges History was made Jan. 15 when the Windsor Express played the London Lightning in National Basketball League of Canada action at Caesar’s Windsor. The Clash at the Colosseum marked the first time in history that a professional

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Winter blues remedy

Winter blues remedy

🕔17:46, 20.Jan 2014

by Rick Dawes The cold weather didn’t stop a thousand people from donning their swimsuits to try out Windsor’s new aquatic centre. The doors of Adventure Bay Family Water Park opened Jan. 18 for the first time since construction began

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Budgeting for a non-profit

Budgeting for a non-profit

🕔14:38, 13.Dec 2013

By Sean Previl A local charitable non-profit has finished another fiscal year trying to stay in the green. Windsor Pride Community Education and Resource Centre held their annual general meeting Nov. 20 and determined it was in a deficit once

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