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Fire crews douse blaze in Comber
Main Street in Comber is closed between County Road 46 and Industrial Road following an overnight fire. The blaze broke out about 2 a.m. Working fire this morning in Comber may affect student...
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Essex County OPP hand out gift cards during Positive Ticketing Program
Essex County OPP handed out Tim Hortons gift cards at a Tecumseh RIDE checkpoint Thursday as part of a Positive Ticketing Program. “It’s nice to be able to get a smile from a driver at a RIDE...
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What's open and closed in Windsor this holiday season
Here’s your survival guide for the 2016 holiday season: Shopping Devonshire Mall and Windsor Crossing Outlet Mall are open on Christmas Eve from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Devonshire Mall will be open from 7...
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Windsor in Pictures: Dec. 23, 2016
Crossing guard Ron Blais surprises students by dressing up as Santa on the last day of school for the holiday break on Dec. 23, 2016. James Heugh, a 26-year-old acro professional hosted a free...
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Christmas Kettle campaign surpasses goal
It’s been another successful year for the Salvation Army Christmas kettle campaign in Windsor. The campaign raised $304,000, surpassing its goal of $270,000. The Salvation Army said it provided 462...
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Windsor-Essex loses local voice in war on poverty
The local war on poverty is losing one of its leading voices as Pathway to Potential sheds its two employees and shuts down its office. The anti-poverty initiative — fully funded by the city and county...
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Former Essex County warden Rob Schmidt remembered for his integrity
Former Essex County warden Rob Schmidt, credited with helping to usher in a new era in local politics, lost his decades-long battle with cancer this week. Schmidt, 69, died in hospital Tuesday...
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Jobs, services among issues facing Windsor and surrounding municipalities in...
As local municipalities set their budget priorities for 2017, Sarah Sacheli asked the mayors of Windsor and Essex County and the county warden what issue looms largest for them in the coming year....
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Windsor in Pictures: Dec. 28, 2016
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Wednesday. Check out the gallery. Windsor Express Shawntez Patterson from Detroit, Michigan, expresses himself during Media Day...
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Windsor in Pictures: Dec. 29, 2016
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Thursday. Check out the gallery. The Windsor Spitfires Cristiano DiGiacinto and Luke Boka (right) battle for the puck with the...
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Burglars steal $5,000 worth of meat from Cottam family business
Thick steaks. Pork butts. Kielbasa. Whoever broke into Cottam Cold Storage and Meat Market knew exactly what they wanted to steal: thousands of dollars worth of premium cuts and quality meat products....
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Windsor in Pictures: Dec. 30, 2016
A lifeguard keeps a watchful eye over the patrons at Adventure Bay Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. City council is being asked to increase the budget for the pool. WINDSOR, ON. DECEMBER 30, 2016. — A lifeguard...
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Windsor in Pictures: Jan. 2, 2017
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county this long weekend. Check out the gallery. WINDSOR, ONT: DECEMBER 31, 2016 — Abbey Neves, 16, a local singer who studies at...
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Comber woman wins $100K lotto jackpot
Debra Hillman of Comber won $100,000 playing the Instant 25X Merry game. She purchased the winning ticket at Comber Food Market on Main Street in Comber. INSTANT 25X MERRY is available for $5 a play...
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Leamington birdwatcher travels the world to see one bird from every avian family
With the sighting of a Przevalski’s rosefinch in Tibet, Leamington birdwatcher Todd Pepper says he became the first Canadian to see at least one of each species in the world’s 234 families of birds....
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Windsor in Pictures: Jan. 3, 2017
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Tuesday. Check out the gallery. Employees at ANM Industries stand outside the facility at 2500 Central Avenue following a fire on...
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Tecumseh baseball community honours passing of club icon Don Fields
For Tecumseh’s Don Fields, baseball wasn’t just a game — it was a lifelong passion. The venerated player, coach, team manager, club president, and groundskeeper passed away on Dec. 31 at the age of 70....
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Windsor in Pictures: Jan. 4, 2017
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Wednesday. Check out the gallery. A grey wolf is shown at the Detroit Zoo on Jan. 4, 2017, in Detroit. Visitors check out penguins...
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Smoke alarm alerts Leamington residents to early-morning house fire
Leamington firefighters are crediting a smoke alarm for alerting three residents who escaped an early-morning house fire. The blaze broke out shortly before 2 a.m. in the 400 block of Road 3. The...
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OPP officers busy over New Year's weekend
The OPP detachments in Essex County and the force’s new traffic management unit were busy over the New Year’s weekend. Since its formation in October, the traffic management unit has issued 1,000...
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