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Wed, 19 May 2021 02:12:37 +0000
New name sought for east Windsor's unofficial 'Suicide Hill'
For decades, people have referred to the toboggan hill in Windsor's Little River Corridor as 'Suicide Hill.' But now the local Canadian Mental Health Association is holding an online contest to give it a more appropriate official name.

Wed, 19 May 2021 01:19:47 +0000
Leamington to stick with OPP but status quo not acceptable
Leamington council decided unanimously to reject contracting out policing to Windsor Tuesday night and remain with the OPP but made it clear the status quo with the provincial force is not acceptable. “Anyone who thinks this is over, you are undere...

Wed, 19 May 2021 00:38:00 +0000
Jarvis: 'A lot of opportunity to improve' long-term care staff vaccination
Health-care workers in long-term care homes in Ontario can get the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine early now. The problem is many here haven’t gotten the first dose. And that means they’re putting themselves and the residents they care ...

Wed, 19 May 2021 00:14:26 +0000
Updated: Red Wings will retain Blashill as head coach while letting go of Bylsma
Arranged marriages in sports are not known for longevity. When a new general manager comes in, it’s often expected he’ll bring in his personal pick for a head coach. But when Steve Yzerman returned to the Detroit Red Wings to become general manag...

Tue, 18 May 2021 23:54:05 +0000
Biden pitches US $174 bln electric vehicle plan in Michigan
DEARBORN — President Joe Biden made the case for his $174 billion electric vehicle plan on Tuesday, calling for government grants for new battery production facilities during a visit to a Ford Motor electric-vehicle plant in Michigan. “WeR...

Tue, 18 May 2021 23:42:18 +0000
Essex town councillor refuses to formally apologize for 'Chinese flu' tweets
"I will not take down my perfectly reasonable tweets, which also happen to be true," said Essex town councillor Chris Vander Doelen on Monday. "I've apologized enough to the right people and will not do so yet again."

Tue, 18 May 2021 21:52:15 +0000
Stellantis-Foxconn partnership accelerates shift of auto industry into technology
The inside of a Pacifica minivan will soon look like an electronics playground filled with multiple screens, digital displays and individual entertainment system options as a result of a joint venture agreement announced Tuesday between Stellantis an...

Tue, 18 May 2021 21:12:24 +0000
Windsor police seek two home invasion suspects
Windsor police are asking for the public’s help gathering information about a home invasion near Jackson Park over the weekend that sent one person to hospital. Patrol officers responded to the reported home invasion in the 400 block of Logan A...

Tue, 18 May 2021 21:03:17 +0000
Sports Vision Windsor offers different perspective to training
Eyes have been lauded as the window to the soul, but for athletes they can also widen the window to success. For a decade Windsor optometrist Melissa Bussey has been working with elite athletes in the U.S. on how vision training can improve performan...

Tue, 18 May 2021 20:40:04 +0000
City unveils tree-trimming project to continue 'in perpetuity'
Windsor has begun a program that aims to have all 70,000 municipally owned trees on public rights of way trimmed over the next seven years. And then the project is expected to begin all over again on a seven-year rotation cycle in perpetuity. Municip...



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