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Wed, 20 Jan 2021 03:23:42 +0000
In 8-3 vote, council supports mayor's emergency power to shut down transit
Nine months after Mayor Drew Dilkens made the much-criticized call to shut down Transit Windsor at the start of the pandemic, an attempt to wrest that decision-making emergency power from him was shot down Monday. Council voted 8-3 to take no action ...

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 02:03:56 +0000
Not looking to save the Lions, new general manager Holmes wants to be part of the solution
New general manager Brad Holmes can empathize with long-suffering fans of the Detroit Lions. This is a team that hasn’t won a playoff game since 1991 and before that it was 1957 when the club won its last title. “It means the world to me to be ab...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 23:12:30 +0000
Assailed by neighbours as 'despicable,' condo project approved by council in 9-1 vote
A Forest Glade neighbourhood’s outright hostility towards a proposed 96-unit condo project on property that for decades held a single house failed to sway city council. Ward 7 Coun. Jeewen Gill, who represents the area, cast the only dissenting...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 22:56:20 +0000
Essex County OPP seek witnesses to car crash in Tecumseh
Essex County OPP are looking for witnesses to a car crash that caused a power outage. It happened Jan. 12 around 7:15 p.m. at Oldcastle Road and Highway 3 in Tecumseh. Police said the vehicles involved were a blue Chevrolet pickup truck and a gold/br...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 22:10:10 +0000
LaSalle Rotary hosts online auction
The LaSalle Centennial Rotary Club is hosting an online auction in support of its initiative to provide clean water in underdeveloped areas. The first-ever 10-day Crystal Drop Auction is open to the general public at www.biddingowl.com/RotaryLaSalleC...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 22:08:52 +0000
Barricade comes down at Windsor Assembly Plant
The barricade came down at the Windsor Assembly Plant Tuesday after Unifor Local 444 and Stellantis agreed to a deal to pause to search for a solution to the labour dispute that had threatened the facility’s minivan production. “Former (Auto Ware...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 21:18:09 +0000
Trivia fundraiser to benefit Alzheimer Society of Windsor and Essex County
Calling all brainiacs and know-it-alls. Registrations are open for the 2021 Battle of the Brains, a live fundraiser for the Alzheimer Society of Windsor and Essex County. The trivia competition takes place Friday with the live broadcast beginning at ...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 20:47:22 +0000
Local death following COVID-19 vaccine prompts investigation
A retirement home resident in Windsor-Essex who died after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine has ignited an investigation by multiple groups into what actually caused her death. The local medical officer of health on Tuesday confirmed a woman had died a...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:20:27 +0000
Ontario reports 1,913 new cases of COVID, tech error means total likely underreported
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 1,913 new cases of COVID-19 today and 46 more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says that due to a technical issue at Toronto Public Health, there is likely an underreporting of cases today...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 14:27:37 +0000
Ford City's Pressure Drop adds spirited delivery in pandemic pivot
Pressure Drop co-owner Mike Weber always knew his business needed a healthy dose of being free-spirited to create the “experiential retail” concept desired. But actually delivering spirits to survive wasn’t in the original business plan...



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