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Sat, 30 Jan 2021 17:40:19 +0000
Saturday COVID update: New cases dropping but five more deaths
The Windsor Essex County Health Unit reported 31 new cases of COVID-19 and an additional five deaths Saturday. The deaths included two women and one man all in their 70s and from the community as well as a woman in her 60s and a man in his 80s from l...

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 11:10:02 +0000
Reader letter: A staggering death toll shows people should just wear masks
There is a staggering estimate of over 500,000 total deaths in the USA by April 2021, even with an anticipated vaccine roll out. Scientists like Dr. Fauci continually state the importance of wearing a mask, social distancing, and cleaning one’s...

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 11:00:45 +0000
Guest column: Greenhouse sector focusing on what matters most
By Joseph Sbrocchi The well-being of our employees, our communities and safe food for consumers are paramount If most of us were asked how we’re doing, we’d respond along the lines, “I’m OK, but I’ve been better.” The fact is, as we appro...

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 11:00:03 +0000
Guest column: Police body-worn cameras will not necessarily provide accountability
On December 1, the Ottawa Police Service announced in a news release that it had cleared an RCMP officer in Nunavut of violently striking an Inuk man with the door of his moving vehicle. Public awareness of the disturbing encounter emerged from a bys...

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...



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