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Thu, 15 Apr 2021 01:50:53 +0000
Federal apology for all-Black First World War battalion should address reparations, says local activist
No. 2 Construction Battalion — a segregated Canadian military unit in World War I — was formed in 1916 to accommodate Black volunteers.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 01:44:37 +0000
Cat recovering after being found in trap in Amherstburg
Bubba Gumption, a curious cat who was discovered stuck in a 'coon cuff' in Amherstburg, may lose a paw — but he's otherwise recovering from his ordeal, says the Windsor/Essex County Humane Society.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:38:26 +0000
Thousands of doses allotted to Windsor-Essex pharmacies given to COVID vaccine tourists
Roughly 17 per cent of COVID-19 vaccines administered by local pharmacists went into the arms of people who live outside of Windsor and Essex County, the region’s health unit says. With no system in place to prevent out-of-towners from booking ...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 23:59:31 +0000
Windsor's Osborne goes in first round while Lancers' Kennedy taken in second round of CEBL draft
Windsor’s Isiah Osborne will get a chance to build his professional basketball resume this summer. The 24-year-old Osborne was taken with the third overall pick by the Guelph Nighthawks in the Canadian Elite Basketball League’s three-round U SPOR...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 23:44:02 +0000
Pupatello co-founder of new Reshoring Canada organization
Fragile global supply chains have been one of the most important issues exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and group of former Canadian parliamentarians, including former Ontario Liberal cabinet minister Sandra Pupatello, are launching a non-partisan o...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 22:56:40 +0000
Responding to downtown gunfire, cops discover drugs, cash
A mysterious late-night shooting in the downtown in May 2018 that led to a subsequent large seizure of drugs and cash in a hotel room elsewhere in Windsor is the subject of a trial underway in Ontario Court of Justice. But the drugs and gun case agai...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 22:41:43 +0000
Housing roundtable addresses city's out-of-control real estate market
With the Windsor area’s real estate and rental markets spiralling out of control for many in terms of availability and affordability, Mayor Drew Dilkens hosted an online roundtable discussion on Wednesday designed to provide answers on what lies ah...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 22:27:20 +0000
$70M residential development in LaSalle given go ahead
A $70-milion condominium complex in the heart of LaSalle will begin construction in two weeks following council’s decision Tuesday to approve the developer’s plans. Peter Valente, of Valente Development Corporation, said ground breaking on the fi...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:48:46 +0000
Local school boards plot remote-learning return after spring break
Classes for all students in the Greater Essex County District School Board will resume online next Tuesday. The board staff will delay the restart one day and staff will use Monday to prepare and organize the transition to online learning in the wake...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:38:16 +0000
Health unit reports 31 new COVID cases in Windsor-Essex
Thirty-one more Windsor-Essex residents have tested positive for COVID-19. The local health unit on Wednesday reported 15 of the new cases were close contacts of previously confirmed cases, five were aquired in the community, and nine were related to...



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