March break to cure winter blues

March break to cure winter blues

🕔14:37, 28.Feb 2014

by Casandra Malynowskyj After this year’s record-breaking winter, students are anxious to head to a warmer destination this March break. This winter has been Windsor’s coldest and snowiest in 36 years. According to Environment Canada, Windsor hasn’t had such a

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Waiting for a Windfall

Waiting for a Windfall

🕔14:25, 28.Feb 2014

by Jeffery Gravel With the Lotto Max jackpot at the maximum of $50 million, customers are lining up for their chance to win big. Even though the likelihood of winning big is minimal, local lottery retailers say when the jackpot

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Architectural designs requested for Adventure Bay wall

Architectural designs requested for Adventure Bay wall

🕔14:11, 28.Feb 2014

by Shelbey Hernandez Windsor residents are looking to spruce up their view by creating an architectural design on the exterior west-facing wall of the adventure Bay Family Water Park. Residents living in the area of University Avenue West to the

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Short supply of places to play live for teens

Short supply of places to play live for teens

🕔14:00, 28.Feb 2014

by Ryan Brough Musicians find age limit restrictions aren’t holding them back from their passion. With all-age venues like the Chubby Pickle and The Blind Dog closing, it’s becoming harder for underage musicians to perform around the city. Some bars

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Health week

Health week

🕔13:42, 28.Feb 2014

by Chelsea Lefler St. Anne Catholic High School is hosting a health week to promote teen health in their school community. According to recent studies from Statistics Canada, teens are struggling with mental and physical health problems and substance abuse.

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Hate crime strikes University of Windsor

Hate crime strikes University of Windsor

🕔13:28, 28.Feb 2014

by Erik Zarins The University of Windsor’s Student Alliance office has been broken into and a flag vandalized. The flag supporting Canadian soldiers was spray-painted with the Star of David and the word “Zionist.” Police have said this act is

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Windsor gamers ‘want to be the very best, like no one ever was’

Windsor gamers ‘want to be the very best, like no one ever was’

🕔13:17, 28.Feb 2014

by Justin Thompson Windsor’s local gaming community is evolving into something bigger with the creation of a local Pokemon video game tournament. Nintendo’s two newest games in the Pokemon series Pokemon  X and Y were released for the handheld Nintendo

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Crisis pregnancy home now open

Crisis pregnancy home now open

🕔13:13, 28.Feb 2014

by Katherine Sokolowski A Catholic based residence is giving women who are pregnant and have nowhere to go a place to live during and after their pregnancy. The new Our Lady of Guadalupe Home of Windsor, a home for women

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Windsor potholes to be a problem

Windsor potholes to be a problem

🕔12:08, 28.Feb 2014

by Dan Gray The City of Windsor is asking drivers to be patient with road crews while they fix potholes on city roadways. City of Windsor operations manager, Mark Winterton, says the budget to fix potholes this year is only

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Vipers stung in overtime

Vipers stung in overtime

🕔13:53, 21.Feb 2014

by Liam Higgins The LaSalle Vipers suffered an overtime upset against the Leamington Flyers. The much-rivaled teams battled it out Feb. 12 with a competitive, energetic and aggressive game that required extra time at the Vollmer Recreational Complex. The Flyers,

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Sports briefs

🕔13:28, 21.Feb 2014

by Evan Mathias Canadian women strike gold! The Canadian women’s hockey team made an incredible comeback from a 2-0 deficit to eventually win 3-2 in overtime capturing their fourth straight Olympic gold medal against their rival American counterparts. Marie-Philip Poulin

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Solar panels to be installed at Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre

Solar panels to be installed at Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre

🕔12:56, 21.Feb 2014

by Justin Prince The City of Windsor is installing solar panels on the roof of the Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre after approving a proposal. Windsor City Council approved plans to build a solar power plant on the roof

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McDonald shows for olympic celebration

McDonald shows for olympic celebration

🕔12:53, 21.Feb 2014

  by Kenneth Bullock Children’s love for the Olympic Games is shared by the man in the big red shoes. Ronald McDonald, played by Brad Lennon, came to a local McDonalds Feb. 19 to celebrate the restaurant chain’s tenth year

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Suburban Zoos – Domesticating Dangers

🕔12:47, 21.Feb 2014

by Hailey Trealout For centuries humans have tried to tame nature, tried to predict weather, plowed trees for homes and controlled the levels of the sea with dams. The attraction to the call of the wild has brought newscasts to various

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Pot possession sparks mild sentences

🕔12:44, 21.Feb 2014

by Tecumseh MacGuigan The Ontario Court of Justice has decided against convicting two local marijuana users. Richard Hodare and Denny Cranston appeared in the Ontario Court of Justice Feb. 13. Hodare was represented by Frank Miller, while Cranston represented herself.

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Scholarship winners recognized

Scholarship winners recognized

🕔12:36, 21.Feb 2014

by Sean Previl St. Clair College has recognized this year’s scholarship winners at an evening celebration. The Windsor college held its scholarship awards nights Feb. 19 and 20 for more than 400 students. The celebration is held every year in

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Griff’s Gone Geeky

Griff’s Gone Geeky

🕔12:20, 21.Feb 2014

by Kenneth Bullock A college bar is mixing more into the lineup than just alcohol. Griff’s Tavern held the Game Vortex pub from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. at St. Clair College on Feb. 20. The animation club came with

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Comedy pub produces twice the laughs

🕔12:11, 21.Feb 2014

by Kenneth Bullock A local pub is sending audience members home chuckling by bringing comedians to town each week. The Rockhead Pub brought in Gad Holland, a comedian from Detroit and Michael Harrison, a comedian from Saskatchewan to entertain Windsorites

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Miss Universe Preliminary Competition begins

🕔12:05, 21.Feb 2014

by Shelbey Hernandez Fifteen women from the Windsor and Essex County have made it through the Miss Universe Canada Western Ontario Preliminary Competition. According to Sonny Borrelli, the regional director and executive producer for the preliminary competition, this is the

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Red Lounge offers LGBT alternate venue

Red Lounge offers LGBT alternate venue

🕔15:08, 14.Feb 2014

by Sean Previl One of Windsor’s only primarily gay nightclubs may have closed, but there are still places nearby for the LGBT community to dance the night away. Often considered by many in the LGBT community as a safe space,

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