Rideshares: Convenient, but are they safe?

Rideshares: Convenient, but are they safe?

🕔12:50, 4.Mar 2016

Windsorites are turning to rideshare services for travelling, despite possible safety concerns.   The concept of ridesharing is a spin on carpooling which involves travelling to other cities with people who chip in for the ride. Classified websites such as

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Windsor Public Library staff brace for possible strikes

Windsor Public Library staff brace for possible strikes

🕔12:45, 4.Mar 2016

Windsor Public Library services may be discontinued, causing job losses reaching across nine different library branches. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 62 frontline library workers, warns that a strike could occur as soon as March 24. With

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Makeover for Milk

Makeover for Milk

🕔11:37, 4.Mar 2016

By Nate Hinckley A Windsorite has bought Milk Coffee Bar with plans to bring it up-to-date without changing what made it a hit with Windsorites.   According to Angelo Marignani, the former owner of Milk, the bar was sold so Marignani

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OFSAA Wrestling Championship Weigh-ins

OFSAA Wrestling Championship Weigh-ins

🕔20:31, 29.Feb 2016

By Dawn Gray and David Dyck   Crowds of high-school wrestlers gathered at Tecumseh Vista Academy on Monday for their weight class weigh-ins. In a packed auditorium jammed with hundreds of competitors, parents and coaches, both male and female wrestlers

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Why do people help?

🕔13:16, 26.Feb 2016

Rabiul Biplob Local clergy and social workers say there are different reasons for why people donate their time, money and other resources to help others. In Windsor different religious and social organizations have donors and volunteers who help to run

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Inventor of Safety Towards Other Players program dies

Inventor of Safety Towards Other Players program dies

🕔13:03, 26.Feb 2016

By Jordan Caschera The local man who invented the S.T.O.P. sign patch, appearing on the back of minor hockey players jerseys throughout Canada has died. Safety Towards Other Players was created by Kevin Stubbington, who coached for many years for

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Project Push kicks off youth initiative program

Project Push kicks off youth initiative program

🕔12:40, 26.Feb 2016

by Dawn Gray   A local downtown business is giving back to the community by offering free mentored workshops to local youth. Pushers Co. on Ouellette Avenue is ready to launch their pilot program, Project Push. The program is a

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Wine to be sold in grocery stores

Wine to be sold in grocery stores

🕔12:33, 26.Feb 2016

By Nate Hinckley Wine lovers will soon be able to buy wine in grocery stores across Ontario. The Ontario Government plans to allow wine sales in more than 300 locations, with 70 grocers being licensed to carry it this fall. Wine

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The thrill of the kill

🕔12:08, 26.Feb 2016

By Aaron Lombardi   Pursuing a kill rather than hunting for food can give the sport a poor reputation. When ice melts in the spring and people begin to take walks on the beach, those in communities such as Walpole Island,

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School’s out

🕔12:04, 26.Feb 2016

By Dylan Fremlin Feb. 26, 2016 When an elementary school floods due to a broken water main the only thing the students hear is “No school tomorrow!” That’s what happened on Feb. 22 at Sandwich West public school in LaSalle.

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Students receive scholarships and awards

Students receive scholarships and awards

🕔11:20, 26.Feb 2016

Friends and family watched as St. Clair College students received awards and scholarships at the Centre for the Arts.   The annual awards night was opened by John Fairley and awards were presented by Veronique Mandal and Darryl Danelon. There

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Price hikes in grocery affecting Windsorites

🕔11:18, 26.Feb 2016

  By Samantha Wigfield. Produce and meat prices have dramatically increased this past year, causing various concerns for Windsorites and food related organizations. Wages continue to relatively stay the same, while the CBC News website says in this past year

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Windsor Carries On After Snowfall

Windsor Carries On After Snowfall

🕔10:32, 26.Feb 2016 WINDSOR, ON -- Erie St. West is covered in snow once more following the so called “snowmaggedon.” After the heavy snowfall and freezing rain experienced on Feb. 24 and 25 Windsor is once again covered in white. (Photo By Victoria Read Full Article

Save parking garage on Pelissier

🕔14:15, 19.Feb 2016

By Fabricio Rivera   Windsorites are concerned about the elimination of the free one-hour parking and the increase in parking rates at the municipal parking garage on Pelissier Street-businesses and residents are signing a petition in an attempt to save

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Self-driving cars could potentially be tested in Windsor

Self-driving cars could potentially be tested in Windsor

🕔13:22, 19.Feb 2016

Mayor Drew Dilkens stands in the board room at City Hall on Feb. 19. Photo by Stephanie Zografos By Stephanie Zografos   Windsor could potentially be the testing spot for new technologies working to build self-driving cars.   Mayor Drew

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Students are getting lucky…at bingo

🕔12:25, 19.Feb 2016

By Rhiannon Lotze St. Clair College students took part in dirty bingo on Feb. 11 in support of Love and Sexual Health Awareness Week. Dirty bingo is an alternate version of bingo where the winners receive prizes such as sex

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Child abuse hurts long-term

Child abuse hurts long-term

🕔11:40, 19.Feb 2016

By Dylan Fremlin When most people think of post-traumatic stress disorder they think of men returning from war, but that is not the only cause of PTSD. Patrick O’Sullivan is a 31-year-old ex-NHL hockey player who suffers from PTSD. O’Sullivan’s

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Local students create art to welcome Syrian Refugees

Local students create art to welcome Syrian Refugees

🕔11:24, 19.Feb 2016

  By Rabiul Biplob Students from An-Noor Islamic School made postcards and paintings for the Syrian children who have made Windsor their home to welcome them to the community. An-Noor parent council hosted the event Feb. 5. The postcards soon

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Open Streets Windsor hosts open house

🕔10:10, 19.Feb 2016

By Allanah Wills After getting approval from the city, Windsor will host their first ever Open Streets. The public was invited to the Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre on Feb. 17 to receive more information, including how to become

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Windsor shows off its beauty

🕔13:08, 12.Feb 2016

By Janeen Kratochvil Free manicures and fashion shows were some of the highlights at the annual Beauty Expo held Feb. 7 and 8 at the Caboto Club in Windsor. The show featured 35 vendors who showcased their most popular products and

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