Tag: Michigan
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610CKTB: Rum Runner’s Christmas & When Whiskey Fueled the Detroit River
Step back 100 years to the “Rum Runner’s Christmas” of 1925. Jon Liedtke joins Gene to reveal how the frozen Detroit River became a treacherous highway for “Whiskey Six” Studebakers smuggling booze into Prohibition-era America. Discover the terrifying “Open Door Rule” drivers used to survive the ice, how Windsor’s smugglers helped build Las Vegas, and…
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Rumrunner’s Christmas: When a frozen Detroit River ran on Whiskey-fueled Studebakers
A century ago, the Windsor-Detroit border was the epicenter of a global black market, funneling 75% of Prohibition-era booze into the U.S. via “Whiskey Six” Studebakers racing across the ice. Today, the roles have flipped, as Canada’s liquor monopolies hold the cards in a sophisticated trade war. Discover how Windsor evolved from America’s legendary bartender…
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MP Masse demands Liberals hazardous materials be kept off bridge; discusses urban park status post-Liberal deal ending
Windsor West MP Masse calls for hazardous materials kept off Ambassador Bridge, & status of Ojibway National Urban Park post-end of NDP & Liberal deal.
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A Tale of Two Prison Staffing Shortages
Bobby Russon Criminal Defence discusses the discrepancy between how Michigan and Ontario are seeking to deal with staffing shortages at prisons.
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Movies filmed in & set in Detroit
Host of the Go Tell Someone podcast Ryan Richardson joins Jon Liedtke on AM800 CKLW to talk about movies that are filmed in and set in Detroit.
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Michigan Central Station REBORN
Ryan Richardson discusses Michigan Central Station’s 6 years of renovations which cost $1 billion, & a star-studded concert 111 years in the making.
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Experience Canada at Kalamazoo’s Canadiana Fest!
Canadiana Fest organizer Channon Mondoux discusses the upcoming Canadiana Fest in Kalamazoo Michigan.
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STRATCANN: Crossborder cannabis: Detroit to Windsor
Windsor has historically been known as Sin City due to rum running, strip clubs, & other more socially permissive entertainment in Canada than the US, so it was no surprise that when cannabis was legalized, entrepreneurs saw a budding opportunity.
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UNIFOR444 President David Cassidy on Michigan Right to Work Repeal
David Cassidy, President of UNIFOR444 joins to discuss Michigan repealing right-to-work legislation & what it means for the Canadian labour movement.
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BLACKBURN NEWS: No concern in Windsor about legal pot in Michigan
It is now legal to light up in Windsor’s American neighbour, but cannabis advocates are not expecting much of a change.
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WINDSOR STAR: Michigan to put recreational marijuana legalization to referendum
Michiganders will be voting in a referendum on the legalization of recreational marijuana when they go to the polls later this year, and cannabis advocates on both sides of the border see it as a great opportunity to boost tourism.
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UWindsor Lance: Ferry Cross the River
Plans are underway to create a ferry route between the downtowns of Windsor and Detroit to increase tourism for the region and further integrate the two cities economically.
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ourWindsor.ca: Signing of presidential permit represents last hurdle for new bridge
With the signing of a presidential permit from the Obama Administration, the new Detroit River International Crossing has cleared the final hurdle and is ready to begin long awaited construction.
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UWindsor Lance: “So this is how liberty dies…with thunderous applause”
Michigan Governor Snyder announced last week that Detroit was in financial emergency and that he would appoint an emergency manager to have ultimate authority over the fiscal affairs of the state for the next 18 months.