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Dance hopefuls on their toes for National Ballet School in Windsor
Standing in tidy rows in a dance studio at St. Clair College, you might not guess these young dancers were trying their luck for a spot at one of Canada’s top ballet schools. No sweat, no nerves, no...
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Brentwood gives back to grads
The Brentwood Recovery Home has already provided John Ross and Janice Gourley with things more valuable than anything money can buy, so the cash prizes they took home in Wednesday night’s Brentwood...
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Vision for smaller Detroit unveiled
Detroit unveiled an ambitious plan to deal with population loss Wednesday, with a vision that would convert vast and mostly vacant tracts of the city into forests, ponds and farmland. At a morning news...
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Essex County towns seek infrastructure cash
Essex County municipalities are lining up for their share of $90 million worth of provincial infrastructure funding. LaSalle wants $2 million for new water meters, Tecumseh wants $1.8 million to clean...
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Injured worker fights 16-year battle with WSIB
A former Windsor department store manager shot by an armed robber is taking to YouTube and the courts after 16 years of fighting the Workplace Safety Insurance Board of Ontario for benefits. Richard...
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Public high school teachers plan ‘day of protest’
The province’s public high school teachers have decided to hold a “day of political protest” next Wednesday if the government doesn’t repeal Bill 115 and suspend contracts forced on teachers....
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Lecture on digital artificial life
A University of Windsor computer scientist will be giving a talk about digital artificial life at Canada South Science City on Jan. 16 as part of the Science Cafe series of lectures. Dr. Ziad Kobti,...
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Windsor’s marijuana seed store closes
Windsor’s controversial marijuana seed store has had its last gasp. Seeds for Less has shut down after opening late last year downtown on Maiden Lane. On Wednesday, the door was locked, the lights were...
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Pupatello nonchalant as rival Wynne gains Murray’s support and field narrows
There’s one fewer person in the race to become the new leader of the Ontario Liberal Party — but it might not be a good thing for Windsor’s Sandra Pupatello. On Thursday, MPP Glen Murray announced that...
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Halberstadt warned of “potentially costly” blog
Claiming his latest blog is “potentially costly” to the city, lawyers for Enwin Utilities and Mayor Eddie Francis are warning Ward 4 Coun. Alan Halberstadt to either kill or significantly change it....
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Daily Show pokes fun at Michigan DRIC opponents
Comedy Central has its sights set on the Windsor region yet again, with the Daily Show mocking Michigander skepticism of the DRIC bridge. In a segment aired Wednesday night, comedian Al Madrigal,...
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Can fish have romances?
It turns out fish have more personality than we thought. Ground-breaking research from the University of Windsor shows that some fish do not blindly follow their school, as many movie depictions...
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Industrial fire causes $300,000 damage: Report
A fire at automotive plastics supplier A.P. Plasman’s Lakeshore location caused $300,000 worth of damage, according to news reports. Blackburn Radio reported a robot caught fire at about 5:30 p.m. No...
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Hats On For Health Care to support Paediatric Radiology Suite at Windsor...
Wild and colourful hats were all the rage at Devonshire Mall Thursday as Windsor Regional Hospital announced the date and beneficiary for this year’s Hats On For Healthcare campaign. The campaign,...
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Canadian couple found slain in Hallandale Beach, Florida townhouse
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – The bodies of a Canadian couple have been found inside their townhouse in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The Miami Herald reports the couple were discovered after a concerned...
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Milder temperatures reduce wildfire danger in south Australia but scores of...
Rod McGuirk, The Associated Press COOMA, Australia – Record temperatures across southern Australia cooled Wednesday, reducing the danger from scores of raging wildfires but likely bringing only a brief...
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First Nations chiefs threaten to boycott meeting with Harper unless he comes...
A cloud of confusion has descended over a First Nations meeting with the Prime Minister on Friday, with several chiefs demanding that Stephen Harper meet them on their own turf on their own terms. One...
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Residents offer to help veteran
Windsor residents are opening their hearts and wallets to veteran Harry Sigal, who was given a $20 parking ticket despite having poppies on his plate identifying him as a veteran. The City of Windsor...
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Crown launches rare dangerous-offender application
The Crown on Friday launched a rare dangerous-offender application against Steven Slade, who pleaded guilty in June to Internet luring and breach of probation. Assistant Crown attorney Gary Nikota...
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Man mauled by tiger at NYC’s Bronx Zoo pleads not guilty to trespassing charges
Jim Fitzgerald, The Associated Press NEW YORK, N.Y. – A man who jumped into a tiger den at the Bronx Zoo and was mauled by a 400-pound (181-kilogram) animal told police, “Everyone makes choices,” a...
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