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Weekend in Pictures
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county this weekend. See the gallery. Denis Mamo, whose son, Bryce, died of cancer over 3 years ago at the age of 14, lights the...
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The government that cried wolf
I’m warning you… Don’t push me… You’ll be sorry! It’s the government that cried wolf. “If we need to respond, we have the tools and we will,” Education Minister Laurel Broten threatened when elementary...
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Ontario doctors ratify deal that will cut costs, change some services
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario doctors have endorsed a new deal with the province that will see some services scaled back and others modernized in order to find savings. The Ontario Medical...
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Hundreds gather to honour children who have passed
Annette Mamo said that before her son, Bryce, died of cancer at age 14, he would often ask if people would forget about him when he was gone. “At the beginning, we used to say that we were learning to...
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Monkey business: Primate clad in coat spotted at north Toronto Ikea
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Shoppers at an Ikea store in North Toronto weren’t monkeying around when they reported a primate on the loose Sunday afternoon. Customers spotted a monkey — clad in a...
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With Video: 6 deaths as heavy snow and strong winds hit the Balkans
Dusan Stojanovic, The Associated Press Freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall have killed at least six people and caused travel chaos across the Balkans, with rescue teams struggling to reach...
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Windsor native named president of American Institute of Architects
A Windsor native has been named president of the American Institute of Architects for 2013. Mickey Jacob, the managing principal at Urban Studio Architects in Tampa, Fla., was installed in the post...
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Photos: Barack Obama Tours Daimler Detroit Diesel Plant In Redford, Mich....
Factory workers takes photographs as they listen to US President Barack Obama speak on the economy and fiscal cliff negotiations after touring the Daimler Detroit Diesel Plant in Redford, Michigan,...
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Leamington farmer wins Conservation Farm Award
Leamington farmer John Fittler has been named winner of the 2012 Conservation Farm Award. On rolling terrain that is unusual for flat Essex County, Fittler has used windbreaks, buffer zones of...
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Local childhood sexual abuse victim lunches support group
A Windsor woman who was the victim of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of a Catholic priest in the late 1970s is set to open a local chapter of a global organization dedicated to helping others who...
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Free bus shuttle to Winter Fest offered
Free shuttle service will be provided to Winter Fest this weekend by the Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association. Buses will be travelling between the Hiram Walker parking lot on Riverside...
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Study suggests we could refreeze Arctic. But should we?
A record loss of Arctic sea ice and faster-than-expected melting of Greenland’s ice cap made worldwide headlines in 2012, but research published in major science journals in the fall suggest warming in...
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Video and Photos: Coin Menorah Marks Chanukah At Devonshire Mall
Rabbi Sholom Galperin pours hundreds of pennies into a giant coin Menorah during an event on the third day of Chanukah at Devonshire Mall Monday December 10, 2012. Chanukah celebration is held every...
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Devonshire Mall Christmas tree to be raffled for Community Living
Community Living Essex County and Devonshire Mall are teaming up to raffle off a valuable Christmas tree currently on display at the mall. The Peace, Love Enjoy Holiday Season Raffle will benefit...
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Stylish monkey found outside Toronto Ikea store is having a “stressful time”
Will Campbell, The Canadian Press TORONTO – The world has gone bananas for a baby monkey named Darwin caught frolicking around the parking lot of a Toronto Ikea store. Pictures and videos of the...
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Arizona Lottery releases name of second winner of record Powerball jackpot
Paul Davenport And Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press PHOENIX – The second winner of the record $587.5 million Powerball jackpot is a 37-year-old electronics industry professional who grew up in a...
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Jarvis: “The world is coming to Windsor!”
Earth’s rectum no more. “The world is coming to Windsor!” Swimming Canada tweeted early Thursday. Less than four months ago, a former official from the Federation Internationale de Natation asked,...
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Photos: CAW Joins Right To Work Protest In Lansing
A massive crowd of about 10,000 protestors assembled at the Michigan legislature in Lansing, Mich., on Dec. 11, 2012, to oppose the passage of legislation prohibiting mandatory union dues as a...
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Public school board to spend $5.4 million on full day kindergarten program
The public school board has approved spending $5.4 million on renovations that will help usher in full-day schooling for kindergarten students. In 2009, the Ontario Ministry of Education announced it...
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Fire marshal urges holiday fire safety
With people likely to let their guard down over the holiday season, Ontario’s fire marshal has launched the second annual 12 Days of Holiday Fire Safety Campaign. The campaign is aimed at preventing...
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