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Dealers busted

The owner and finance manager of Big 3 Auto Sales on Tecumseh Road West at Campbell Avenue have been charged with fraud.

Used car dealers accused of fraud

A pair of used car dealers have been charged with fraud for allegedly forging customers' signatures on sales agreements and jacking up financing rates without buyers' knowledge.


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Bar brawl

LaSalle police car

Two injured in bar brawl, cops says others involved

A brawl at a LaSalle sports bar early Saturday morning has landed two people in hospital.

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Clara White, with her dog Daisy, a resident of the 1300 block of Edgewater Drive

Lake wreck called hazard for boaters

Residents who live on the shores of Lake St. Clair in Belle River worry that wreckage from a sunken sailboat poses a hazard for the throngs of boaters expected on the water this long weekend.

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The bankrupt Walkerville Brewing Company has been sold to three investors - two from Toronto and one from Windsor.

Walkerville back on tap for local beer aficionados

Bottles labelled with the storied name of the Walkerville Brewing Company will be for sale again by Christmastime, says one of the new owners of the Windsor microbrewery that went into bankruptcy at the end of 2007.


 
Darren Banks stands in front of his mother's home in Windsor on Friday, Oct. 7, 2011. Banks' mother was pulled from the burning house and is still recovering in hospital.

'She always pulls through'

Former NHLer Darren Banks knows it's no contest when it comes to who's the toughest character in his family.


 
Samantha Bondy claims that on Sunday Oct. 2nd late at night both of her dogs went missing from their secured yard. They have been missing since.

Family fears two missing dogs were stolen

WINDSOR, Ont. -- A Windsor woman and her family have been searching for nearly a week for two missing dogs that disappeared from her secure backyard on the city’s east end last Sunday.


 
Chrysler transport truck leaves Windsor Assembly plant in Windsor, Ont., on Aug., 10, 2010.

Engine parts shortage idles Windsor Chrysler plant

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Engine parts shortages which caused cancellation of all three shifts today at Chrysler’s Windsor Assembly plant could continue intermittently for the remainder of the month, said CAW Local 444 president Rick Laporte.


 

Windsor jobless rate surges 1.5 per cent

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The Windsor region’s unemployment rate jumped by 1.5 percentage points to 9.6 per cent in September, leaving it third in Canada behind Peterborough and Barrie, according to figures released today by Statistics Canada.


 
Dallas Boow, Assumption high school

Surging Purple Raiders revel in victory

Assumption Purple Raiders captain Dallas Boow talks about his school's tough win over St. Josephs, and how the team is looking forward to playing Riverside with the playoffs not far off.


 
 
 
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Libya

 
 
Transitional Libyan government forces swept into Sirte on Saturday in one of the biggest assaults yet on Muammar Gadhafi’s hometown, but had to seek cover when they drew fire from his die-hard loyalists...
 
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A Windsor man is in hospital following a shooting in the city’s Ford City neighbourhood Friday night.
 
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Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Saturday he would step down in “the coming days” after months of protests against his 33-year rule that risked tipping the dirt-poor country...
 
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Two centuries after the fact, a PBS-TV producer has decided to set the record straight on the War of 1812 for an American audience.
 
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Alberta recently dumped its direct investments in numerous companies that Norway's government deems unethical, says the head of the Crown corporation that manages the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund...
 
 
 
Poison-tipped covert weapons allegedly carried by a North Korean agent charged with attempting to kill an antiPyongyang activist have been unveiled by South Korean authorities.
 
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The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. on Saturday took the rare - but not unprecedented -step of clarifying its position on comments made by Don Cherry on Coach's Corner.
 
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President Barack Obama maintained his attack against congressional Republicans over his jobs bill on Saturday, upping pressure before it faces a vote in the Senate next week.
 
 
 
 
 

Around the world

Abandoned cities

Photos: Modern-day ghost towns

There are many modern abandoned cities around the world, and each seems to have an equally interesting...


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Maple Leafs

Montreal Canadiens Josh Gorges and Brian Gionta (2nd R) battle for the puck with Toronto Maple Leafs' Joffrey Lupul (2nd L) and Phil Kessel (R) during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Toronto October 6, 2011.

Gallery: Leafs Home Opener

The Toronto Maple Leas beat The Montreal Canadiens 2-0 to open the NHL season. Check out this gallery...


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Election Tally

Ballot box

Interactive Map: Riding By Riding Election Results

Check out an interactive map of riding by riding election results.


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Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs, shown in this file photo, who sparked a revolution in the technology industry and then presided over it as Silicon Valley's radiant Sun King, died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011.

Special Site: Steve Jobs 1955-2011

Steve Jobs, who sparked a revolution in the technology industry and then presided over it as Silicon...


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Michael Jackson

Dr. Conrad Murray

Michael Jackson begged for help sleeping, doctor told police

Michael Jackson’s doctor told police he left the “Thriller” singer for about two minutes after giving him the anesthetic propofol for sleep and returned to find Jackson no longer breathing.


 

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Election

Ellen van Wageningen.

Re-elected: Now for the hard part

Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Dwight Duncan didn’t get much post-election celebration sleep before he was re-assigned to what could be the toughest job in the province for the next few years.

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Sports

Detroit's Henrik Zetterberg, front, looks to get a shot off in front of Ottawaq's Craig Anderson at Joe Louis Arena  October 7, 2011.

Wings spoil MacLean's coaching debut

DETROIT Ottawa’s Paul MacLean got the rudest of homecomings in making his NHL head-coaching debut...


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Life

Appetizers

Photos: Thanksgiving meal ideas

Get inspired for your Thanksgiving feast by our recipe ideas: Eric Dupuis's Thanksgiving Turkey with...


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Blogs

 
Melanie Coulter

Pet of the Week – Haylee

Black animals in shelters have the most difficult time getting adopted so this month, we are putting...

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Spitfires know how IceDogs are...

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Raise-a-Reader Day September 28, 2011


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