Thieves make off with $70,000 in merchandise

Thieves make off with $70,000 in merchandise

🕔15:15, 8.Nov 2013

By Chris Mailloux A robbery has left a local video game store to pick up the pieces after a significant amount of merchandise was stolen. The Game MD on 5452 Tecumseh Rd. E. was broken into Nov. 3. The thieves

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How to budget for a charitable event

How to budget for a charitable event

🕔13:13, 8.Nov 2013

  By Richard Riosa Canadian Diabetes Association executives say accuracy and detail are crucial when budgeting for a charitable event. The CDA is a national non-profit organization which operates regional offices supporting diabetes research, education and advocacy to the government.

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Shane Koyczan comes to Windsor

Shane Koyczan comes to Windsor

🕔12:14, 8.Nov 2013

By Taylor Desjardins The St. Clair College Student Representative Council brought in a spoken word artist who has been featured on TEDTalks and the Vancouver Olympics to the Chrysler Theatre on Oct. 28. Shane Koyczan was introduced by vice president

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Rotary raises money with wine and food

Rotary raises money with wine and food

🕔12:00, 8.Nov 2013

By Jolene Perron A group in Windsor is showing how a simple glass of wine, fine dining and good company can impact the city. Wines of the World took place Nov. 1 at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts

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Special donation helps youth center stay on budget

Special donation helps youth center stay on budget

🕔11:55, 8.Nov 2013

By Jolene Perron A donation of 12 computers is helping an Amherstburg youth centre maintain their yearly budget. When government funding is out of the picture and only half of the budget is guaranteed, The House of Shalom Youth Centre’s

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Marine shipping on the rebound following 2009 recession

Marine shipping on the rebound following 2009 recession

🕔11:00, 8.Nov 2013

  By Richard Riosa Businesses folded, purchasing power decreased and many families were left homeless. The global recession of 2009 has had a lasting impact on the economy worldwide. Canada’s recession lasted roughly nine months, starting in late 2008 and

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Second annual Windsor-Essex Tech Show connects students with local tech companies

Second annual Windsor-Essex Tech Show connects students with local tech companies

🕔13:30, 6.Nov 2013

By Richard Riosa Technology industry executives say they are hoping to change Windsor’s manufacturing reputation and diversify its economy. The second annual Windsor-Essex Tech Show, hosted by the Windsor-Essex Chamber of Commerce, was held Oct. 29 at the Giovanni Caboto

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DWBIA looks to Windsor Police for action

DWBIA looks to Windsor Police for action

🕔14:17, 25.Oct 2013

By Adam El-Baba Windsor Police Service have released details of the downtown stabbing that occurred on the block between University Avenue West and Park Street Oct. 19. The brawl left five people with minor injuries and one University of Windsor

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Local haunted house owner are looking to scare Windsorites

Local haunted house owner are looking to scare Windsorites

🕔14:06, 25.Oct 2013

by Liam Higgins Windsorites wanting a good scare will be able to get their fix for again this at the Scarehouse. The Scarehouse at the corner of Tuscarora Road and Ouellette Avenue is in its seventh year of operation. The

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Windsor gets a taste of craft beer

Windsor gets a taste of craft beer

🕔13:32, 25.Oct 2013

By Sean Previl Craft beer is gaining popularity in Windsor and two local people are working to increase the awareness of the brew. Adriano Ciotoli and his sister Pina held Windsor’s first Craft Beer Festival Oct. 18-19 bringing 3,000 people

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This is Halloween – Then and Now

🕔20:36, 20.Oct 2013

By Jolene Perron Ghosts, goblins and witches, oh my! Halloween is nearly upon us. The festive children’s holiday filled with costumes, candies and junk food. Take away all of those things and what is left? This tradition we have been

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Downtown stabbings leave one dead, five injured

Downtown stabbings leave one dead, five injured

🕔16:32, 19.Oct 2013

Updated Oct. 27, 2013 By Sean Previl Five men are injured and one dead from stab wounds after an early morning incident downtown Oct. 19.  The Windsor Police Service was called to Pelissier Street near University Avenue around 2 a.m.

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Riverside Reunion digs up memories

Riverside Reunion digs up memories

🕔17:30, 18.Oct 2013

By Sandee Nho Twnety-five years ago students at Riverside Secondary School buried a time capsule filled with memories and letters. On Oct. 12 they dug up their past. Graduates filled the cafeteria as the contents of a time capsule were

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How to eat clean

🕔15:15, 18.Oct 2013

By Mandy Matthews The fresh aroma from heirloom tomatoes simmering into a colourful combination of peppers, mushrooms and onions may be defeated by a single slice of chocolate cake. However, for a collection of people living and eating clean every

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Arts conversation examines Windsor’s cultural future

🕔14:27, 11.Oct 2013

By Y. Murad Erzinclioglu Arts leaders from throughout the community gathered to discuss culture in Windsor. The Windsor Arts Conversation hosted by the Ontario Trillium Foundation was held at the Windsor Pride Community office on Pelissier Street Oct. 10. The

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Windsorites devour the zombie virus

🕔14:18, 11.Oct 2013

by Hailey Trealout The rank smell of rotting flesh filled the air as chaos lifted in all corners of the earth. The undead were unleashed on Malden Hill, taking mercy on no soul who entered. A morning rain fell, leaving

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Harvest and Horses Festival at the John R. Park Homestead

🕔13:19, 11.Oct 2013

by Alice Hewitt Visitors got a rare look at early pioneer life when the John R. Park Homestead held its first annual Horses and Harvest Festival Sunday October 6. The event combined two of the Homestead’s popular annual festivals to

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Kitchen Fire Safety

Kitchen Fire Safety

🕔12:57, 11.Oct 2013

  Kitchen Fire Safety By Dan Gray Windsor Fire and Rescue Services is reminding citizens during national Fire Prevention Week to be careful while they are cooking. In front of more than 300 people outside City Hall Oct. 7, fire

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Villains Beastro comedy night

🕔14:53, 4.Oct 2013

By Chandesha Thompson It was a big night for Villains Beastro downtown as they held their monthly comedy night. A little over forty people came out to support and hear some jokes from local comedians along with a few comedians

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Enrolment on the rise with fire and fashion

Enrolment on the rise with fire and fashion

🕔13:31, 4.Oct 2013

By Y Murad Erzinclioglu Students learning about high fashion and saving lives are helping to increase enrolment at St. Clair College. In September the college introduced two new programs – fashion design technician and pre-service firefighter education and training. Both

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