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PHOTOS: Optimis
Optimis, a kitten found abandoned inside a duffel bag in a parking lot, is currently recovering at the Windsor/Essex County Humane Society. …
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Kingsville fishing boat captain fined for illegal nets
A Lake Erie commercial fishing boat captain has been fined $2,800 for violating the terms of his licence by fishing with nets with too fine a mesh. On May 12 conservation officers with the Ministry of...
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Flu vaccine suspension won’t affect Windsor-Essex, health unit says
Two influenza vaccines recalled by Health Canada are not in circulation in Windsor-Essex, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit said Monday. Agriflu and Fluad have been temporarily suspended for use in...
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Porter Airlines grounds aircraft
Porter Airlines is cancelling all its flights in and out of its Toronto Island airport base. The regional airline, which has three daily departures to Toronto from Windsor International Airport, will...
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Attention cheerful folks: Salvation Army still looking for Christmas kettle...
Wondering where to channel your holiday cheer? Ready to transform your inner Grinch into Cindy Lou? With two weeks to go until kickoff, the Salvation Army is still well short of the number of happy,...
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Shoppers closes medical supply business
Shoppers Drug Mart is closing its Windsor business-to-business medical supply operation on Edinborough Street as of Nov. 30 and the 19 employees will lose their jobs. The small warehouse-style...
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Moroun has spent record $31.6 million and counting on his Michigan ballot...
Ambassador Bridge billionaire owner Matty Moroun has spent $31.6 million on a Nov. 6 ballot proposal, a record for Michigan and among the most ever spent in the U.S., according to the Michigan Campaign...
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Enwin & city mobilize for 100 km/h winds; public advised to stock up
An army of emergency personnel and equipment is on standby and ready to deploy as the howling remnants of Hurricane Sandy are expected to strike at Windsor and Essex County overnight tonight. The...
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Photos: Windblown Windsor
Award-winning Star photographer Tyler Brownbridge caught images of Windsorites and one confused squirrel on a blustery day in Windsor, Ont. on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. …
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Closing arguments in alleged sex assault on daughter’s friend
It “stretches credibility or logic” that a former Kingsville man accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old best friend of his daughter could have committed the offences as alleged, a defence lawyer...
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BlackBerry demise premature
When it comes to the new BlackBerry 10, think rebuilt from the ground up. That’s how Nick Dawson, director of enterprise sales for RIM, described the latest version which is expected to be launched in...
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Windsor-born submariner recognized in Ottawa on Navy Appreciation Day
What’s the key to enduring life on board a submarine? Keeping your sense of humour, says Lt.-Cmdr. Mike Mangin, a Windsor-born senior officer in the Royal Canadian Navy. “The best analogy I’ve heard is...
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Extend patio season, Windsor bar owners say
They proved a hot restaurant item on downtown sidewalks this summer – now some bar owners want them even when they’re cold. Larry Horwitz, chairman of the Downtown Windsor Business Improvement...
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Diamonds and Denim fundraiser Nov. 9
The South Essex Community Council will hold its seventh annual Diamonds and Denim gala Nov. 9. Tickets for the event at the Leamington Portuguese Club are available for $50 each or $350 for a table of...
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Jim Hartford, former Ford publicist, dead at 76
Jim Hartford, a Windsor native, radio and television personality and longtime spokesman for the Ford Motor Company of Canada, has died. He was 76. Hartford succumbed to complications from Parkinson’s...
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Grey Cup pulls into Windsor
The Grey Cup 100 Train pulled into Windsor on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, to a large crowd of Canadian Football League fans. The Cup was displayed at the Via station on Walker Road and carried in by Royal...
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Amherstburg fire chief questioned on emergency information centre status
AMHERSTBURG The town’s fire chief was on the hot seat Monday facing a barrage of questions from council that ended with a dressing down of Mayor Wayne Hurst by a councillor. Coun. Diane Pouget called a...
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Mattress fire causes $50,000 damage
An apartment fire caused an estimated $50,000 in damage Tuesday night. Fire officials said the blaze at 1047 Windsor Ave., started on a mattress in a bedroom. No cause for the fire has been determined....
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