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Wine festival recovers despite being crashed by severe storm
The 10-year anniversary of the Erie Shores Wine Festival is one that many will not forget, complete with a festival crashing storm and a community that put it back together. Around 4,000 people were at...
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Hospital determines Windsor patient with Ebola-like symptoms does not have...
There were paramedics in full-body protection suits, a patient in a hospital isolation unit and international media attention Monday, but fears about a possible Ebola case in Windsor turned out to be...
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Police urge young drivers to be careful as condolences pour in for LaSalle teen
Amherstburg police are urging drivers — especially younger, less experienced ones — to be careful in the aftermath of the sudden death of 18-year-old Emily Bernauer. The accident that took the life of...
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Five injured after vehicle crashes into Leamington house
Five people were taken to hospital Sunday after a vehicle they were in careened into a house in Leamington. Officers with the Ontario Provincial Police in Leamington responded to the crash around 6:30...
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Windsor in Pictures: Sept. 8, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county this weekend. Check out the gallery. Essex-Windsor EMS paramedics at Windsor Regional Hospital’s Ouellette Avenue campus...
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Amherstburg hires new CAO to lead town out of financial woes
Amherstburg town council announced the hiring of a new chief administrative officer Monday night. John Miceli leaves his position as executive director of parks and facility operations with the City of...
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Tecumseh OPP seek van-driving man who approached youth
Tecumseh OPP are asking the public for information about a man in a white van who approached a youth over the weekend. The incident happened in the area of Brighton Road and Tecumseh Road East around 5...
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Klassen Blueberries closes after 35 years
After more than three decades in the pick-your-own blueberry business, Klassen Blueberries is closing for good. “We do have a lot of mixed feelings,” said Ted Klassen, who owns the farm with is wife...
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West Nile Virus found in mosquito pool
The first local evidence of West Nile Virus this season has been found in a mosquito pool in Essex County. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is also investigating a possible human case, after...
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Windsor in Pictures: Sept. 9, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Dane Alexander is photographed at the Lakeview Marina in Windsor on Tuesday, September 9,...
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Wet and stormy weather possible today, Environment Canada warns
Thunderstorms and periods of very heavy rain are expected to blow into the region this afternoon. Environment Canada issued a special weather statement Wednesday warning for severe weather this...
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Storm floods basements, leads to road collisions
Christina McGlynn was just starting to recover from $26,000 of flood damage when Wednesday’s storm once again pooled water into her Amherstburg basement. “This is crazy. There is a lot of water down...
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Why is Windsor-Essex ‘dead last’ in health unit funding? Ministry doesn’t answer
Local MPPs are vowing to find out why the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is “dead last” among 36 boards of health when it comes to per capita funding from the province. “I think our community...
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Windsor in Pictures: Sept. 10, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Fisherman Eddie Parent who was caught on video with a muskellunge, spoke with reporter...
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Harrow robbery victims get into street fight with attackers
Essex County OPP have arrested three assailants after a violent robbery morphed into a street brawl in Harrow. Police responded around 8:20 p.m. Tuesday to a call about several people fighting on...
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Ears for lungs campaign
Grab a dozen ears of corn and help others breathe a little easier. The local Lung Association will host Charity Corn Days Sept. 27-28 at the Bonduelle corn booth at the corner of Tecumseh Road E. and...
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There is only one issue in Windsor
With nine per cent of people in Windsor unemployed, the second highest rate in Canada, every issue in this election can be distilled to this question: How can the city return to prosperity? How can we...
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Hot county election race could be Essex
In Essex County, look to the middle for the mayoral race to watch this fall, says University of Windsor political science Prof.Lydia Miljan. Essex Mayor Ron McDermott has three challengers: Coun. Bill...
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Windsor in Pictures: Sept. 11, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Students are shown at the University of Windsor campus on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, in...
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An angry ballot: Amherstburg voters seek change
Anger is fueling the Amherstburg election as candidates line up to eject the sitting councillors for their handling of the town’s finances. “Our financial situation is not good. What comes next for us?...
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