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Photos from the 2012 Windsor Santa Claus Parade
WINDSOR, ON: DECEMBER 1, 2012 — The Holy Names high school choir performs at the 2012 Windsor Santa Claus Parade on Riverside Drive Saturday, December 1, 2012. (KRISTIE PEARCE / The Windsor Star)...
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Former GM engineer, husband convicted of stealing information about hybrid...
Ed White/Associated Press DETROIT – A former General Motors engineer with access to the automaker’s hybrid technology was convicted along with her husband of stealing trade secrets for possible use in...
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Impaired charge after SUV crashes into hydro pole
A 37-year-old faces drinking-and-driving charges after a driver ran over a hydro pole early Saturday and attempted to flee the scene. Windsor police said a witness saw a man staggering out of his 2003...
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Two Santa parades a “colossal waste”
Two parades are too many. At least that’s what many Windsor residents said Saturday night as they lined Sandwich Street with hot beverages clutched in their hands for the 44th annual Santa Claus...
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Crime spree in city’s west end
Police are looking for a group of vandals who targeted the city’s west end overnight Saturday, flipping two cars and damaging several properties. “Clearly alcohol is believed to have been a factor,”...
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Mother, daughter find each other after 51 years
Olive Antle, 72, last held her daughter as a seven day old infant in the cold backseat of a car. “Christmas, her birthday, Easter. There was always an empty hole in my heart,” Antle explains between...
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Better oversight of private medical clinics urged
The Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons needs to step up inspections of private medical clinics now that hospitals are divesting of procedures that can be offered in the community, says the head...
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Windsor airport CEO to resign
Almost six years after taking over a struggling Windsor International Airport for what was supposed to be a one-year term and increasing passenger traffic 140 per cent, CEO Federica Nazzani has decided...
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City begins fast-tracking of Grace demolition
Despite a last-minute request to turn the eyesore of the former Grace Hospital into public housing, city council voted to move forward with the building’s demolition “without delay.” The cost of...
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CUPE gets city’s nod to run new aquatic complex
City council has agreed to spend a little more to run the city’s downtown Family Aquatic Complex, but felt it was worth it to keep the operations in the hands of its unionized workforce. “I give CUPE a...
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New Provincial and Cabana intersection open
Drivers, including busy Christmas shoppers, can now get through an improved intersection at Provincial and Cabana roads with four lanes each way. “I’m glad it’s done,” Walid Mansour, owner of Mansour’s...
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Powerful firearms discovered in west Windsor apartment
A military carbine, modern handguns and the most powerful revolver in the world were among a cache of illegal firearms seized by Windsor police from a west Windsor apartment. Officers raided a unit in...
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City to purchase Art Gallery of Windsor building
City council has agreed to save the Art Gallery of Windsor by taking over its debts and its building. Councillors were left with the impression during deliberations Monday night that the indebted and...
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Basement fire causes $100K in damage
Damage is estimated at $100,000 after a basement fire at a South Windsor home Monday night. Fire crews were called to a home at 2276 California Ave. at 8:15 p.m. after fire was discovered in the...
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US magician burned in apparent stunt by Dominican Republic TV host seeks...
Ezequiel Abiu Lopez, The Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – A magician from the United States said Monday he is getting medical treatment and pursuing legal action after the host of...
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Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Rolls Into Windsor
The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train rolled into town Monday night. In the past 10 years, the Holiday Train has helped raise $4 million and two million pounds of food for local food banks. This year the...
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City of Windsor goes Hollywood with YouTube channel
The City of Windsor’s communications strategy went straight down the toilet last week. Five days ago, the city’s YouTube channel tackled a tough subject: What should we flush down the potty? Standing...
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Fire razes historic Michigan hotel on shores of Lake Michigan
Firefighters take a short break after hours of battling an early morning fire at the historic Michillinda Lodge on western Michigan’s Lake Michigan shoreline in Fruitland Township, Mich., early...
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