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Guest column: Your dog may be dying from the heat
Sometimes advocating for animals can make a person feel like Sisyphus – condemned to roll a stone up a hill daily only to have it roll down again every night. Trying to get the message across that...
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Wal-Mart worker says she was fired for calling police about customer leaving...
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, OTTAWA CITIZEN OTTAWA — A former Kemptville Wal-Mart employee says she was fired Wednesday for caring about animals. About half an hour before her shift began, Carla Cheney, a...
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Photos and Video: Heat Wave
Extreme heat has hit Southwestern Ontario and will continue for the week. Environment Canada has issued a Level 2 alert as of Monday, July 15, 2013 — meaning the humidex will reach over 40 C. Some...
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Dad confronted by angry crowd after baby left in hot car in Oakville parking lot
TORONTO — Police say a group of angry people confronted the father of an infant girl who was left in a hot car parked in Oakville, west of Toronto. Authorities say the nine-month-old girl was left...
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How to get relief from blistering heat (with video)
By Monica Wolfson and Chris Thompson Click here for a gallery of people coping with the hot humid weather. As Windsorites settle in for what promises to be a wilting week of oppressive heat, they can...
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Windsor, Essex County under severe storm warning
Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Windsor and Essex County. Shortly before 11 p.m. meteorologists were tracking a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing hail,...
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Flooding frustrates local golfers (with video)
Every golfer has to deal with water hazards — but this is ridiculous. Minders of golf courses across Windsor-Essex say it’s been a frustrating summer for their sport, with heavy rain leaving local...
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Weather wreaks havoc with first round of Ontario junior golf
Brandon Mihalo has waited three years to play in an Ontario junior boys golf championship. Weather dictated he sit a little longer as a stagnant storm cell hovered over Ambassador Golf Club Tuesday...
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Severe thunderstorm warning ends
UPDATE: Environment Canada ended the storm warning at 2:28 p.m. Stop us if you’ve heard this one. Environment Canada has issued yet another severe thunderstorm warning for the region. As of 1:55 p.m....
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A lot of beaches closed despite reports of improving water quality
Beach closures and warnings against swimming in local waterways have been numerous this summer. “I would suspect this year has been the worst in recent memory with the number of closures – especially...
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Mike Graston’s Colour Cartoon For Thursday, July 18, 2013
For a full gallery of Graston’s colour cartoons, click here.
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West Windsor grandmother grateful for free air conditioner
It might be sweltering in Windsor streets, but west end resident Rosemary Robinson is cool and comfortable at home, thanks to the generosity of a local company. Fahrhall Home Comfort Specialists...
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OPP offer frosty treats to beat the heat
Provincial police officers in our area have new armaments in the battle against bad behaviour this summer: sugary sweet iced drinks. Earlier this week, Essex County OPP members began carrying vouchers...
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Reader Photos: Storms roll through town (Updated)
Strong storms crossed the area at around 8 p.m. in Windsor and headed southeast at 60 km/h. Friday, July 19, 2013. Trees toppled in Tecumseh and Lakeshore. Power outages were reported throughout the...
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Severe thunderstorm watch for Windsor and Essex County
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Windsor and Essex County by Environment Canada. “An area of thunderstorms from lower Michigan will move across portions of the above regions this...
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Three rainy records set in Windsor during July
July will not only go down as the wettest month in Windsor, it had a record 21 rainy days and is part of the soggiest April to August stretch in more than 70 years. “At least people can have a drink...
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Record rainfall costs tomato farmers millions
Tomato growers and processors will likely be short about $10 million worth of tomatoes after one of the worst growing seasons in decades. “It’s been probably the most difficult year we’ve had in a...
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More rain on the way for fall in Southwestern Ontario
The soggy summer is about to turn into a soggy fall for Southwestern Ontario, according to AccuWeather.com senior meterologist Brett Anderson. Anderson said we can blame a Bermuda high pressure system...
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Environment Canada issues severe thunderstorm watch
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Windsor and Essex County. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to move from northwest to southeast across portions of the region this afternoon and...
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Heat alert issued for Windsor and Essex County
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has issued a Level One heat alert for today. A Level One alert is issued when the outside temperature, with humidity factored in, is expected to reach 40 degrees C...
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