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Sat, 09 Jan 2021 19:11:29 +0000
OPP arrest one on Pelee Island for threats and more
Ontario Provincial Police arrested one person on Pelee Island Friday after responding to a call about vehicles on fire and threats to a resident. The call came in at approximately 5:50 p.m. Thursday. OPP Aviation Services were deployed to transport m...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 19:10:47 +0000
Mental Wellness Centre has COVID-19 outbreak
The Windsor Essex County Health Unit on Saturday declared a COVID-19 Outbreak at the Crisis and Mental Wellness Centre on Ouellette Avenue. Three staff have tested positive and are associated with the outbreak, according to a media release from Hotel...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 18:53:02 +0000
Saturday COVID update: seven more deaths
The Windsor Essex County Health Unit reported 199 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday. The unit also announced seven more deaths bringing the total to 209 in the region. Of the new confirmed cases, 32 are outbreak related, 20 are close contact with a conf...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 15:45:20 +0000
Guest Column: People of Windsor and Essex County have spoken — build the hospital
By Gary McNamara When it comes to the urgent need for a new hospital to serve this growing region, the people of Windsor-Essex have spoken. Clearly. Consistently. Emphatically. They have penned letters to the editor, called in to radio talk shows and...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 11:00:44 +0000
Reader letter: Windsor needs more safe bike lanes
I believe Windsor should have more bike lanes. These bike lanes will provide a lot to our city and will have a great benefit on the community. Bike lanes can provide easier transportation to get to different places. This will lead to more people usin...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 11:00:17 +0000
Reader letter: Money saved from Bright Lights cancellation should go to help those in need
Bright Lights in Windsor is always an amazing sight to see around Christmas. It helps bring the Christmas spirit out for everyone. This is a big attraction for Windsor and is very popular to see. But unfortunately with the coronavirus in place, it ha...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 02:41:50 +0000
Video and Photos: Snoopy encourages neighbourhood readers
Check out Nick Brancaccio’s video of Adrian Lancop’s Snoopy library stand on Linwood Crescent in Amherstburg. Lancop swaps out the entire book inventory with new books every week and area residents are welcome to take books free of charge...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 02:36:29 +0000
Lake Erie, St. Clair levels down slightly from a year ago
Water levels for Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair remain dangerously high but they’re down slightly from where they were a year ago. The first update by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for 2021 says the average water level for January on Lake St. ...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 02:33:06 +0000
Photographer Nick Brancaccio's best news photos of 2020
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Sat, 09 Jan 2021 02:33:03 +0000
Year in review — 2020 through the lens of news photographer Dax Melmer
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