Tag: windsor star
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AM800 Roundtable w/ Kieran McKenzie, Molly Allaire, & Craig Pearson
Local health alert opioid-related ODs spurs alert, Ottawa won’t say if alleged foreign-conspiring MPs to be revealed, EV hesitation, & a grocery price cap.
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AM800 CKLW Roundtable with Dan MacDonald, Craig Pearson, Adriano Ciotoli, & Jon Liedtke – MAY 13 2024
The Roundtable discusses the recent Aurora Borealis display, how to help downtown Windsor, whether we can have political discussions respectfully, & more!
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Windsor is not a Dog Patch
Regular panelists Don Merrifield Jr., Jon Liedtke, Kristen Siapas, and Doug Sartori, are joined by The Windsor Star’s Doug Schmidt to discuss the top stories of 2023, with a contribution from friend of the show Anne Jarvis.
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We’re Failures, Please Help Us
The panel looks at the politics of the feds’ international students’ policy change, examine the Globe and Mail’s new Windsor pop-up bureau, & discuss Anne Jarvis’ latest Windsor Star column.
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The Dan MacDonald Show (July 28, 2023)
Failing housing target, police & hospital program ongoing, affordability, Trump legal woes, US UFOS, cops nab Phog B&E suspect, Windsor Pizza Party, & WIFF.
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AM800 FRIDAY ROUNDTABLE with Lorraine Goddard & Kieran McKenzie
Friday’s Roundtable discusses Windsor missing housing target, police & hospital partnership continuing, housing affordability, & Trump’s legal woes expand.
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Dan MacDonald Show (Thursday July 27, 2023)
STORMS, Windsor Star archive transfer to Windsor Public Library, Loblaws profits, AI spread disinfo, $2 billion in weed losses, & World Hepatitis Day.
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THURSDAY ROUNDTABLE
The THURSDAY ROUNDTABLE discusses last night’s major storm & severe weather, Windsor Star gifting archives to Windsor, Loblaws profits, & AI spread disinfo.
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RCP SHOW: It Looks an Awful Lot Like Hypocrisy
Doug dives into local employment data and we talk what it means, Windsor Police are back at council meetings, & Mayor Dilkens accuses WECHU of Bait and Switch.
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WINDSOR STAR: Legalization of cannabis edibles prompts Windsor police advisory
Edible cannabis, cannabis extracts, and cannabis topicals became lawful in Canada on Thursday — and Windsor police want the public to get educated about it.
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WINDSOR STAR: Despite council support, slim odds Windsor gets a pot store in 2019
After a contentious city council debate followed by an 8-3 vote on Monday to “opt in” and allow retail cannabis stores, it appears there are only two licences available for a huge swath of Southwestern Ontario.
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WINDSOR STAR: Jarvis: Integrity commissioner drops complaint against mayor
City council’s integrity commissioner quietly dropped an investigation into a complaint against Mayor Drew Dilkens one day before the deadline for such reports heading into the October election.
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WINDSOR STAR: Stormy Daniels, embroiled in scandal, lawsuits with U.S. President Trump, to appear in Windsor
Chris Thompson • Windsor Star – May 08, 2018 Stormy Daniels, the American porn star at the centre of a scandal and lawsuits involving U.S. President Donald Trump, will be making an appearance in Windsor next month. A Stormy Night in Windsor will see Daniels appearing at two local venues, Higher Limits Cannabis Lounge and Cheetah’s of…
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DEADLINE DETROIT: Stormy Daniels Goes International: To Appear At 2 Windsor Venues
Stormy Daniels, who is scheduled to make a second appearance in Detroit next week, has plans to entertain at two Windsor venues next month.
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WINDSOR STAR: LCBO seeks ready-to-go store to sell legal cannabis in Windsor by July 1
With the Ontario government passing legislation Tuesday that paves the way for the government-run sale of recreational marijuana starting in July, the search is on for a ready-to-go store in Windsor.
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WINDSOR STAR: Who has the best pizza in Windsor? Pizza Fest returns to Higher Limits
Dalson Chen – Windsor Star – September 14 2017 You don’t have to be stoned to appreciate good pizza — but the folks at downtown Windsor cannabis lounge Higher Limits still think they’re pretty qualified to judge who has the best pie in the city. Pizza fans: Prepare for the second edition of Windsor Pizza Fest, starting in…
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WINDSOR STAR: Canadian federal government announces new marijuana legislation
Windsor Star – Dalson Chen & Craig Pearson – April 14 2017 Smoking pot should soon be legal for adults in Canada, after the federal government announced a raft of much-anticipated marijuana legislation on Thursday. Promising to “strictly regulate” the production, sale, distribution and possession of cannabis, the Liberals introduced a suite of bills in…
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WINDSOR STAR: A green Canada Day in 2018? Reports say marijuana legalization date set by federal government
WINDSOR STAR – DALSON CHEN – MARCH 27 2017 Next year’s Canada Day celebration just might be the greenest one ever, with reports that the federal government has set a date for national marijuana legalization: July 1, 2018. ana that the federal government has enacted and replaced in recent years. “We’ve helped them navigate the MMAR…
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Windsor Star: Got the munchies? Sam’s Pizzeria makes the best pizza in Windsor
[Windsor Star – Dalson Chen] It’s been decided. When you’ve got the munchies for pizza, the best pie in the city comes from … Sam’s Pizzeria & Cantina. The longtime west-end pizza place has been declared the ultimate winner of Pizza Fest — the contest held by downtown cannabis lounge Higher Limitsto crown the top pizza in Windsor. Monthly brackets have been…
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Windsor Star: Open Streets Part 2 will include an extra hub, social media and more
[Windsor Star – Craig Pearson] The second instalment of Open Streets Windsor has lots of new stuff to offer, including a university hub, a non-denominational candle-lighting, and a marijuana-fuelled yoga session. The largest free recreation program in the city’s history promises something for everyone on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Streets will close to vehicles…
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Windsor Star: Canadian banks back away from marijuana-related businesses
Canada’s federal government may have promised that marijuana legalization is on the horizon, but you wouldn’t know it from the way banks treat cannabis-related businesses, says downtown Windsor’s Higher Limits.
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Windsor Star: ‘Cannabis and pizza go together very well;’ Vapour lounge seeks to find Windsor’s best pie
[Windsor Star – Sarah Sachelli] Windsor pizza is the stuff of legends, but a downtown vapour lounge wants to settle once and for all who makes the best pie in town. Higher Limits, which bills itself as a cannabis community centre, is launching what it calls the Windsor Essex Pizza Fest. Beginning Sept. 1, with…
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Windsor Star: Former Windsorite engineers sound for historic Tragically Hip concerts
[Windsor Star – Dalson Chen] For many Canadians, there’s a deeply bittersweet quality about The Tragically Hip’s tour this summer — and Windsor native Lee Moro has ample reason to feel that way. A veteran production manager and audio engineer, Moro has been handling sound duties for The Hip on the historic closing dates of their Man Machine Poem concert series. With frontman Gord…
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Windsor Star: Grow your own: Windsor medical marijuana users react to federal changes to production rules
[Windsor Star – Dalson Chen] Canadians with medical marijuana prescriptions will soon be legally able to grow their own medicine. Health Canada announced on Thursday that the new Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations — which come into effect Aug. 24 — will allow people authorized to use medical marijuana to “produce a limited amount of cannabis for…
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Windsor Star: Higher Limits starts pro-cannabis confederation; Vapelated Vapor Lounge vows to sell medicinal pot
Two Windsor pot advocates are taking vastly different approaches to their cause — with one seeking legitimacy through a new pro-cannabis confederation, and the other vowing to sell medicinal marijuana whatever the legal consequences.
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WINDSOR STAR: Medical marijuana landscape described as the ‘Wild West’
Dr. Christopher Blue sees it “all the time,” the senior with a serious condition like prostate cancer who has bought medical marijuana from some seemingly legitimate source, and is seeking a prescription for it.
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Windsor Star: Cannabis lounge launches video service for pot scripts
[Windsor Star – Dan Taekema] A budding local business is offering a service to connect people in Windsor-Essex with doctors outside the area who are willing to prescribe medical marijuana. The owners of Higher Limits Cannabis Lounge say patients looking for legal access to pot are having trouble finding doctors here who will write them a prescription so they’ve launched a Medical…
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WINDSOR STAR: What’s Going On: Windsor entertainment events June 2 to 8 2016
Dalson Chen – Windsor Star – June 1 2016 Jackasses live the high life Members of the notorious Jackass crew — Jason “Wee Man” Acuna, Preston Lacy, Chris Pontius, Dave England and Ehren McGhehey — bring their irreverent brand of comedy and stunts to Higher Limits (251 Ouellette Ave.) on Friday night. It’s been 16 years since Jackass debuted on…
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Windsor Star: Festive Windsor pot advocates react to Canadian legalization announcement
April 20 brought the Canadian government’s strongest statements yet about the legalization of marijuana — and pot advocates at downtown Windsor cannabis lounge Higher Limits were already in a festive mood.
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Windsor Star: Liberals discriminate against marijuana users
Jon Liedtke – Guest Column – Windsor Star “These proposals are arbitrary, discriminatory, and serve only to intentionally harm and forcibly segregate some of the most vulnerable and protected members of society.” Jon Liedtke, co-owner of Higher Limits – Canada’s largest & Windsor’s first – cannabis lounge writes as a guest contributor to the Windsor…
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Windsor Star: Another cannabis vaping lounge to open in downtown Windsor
[Windsor Star – Dalson Chen] Downtown Windsor will have another place where people can vape or smoke medical marijuana — if Leo Lucier can pull off plans for his Vapelated Vapor Lounge. “I want to set it up like a European cafe,” says Lucier, 46, proprietor of the new business at 26 Chatham St. E. Lucier said he intended…
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Windsor Star: Changes to Smoke-Free Ontario Act could doom Windsor cannabis vaping lounge
Windsor Star – Dalson Chen – March 11, 2016 There could be big trouble in the future for Windsor’s first cannabis vaping lounge — and it’s coming direct from the provincial government. The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced Thursday it will propose legislative changes meant to “strengthen (Ontario) smoking laws to better protect people from second-hand…
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Windsor Star: High society: Vaping lounge opens for business in downtown Windsor
[Windsor Star – Dalson Chen] The people behind the new vaping lounge in downtown Windsor say it’s not just about providing a place for medical marijuana users to toke up — it’s about clearing the air when it comes to pot. “We have medical users who are being discriminated against, who have stigmas lingering over them,” said…
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Windsor Star: Windsor’s Higher Limits makes High Times magazine
[Windsor Star] High times are literally here for downtown Windsor’s first cannabis vapour lounge. Higher Limits, the new business at 251 Ouellette Ave., has caught the attention of that illustrious periodical of all things pot-related, High Times magazine. In an online article, the magazine (which was founded in 1974) focuses on the latest controversy at…
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Windsor Star: Open Streets: Councillors OK longest block party in city’s history
[Windsor Star – Craig Pearson] Let the streets be open. Council decided on Monday to green light a pilot project called Open Streets Windsor, creating what will become the longest block party in Windsor’s history — not once but twice. It’ll mark the longest street closing, too, all in the name of healthy people and…
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WINDSOR STAR: Thom Racovitis, former owner of Windsor’s Tunnel Bar-B-Q, has died
Thom Racovitis, the former owner of Tunnel Bar-B-Q and a longtime supporter of local chefs, has died.
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WINDSOR STAR: Trail Talk: Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis, Jon Liedtke and Dan Brown
Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis and Jon Liedtke and Dan Brown, organizers of the Vote Now Vote Then debate for youth, chat with Donald McArthur and Dylan Kristy in The Windsor Star News Cafe on Oct. 14, 2014.
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The Windsor Star: Protecting The Lance
Windsor StarApril 11, 2013Guest Column: Jon Liedtke The Lance, the University of Windsor’s student newspaper, the second largest in the city and the only weekly newspaper in the city, was forced to immediately suspend print operations by the outgoing University of Windsor Students’ Alliance board of directors in a lame duck session. The board claims…
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The Windsor Star: UWSA pulls the plug on The Lance; print publication to cease immediately
[Windsor Star – Claire Brownell] UPDATE: The UWSA board of directors has scheduled a meeting to discuss the situation for 4:30 p.m. today in council chambers on the second floor of the CAW Student Centre. The meeting is open to the public. The Lance, the University of Windsor’s 85-year-old student newspaper, has been ordered to…
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ourWindsor.ca: News Cafe tenant secured in Windsor Star building
The downtown core has secured a new tenant as The Windsor Star’s new downtown headquarters is poised for its News Cafe to be operated by the owners of The Green Bean Cafe.
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ourWindsor.ca: No love for Windsor on Valentine’s Day as Duncan resigns from cabinet
Outgoing Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan announced today that he was submitting his resignation as MPP for Windsor-Tecumseh effective Thursday, February 14, 2013.
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ourWindsor.ca: City parks for sale in Windsor
In June of 2012, city council passed a resolution which looked into the closure of 17 parks at a rate of 2 per year. Fast forward to today, and the City of Windsor is holding a community meeting regarding the closure of both Long and South Tilston parks in west Windsor.
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UWindsor Lance: Windsor closes the tap on fluoride in city water
There’s a battle being waged in Windsor, and it’s over the 55-year fluoridation of the city’s water supply.
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ourWindsor.ca: University of Windsor receives keys to Windsor Star building
The University of Windsor was officially handed the keys to the Windsor Star building on Friday outside of the Windsor Star building downtown and the occasion was marked with a mass outdoor photo shoot.