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Adventure Bay water park like ‘little Disneyland’ on opening day
From surfing to catching near five-foot waves to being blasted at top speeds in a water raft, it was anything but a typical winter day for the many who attended the official opening of the Adventure...
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Four-year-old kills cousin with gun left under bed
DETROIT — Detroit police have arrested a Detroit man who was supervising three children, four, four and five, when a four-year-old girl found a rifle in the house on the 7100 block of Tuxedo and...
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Photos: The Princess Ball
The Princess Ball at the Fogolar Furlan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, was held in support of Cystic Fibrosis research and included a lunch buffet, face painting, hair and nail centres, dancing, games and...
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Windsor-Essex to be hit with snow, ‘sharp cold front’: Environment Canada
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Windsor and Essex County, warning of a “sharp cold front” that could see windchill temperatures as low as -35 C by Tuesday morning. The...
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HMCS Toronto intercepts haul of 280 kilos of heroin in Indian Ocean
OTTAWA – The military says a Canadian Forces warship on patrol in the Indian Ocean has intercepted a vessel carrying a massive haul of heroin. HMCS Toronto boarded the drug vessel Friday within 40...
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UPDATED: $130K house fire caused by combustibles near wood stove
A family of four escaped a house fire in East Windsor Sunday afternoon. Chief fire prevention officer Lee Tome said the fire broke out at 8685 Darlington Cres. at about 12:15 p.m. Tome said one of the...
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OPP warn of dangerous driving conditions in county
Ontario Provincial Police is warning drivers to avoid county roads due to poor driving conditions caused by the weather. “The east-west roads in the county – all over the county – are horrible,” said...
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Photos: Wedding Extravaganza
Everything future brides and grooms needed for their upcoming nuptials could be found at the 27th Annual Wedding Extravaganza at the Caboto Club, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. Vocalist Gary MacDonald displays...
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Local couple celebrates 70 years together
A local couple who celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last week says the secret to a successful marriage is a lot of arguments, but even more forgiveness. “Lots of loving and lots of...
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Eastbound Highway 401 closed to Highway 77
Ontario Provincial Police warns drivers that Highway 401, eastbound between Highway 77 and Essex County Road 42 in Lakeshore, is closed due to hazardous road conditions. Blowing and drifting snow has...
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Former police officer suing Leamington dies
A former Leamington police officer seeking about $3 million in damages from the town has died. Paul Mensour, 53, died Jan. 4 and his funeral in Sudbury was Jan. 10. Since early 2011, Mensour had been...
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Sinkhole opens up in downtown Detroit
A sinkhole has opened up at the corner of Jefferson and Randolph in downtown Detroit, prompting lane closures near the Cobo Centre, home of the North American International Auto Show, the Detroit News...
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Windsorites survive most depressing day of the year (with video and poll)
Congratulations: You’ve endured what was supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Blue Monday — the Monday of the last full week of January — may not be officially recognized in any medical...
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Stabbing nets former U of W student six months behind bars
Aaron Jude Manikoth suffered from unrequited love. So he made the young woman who did not return his affection suffer too, by throwing nail polish remover in her face, biting her in the arm and...
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‘Hello World!’ Comet-chasing spacecraft wakes from hibernation, sends signal...
By Frank Jordans, The Associated Press BERLIN — Waking up after almost three years of hibernation, a comet-chasing spacecraft sent its first signal back to Earth on Monday, prompting cheers from...
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Snowmobiler clinging to life after slamming into cement block
A man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after the snowmobile he was driving slammed into a large cement block. The crash happened Saturday along a decommissioned railway line in Leamington...
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OPP releases photos of pizza parlour purloiner
Provincial police have released surveillance photos of a smash-and-grab burglar in the hopes that someone will recognize him. Essex County OPP said the man broke into Naples Pizza restaurant, in the...
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Cold weather alert issued for Windsor and Essex County
Windsor’s medical officer of health has issued a cold weather alert, warning people to stay inside and protect themselves against the coming extreme cold snap. The alert remains in effect until...
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Coroner’s Inquest begins into death of inmate at Windsor Jail
The doctor who saw Jonathan Dew days before he was rushed to hospital from the Windsor jail with a collapsed lung and later died, told a coroner’s inquest Monday that the inmate appeared much thinner...
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Sex and medical treatment took place in doctor’s office, extortion trial hears
A local doctor was so worried about losing his licence for having sex with a patient he “concocted” a story about being extorted by her, the woman’s lawyer suggested in court Monday. “You were already...
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