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Seven Essex County Library branches to re-open after bed bug scare
The Essex County Library bed bug scare is half over, with seven of 14 branches re-opening Wednesday after inspections revealed they were free and clear of the blood-feeding parasitic insects. Seven...
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Caution urged after hawk nabs cat from LaSalle backyard
A couple from LaSalle is warning pet owners to be careful about leaving small animals outside unattended after a hawk swooped down and killed their cat. Elizabeth Cash said one of her cats, named Boots...
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Windsor in Pictures: June 14, 2016
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county on Tuesday. Check out the gallery. Crews peck away at the brickwork of the former Windsor Armouries on University Avenue which is...
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LaSalle to fly Pride flag in response to Orlando shootings
The pride flag will fly over LaSalle following a unanimous decision Tuesday by town councillors to include the rainbow flag, a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pride, at town hall....
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Local businesses gear up to welcome two-wheeled tourists
Daryl and Barb Towns have watched cyclists and bikers zip by their business on County Road 50. Their business, Towns Estates Bed and Breakfast, is on the wine tour route which is frequented by...
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Hillman Marsh gets sign to identify waterbirds
The Essex Region Conservation Authority unveiled a new interpretive Waterbirds of Hillman Marsh sign on Tuesday. The sign is intended to augment and compliment birding tourism in the...
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Windsor in Pictures: June 15, 2016
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Wednesday. Check out the gallery. Premier Kathleen Wynne held a media conference on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at the University of...
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Leamington man taken to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning after wife...
A Leamington man narrowly escaped death Wednesday after he was found lying unconscious in his driveway. Emergency crews responded to the 100 block of Erie Street South Wednesday after a woman returned...
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Bedbugs sniffed out at Essex County library branches
LaSalle and Tecumseh’s library branches were the latest to undergo treatment as part of a bedbug scare across the Essex County Library system — but library officials assure that there’s no problem now....
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New doctors need a new hospital system
About 15 years ago, I co-chaired a local team that was trying to bring a medical school to Windsor. We heard the word “no” a lot but we never gave up and the school was approved in 2010. People said it...
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Windsor In Pictures: June 16, 2016
Bill Nikita talks about witnessing a 1946 killer tornado which destroyed his family home in Sandwich East, now part of Windsor on June 16, 2016. Don Sigrist talks about witnessing a 1946 killer tornado...
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High bacterial levels result in warnings at four Windsor-Essex beaches
Bathers looking to escape blazing weather this weekend should avoid four local beaches due to warnings of high bacterial counts. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit released its weekly water testing...
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Students face final days of Harrow District High School with pride
Harrow District High School is “like a family heirloom” to Cassidy Wood. “Three generations of my family have come here,” the Grade 11 student said this week as the school prepares to close forever...
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Stuff-a-Bus campaign collects food, money for local food bank
Windsor and Essex County residents dug deep into their pockets and shopping carts to support the Windsor Essex Food Bank Association. As part of their annual Stuff-A-Bus Food Drive, Transit Windsor...
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County Road 50 reopens following rollover crash
One person was taken to hospital following a single-car rollover in Amherstburg Friday. Emergency crews responded to the crash around 2:15 p.m. on County Road 50 between Collison Side Road and County...
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Environment Canada issues heat warning, air quality statement for Windsor-Essex
Summer will officially arrive on Monday and with it comes a heat warning from Environment Canada. The national weather service issued the warning on Saturday and it will extend into Monday as...
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Relay for Life raises over $120,000
This year’s Canadian Cancer Society Relay of Life has succeeded locally in raising over $120,000. The Canadian Cancer Society, Windsor-Essex changed its format this year and brought back its popular...
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Hundreds of messy, unloved geese trucked into Essex County
Just when you might have thought there’s already too many of the feathered varmints messing up our riverfront and parklands, hundreds more Canada geese are being shipped into Essex County, literally by...
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Windsor Weekend in Pictures: June 18-19, 2016
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographer Dax Melmer covered the city and county this weekend. Check out the gallery. John Lawrus, 86, has a laugh as he reminisces with former students at the Gordon...
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Giant rocking chair arrives in Essex County as part of tour focusing on lack...
Health care advocates pushing the government to improve access and standards at long-term care homes stopped in Essex County Monday, and they brought a giant rocking chair to drive home their point....
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