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‘Nobody’s going to fill his hat’
Zarko Vucinic didn’t always see eye to eye with his member of Parliament. Nonetheless, the Amherstburg businessman voted for him time after time after time. “He was Gene Whelan. You had to vote for...
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Windsor Canadian Forces recruitment office closes
Windsor’s Canadian Forces recruiting office has closed, and the Veterans Affairs office in the same University Avenue West building is slated to be shut down next year. A note on the Windsor Canadian...
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Apologies made for Disney World prank at Roseland school
Apologies were made Thursday to Roseland elementary school Grade 8 students who’d been tricked by teachers into believing they were going to Disney World for their graduation trip. “At this point we’ve...
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Officer facing police act charges in Van Buskirk probe announces retirement
A veteran police officer facing Police Act charges over allegations he attempted to cover up the beating of a Windsor doctor by another cop announced Thursday he is retiring. Det. Kent McMillan...
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Jarvis: Mean and callous
They baited them and duped them. And then they laughed at them. An “error in judgment,” as public school board director Warren Kennedy called it? No, what a group of teachers at Roseland Public School...
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Wicked winter weather in store
Windsor and Essex County could be in for some wicked winter weather on Friday. Periods of snow are forecast to begin in the morning as the temperature rises from an overnight low of -8 C. Between two...
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Power companies offering more free technology to save energy
Michael Duben said he will never buy another regular pot light again. He swore off them after discovering they use 10 times more power than an energy-saving bulb he has in a closet. Duben,...
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School attendance celebrated in Kingsville
Seventeen-year-old siblings Bailey and Corey Wintermute didn’t miss a day of school last year, even when their mother was seriously injured in a car accident. While most students would probably use the...
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Police, firefighters and paramedics honoured
Paramedics, firefighters and police force members were honoured Thursday night during the 15th annual 911 Community Service Awards. The awards, presented by the Windsor Parade Corporation and other...
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Council approves mayor’s “Greektown” proposal
The mayor’s “Greektown” proposal for the Grace Hospital site could face a hard sell when it is formally introduced to members of the city’s Greek community on Sunday. Michael Margaritis, president of...
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Windsor police probe overnight home invasions
Windsor police are investigating two overnight home invasions that may be linked. “We don’t know if they are related but we’re taking a look at that,” Sgt. Matt D’Asti said Thursday. “Just because of...
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Car slams into barrier on Highway 401 near Walker Road
The OPP is investigating following a single-vehicle collision on Highway 401 near the Walker Road overpass. A red Honda struck an east bound barrier and sustained significant front-end damage.
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Video of police officers punching, kicking robbery suspect in Quebec causes stir
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press MONTREAL – An act of alleged police brutality in Quebec is attracting international attention after it was caught in part on surveillance video. Four officers...
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Raising orphaned night monkey baby a 24-hour task for Colombian woman
Vivian Sequera, The Associated Press BOGOTA – The tiny night monkey is with Martha Silva 24 hours a day, nestled in a wool pouch inside her coat or beside her while she sleeps. Eight times a day, she...
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Maserati driver killed in Las Vegas Strip shooting and crash was aspiring...
Ken Ritter, The Associated Press LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Police searched Friday for a Range Rover with dark tinted windows and custom rims that set off a fiery crash on the Las Vegas Strip when someone in...
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NDP’s Horwath: province must pay for Grace site
Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath plans to ask the Liberal government next week during question period to commit to fully fund the long-awaited Grace site clean up. “It’s a disgrace that the site...
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Union leaders urge teachers to resume extracurricular activities
Union leaders said Friday they will push public high school teachers to resume helping students with extracurricular activities. Sydney Hockley, a Grade 10 volleyball and soccer player at Sandwich...
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Is Detroit dead or creeping back to life?
A nucleus of community and business leaders remain entrenched in turning around Detroit, despite the downtrodden city this past week being ranked by Forbes magazine as the “Most Miserable City” in the...
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Greektown deal not dependent on land swap: proponents
Windsor’s Greek leaders say they would still like to start a local Greektown at the former Grace Hospital site, but they no longer seem interested in exchanging their recently acquired Walker Road...
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Missing Windsor man located
A Windsor man who went missing Thursday evening has been found. Windsor police said sent out a public request for help Friday morning after George Piccolo, 53, went missing in the 1600 block of Rankin...
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