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Sick Kids hoping to change Ontario’s euthanasia policy

Sick Kids hoping to change Ontario’s euthanasia policy

🕔11:53, 19.Oct 2018

By Ashley Gholampoor  Toronto’s Hospital of Sick Kids is drafting a policy to permit children under the age of 18 to have the decision to euthanize themselves. The Sick Kids’ group said the hospital has doctors who are more than

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Flu shots: are they really important?

Flu shots: are they really important?

🕔11:42, 19.Oct 2018

By Suraj Sasi Experts emphasize the importance of the seasonal vaccine, but some people do not feel the need to get them. Stacy Manzerolle, program manager at Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, said Influenza can affect anyone and  spread quickly and

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Downtown still waiting for police foot-patrols during high-risk times

Downtown still waiting for police foot-patrols during high-risk times

🕔10:57, 19.Oct 2018

Staff of downtown bars are still concerned despite Windsor police saying foot patrols would be increased. Windsor’s Chief of Police Al Frederick and Mayor Drew Dilkens have offered some solutions to the increased crime in the downtown area in light

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Riverside Miracle Diamond facility underway

Riverside Miracle Diamond facility underway

🕔21:59, 15.Oct 2018

By Zander Kelly Work is underway at the Farrow Riverside Miracle Park. The former home of Riverside Arena will feature two fully accessible baseball diamonds, a playground, washrooms and a track, with “work-out stations” such as balancing beams and leg squatting

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Wearing Windsor’s history and culture

Wearing Windsor’s history and culture

🕔12:13, 12.Oct 2018

Two fashion designers have emerged to represent Windsor’s community and culture through their products. Jacob Deacey is the creator of Club Culture Streetwear. The company sells clothing targeted to young adults, such as graphic t-shirts and casual clothing. Deacey produces

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College and university plan for cannabis legalization

College and university plan for cannabis legalization

🕔11:08, 12.Oct 2018

By Zander Kelly The legalization of cannabis is just around the corner and new regulations will affect everything from schools to businesses. Ontario has incorporated cannabis into the Smoke-Free Ontario Act. This means people will be able to smoke cannabis in all

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Weekend’s crime statistics are skyrocketing

Weekend’s crime statistics are skyrocketing

🕔14:55, 5.Oct 2018

By Tamas Miko Windsor’s crime rate continues to climb. Over the weekend of Sept. 15 and 16, Windsor Police Service received numerous 911 calls from people across the city. The increased crime rate in downtown Windsor is a hot topic

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A proactive approach to the legalization of cannabis

A proactive approach to the legalization of cannabis

🕔14:54, 5.Oct 2018

  By Tamas Miko Windsor Police are taking a proactive approach to the legalization of cannabis and to the risks it could bring to the community. With the legalization of marijuana, Windsor Police will use a three step approach, said

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Making the most of millenials

Making the most of millenials

🕔14:29, 5.Oct 2018

By Ryan Percy Employees of non-profit organizations in Windsor are exploring different ways to to improve engagement with the millennial generation. On Sept. 25, the University of Windsor Alumni Association hosted a philanthropy Lunch n’ Learn philanthropy luncheon. The main

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Watches depicting the history of Rumrunners

Watches depicting the history of Rumrunners

🕔13:29, 5.Oct 2018

Windsor has become the home of a business which combines manufacturing watches based on the Rumrunner’s history. A local entrepreneur started making watches 10 months ago being inspired by the Prohibition era. The Rumrunners distilled and distributed illegal alcohol across

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Brothers clash as Spitfires host Knights

Brothers clash as Spitfires host Knights

🕔13:27, 5.Oct 2018

By Cody Wall Look mom, the kids are fighting again. It was a story of brothers last night when the Windsor Spitfires hosted the London Knights. On Oct. 4 Windsor Spitfires’ rookie Jean-Luc Foudy, 16, and London Knight forward Liam

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Cosplay: Why heroes walk among us

Cosplay: Why heroes walk among us

🕔12:13, 5.Oct 2018

Creating costumes and dressing up as characters are entertaining pastimes for fans and artists of the cosplay community. Events like the Windsor ComiCon attract fans of all ages. Comic book collectors, artists, fans of movies and televison shows and people

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Two tornadoes confirmed in Windsor-Essex

Two tornadoes confirmed in Windsor-Essex

🕔22:51, 1.Oct 2018

By Zander Kelly Two tornadoes touched down in the Windsor-Essex area last Tuesday, Environment Canada reports. “It’s not an everyday event,” said Gerald Cheng, a meteorologist with Environment Canada.  “We have had tornadoes in September before, but these were not

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When Windsor opens up

When Windsor opens up

🕔12:13, 28.Sep 2018

By Ryan Percy Pedestrians, cyclists, skateboarders and pets took to the streets on Sunday to transform a stretch of Windsor into a festival for the third year in a row. On Sept. 23 an eight kilometre stretch of road from

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Opinions about Iona College’s disrepair is conflicting

Opinions about Iona College’s disrepair is conflicting

🕔14:51, 21.Sep 2018

By Kacie Cooper Consultants hired by the University of Windsor to asses Iona College have conflicting results about the building’s state. When deciding to allow the demolition of Iona College, Windsor city councillors chose to accept the opinion of the

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Businesses concerned as crime rates rise say more police needed on site

Businesses concerned as crime rates rise say more police needed on site

🕔14:01, 21.Sep 2018

By Tamas Miko Business owners in downtown Windsor are concerned as crime has increased over the years one business owner says mental health issues and addictions might have ties to crime activities. According to Statistics Canada, between 2016 and 2017

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University of Windsor Faculty of Law Turns 50

University of Windsor Faculty of Law Turns 50

🕔13:55, 21.Sep 2018

Members of the University of Windsor’s faculty of law school are celebrating its 50th anniversary. The university welcomed its first law class in 1968 with a few dozen students. Before the Ron Ianni Faculty of Law Building existed, the program

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Windsor’s Harmonic Symphonies

Windsor’s Harmonic Symphonies

🕔13:51, 21.Sep 2018

By Joyce St. Antoine The Windsor Symphony Orchestra opens its 2018-2019 season Saturday. Since 1941, the orchestra has been performing an array of both classical and popular music. This season will feature performances of diverse music from Mozart to David

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Car culture is alive and well throughout the world

Car culture is alive and well throughout the world

🕔19:05, 18.Apr 2018

Building an all-electric car from a 1933 vintage Bugatti is an impressive feat, but it also points to a trend. JH Restoration, as the name suggests is a car restoration firm, and the Windsor, Ont.-based company has successfully developed an

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The fight of Lilah’s young life is against government – without medicine, she will die

The fight of Lilah’s young life is against government – without medicine, she will die

🕔18:45, 18.Apr 2018

“She was not able to move her legs. She just flopped like a cooked spaghetti.” Nicole Lamont still remembers her shock when her daughter Lilah was born two years ago. It took five months before the diagnosis finally explained what

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