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Teen charged in Windsor robbery

🕔10:44, 4.Mar 2024

A 15-year-old male in Windsor has been charged by the Windsor Police Service after a robbery involving an imitation firearm. At 4 p.m. on Feb. 27, officers responded to a robbery report on Raymo Rd. The suspect took a cab

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Rock Your Socks Walk raises awareness for Down Syndrome

Rock Your Socks Walk raises awareness for Down Syndrome

🕔14:05, 1.Apr 2022

Adults and children with wacky socks and big smiles gathered at Bert Weeks Memorial Park for the Rock Your Socks Walk last weekend to raise awareness for Down Syndrome.  Participants walked from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, March

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WSO music in the park event

WSO music in the park event

🕔13:39, 1.Oct 2021

Amherstburg locals are back in tune with the way life used to be. With COVID-19 changing how people gather, live concerts and performances had to be put on pause for almost a year and a half. But there is good

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City of Windsor waives fees for sidewalk again

City of Windsor waives fees for sidewalk again

🕔13:22, 9.Apr 2021

Last year’s on-street patio program will be in effect again this year, as the City of Windsor has waived the fees associated with opening an outdoor patio for restaurants and bars. On Feb. 22, City Council announced that businesses intended to open curbside

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Chapmans Canada makes it easier to distribute vaccines

Chapmans Canada makes it easier to distribute vaccines

🕔11:25, 26.Feb 2021

Windsor residents can feel at ease about Vaccine rollout thanks to Chapmans ice cream. The Windsor Essex County Health Unit received a gift from Chapmans Canada this week, an industrial sized freezer. The Government of Ontario has developed a three

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Is Christmas COVID-19’s Newest Target?

🕔00:07, 24.Nov 2020

It’s no secret that the year 2020 has been unprecedented and eventful, to say the least. Since the very first recorded COVID-19 case hit Canada back in January, it has been challenging the way we live and interact with one

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A better future for refugees

A better future for refugees

🕔15:08, 20.Nov 2020

Many Canadians realize how great life can be in Canada, but some refugees say it is a struggle with hardships paving the way to a better future.   The Immigration Act of 1976 gave refugees a distinct status for those fleeing poverty, war, gangs, persecution and other types of hardships. The act defined

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Preparations for Remembrance Day

Preparations for Remembrance Day

🕔13:55, 6.Nov 2020

A lot has changed for this year‘s Remembrance Day services across Canada because of COVID-19 As Remembrance Day approaches Royal Canadian Legion branches across Canada are adjusting their plans for this year’s observance. Most services are being held online with only a few representatives

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Halloween spending varies during COVID-19

Halloween spending varies during COVID-19

🕔12:58, 30.Oct 2020

Business owners who are looking to profit from Halloween spending during COVID-19 are experiencing mixed results.  Nationally, 62 per cent of Canadians have no plans to celebrate the occasion this year. As such, themed attractions have adjusted for new customer spending.   Sue Hancock is the manager of Exodus Escape Room which has a Halloween-themed room. She said the

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Small businesses adapting to new normal

Small businesses adapting to new normal

🕔13:46, 23.Oct 2020

Amid COVID-19, owners and employees said flexibility and adaptation are helping their small businesses survive.   A Statistics Canada data chart reveals roughly 52 per cent of all small businesses in Ontario alone have added new ways to interact and sell to customers in the new normal.   Such adaptations are part of Meghan

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