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Live kidney donor ‘an angel’
Christine Epp said she didn’t hesitate to sacrifice one of her own kidneys when a complete stranger reached out to her three years ago in need of one to survive. For the past three years, the...
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Zimmerman acquittal sparks protest in 4 Calif. cities (with video)
SAN FRANCISCO — Protesters angered by the acquittal of George Zimmerman held largely peaceful demonstrations in three California cities, but broke windows and started small street fires Oakland, police...
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Windsor’s Special Olympics athletes cleaned up at provincials
Windsor’s Special Olympics athletes returned Sunday afternoon from the Special Olympics Ontario 2013 Summer Games in Toronto and brought 90 medals home with them – more than half of them gold. A large...
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Conservatives prepare for cabinet shuffle Monday
By Mark Kennedy, Postmedia News OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper will shuffle his cabinet Monday, with the focus on keeping “steady hands” at the table to manage the economy and also promote...
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Toddler pulled from pond in Harrow, airlifted to London hospital
Essex OPP are investigating after a 23-month-old was pulled from a pond in Harrow and airlifted to a London, Ont., hospital where he is now on life support. OPP officers and paramedics responded to the...
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Toddler found in pond transferred to Michigan hospital
The toddler found unconscious in a Harrow pond Sunday evening has been transferred to a hospital in Michigan, where he remains in critical condition. The 23-month-old boy was pulled from a backyard...
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Town hall for diluted doses patients scheduled for August
The 290 patients and their families who received diluted doses of chemotherapy at Windsor Regional Hospital are invited to a town hall on Aug. 20 to discuss the findings of an investigation into the...
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Investigators probe small explosion at west end apartment
Investigators with the Office of the Fire Marshall are expected to arrive in Windsor today after a small apartment explosion in the city’s west end. Emergency crews responded to the “small explosion”...
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Police seek driver in hit and run
Windsor police are searching for a motorist who struck a 14-year-old girl and continued driving on Monday night. Police said the girl was walking in the bicycle lane with a friend along Prince Road...
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Cyclist injured in Huron Church collision
A 72-year-old cyclist sustained minor injuries after he ran into a vehicle on Huron Church Road Monday night. Windsor police responded to Huron Church and Malden Road around 10:53 p.m. to find a man...
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Essex fire crews battle early morning apartment blaze
About 75 people have been displaced from their homes following an apartment fire in Essex early this morning. Emergency crews responded to the Maplewood Apartments on Brien Avenue shortly after 4 a.m....
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Chatham man admits to child luring after citizen gives police his iPhone
Investigators say a Chatham man has admitted to luring two children after a concerned citizen handed his cell phone over to police complaining it contained child pornography. Chatham-Kent police said...
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VON to offer free exercise and falls-prevention classes for seniors
The Victorian Order of Nurses is now offering free exercise classes as well as falls prevention classes for Windsor-Essex seniors starting in August. The classes are free and will be offered in...
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Serious multi-vehicle collision at Highway 3 and the Arner Town Line
Three people have been taken to hospital following a multi-vehicle crash near Highway 3 and the Arner Townline. The crash happened around 11:15 a.m. and involved a Coco Paving dump truck, a pick-up...
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Man caught trying to smuggle 70-plus live turtles into Canada
An Ontario man has been arrested at the Ambassador Bridge trying to smuggle more than 70 live turtles and tortoises into Canada. Canada Border Services Agency today announced the arrest and seizure...
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NASA aborts spacewalk after dangerous water leak in helmet drenches Italian...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA aborted a spacewalk at the International Space Station on Tuesday because of a dangerous water leak in an astronaut’s helmet that drenched his eyes, nose and mouth. The leak...
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Florida man wakes up with no memory of his past, speaks only Swedish
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Doctors are looking into the mystery of a Florida man who awoke speaking only Swedish, with no memory of his past, after he was found unconscious four months ago at a Southern...
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Downtown Mission in need of food items
The Downtown Mission is hoping for a Christmas-in-July response to its call for food items that are needed to fill its empty shelves. Ron Dunn, director of development and community relations, said the...
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22 children die, more sick after eating free lunch at Indian school;...
Indrajit Singh, The Associated Press PATNA, India – At least 22 children died and more than two dozen others were sick after eating a free school lunch that was tainted with insecticide, Indian...
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Windsor police hunt for robbers posing on as online sellers
Windsor police are looking for three robbers who duped their victim into meeting them in person after he went online looking to buy a cellphone. Officers were dispatched around 7:20 p.m. Tuesday for a...
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