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More crews head to Arizona where 19 firefighters died battling wildfire
By John Marshall And Jacques Billeaud, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS YARNELL, Ariz. — An out-of-control blaze overtook an elite group of firefighters trained to battle the nation’s fiercest wildfires, killing...
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Man loses prosthetic leg and drugs during break-in
Detectives are investigating a late-night break-in that has left a Windsor man without his prosthetic leg and prescription drugs. Windsor police responded to a call at an apartment building at 2840...
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Trucker attack at Highway 401 service centre leads to hate crime charges
Two men are facing hate crime charges after a traffic dispute ended with some truckers coming to blows outside a Tilbury service centre. Chatham-Kent OPP said Tuesday two men are charged with public...
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Driver rams OPP cruiser, speeds off after traffic stop
A routine traffic stop led to a police chase down Highway 401 Monday after a man allegedly rammed an OPP cruiser then sped off in the wrong lanes against oncoming traffic. Chatham-Kent OPP stopped a...
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Harness racing group plans fundraiser
Lakeshore Raceway Group, which is trying to bring harness racing to Leamington, is holding a fundraising dinner Thursday at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 594 hall. Lakeshore Mayor Tom Bain, a member...
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Liberals to call byelection in Windsor-Tecumseh, four other ridings
The provincial government will call five byelections tomorrow for Aug. 1, including in the riding of Windsor-Tecumseh, according to a Liberal source. The byelections in Windsor, London, Ottawa and the...
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Essex teen arrested for break-in and arson
A 16-year-old boy is facing several charges after allegedly breaking into an Essex home and torching the place. Essex County OPP were dispatched to a fire at a home on Klies Beach, near County Road 50...
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Census finds Windsor-area workforce shrinks nearly nine per cent
The Windsor region lost 8.7 per cent of its workforce due to the economic turbulence that has buffeted the region, according to the 2011 National Household Survey. The census metropolitan area for...
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Natyshak concerned federal jobs program threatens unemployed help centres
The federal government’s new Canada Jobs Grant could leave local programs to help the unemployed severely underfunded, says MPP Taras Natyshak (NDP — Essex). Natyshak met with the leaders of the...
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No appeal for Windsor murderer
A Windsor murderer’s attempt to have his conviction overturned has failed. The Court of Appeal for Ontario has dismissed the appeal of Shane Huard, 32, who is serving a life sentence for the killing of...
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Lakeshore to pay for new complex without much pain
Lakeshore officials say they are confident the town can pay for its $56.5 million recreation complex, one of the biggest and most expensive in the county, with little impact on taxpayers. The town is...
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OPP lay thousands of charges in long weekend highway crackdown
Provincial police laid more than 2,700 charges in Ontario’s western region during a long weekend highway enforcement blitz, nabbing speeders, seat-belt violators and drunk drivers. “It always comes...
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Death of Cirque de Soleil performer ruled accidental by Nevada authorities
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The death of a Cirque de Soleil performer last Saturday in Las Vegas has been ruled accidental by the Clark County coroner’s office in Nevada. In a statement posted on its website,the...
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Chatham-Kent police arrest drunk golf cart driver
An alleged drunk driver has lost his golf cart for seven days after police caught him driving it down the road while clutching a beer in his hand. A Chatham-Kent police officer on patrol in Bothwell...
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Badly injured motorist charged with drunk driving after crash
A Chatham-Kent driver who nearly died in a high-speed crash has been charged with drinking and driving and stunt driving. The single vehicle crash happened May 22 around 8:40 p.m. at Duart Road and...
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Head-on crash between minivan and ambulance sends three people to hospital...
Three people including two paramedics were rushed to different hospitals Wednesday after a minivan collided head-on with an ambulance. Chatham-Kent police said the minivan driver suffered...
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‘Full military coup’ underway, Muslim Brotherhood says as Egyptian army’s...
CAIRO — While Egypt awaits the army’s statement after its ultimatum to President Mohammed Morsi expired Wednesday, the Muslim Brotherhood claims there is a “full military coup” underway. A spokesperson...
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Local economy turning corner
After being dealt a staggering blow by the economic collapse of 2008, the local economy has begun to regain its footing with 14,120 more people employed now than two years ago. The total population of...
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Robbers weren’t Windsor police impersonators after all
Windsor police say they no longer believe three robbers who roughed up a teenage boy and took his bicycle were posing as uniformed officers. “We’re certain it wasn’t police officers or police shirts,”...
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Let the campaign begin
The byelection writ dropped Wednesday by the Liberal government might as well have been a starter’s pistol for Percy Hatfield. Once the five Ontario byelections were officially set for Aug. 1 —...
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