Windsor Star
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 01:17:40 +0000PHOTOS: High winds bring big waves
High winds from the north caused some minor flooding issues along the Lake St. Clair shoreline as wind gusts were expected to reach 65 km/h on Thursday. The Essex Region Conservation Authority issued a shoreline conditions statement for the Lake St. ...
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:46:59 +0000Windsor's Calloo helps Oregon State to first Pac-12 Tournament title and spot in NCAA Tournament
When the Oregon State University Beavers were looking for a much-needed lift, Windsor’s Maurice Calloo delivered in the team’s biggest game of the season. With leading scorer Ethan Thompson forced to sit with foul problems, Calloo came off the be...
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:46:45 +0000The Year of COVID 3: Spanish Flu in Windsor-Essex
To mark the anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Windsor-Essex on March 20, the Windsor Star has prepared a four-part series called The Year of COVID. We speak with health-care professionals, long-term care representatives, family m...
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:16:25 +0000Kusmierczyk announces $1.65M for Women's Enterprise Skills Training program
MP Irek Kusmierczyk announced $1,648,837 in federal funding Thursday to support Women’s Enterprise Skills Training of Windsor’s employment program that will assist 120 young women with skills training and on-the-job experience. Kusmierczyk, speak...
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:14:04 +0000Blue Stones expand sound on new album
The Blue Stones are strictly blues-rock no longer. And the Juno-nominated, Windsor-native duo’s new album proves the point. Tarek Jafar and Justin Tessier’s Hidden Gems shows a greater range — including a hip-hop influence on a couple of number...
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:06:17 +0000Obit: A three-sport star in high school, Collins went on to win Grey Cup with Montreal
Ted Collins was a three-sport standout in high school that eventually earned him a spot in the Canadian Football League. After playing, Collins stayed close to sports while working at St. Clair College and eventually opened Superior Sports. Collins, ...
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:02:21 +0000Health unit CEO encourages those eligible for jab at pharmacies to sign up
The local health unit’s CEO is urging all residents age 60 to 64 in Windsor and Essex County to make an appointment for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine despite what they may have heard about recently reported potential side effects. Theresa Ma...
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 23:55:26 +0000Jarvis: Vaccination versus variants — "the fork in the road"
The order came from the top, Windsor’s chief administrative officer Onorio Colucci. Windsor Regional Hospital had asked the city for help booking vaccinations for people ages 80 and older next week. The hospital would provide contacts, appointm...
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 23:15:34 +0000Health Unit hoping to move to Phase II of vaccinations by end of next week
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit CEO/Chief Nursing Officer Theresa Marentette is hopeful Phase II of vaccinating the area population will begin by the end of next week. “With 16,000 people in this age group pre-registered, we’re likely to com...
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 22:42:18 +0000U.S. looking to Canada for minerals to build electric vehicles, documents show
The U.S. government is working to help American miners and battery makers expand into Canada, part of a strategy to boost regional production of minerals used to make electric vehicles and counter Chinese dominance. On Thursday, the U.S. Department o...