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New accessible change room open at Windsor rec complex

New accessible change room open at Windsor rec complex

🕔11:59, 18.Dec 2017

By Angelica Haggert An extensive addition to the Gino and Liz Marcus Recreation Complex has been completed by TCI Titan and the City of Windsor. The $1.1 million accessible and family change room expansion opened Dec. 15. The addition adds

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E. coli outbreak connected to Ontario

E. coli outbreak connected to Ontario

🕔11:55, 18.Dec 2017

By Angelica Haggert A total of 30 cases of E. coli 0157 are being investigated, including six cases in Ontario. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, the outbreak is linked to romaine lettuce and covers five provinces outside

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Bridge CEO resigns, new CEO named

Bridge CEO resigns, new CEO named

🕔11:53, 18.Dec 2017

By Angelica Haggert The chief executive officer of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority has resigned and an interim CEO was appointed just days later. The original CEO resigned, effective Dec. 8. According to a news release from the WDBA, Michael Cautillo

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Spreading holiday joy for Windsor seniors

Spreading holiday joy for Windsor seniors

🕔13:14, 11.Dec 2017

By Angelica Haggert A self-proclaimed “ribbon master” gleefully made elegant bows. One participant added socks, gloves and a scarf to a basket while another cut cellophane to wrap around it. Another participant’s job was to move the completed baskets from

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Video series exposes Windsor’s youth homelessness

Video series exposes Windsor’s youth homelessness

🕔12:29, 4.Dec 2017

“There was, quite literally, nowhere for people to go.” You can’t mistake the passion of Tamara Kowalska, who founded the Windsor Youth Centre six years ago after seeing at-risk youth slipping through the cracks. Now, Kowalska has created a 13-part

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Sculpture symbolizes peace

Sculpture symbolizes peace

🕔11:25, 23.Oct 2017

By Shirley Feng. A new sculpture has been placed on the Windsor riverfront. The sculpture was installed on Oct. 20 and was donated by Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at, a fast-growing Muslim group in Windsor’s Islam community. The sculpture consists of four

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A place for everyone to play

A place for everyone to play

🕔09:19, 23.Oct 2017

By Laurie Harrison. Accessible playgrounds are turning child’s play into inclusive play for all ages. Gaining ground in Windsor-Essex, accessible play sets level the playing field for people of all ages and abilities with more than 24 in the area.

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Sears Canada liquidation begins

Sears Canada liquidation begins

🕔09:07, 23.Oct 2017

By Shirley Feng   Sears Canada announced all the remaining department stores and home stores will begin liquidation sales starting October 19. Sears Canada is a historical retail chain in Canada, founded in 1952. After struggling for several months, Sears

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Community support on the Ganatchio Trail

Community support on the Ganatchio Trail

🕔13:55, 16.Oct 2017

By Angelica Haggert Members of Riverside Baptist Church, along with community participants were led down the path by Mayor Drew Dilkens, in support of a 75-year-old  Sara Anne Widholm, a grandmother who was brutally attacked on the trail on the morning

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Windsor Aces defeated by Renegades

Windsor Aces defeated by Renegades

🕔13:41, 16.Oct 2017

By Angelica Haggert The Windsor Aces are a new hockey team in the Greater Metro Hockey League. The team began its season in September, starting off a 42-game schedule at Adie Knox Arena in Windsor. The GMHL was founded in 2006 as

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Vegas shooting

Vegas shooting

🕔18:26, 2.Oct 2017

By Angelica Haggert One of the largest shootings in modern U.S. history took place last night in Las Vegas. The Clark County Fire Department confirmed that more than 500 people have been transported to hospitals and more than 50 people

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Fix-it stations

Fix-it stations

🕔18:23, 2.Oct 2017

By Angelica Haggert   Flat bicycle tire? Fix it on the go at one of the five fix-it stations installed in Windsor. The small-scale improvement projects for Wards 2 and 3 cost $12,000 and were partially funded by members of

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Running for a reason

Running for a reason

🕔13:20, 2.Oct 2017

By Angelica Haggert   They were dressed in pink, sporting tutus, ribbons and face paint. They were there for their mothers, daughters, aunts and friends. More than 1,000 walkers and runners took part in the 5-kilometre CIBC Run for the

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Jagmeet Singh wins NDP Leadership

Jagmeet Singh wins NDP Leadership

🕔11:50, 2.Oct 2017

By Angelica Haggert At the age of seven, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh moved to Windsor and found it wasn’t always all roses. “Like many others who stand out, I was picked on because I had a funny sounding name, brown

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Pick ’em soon

Pick ’em soon

🕔11:28, 29.Sep 2017

Ontario apple growers are expecting a smaller crop with larger apples this year. The inconsistent weather – from drought conditions to downpour rain to hail – has caused problems with tree growth and the way the fruit was pollinated. Because

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Abandoned in Texas, home in Windsor

Abandoned in Texas, home in Windsor

🕔11:00, 29.Sep 2017

By Angelica Haggert Fifteen dogs and seven cats. It was quite the van ride home from Texas for the Moggy Cat Rescue team. Lauren Edwards, Moggy Cat Rescue founder, was struck by the images of abandoned animals and overflowing animal

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Take the bridge

Take the bridge

🕔13:31, 22.Sep 2017

By Angelica Haggert. It provides passage for up to 2,000 vehicles every hour and it is about to be closed for 10 days. That is 12,000 vehicles every day that now have to find a different route to travel, as

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Cycle the region

Cycle the region

🕔12:36, 22.Sep 2017

By Angelica Haggert Cyclists put their pedals to the pathways on Saturday, Sept. 23 during the Essex Region Conservation Bike Tour. Organized by the Essex Region Conservation Authority for the last six years, the event boasts more than 200 participants

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Roundup: arts and entertainment in Windsor-Essex

Roundup: arts and entertainment in Windsor-Essex

🕔12:29, 22.Sep 2017

By Angelica Haggert The arts and entertainment scene in Windsor-Essex is exploding! The Arts At Mackenzie Hall, find the Excellence in Focus exhibit from local artist Nancy Baeur. The gallery showcases this unique piece until Oct. 1. Photo artist Linda

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Spitfires deal Marchese to Storm

🕔13:53, 21.Nov 2014

by Evan Mathias Windsor Spitfires General Manager Warren Rychel announced Friday that the club has traded overage left winger Chris Marchese to the Guelph Storm. Along with Marchese, Windsor also sent its 10th round draft pick in 2017 to Guelph.

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