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$600M student lawsuit filed
Tens of thousands of college and university students in Windsor and Essex County who took out OSAP loans between 2000 and 2006 are covered under a $600-million class-action lawsuit filed by a Windsor...
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Alleged extortionist used BlackBerry to record sex with doctor, court hears
When it comes to recording herself having sex, Tammy Hands was prolific. The woman, accused of using sex tapes to extort a local doctor, used her BlackBerry to record her encounters with him. At her...
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Baby Grace battles heart failure during wait for transplant
After four harrowing days in three hospitals, Lacey Nightingale got a bit of relief when her one-year-old daughter Grace woke up from surgery and delivered her signature scrunched-up smile. On Jan. 5,...
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Essex County OPP warn of new phone scam
The OPP are warning residents to be vigilant after a new phone scam was reported in Essex County. Police said a resident contacted police after receiving a call from an unknown number. The caller said...
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Driver charged in Essex bus crash
The driver of a Dodge Journey was charged Friday after pulling out in front of a small school bus in Essex. The accident occurred around 3 p.m. at the intersection of Talbot Street South and Iler...
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Chilver fire injures one
A man was injured and a dog died at a fire Friday night at 333 Chilver Rd. The man was transported to hospital with non life threatening injuries, said chief fire prevention officer Lee Tome late...
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Hotel-Dieu gala raised $99K for new equipment
The Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital Foundation raised close to $100,000 at its 2012 “Spanish Noches” gala. Some 800 attendees and a strong group of volunteers are to thank, said Bill Marra, the president of...
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Derbyshire, Cortese honoured with Diamond Jubilee medals
Dwight Duncan awarded two Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medals Friday, both to recipients he described as influential in community health care. The separate award ceremonies for Carol Derbyshire...
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Stabbing on city’s east end leaves Windsor man in serious condition
A 20-year-old Windsor man is in serious condition after suffering stab wounds following an incident early Saturday morning on the city’s east end. Witnesses called Windsor police to the scene shortly...
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Local Super Bowl ticket winner jilted because too young
A 20-year-old Windsor man this past week won tickets and a full-paid trip to attend next month’s Super Bowl game in New Orleans, but was forced to give it up a day later since he is below the legal...
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‘Quit coach’ can help you butt out during National Non-Smoking Week
National Non-Smoking Week starts Sunday. Did you make a resolution to quit that nasty habit … and then fall off the wagon? It’s not too late to get back on. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit can...
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Pamela Anderson facing an increasing number of unpaid tax notices
The tax notices are piling up for B.C.-born movie star Pamela Anderson. Earlier this month, Anderson’s hometown of Ladysmith issued a tax certificate claiming she owes $31,000 in property taxes and...
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Wheel falls off Air Canada Jazz plane after landing at Pearson airport
No passengers or crew were injured when a landing gear wheel fell off an Air Canada Jazz plane following its landing at Toronto’s Pearson airport on Sunday. Jazz spokeswoman Manon Stuart says the right...
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High winds caused thousands to be without power Sunday
As wind gusts ripped through the region early Sunday morning, thousands of residents found themselves without power. According to Grant Pennington, director of operations at Enwin Utilities, at the...
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Girls’ weekend ends with drunk train ride, police call
Windsor police were called in to assist after a group of women carried their weekend revelry onto the train ride home. Via Rail employees told Windsor police that six women, aged 23 to 52-years-old,...
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Drunk driver blows more than 4 times legal limit
A 32-year-old Windsor man is facing a slew of charges after he was arrested while driving with more than four times the legal limit of alcohol in his system. Windsor police said they received a call...
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Man’s cheek cut as police break up figure-skater fight in Toronto-area hotel
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Police were called to a scuffle at a Toronto-area hotel in what Skate Canada calls an unruly celebration involving figure skaters. Peel police Sgt. Pete Brandwood says officers were...
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Love tale not over yet between B.C. woman and her deer named Bimbo
Keven Drews, The Canadian Press UCLUELET, B.C. – Inside their one-storey, metal-roofed, plywood shack on Vancouver Island’s rugged west coast, Janet Schwartz and her domesticated deer, Bimbo, are...
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Snow woes: Winter weather causes delays, cancellations at Heathrow, other...
LONDON – Hundreds of fights were cancelled in Britain, France and Germany Monday as snow and ice blanketed Western Europe. London’s Heathrow airport cancelled about 130 flights, 10 per cent of the...
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Live blog: Presidential inauguration
President Barack Obama will take the oath of office on Monday, Jan. 21, to be sworn in for a second term as the 44th president of the United States. Follow this live feed from The Associated Press to...
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