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LaSalle man charged in fatal hit-and-run on Highway 401
Provincial police have charged a LaSalle driver for allegedly hitting a pedestrian on Highway 401 and leaving the man dead on the road. The hit-and-run happened Dec. 6 around 10:40 p.m. A 44-year-old...
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Kingsville OPP joins Project Safe Trade to help people safely buy, sell online
Buying and selling on the Internet in Essex County became a little bit safer Thursday when Kingsville OPP joined Project Safe Trade. The project is designed to combat potential crimes including theft,...
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Windsor in Pictures: Feb. 2, 2017
Windsor Star photographers covered the city and county Thursday. Check out the gallery. A sign marks the Kingsville Internet Purchase Exchange Zone at the OPP detachment in Kingsville on Feb. 2, 2017....
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Windsor Weekend in Pictures: Feb. 4-5, 2017
Windsor Star photographers covered the city and county this weekend. Check out the gallery. Participants brave the cold at the 3rd annual St. Clair College Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Ontario at...
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Library strike end in sight? Talks resume for Essex County librarians
Talks are scheduled to resume this week between the Essex County Library Board and its striking librarians. The Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 2974, which represents the striking workers,...
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Paramedics honoured for long-term service
Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services honoured veteran paramedics and several other individuals during its first awards and recognition ceremony. Paramedics with 35, 25 and 15 years of experience...
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LaSalle police dismiss sex assault claims as unfounded at higher rate than...
An in-depth study by a Toronto newspaper has revealed that LaSalle police dismiss sexual assault allegations as baseless more than almost every other police force in Canada. The series of stories in...
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Windsor in Pictures: Feb. 6, 2017
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Monday. Check out the gallery. The Detroit skyline is reflected off the Detroit River on a balmy Monday afternoon, February 6,...
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Concession Road 3 reopens in Harrow following 'police situation'
Provincial police converged on a residence and shut down a section of Concession Road 3 in Harrow following reports of a gunshot being heard in the area. Ontario Provincial Police said they received a...
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Essex recalls its explosive history and heritage train station that survived...
It was a hot, August morning in 1907 when Essex exploded for the first time. A boxcar of dynamite headed to Amherstburg was being shunted on the tracks near the 20-year-old railway station. The...
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Windsor in Pictures: Feb. 7, 2017
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Tuesday. Check out the gallery. Windsor police place a man into custody after he slammed a stolen vehicle into the side of Tim...
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Population of Windsor CMA fell behind national growth rate
OTTAWA — New census data shows the population of the metropolitan area of Windsor fell below the national growth rate over the last five years. Statistics Canada released the first batch of numbers...
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LaSalle police launch review of sexual assault cases in wake of newspaper report
A critical report by a national newspaper has prompted LaSalle’s police chief to order a review of all sexual assaults investigated by his force in the last four years. “One of the primary...
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Windsor region becomes rebound king of 2016 population census
The Windsor region posted the largest population rebound across Canada in the 2016 census. The Windsor census metropolitan area which includes Tecumseh, Lakeshore, LaSalle and Amherstburg saw its...
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Windsor in Pictures: Feb. 8, 2017
Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county Wednesday. Check out the gallery. David Musyj, President and CEO of Windsor Regional Hospital, provides an update on bed capacity...
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Tentative agreement reached with Essex County Library Board, striking librarians
A tentative agreement has been reached between the striking librarians and the Essex County Library Board. Talks had resumed between the library board and the members of the Canadian Union of Public...
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People will die, criminals will get away, says lawyer of cop found guilty of...
A Windsor lawyer insists his client wasn’t lying when he said police officers like himself don’t race to calls anymore. “There will be people who die because of this,” defence lawyer Dan Scott, who...
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Essex County library workers ratify new contract
A strike that shuttered 14 libraries across Essex County for more than seven months may finally end after workers voted 70 per cent in favour of a new four-year contract on Thursday. “It’s been a lot...
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ERCA has big plans this year for trails, wetlands
Essex Region Conservation plans to open the new Cypher Systems Group Greenway, create new wetlands at the Cedar Creek and Hillman Marsh conservation areas, and develop a “hub” in Oldcastle to connect...
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Windsor In Pictures: February 9, 2017
Windsor Spitfires Aaron Luchuk looks to make a play against Oshawa Generals Renars Krastenbergs. CUPE 2974 chair Lori Wightman talks with the media after library workers ratified the latest offer from...
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