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Windsor wants what Toronto might get: better casino deal
Windsor expects to be in for a windfall of cash if the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation pays hosting fees worth an estimated $50- to $100-million annually to Toronto if that city’s council...
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Dream come true: Saskatchewan man wins $30M lottery jackpot
SASKATOON – It’s literally a dream come true for a northern Saskatchewan man who has won a Lotto Max jackpot. David Chaykowski from Big River, northwest of Prince Albert, is $30 million richer and is...
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Windsor woman’s organs may have saved Michigan teens (with video)
Patti Praill’s heart was pounding as she watched a television news story that may have revealed what most families of organ donors don’t get to know. Patti said her last goodbye to her 26-year-old...
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Local school finalists for grant to turn playground into green learning space
Did you ever wish your teachers would hold class time outside in the playground instead of inside in front of the blackboard? This could be a reality for some Windsor elementary students. Just in time...
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Windsor Star scores 16 nominations for Ontario Newspaper Awards
Windsor’s daily newspaper is once again among the top organizations competing in the annual Ontario Newspaper Awards. The Windsor Star can now boast of 16 nominations in the 2012 edition of the yearly...
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Medical school adds full-time ER resident program
Windsor’s medical school is adding to its program offerings this year by offering a year-long emergency room specialization to its family medicine graduates. The first two doctors to take advantage of...
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Windsor’s regional tourism information centre set to close
Windsor’s long-running tourism information centre on the Huron Church line is finally closing its doors — but officials say that’s not a sign the region’s tourism potential has diminished. Located at...
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Revellers prepare to mark St. Patrick’s Day from NYC to Dublin; Irish PM due...
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Irish, their descendants and the Irish for the day prepared to don green and pay tribute to Hibernian heritage as a weekend of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations was set from New...
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Youth group finds joy in helping Nicaraguan families
Their clothes were filthy, bodies’ frail, and they lived in makeshift homes cobbled together with scrap metal found in the streets. But for the eight days Meighan Kouvelas, 17, spent in Nicaragua with...
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WonderBroads hit indoor links in fundraiser
Once they beat cancer, they paddled to the beat of a drum. The WonderBroads, a dragon boat team of Windsor breast cancer survivors, said their lives are now about enjoying living, being active and...
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Police respond to rash of car thefts, arrest teen
A 17-year-old Windsor male is under arrest and a second is at large after police were alerted to several break-ins to vehicles. Just after 3:30 Saturday morning, Windsor police were called to the 2300...
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Woman arrested, faces theft and possession charges
A 42-year-old woman is facing charges of theft and possession of stolen property after being arrested shortly after 4 a.m. Saturday. Police responded to an early-morning call to the 3300 block of...
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St. Patrick’s celebrations kicked off a day early
It was St. ‘Practice’ Day that locals were celebrating across the city Saturday. And while the Scottish Club of Windsor may seem like an unlikely place to celebrate the Irish holiday, the hall was...
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St-Pierre dominates Diaz, retains welterweight title at UFC 158
MONTREAL — Georges St-Pierre said this week that after nearly two years, he was tired of talking. It was time for him to deliver on his promises. Like he insisted he would, Ultimate Fighting...
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Dan Aykroyd returns home to Ottawa to help other actors
OTTAWA — Dan Aykroyd was in Ottawa Saturday as the star of a short film being produced to promote local actors to the international film industry. But he didn’t act like a star; he moved furniture...
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2 Ohio football players found guilty of rape, to be jailed at least 1 year;...
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – Two members of the high school football team that is the pride of Steubenville were found guilty Sunday of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl in a case that bitterly divided the...
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‘A natural fit’: Steady stream of skinny-jeaned hipsters reviving desolate...
Elizabeth Hames, Special to National Post A decade ago, the 65-year-old Army, Navy and Air Forcec lub on Vancouver’s Main Street was on the brink of shutting its doors. The watering hole that had once...
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Airline puts Phoenix-bound dog on wrong flight, and he ends up in Ireland
PHOENIX – An English Springer Spaniel named Hendrix ended up taking a serious detour on his way from New Jersey to Phoenix this week. He ended up in Ireland after being put on the wrong flight. United...
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Live Event: Target Tour In Windsor
Join @ellenonwindsor and @winstartylerb on a tour of Target at Devonshire Mall.
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Flights between Windsor and Pelee Island cancelled
Freezing rain forecasts have caused the cancellation this morning of flights between Windsor and Pelee Island. Environment Canada is predicting snow mixed with ice pellets this morning, changing to...
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