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Windsor police warn of counterfeit $100 bills
Look for a ghost and colourful maple leaves. After learning about bogus $100 bills circulating around town, Windsor police say those are among the ways to determine if you have counterfeit cash in your...
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Video: Rob Ford faces media scrum ‘This is getting ridiculous. Where is...
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford faces media scrum on Dec. 5, 2013. Find Windsor Star on Facebook
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Crack addict with violent history gets house arrest
A crack addict who would callously rob the sick and elderly was sentenced Thursday to 30 days of house arrest for his latest crime. Ramzy Jaber, 29, was caught in October 2012 with 2.4 grams of crack...
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Parkway officials announce girder removal starts this month
The removal and demolition of more than 300 girders installed at the $1.4-billion Herb Gray Parkway will begin this month, project leaders said Thursday. Girder removal is expected to take at least...
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Windsor police hand out GPS units to domestic violence victims.
Windsor police are hoping to free high-risk victims of domestic violence from being prisoners in their homes by handing out easy-to-hide GPS alarms. Police will give out the monitoring devices Friday...
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Engineer who drove train in deadly Bronx derailment suspended without pay
By Jennifer Peltz And Sam Hananel, The Associated Press NEW YORK, N.Y. — The engineer driving the speeding commuter train that derailed in New York City last weekend, killing four people, has been...
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Easter Seals to hold Indulge: A Tasting Experience fundraiser
Easter Seals Ontario will hold the first Indulge: A Tasting Experience fundraiser Dec. 12 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Overseas Motors BMW within the Rafih Auto Mall at 9425 Tecumseh Rd. E. Nine local...
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Video And Photos: Windsor Muslims Donate Coats To Unemployed Help Centre
Students of Al-Hijra and An-Nor Islamic schools in conjunction with the Rose City Islamic Centre and Muslim Community of Windsor present more than 400 coats to the Unemployed Help Centre on December 5,...
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Being debt free means no tax cuts
Essex County will become debt free in June 2014, but that doesn’t mean property taxes will decrease, the director of corporate services said Thursday. In June, the county will make its final payment on...
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Sandwich library move to 1921 fire hall seen as boon (with video)
A $1.5 million to $2 million plan to renovate a vacant 92-year-old fire hall into a library is being seen as a way to revitalize Olde Sandwich Towne. “The fire hall is one that we’ve been wanting to...
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Comber man dies in ATV crash
A Comber man is dead following an ATV crash in Southwest Middlesex. Middlesex OPP said Patrice Quenneville, 63, died at hospital Thursday afternoon. Police, firefighters and paramedics responded...
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Fatal fire was likely set accidentally
Windsor police say the fire that killed a 66-year-old woman Thursday night was likely accidental. Police responded around 7 p.m. to an apartment in the 3490 Ypres Ave. Firefighters were already there,...
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Chrysler employees fill six minivans for city’s largest toy drive
Employees at Chrysler’s Windsor Assembly Plant donated several hundred toys with an estimated value of $26,000 for contribution toward Sparky’s Toy Drive. The toys were enough to fill six Dodge Grand...
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New mobile app available to pay tolls at Detroit-Windsor tunnel
A new mobile application to pay tolls at the Detroit-Windsor tunnel designed for those who only cross occasionally was released on Friday. Users can download the free app and then be able to purchase...
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Home invasion, attack with pistol, likely wasn’t random
Windsor police say a west side home invasion – involving a pistol-whipped victim who refuses to help investigators – was not a random attack. Officers were dispatched to a house in the 900 block of...
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Thief gets away with expensive parrot
Windsor police are asking for help to find the thief who walked into a busy pet store this week then flew the coop with a pricey Amazon parrot. The crook stole the parrot, from a store in the 3100...
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W.E. Care for Kids annual campaign raises $300,000 for sick children
The Windsor Essex Care for Kids Foundation has raised $300,000 for pediatric health care programs across the county. This year’s take during its annual campaign elevates the foundation’s 16-year total...
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Leamington man charged after police seized $150,000 worth of drugs
A Leamington man is facing several charges after police raided a house and seized $150,000 worth of drugs. David Friesen, 48, is charged with two counts of producing drugs, one count of possession of...
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New “bad bugs” resistant to drugs
A new generation of “bad bugs” — also know as superbugs and not afraid of antibiotics — are coming unless we fight back. “There are more and more antibiotic-resistant organisms emerging,” Erika Vitale,...
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Charges dropped in Spits game melee
A beer-fueled brawl involving a pair of brothers and their friends at a Spitfires game caused the same confusion in court in recent days as it did in the stands nearly two years ago. In Superior Court...
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