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Ariel Castro, who held three women captive in his Cleveland home, found...
By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — The man serving a life prison term for kidnapping three women and repeatedly raping them in his home for nearly a decade has been found dead...
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WWE star Dolph Ziggler at Windsor Star News Cafe
Two-time former heavyweight champion Dolph Ziggler has been one of the WWE’s most active performers the past several years and local wrestling fans will get the chance to ask him about those...
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Cold, snowy winter ahead, says Farmers Almanac (With poll)
Expect a “biting cold” and snowy winter, says the Canadian Farmers’ Almanac. The almanac, which went on sale in late August, is predicting a snowy winter for Ontario and Quebec and a cold winter for...
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University ready to kick up on 50th birthday
Thousands of alumni, students and community members will gather at the University of Windsor later this month as the school celebrates its 50th birthday. Holly Ward, the U of W’s chief communications...
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Police arrest Windsor man accused of sex assault
Windsor police have arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her bed. Eric James Brooks, 48, was taken into custody Aug. 30 after he was found by officers in an apartment building in...
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Local lawyer loses licence
A local lawyer’s licence has been revoked after a law society panel found him guilty of professional misconduct for failing to serve a client who had been severely disabled in a motor vehicle accident....
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Up to 100 cars crash in pileup on fog-shrouded bridge southeast of London...
Kent Fire & Rescue Service says hydraulic cutting equipment was needed to free six people injured in the pileup that took place on New Kingsferry Bridge in Sheppey, which is located in the...
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U-Haul smashes into house, car
A resident sitting on their porch narrowly escaped injuries after a 19-year-old jumped the curb in a U-Haul truck and struck a house on Tuscarora Street. Police responded around 8:40 p.m. to the 1000...
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Six in custody after early morning drug raids
Six people are in custody after police executed seven search warrants across the city early this morning. The Windsor police drugs intelligence guns surveillance (D.I.G.S.) unit, along with provincial...
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Enwin extends Home Assistance program
Enwin Utilities announced Thursday that it’s extending the Ontario Power Authority funded Home Assistance program that helps low income residents reduce their electric bills by making their homes more...
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A’burg man threatened to go to town hall with gun, police say
An 89-year-old Amherstburg man has been charged with uttering threats after allegedly threatening to show up at the town hall with a gun. “If they didn’t listen to him he threatened he was going to go...
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Huntington Society fundraiser Sunday
The Windsor-Essex County Indy Go-Kart Challenge will be held Sunday to raise money for the Huntington Society of Canada. Last year the event raised almost $14,000. The challenge is Sunday, with...
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Video and Photos: Protesters target Watson over prorogued Parliament
Union activists held a protest Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, in front of MP Jeff Watson’s constituency office in Essex, Ont. A number of speakers urged the government to get back to work. Approximately 100...
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Talks between U of W and custodians, food workers break down
The union representing 300 custodial and food service workers at the University of Windsor has asked for a no-board report after two days of fruitless negotiations. “I think it puts pressures on both...
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Countdown parties will herald major Windsor hospital realignment
Patients and the public won’t notice any changes, but when Hotel-Dieu Grace and Windsor Regional hospitals realign their operations on Oct. 1, thousands of local health care workers will. Putting WRH...
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Orphaned chronic pain patients can get help from specialized local program
One Windsor clinic known for its addictions expertise is expanding its chronic pain management offerings to offer the next-best thing to a centralized pain clinic west of London. “Safe prescribing...
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Car slams into LCBO outlet on Walker Road
Shoppers patronizing an LCBO outlet at the intersection of Walker Road and Ottawa Street were lucky to escape injury Friday afternoon when a car smashed into the front of the store. The collision...
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Hatfield named NDP infrastructure critic
With the largest infrastructure project in Ontario’s history in his own backyard, newly-elected Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Percy Hadfield feels well situated to step into his new role as the NDP’s...
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New owners of riverfront Hilton Hotel to change banner, lay off entire staff
The new owners of the Hilton Hotel are poised to convert the long-time downtown flagship into a Best Western Hotel before the end of this year and stunned the entire staff with layoff notices. Over 60...
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St. John’s Church to stage historic mass in Olde Sandwich
St. John’s Anglican Church in Olde Sandwich Towne will conduct a historic mass Sunday to help commemorate when the church was burned to the ground by U.S. cavalry during the war of 1812. The...
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