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• Unifor's Dave Cassidy warns NextStar jobs controversy could turn off future investors

  02-12-2023 01:46 via cbc.ca
  Future investments could be on the line, a Windsor union president warns, as a result of the political turmoil over the temporary hiring of South Korean workers for the NextStar EV battery factory. 
  
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• To eat out or eat in? With rising costs, some people are thinking twice

  01-12-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The battle between the cost of food versus convenience is leaving some people in disarray while deciding whether to make or buy their next meal.
  
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• Pedestrian struck in downtown Windsor taken to hospital

  30-11-2023 23:33 via windsorstar.com
  An adult pedestrian hit by a vehicle downtown Thursday was taken to hospital by ambulance, police said. Read More
  
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• Coffee and cuddly cats: Windsor woman opening 'cat cafe'

  30-11-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Chantelle Gaudette is hoping her new business venture will be the purrfect addition to Windsor. 
  
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• Lancers hockey players 'Bringing Hockey Home' with new skills program

  29-11-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Arabella Belanger played on a part of boys ice hockey teams for six years. As the only girl on those teams, Belanger was often fodder for jokes, although she says they were always made in good spirit and were never harmful.
  
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• Chatham woman wants to know why 'most vulnerable' are waiting for care as hospital recovers from cyberattack

  28-11-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Having just started a new antidepressant medication, Chatham-Kent resident Lynn McKerracher is worried about her health now that a check-in appointment with her psychiatrist has been delayed more than two weeks due to a ransomware attack. 
  
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• UWindsor holiday campaigns designed to help those in need

  27-11-2023 22:56 via windsorstar.com
  The University of Windsor is seeking to help those in need during the Christmas season with several campaigns, including an Adopt-a-Family Holiday program. Read More
  
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• Mother of killed Windsor woman arranges intimate partner violence conference

  27-11-2023 15:16 via cbc.ca
  Fartumo Kusow’s daughter, Sahra Bulle, was found dead in a Windsor, Ont., field earlier this year. Kusow is holding a speakers conference in her daughter’s name at the University of Windsor Dec. 1. It's part of the annual United Nations 16 days of activism against gender-based violence hosted by the university.
  
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• Man arrested in Michigan in connection with Windsor shooting, 2nd suspect still at large: police

  26-11-2023 18:25 via cbc.ca
  Windsor police say they have arrested a man that was wanted for attempted murder. The 25-year-old Windsor man was arrested in Michigan as a result of a joint operation involving Windsor police's major crimes unit, the OPP's Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement team and the U.S. Marshals Service.
  
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• Jury renders first-degree murder verdict in downtown Windsor 'execution'

  25-11-2023 23:40 via windsorstar.com
  A Windsor jury on Saturday agreed with prosecutors that Kahli Johnson-Phillips was one of two triggermen in what was described as a cold-blooded execution on a downtown intersection shortly before 3 a.m. on Aug. 27, 2018. Read More
  
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  25-11-2023 19:36 via news.google.com
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• Auto thefts are up in Windsor, and it's keeping police and auto glass places busy

  25-11-2023 14:47 via cbc.ca
  A local auto glass repair says they’ve seen a sharp increase in clients coming in for repairs, as car thefts are soaring and Windsor police receive some extra cash to help combat auto theft. 
  
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• Walkerville high school grads lead new Christmas musical in Toronto

  24-11-2023 18:25 via cbc.ca
  A pair of former Walkerville high schoolers say Windsor’s community theatre got them to where they are today. Katie Kerr and Danielle Wade are big parts of a new holiday musical production in Toronto that opens in two weeks.
  
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• Windsor-Detroit border crossings resume 'normal operations' after Rainbow Bridge blast

  23-11-2023 23:29 via windsorstar.com
  It was business-as-usual at the Windsor-Detroit border crossings Thursday following a state of "heightened alert" after a car crash and explosion Wednesday afternoon on the American side of Rainbow Bridge, the busy crossing between the United States and Canada in Niagara Falls. Read More
  
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• Up to 900 foreign workers coming to Windsor to help build EV battery plant, NextStar says amid backlash

  23-11-2023 22:01 via cbc.ca
  Amid pushback over plans to use foreign workers, NextStar Energy has confirmed it wants to hire hundreds of technicians from South Korea to help set up the government-subsidized electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont.
  
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• 'Heightened level of security' at Detroit-Windsor Tunnel after Rainbow Bridge explosion

  22-11-2023 21:22 via cbc.ca
  Local officials are monitoring the situation in at Windsor-Detroit border crossings after a fatal explosion at the Rainbow Bridge closed Niagara-area border crossings Wednesday afternoon. 
  
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• Windsor police say small axe used in robbery of store

  22-11-2023 02:21 via cbc.ca
  Windsor police have arrested a 30-year-old man after someone tried to rob a retail store with an axe.
  
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• Windsor Spitfires fire head coach after just months on the job

  21-11-2023 01:37 via cbc.ca
  The Windsor Spitfires have fired head coach Jerrod Smith after just four months on the job. 
  
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• Last-place Spitfires part ways with head coach Smith

  21-11-2023 01:12 via windsorstar.com
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• Autoworkers vote in favour of contracts with Ford, Stellantis

  18-11-2023 22:56 via cbc.ca
  The United Auto Workers union ratified new contracts with Ford and Stellantis that, along with a similar deal with General Motors, will raise pay across the industry, force automakers to absorb higher costs and help reshape the auto business as it shifts away from gasoline-fuelled vehicles.
  
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• Reader letter: Scaring up food bank donations on Halloween

  18-11-2023 18:00 via windsorstar.com
  This Halloween we put up a big display and turned on the lights and sound for a few hours at night, for a couple of weeks, so people could enjoy the decorations. Read More
  
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• Paying ransom for data stolen in cyberattack bankrolls further crime, experts caution

  18-11-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Organizations are finding themselves on the receiving end of cyberattacks, including ransomware, where they're under pressure to pay hackers for access to their stolen data. Despite the potential interruptions, experts say ceding to attackers' demands isn't always the solution.
  
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• Proposal to permit hazardous materials crossing Ambassador Bridge draws criticism

  18-11-2023 01:36 via cbc.ca
  Local politicians in Windsor are raising their concerns about the Ambassador Bridge, a pivotal link in the Canada-U.S. trade route that may soon witness Hazmat trucks transporting flammable liquids and corrosive materials.
  
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  17-11-2023 23:38 via news.google.com
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• From hospital room to boxing ring, Jayden Trudell turns vicious assault into Olympic dream

  17-11-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Doctors told Jayden Trudell he would never be able to box again following a brutal assault and suggested finding another sport. Now five years after the attack, the 19-year-old is vying for a spot at the summer Olympics.
  
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• Spitfires deal Christopoulos with Dionicio to Saginaw for Mancini, Zhugin and picks

  16-11-2023 18:40 via windsorstar.com
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• 2 Windsor-Essex wheelchair rugby athletes competing in Parapan American Games

  16-11-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Two local wheelchair rugby athletes are hoping to qualify for the summer Paralympics over the next two weeks at the Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
  
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• Should you have a copy of your medical record? These experts say yes

  15-11-2023 10:00 via cbc.ca
  As cyberattacks become more common in the health-care sector, experts say Canadians should have a copy of their medical records. 
  
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• UWindsor offers staff training to identify, support students with complex mental health issues

  14-11-2023 17:16 via cbc.ca
  The University of Windsor is offering its employees training in mental health care. It's not for their benefit, but for that of the students they come into contact with.
  
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• CJAM celebrates 40 years of FM

  14-11-2023 14:36 via windsorstar.com
  The University of Windsor's eclectic campus radio station, CJAM, is celebrating four decades on the FM dial. Read More
  
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• International students in Windsor celebrate Diwali away from home

  13-11-2023 16:29 via cbc.ca
  For some international students, being away from family abroad can be tough. Especially for students who are celebrating Diwali without their family in India. One student says they try to make their home in Windsor as much as their home in India through food, clothing and lights.
  
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• Saints earn first CCAA national medal in men's soccer by taking bronze

  12-11-2023 23:18 via windsorstar.com
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• Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard found guilty of 4 counts of sexual assault

  12-11-2023 17:56 via cbc.ca
  One-time Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, who was accused of attacking five women in the private bedroom suite of his downtown Toronto office building, was found guilty by a Toronto jury on Sunday of four counts of sexual assault.
  
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• Guest column: ‘Very proud to be Canadian’ on tour of European battle sites

  11-11-2023 13:00 via windsorstar.com
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• What's open and closed around the observance of Remembrance Day in Windsor

  11-11-2023 11:00 via cbc.ca
  All libraries are shut down Saturday, while city administrative offices are closed Monday in belated observance. The city's 311 call centre and ticket payment outlets are also not open Monday.
  
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• Evidence in Windsor murder trial concludes with 'delicate issue'

  10-11-2023 23:02 via windsorstar.com
  
  A Windsor lawyer "denies it was intentional" if he left the impression with a key witness in a murder case that she'd be offered "witness protection" if she cooperated with police. Read More
  
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• Brown-John: In an age of cyberattacks, ‘pay attention to your privacy’

  10-11-2023 22:00 via windsorstar.com
  
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• Here's how the southwestern Ontario hospital ransomware attack has impacted this cancer patient's care

  10-11-2023 21:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Essex county resident Kale McMurren was eager to be done his cancer treatment when an attack on hospital systems derailed the final weeks of his care. 
  
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• Time is running out for Spitfires to figure things out

  10-11-2023 21:00 via windsorstar.com
  
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• Province says timeline unclear for decision on Windsor's supervised consumption site

  10-11-2023 20:36 via cbc.ca
  
  SafePoint has been open since April, primarily operating on funding from the local health unit. Ontario's associate minister of mental health and addictions says it's still unknown when a decision will be made on applications, including Windsor's.
  
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• Closing arguments expected Tuesday in Veltman murder trial

  10-11-2023 18:51 via windsorstar.com
  
  Nathaniel Veltman’s mass murder trial in Windsor will enter its final chapter next week. Read More
  
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• Friendship is best medicine: donation boosts seniors’ chance for happiness

  10-11-2023 17:49 via windsorstar.com
  
  Windsor seniors struggling with anxiety and depression have a new lifeline. Read More
  
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• Ernie 'The Bacon Man' Lamont in Hospice care

  10-11-2023 17:43 via windsorstar.com
  
  Ernie Lamont is not afraid to die. Read More
  
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• Slight dip in October home prices good news for Windsor buyers

  10-11-2023 17:33 via windsorstar.com
  
  There was good news for buyers in October’s housing statistics as prices in the Windsor area continued to settle while listings showed a small uptick. Read More
  
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• These 3 Windsor high school students read their Remembrance Day poems

  10-11-2023 17:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Faith Aborode, Deborah Koko and Caprice Strgar all attend Assumption College Catholic High School in Windsor, Ont. They performed poems they wrote on CBC's Windsor Morning alongside their history teacher Ryan Laporte.
  
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• Reader letter: Hospital cyberattack demands thorough investigation

  10-11-2023 17:10 via windsorstar.com
  
  Every day our local media reveal increasingly shocking information about the recent ransomware attack at TransForm, the Chatham-based organization founded by the five Erie St. Clair hospitals to manage their hospital IT, supply chain and accounts payable needs. Read More
  
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• Planting 1,000 flags to remember, honour those who served

  10-11-2023 16:46 via windsorstar.com
  
  Every November a small group of dedicated volunteers fans out across local cemeteries, tracking down the final resting places of fallen soldiers and deceased veterans to provide special recognition. Read More
  
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• Police investigating after man follows Windsor woman home, breaks into her apartment

  10-11-2023 16:35 via windsorstar.com
  
  Windsor police are searching for a man who recently followed a young woman home, then forced his way inside her apartment building. Read More
  
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• L'Ontario facilite l'accès des jeunes de Windsor-Essex aux services ... - Government of Ontario News

  10-11-2023 16:01 via news.google.com
  
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• Windsor part of new passenger rail connection from Toronto to Chicago

  10-11-2023 15:30 via windsorstar.com
  
  Windsor will be at the centre of a new cross-border passenger rail line connecting Toronto and Chicago. Read More
  
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