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Sat, 30 Jan 2021 02:23:53 +0000
Downes earns Canadian Running magazine's Community Builder of the Year Award
Kurt Downes came to Windsor more than two decades ago and found a home. The Scarborough native arrived in 1998 to compete for University of Windsor Lancers track and field team and is now firmly immersed in the area as an elementary school teacher an...

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 02:23:50 +0000
Michigan roundup: Tigers add two-time All-Star catcher Ramos while Lions announce three coaching additions
The Detroit Tigers officially announced the signing of veteran catcher Wilson Ramos on Friday to a one-year contract for a reported $2 million. The 33-year-old Ramos has been a two-time All-Star over parts of 11 Major League Baseball seasons and was ...

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 01:03:51 +0000
NAV Canada states intention to close Windsor Tower, in midst of study
A Jan. 14 notice from NAV Canada telling its Windsor air traffic controllers “it is our intention to take the necessary steps to close the Windsor Tower” shows the current study on eliminating air traffic control is a sham, Windsor’...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 23:01:15 +0000
Edison Financial looking to double Windsor workforce by year's end
Despite the stormy economic seas created by the COVID-19 pandemic, locally-based online mortgage firm Edison Financial expects to see a doubling of its workforce by year’s end. Located in downtown Windsor, above the Rocket Innovation Studio in the ...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 22:48:40 +0000
Windsor-Essex COVID-19 transmission rate continues downward trend, death toll grows
The spread of COVID-19 in Windsor-Essex is slower than its been in more than a month, according to the latest findings from the local health unit. During his last live update for January, the region’s medical officer of health Dr. Wajid Ahmed r...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 22:42:54 +0000
Province announces construction of new Catholic Central Secondary School
The provincial government has announced the pending construction of a new $30 million Catholic high school in Windsor. The province said Friday it has given the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board approval to proceed to tender for a new Cath...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 22:38:06 +0000
OPP seize drugs, lay several criminal charges in Kingsville domestic dispute
A domestic dispute reported in Kingsville on Wednesday has resulted in 14 assault charges against one person. Ontario Provincial Police launched an investigation after being advised of a domestic dispute that had taken place at a residence on Noah Cr...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 22:36:16 +0000
Windsor police seek four men suspected off assaulting youths
Windsor police are asking for the public’s help identifying four men who allegedly assaulted four youths near Walkerville Wednesday night. At approximately 8 p.m., officers responded to a report of an assault in the area of Hall Avenue and Cata...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 22:33:50 +0000
Human trafficker sentenced to 6.5 years prison for kidnapping, torture
A Windsor man who kidnapped a woman at knifepoint before tying her up and subjecting her to hours of torture and death threats was handed a 6.5-year prison sentence on Friday. Zuhair Gorges, 45, is “a violent man with a criminal record full of ...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 22:21:15 +0000
Red Piston to unveil web app to streamline contact tracing for business
Windsor’s Red Piston will launch a web app Monday that will give businesses access to a touchless, contact-tracing platform for COVID-19 eliminating the need for customers to write down their personal information upon entry. “The idea is to repli...



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