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Sun, 02 May 2021 02:57:34 +0000
A pick-by-pick look at Lions' seven selections in the NFL Draft
New Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes finally made a deal on Saturday’s final day of the NFL Draft and finished with seven selections overall. Holmes dealt his fifth-round pick and a fourth-round pick next year to Cleveland to move up in th...

Sat, 01 May 2021 20:36:03 +0000
Downtown Farmers Market kicks off new season
The Downtown Windsor Farmers Market opened for the season Saturday with hundreds attending throughout the day, anxious to pick up a wide variety of food items made available with 40 vendors in place. Attendance at any given time was limited due to th...

Sat, 01 May 2021 17:58:41 +0000
Arson suspected in East Riverside fire
Windsor firefighters responded Friday evening to a residence in East Riverside where it is believed a fire was intentionally set. The fire occurred on Rockland Street. It began in the rear yard and eventually spread to include a fence, deck and hot t...

Sat, 01 May 2021 17:39:52 +0000
Careless smoking blamed for downtown area fire
Careless smoking has been blamed for a downtown area fire that occurred at a residence on Friday night. Windsor firefighters were called to respond to a fire that occurred in the 700 block of University Avenue East around 8:30 p.m. It was determined ...

Sat, 01 May 2021 17:19:07 +0000
Stabbing incident leads to arrest in LaSalle
LaSalle police have charged one man with aggravated assault following a stabbing incident involving two brothers on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. with police responding, along with emergency medical emergency personnel, after ...

Sat, 01 May 2021 15:35:26 +0000
Number of new COVID-19 positive cases remains steady
Another 45 positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed, according to the latest numbers released Saturday by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit. Among those cases, 15 were listed as being acquired in the community, 11 were close contacts of conf...

Sat, 01 May 2021 10:17:21 +0000
Reader letter: Federal government needs to deliver on vaccine promises
With a third wave of new COVID-19 infections hitting home, Ontario is in the midst of another province-wide lockdown. The provincial government is reporting that ICU admissions related to the virus are skyrocketing and that our hospitals are once aga...

Sat, 01 May 2021 10:16:19 +0000
Guest column: This year's Oscar telecast misguided mess
I would like to differentiate the very good work done by the actual Academy (the nominators and voters of the Oscars) and incomprehensibly misguided work by the producers of the Oscar telecast. They are not one of the same. The Academy got the tough ...

Sat, 01 May 2021 10:07:21 +0000
Reader letter: Hopefully express bus will be well-used once majority are vaccinated
The original concept of the Route 18 express bus was to travel from Tecumseh Mall to Devonshire Mall and then on to St. Clair College. It was a mall to mall bus enabling seniors and others to get a fast way to travel from east to west. I believe St. ...

Sat, 01 May 2021 01:30:23 +0000
Lions grab Onwuzurike in second-round of NFL Draft as focus stays in trenches
New Detroit Lions’ general manager Brad Holmes is sending a clear message in his first NFL Draft. Holmes got a potential franchise offensive tackle in Penei Sewell in Thursday’s first round of the draft and on Friday he turned around and brought ...



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