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Windsor families needing help to pay hydro bills
More people have been seeking help from the program. Applications have gone up 12 per cent since last year. Since January it's helped 1,261 households in Windsor and Essex County. More
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Highest homicide rate in 5 years, anomaly said police chief
Last year Windsor had the most homicides since 2010.
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U of Windsor students meet their student ombudsperson
Student unions needed assistance with academic and university related issues.
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Youth centre bags meals for Windsor homeless
Six years ago, Patricia Caron was homeless in Windsor. But now that she has roof over her head, she found a way to help those still living on city's streets.
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Hamilton pair creates penis-themed adult colouring book
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Connor Thompson and Chris Elphick are putting the finishing touches on their new colouring book called Cockadoodles. Yes, it is actually a colouring/activity book that’s full of penises.
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Dairy farm cow tests positive for rabies near Listowel
A cow from a working dairy farm in Elma Ward, Perth County has tested positive for rabies, Perth District Health Unit says.
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Amherstburg next to consider hookah ban in public spaces
Amherstburg Mayor Aldo DiCarlo said the town is updating its smoke-free bylaw, which could include a prohibition on hookah pipes similar to changes made in Windsor this week.
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High hydro costs force restaurant owner to shut down
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Shaukat Khan pays more in hydro than he makes in sales. His Indian restaurant has only been open for two years.
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Health Canada proposes ban of bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticide
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Current high-volume use of imidacloprid is "not sustainable," says Health Canada, which today proposed a phase out and ban of the controversial agricultural pesticide.
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Woman injured in house fire in critical condition
The woman was hurt when a fire accidentally started in the kitchen of her Arthur Road home shortly after midnight, according to the latest from Windsor fire officials
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Final 5 candidates for next Canadian woman on banknote revealed by Bank of Canada
Poet E. Pauline Johnson and athlete Fanny (Bobbie) Rosenfeld are among five women on the short list to be chosen as the iconic Canadian woman to be featured on an upcoming banknote.
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School strike over, but the hurt lingers for some
The Windsor-Essex Catholic School Board support staff strike is over, but the effects of the five-week ordeal are still being felt.
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Cottam's Popular American Thanksgiving dinner cancelled
For more than 70 years, the Cottam United Church has hosted its turkey dinner, which drew more than 1,200 people last year.
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Canadian dollar may go as low as 70 cents US in 2017, experts say
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Canadians travelling to the United States or buying goods south of the border in 2017 could expect to pay more as the Canadian dollar is expected to retreat, with some economists saying the loonie could swing as low as 70 cents US.
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Alberta MLA Sandra Jansen latest in long string of female politicians to face abuse
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Alberta MLA Sandra Jansen isn't the first female politician to look at a screen and see the words like "bitch" and "bimbo" and "dumb broad" staring back at her. She and others hope bringing misogyny into the light will change things for the better.
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Hiatus House at capacity, had to turn away women
The Hiatus House had to turn away seven women seeking shelter after their 42-room shelter was at capacity.
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One driver dead, another in custody after early morning crash in London
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, while the second driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries
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U of W reconsiders $73M upgrade to recreation facilities
The school has been pushing for the new facilities, but has yet to convince students to agree. A previous vote on the same plan failed a year ago when graduate students at the school voted against it.
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Former homeless man stops in Windsor during Canada-wide trek
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Joe Roberts started his Push for Change journey in St. John's, NL and stopped in Windsor to share his message.
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City expects delayed pickup for yard waste
City officials say the delay is related to the high volume of leaves and clippings this year as well as some mechanical issues with the trucks doing the collection.
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Amherstburg woman joins hydro fight at Queen's Park
An Amherstburg woman's skyrocketing hydro bill drove her to protest high energy costs.
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Transit Windsor is ready for the traffic rush on American Thanksgiving
The City of Windsor has 10 more drivers to help with the rush.
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Thousands flee after wildfire roars through Israeli city of Haifa
- Trump shifts stance on climate change, says humans may be causing global warming
- Americans vow to gobble more, squabble less this Thanksgiving
- 7 years old, and tweeting about life in Aleppo
- Hurricane Otto weakens as it moves across southern Nicaragua
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Fear of deadly fentanyl doesn't stop addicts at pop-up injection sites
- Calgary police shot more people in 2016 than any other Canadian city's officers
- Amber Alert activated for 4-year-old from Vancouver
- Maryam Monsef says immigration officials haven't told her she's being investigated
- Revenue-starved cities will watch Toronto mayor's road toll proposal
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'Weakness in the system': Newfound Cabs says St. John's city council should police taxi industry
- Who's driving your cab? St. John's taxi trade put to the test
- The mystery of the black truck: Check out Episode 5 of Who Killed Alberta Williams
- Canadians not terribly savvy about digital privacy, poll finds
- Fighting fake news on Facebook: Why some employees are willing to risk their jobs to stop misinformation
Analysis
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'Underestimated' Trump could change the rules on trade: Don Pittis
- Trump's strategy of bypassing the media raises 'danger signs'
- The TPP is dead, so what does that mean for Canada?
- Planned coal phase-out holds few political risks for Justin Trudeau
- The case for more oil pipelines in Canada — as some analysts see it
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Maryam Monsef says immigration officials haven't told her she's being investigated
- Boeing met federal officials 7 times as often as Lockheed Martin in lead-up to fighter deal
- Trudeau insists he has no ties to foundation as former Conservative minister resigns
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- U.S. expected to turn up heat on softwood lumber dispute with investigation request
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U.S. expected to turn up heat on softwood lumber dispute with investigation request
- Unions demand Postmedia executives reject $2.3 million in bonuses
- Lufthansa strike to enter 4th day Saturday, 1,800 flights grounded and counting
- Final 5 candidates for next Canadian woman on banknote revealed by Bank of Canada
- What emergency fund? Almost half of homeowners don't have one, Manulife says
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'We've been deceived': Results of many clinical trials never published
- Limit marijuana sales, THC content for adolescents, Canadian pediatricians urge
- How the powerful opioid fentanyl kills
- Family of boy who died after prescription error told health minister is 'all in' for change
- Why your body's internal clock might need a tune-up
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Florence Henderson of The Brady Bunch dead at 82
- More than a game: Jay Baruchel's Celtic Soul explores passion for teams that 'transcend sport'
- 6 great stories from Testimony, Robbie Robertson's new memoir
- Lawren Harris painting Mountain Forms sells for record $11.21M at auction
- Montreal artist wins legal battle against label of hip hop giant Kendrick Lamar
Interactives
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The mystery of the black truck: Check out Episode 5 of Who Killed Alberta Williams
- 'I remember them hypnotizing me': Check out Episode 4 of Who Killed Alberta Williams
- 'We're here to preserve life': Come aboard a ship that saves asylum seekers in the Mediterranean
- After taking in a disabled Haitian orphan, an Ottawa family makes an excruciating decision
- Her husband's sex assault trial ended with a bizarre twist, so this woman went public
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Union says vacant social services jobs impacting northern Sask. communities
- Trapper not sounding the alarm over wolverine sighting near Yellowknife school
- N.S. justice minister vows to find out how 'unconquered people' brief got to court
- Craig McDougall was on phone with girlfriend when police shot him, inquest hears
- Family has Cree-only language rule at home