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A future Dragon in Tecumseh? Teen wins $5,000 from Kevin O’Leary
As a plethora of pictures are snapped on phones and digital cameras daily, 17-year-old Jesse Hebert of Tecumseh wants to bring back the art of photography. He will soon have $5,000 to put towards that...
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Windsor police to equip all front-line officers with Tasers
The Windsor Police Services Board has voted to outfit all frontline on-duty patrol officers with Tasers. The board voted in favour at its Thursday meeting of purchasing 25 Tasers at a total cost,...
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Fire causes $50,000 in damages to east-end knick-knack store
A cooking accident is being blamed for a fire at a jewelry and knick-knack shop in Windsor’s east end Thursday afternoon. Firefighters converged around 1:45 p.m. at 1282 George Ave. — a small store...
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Sex tapes extortion trial ends; judgment weeks away
Sex, lies and videotape. A Superior Court judge in an extortion trial knows all three exist, but has to decide who is telling the truth. Justice Lynda Templeton said Thursday she will need several...
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Two women arrested for Ouellette Avenue robbery
Windsor police arrested two women at Caesars Windsor this morning, following a reported robbery of another woman in the 1300 block of Ouellette Avenue. “They were acquaintances of the victim,” Staff...
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Windsor man rescues girl lying on snowy street as others pass her by (With...
Passersby likely assumed it was just a homeless person, so they ignored the young girl lying on the snowy sidewalk. That’s what seasoned Street Help/Unit 7 volunteer Brandt Huber believes after saving...
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New Windsor hypertension clinic receives prestigious recognition
Patients suffering from high blood pressure leading to hypertension — potentially a life-threatening precursor to heart attack or stroke — often had to travel to London to see a specialist. But those...
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New South West Detention Centre big improvement over Windsor Jail, inquest told
Health facilities at the new South West Detention Centre will be a vast improvement over conditions at the Windsor Jail, where inmate Jonathan Dew collapsed and later died in hospital, an inquest was...
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Organizational overhaul at Windsor police yields results
A major restructuring of Windsor police’s organizational framework that sees a number of detectives attached to patrol platoons is already yielding results. Effective Jan. 5, 20 plainclothes detectives...
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Exodus of federal jobs feared
Fears are being raised that Ottawa’s decision to vacate the Paul Martin building could mean the exodus of hundreds of federal employees — not just from the downtown, but from the city itself. “Once...
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OPP warn of treacherous driving conditions
The Ontario Provincial Police have issued a warning about dangerous road conditions on Highway 401 in Essex County. “Due to blowing and drifting snow and frigid temperatures, Highway 401 is...
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Three-vehicle crash slows commuter traffic in Windsor
Emergency crews responded Friday morning to a collision between three vehicles near the intersection of Campbell Avenue and Totten Street in Windsor. Police, paramedics and firefighters were on the...
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Section of Baseline Road closed due to eroded shoulder
A section of rural road just south of the airport has been closed for the next few months because of concerns about the stability of its shoulder. “We’re just erring on the cautious side,” the city’s...
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Mayor’s race phone poll proves misleading
A telephone poll issued this week across Windsor called on residents to select their favourite candidate for the mayor’s race, but really had little to do with the upcoming municipal election. The...
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Windsor pilot in mysterious Nashville plane crash was legally drunk
An autopsy report said the pilot of a small, private plane that crashed and burned at Nashville International Airport was legally drunk. The autopsy results show that Michael Callan of Windsor,...
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Teen who allegedly made Twitter threats waiting for bail hearing
The teen who sparked a school lockdown and armed police response after threatening on Twitter to shoot people at school must wait till Monday to set a bail hearing date. Adam Moroz, 18, is charged with...
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School boards working to reverse declining math scores
Numbers tell the story in math and for a decade it’s been a disappointing tale of declining performance internationally and domestically by Canadian students. Canada dropped out of the world’s top-10...
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Windsor Jail inmate’s death was due to natural causes, inquest concludes
A coroner’s inquest has concluded that the death of a Windsor Jail inmate was the result of natural causes. On Friday, a jury reached a verdict in the case of Jonathan Dew, a 26-year-old man with a...
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Weather causing crashes, cancellations, travel advisories
Area police are reporting the weather is causing unsafe driving conditions across the region and are urging motorists to avoid driving if possible. OPP Const. Stephanie Moniz said Highway 401 eastbound...
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Sterling Marine workers vote 55 per cent in favour of new deal
Fifty-five per cent of Sterling Marine Fuel workers, represented by Unifor Local 444, voted in favour of a new four-year deal Saturday. “It’s disheartening because it was a great collective agreement,”...
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