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West-end ward funds to go toward Patterson Park, helping disabled (with video)
Coun. Ron Jones announced Friday he plans to spend a large portion of $1 million in ward funds allocated in the city’s budget toward major upgrades at Patterson Park and to install handicap curb cuts...
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Former soldier receives conditional sentence for threatening to kill wife and...
A former peacekeeper went home Friday with the wife he threatened to kill, after receiving a conditional sentence for a drunken night that saw him roaming his neighbourhood with a loaded handgun. James...
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Windsor loses “musical icon” at 98
Anna Gulak Grayson’s last big dream was to see her beloved former home at 1077 Ouellette Ave. survive to take its place among Windsor’s list of heritage gems. She lost that fight when city council in...
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“You can’t arrest me…I’m a lawyer”
“You can’t arrest me…I’m a lawyer,” The Toronto Star quoted Nicolas Canizares when police handcuffed him in 1989. Called Project Amigo, it was the biggest undercover drug investigation in Metro...
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“Systematic seduction” spells trouble for lawyer
James Melnick exchanged 530 “graphic and exceptionally damning” emails with a student at the elementary school near London where he taught in 2004. A “systematic seduction,” a Law Society of Upper...
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Kidnappers and con artists: Lawyers with criminal records
A man who spent more than three years in prison for cocaine trafficking, a woman with at least 38 fraud convictions and a teacher who lost his licence after pleading guilty to criminal harassment...
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Egypt on edge after clashes leave at least 30 dead; Islamists push to restore...
CAIRO – Egyptians were on edge Saturday morning after supporters and opponents of ousted President Mohammed Morsi fought overnight street battles that left at least 30 dead across the increasingly...
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One person dead, others reported missing after explosions in Quebec (updated)
LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. – At least one person was declared dead Saturday after explosions destroyed the heart of a Quebec town and sent spectacular fireballs dozens of metres into the sky after a train...
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Police investigating suspicious death on east end (updated)
The Windsor police major crimes unit is investigating after the body of a 45-year-old man was discovered in an east end home in the waking hours of Saturday morning. Police responded to a call at 9355...
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Asiana Airlines flight crashes while landing at San Francisco airport (updated)
SAN FRANCISCO – An Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul, South Korea, crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, forcing passengers to jump down the emergency inflatable...
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Solar panel builder urges public to think green
A local solar panel builder is urging the public to think green during future elections. “Do not vote for an individual or a candidate or a party that does not have an environmental plan or a renewable...
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At least five dead in Lac-Mégantic explosion (with video)
By Riley Sparks and Monique Muise, The Gazette LAC-MÉGANTIC — Five bodies have been recovered from the site of a train explosion in downtown Lac-Mégantic, police said on Sunday afternoon. About 40...
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Official: Asiana flight tried to abort landing seconds before it crashed...
By Jason Dearen And Joan Lowy, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO – A federal safety official said the cockpit voice recorder from Asiana Airlines Flight 214 showed the jetliner tried to abort its landing...
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Stolen, burned van could be related to break-in, police say
Windsor police were investigating an early Sunday morning car fire that could be related to a break-in that happened one hour earlier. Just before 6 a.m., police and firefighters responded to a call...
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Essex man arrested after Harrow store robbed with fake gun
Ontario Provincial Police arrested a 24-year-old Essex man Saturday night after reports of an armed robbery at a Harrow convenience store. OPP responded to the call at the Stop N Go at 80 King St. E....
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Handful of ‘terrible’ Windsor roads could be fixed this season
If all goes as planned at tonight’s city council meeting, a notoriously uneven and rutted South Windsor road — as well as a handful of other crumbling streets throughout the city — will finally get...
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Ontario’s police chiefs want changes to rules about suspended officers’ pay
By Allison Jones, The Canadian Press TORONTO – Suspended police officers in Ontario collect millions of dollars each year, and in the only province where police chiefs have no power to revoke their...
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UPDATED: Power restored in South Windsor
Enwin Utilities reports power has been restored to customers in South Windsor. It was determined the cause of the outage was a pole fire that damaged an overhead line switch on 6th Concession between...
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Host families needed for international students
Hosting an international student teaches you how other people live in different parts of the world, plus it evokes a new appreciation of your own hometown, suggests a local international education...
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Local soap box car champs trying their hand at flight
Three soap box car racing champions from LaSalle are trading in their wheels for wings this summer in hopes of snagging a spot on a Canadian podium. Auto mechanic Greg Martin, his son Ryan Martin and...
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