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• Essex approves operating budget, expects 20% decrease in provincial funding

  12-02-2019 11:00 via CBC | Windsor News
  The $10.3-million capital budget will be deliberated next council meeting.
  
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• Reefer Gladness: Cannabis fans celebrate 4/20 with three-day festival downtown

  20-04-2019 04:03 via Windsor Star
  Stoners, cannabis advocates and medical marijuana users gathered openly in downtown Windsor Friday for the city first 4/20 event since pot was legalized.
  “Everybody’s having a good time,” said Ian Morris, clad in his Maple Leafs jersey and tuque as he sparked a joint in front of Charles Clarke Square for Windsor’s third annual Epic 420 Festival.
  Folks here in Windsor have really put together a wonderful celebration here
  “The reason why we’re having this is it&
  
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• WECSSAA boys' hockey exploring a new playoff format

  20-04-2019 00:43 via Windsor Star
  WECSSAA hockey is exploring the option to eliminate the current playoff series system and replace it with a tournament-style format.
  WECSSAA boys’ convener John Talerico has called a May 9th meeting where the option to switch to a single-elimination or double-elimination tournament format, instead of the current best-of-three series format, will be debated and voted on.
  “The best-of-three playoff series is a model we’ve used from the ’80’s or ’90’s,&rdqu
  
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• Quesnel gives local funding boost to youth at McGivney Centre

  20-04-2019 00:11 via Windsor Star
  Local philanthropist Al Quesnel provided another huge financial boost to a local community agency on Thursday — this time donating $500,000 to the John McGivney Children’s Centre.
  “I know they help a lot of children with autism and there have been some (government) cutbacks in that area,” he said. “I know they provide excellent service for a lot of kids with special needs and that’s a soft spot for me.”
  Quesnel originally planned to donate $300,000 but s
  
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• Photo: Realtor donates pizza, care packages to Street Help

  20-04-2019 00:11 via Windsor Star
  Rick Rose of Real Choice Realty poses with Christine Wilson-Furlonger, the administrator of Street Help on Thursday, April 27, 2019. Rose donated care packages for patrons of the organization and 160 pizzas. The total value of the donation was approximately $2,000.
  
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• Three local robotics teams qualify for World Championships

  20-04-2019 00:03 via Windsor Star
  The Grade 7 robotics team from Holy Cross Catholic school is the only elementary school entry from Windsor-Essex that will compete in the First Lego League Into Orbit World Championships at Detroit’s Cobo Center this month.
  Two secondary school teams — Massey and Sandwich — also  qualified for the championships, which run April 24-27.
  The six-member Space Cadets team from Holy Cross has been working since September on its robot and designing a product to help astronauts wi
  
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• Vipers' Dalpe takes his game on the road as he chases OHL dream

  19-04-2019 22:41 via Windsor Star
  Another weekend and Belle River’s Zane Dalpe finds himself at another rink trying to showcase his talents.
  A week ago, the 17-year-old Dalpe was one of 31 prospects taking part in a Windsor Spitfires mini camp17 at the WFCU Centre.
  “Warren (Rychel, the Spitfires’ general manager) called me and he said he’d like me to come out to camp as a free agent, so I came out,” said Dalpe, who spent last season with the junior B LaSalle Vipers. “I grew up here, so it&rsqu
  
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• Local roundup: St. Anne's Mailloux among five St. Clair volleyball recruits

  19-04-2019 22:31 via Windsor Star
  St. Clair College Saints women’s volleyball head coach Jimmy El-Turk announced five recruits set to join the team for the 2019-20 season.
  Baylee Mailloux, Keyome Ellis, Chantal DeVlugt, Lia DeGiroamo, and Caroline Klich will join a St. Clair squad that went 15-3 in the OCAA West Division this past season and was ranked as high as No. 9 in Canada.
  “We are very excited to be adding Baylee, Keyome, Chantal, Lia, and Caroline to our roster for 2019-2020,” El-Turk said in a release.
  
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• Ontario library services budgets cut in half - CTV News Windsor

  19-04-2019 18:26 via "allintitle:Windsor, Ontario" - Google News
  Ontario library services budgets cut in half  CTV News WindsorFunding for Ontario's two public library services has been cut in half.
  
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• WETRA Blue Jean Bash at the barn - Windsor, Ontario - Hometown Media

  19-04-2019 15:27 via "allintitle:Windsor, Ontario" - Google News
  WETRA Blue Jean Bash at the barn - Windsor, Ontario  Hometown MediaJoin the Windsor-Essex Therapeutic Riding Association for an evening of fun at our farm (3323 North Malden Rd) to support Canada's first and longest running ...
  
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• A chain letter, a fake sick child and 'an ugly situation'

  19-04-2019 14:30 via CBC | Windsor News
  Jim Lynn was a healthy adult, but the joke being played on him was pretty sick.
  
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• Steve Yzerman reportedly leaving Lightning to become Red Wings GM

  19-04-2019 13:55 via CBC | Windsor News
  The Detroit Red Wings have scheduled a news conference on Friday afternoon where — according to multiple media reports — it is expected the team will name former captain Steve Yzerman as their new general manager.
  
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• Steve Yzerman named Red Wings GM, leaving Lightning after 9 years

  19-04-2019 13:55 via CBC | Windsor News
  The Detroit Red Wings have scheduled a news conference on Friday afternoon where — according to multiple media reports — it is expected the team will name former captain Steve Yzerman as their new general manager.
  
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• Windsor condo residents say board members want their gardens 'ripped out'

  19-04-2019 13:00 via CBC | Windsor News
  A resident says some board members at Yorktown Condominiums in Windsor want the exterior to look more uniform, and have said the residents' gardens need to be ripped out.
  
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• Easter 2019: What's open, closed in Windsor

  19-04-2019 12:00 via CBC | Windsor News
  Looking forward to the long weekend? Here's what's open and closed in Windsor.
  
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• Historic Chatham drug bust could have serious implications on drug users

  19-04-2019 11:00 via CBC | Windsor News
  A major drug bust in Chatham-Kent could have implications on drug users in the area.
  
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• Kirkland Signature brand veggie burgers recalled

  19-04-2019 06:07 via CBC | Windsor News
  A brand of veggie burgers — Kirkland Signature brand Harvest Burgers — are being recalled because of the possibility they contain pieces of metal.
  
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• Reader letter: Anti-abortion protestors should have the right to protest on Tecumseh Road

  19-04-2019 01:00 via Windsor Star
  I support the right of anti-abortion protesters to protest against abortion on Tecumseh Road. They are good people who are peacefully protesting against abortion. They are doing nothing wrong.
  The Feminists For Action who are pro-abortion are the ones who want to censor anti-abortion protesters by banning them from Tecumseh Road. These feminists come across as intolerant toward a different point of view.
  Zenon Stupnyckyj, Windsor
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• Windsor-Essex health unit loses $1.5 M in provincial funding to 2019 budget

  19-04-2019 00:48 via CBC | Windsor News
  The Ontario government will reduce its contribution to the Windsor Essex County Health Unit by $1.5 million this year.
  
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• 'A huge hit': WECHU loses $1.5 M in provincial funding to 2019 budget

  19-04-2019 00:48 via CBC | Windsor News
  The Ontario government will reduce its contribution to the Windsor Essex County Health Unit by $1.5 million this year.
  
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• Case of transgender girl fighting Ontario's sex-ed curriculum repeal dismissed - Windsor Star

  19-04-2019 00:07 via "allintitle:Windsor, Ontario" - Google News
  Case of transgender girl fighting Ontario's sex-ed curriculum repeal dismissed  Windsor StarTORONTO — The Ontario government's decision to repeal a modernized sex-ed curriculum does not violate a transgender girl's rights, the province's human ...
  
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• Assumption Church issues tenders for new copper roof

  18-04-2019 23:22 via Windsor Star
  A tender has been launched for Phase 1 of construction to refurbish historic Assumption Church, starting with a new copper roof.
  Six prequalified contractors — all local — have been invited to bid on the $2.27-million project which also will include asbestos removal and a new heating system installed at the landmark 174-year-old church located at the corner of University Avenue West and Huron Church Road.
  “All work approved will be pay as you go so there is no debt to the paris
  
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• Canadian ticket deals announced for Detroit Grand Prix

  18-04-2019 23:09 via Windsor Star
  The fast and furious action is fun to watch, but just be glad you’re not in the cockpit.
  Representatives from Windsor and Detroit held a media conference Thursday to unveil the “Canadian Fan Prix” ticket packages for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, which comes to Belle Isle May 31 to June 2.
  Along with the ticket packages, officials offered a glimpse of what fans can expect to see on the rough and tumble street course at the 30th annual event.
  “Detroit is very difficult
  
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• Province slashing Toronto Public Health funding by $1B over a decade, board chair says

  18-04-2019 23:07 via CBC | Windsor News
  Premier Doug Ford's government is clawing back public health funding as part of a plan to consolidate the number of province-wide units from 35 to 10, according to Toronto's board of health chair.
  
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• Ontario slashes Toronto Public Health funds by $1B over a decade, board chair says

  18-04-2019 23:07 via CBC | Windsor News
  Premier Doug Ford's government is clawing back public health funding as part of a plan to consolidate the number of province-wide units from 35 to 10, according to Toronto's board of health chair.
  
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• Case of trans girl fighting Ontario's sex-ed curriculum repeal dismissed - Windsor Star

  18-04-2019 23:06 via "allintitle:Windsor, Ontario" - Google News
  Case of trans girl fighting Ontario's sex-ed curriculum repeal dismissed  Windsor StarTORONTO — The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed the case of a transgender girl fighting the provincial government's repeal of a modernized ...
  
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• Chamber calls on Ford government to make Ontario 'open for business' — for pot

  18-04-2019 22:34 via Windsor Star
  Seeing great economic potential with the legalization of cannabis in Canada, Peter Dyck and James Kotyuk launched a new business in Kingsville, True North Compassion.
  The young entrepreneurs dream of an eventual bricks-and-mortar storefront, but they’re limited for now to word-of-mouth and online sales of “cannabis products,” including T-shirts, hats and other apparel, as well as information and advice on cannabis and healing.
  Based on how well the black market is currently cas
  
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• Equipment damaged, glass smashed at Harmony in Action accessible playground

  18-04-2019 22:10 via CBC | Windsor News
  Damage at Harmony in Action's accessible playground has frustrated executive director Elizabeth Esposito.
  
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• Truck engulfed by flames at Parent and Tuscarora

  18-04-2019 21:56 via CBC | Windsor News
  A parked truck caught fire in an alleyway in Wyandotte Town Centre Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Man wanted in assault case sparks standoff with Windsor police

  18-04-2019 21:21 via Windsor Star
  Heavily armed Windsor police officers including the tactical team surrounded a house Thursday afternoon in the 600 block of Capitol Street.
  The standoff started around 2:30 p.m. Police said they believe a man wanted in relation to an assault is inside a house and refusing to come out.
  Officers, with guns drawn, have surrounded the house and “contained” the scene. Police said there is no direct threat to the public, but they are still asking people to avoid the area.
  
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