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Sat, 05 Jun 2021 01:24:54 +0000
Updated: Spitfires size up early in OHL Draft taking Miedema, Ride while locals Paquette, Waddick selected
The Windsor Spitfires went big in the opening two rounds of Friday’s Ontario Hockey League Draft. With the fourth overall pick, courtesy of a fortunate draw in an evenly weight draft lottery, the Spitfires grabbed 6-foot-4, 182-pound forward Ethan ...

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 00:23:18 +0000
Windsor man identified as homicide victim found on Walpole Island
Ontario Provincial Police have identified human remains found on Walpole Island in March as a Windsor man reported missing in February. The death of 25-year-old Oyebode Oyenuga is being investigated as a homicide, OPP said in a news release Friday. A...

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 00:00:59 +0000
Jarvis: 'I really believe you're missing the temperature on the ground'
Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu called Mayor Drew Dilkens on Friday about the increasingly vexing issue of getting surplus Michigan vaccine being offered to Windsor. But, Dilkens said afterwards, “I’m not really sure the purpose of th...

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 23:49:42 +0000
Transit Windsor fares rising by two per cent
It will cost a nickel more to ride the bus starting July 1. Transit Windsor is hiking all its fares by two per cent, an increase approved by city council during 2021 budget deliberations. The single fares for adults, seniors and youths is rising from...

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 23:40:58 +0000
Expected protocols outlined for border reopening
Windsor Regional Hospital CEO David Musyj said the recommendations given to the government by the Testing and Screening Expert Advisory Panel indicate crossing the border will be complicated for those who aren’t fully vaccinated when the U.S. borde...

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 23:18:46 +0000
COVID-19 aftermath: long-haulers suffer while so much remains unknown
Just days after Domenic Scandale tested positive for COVID-19 in mid-December, he collapsed in his bathroom around 1 a.m., unable to catch his breath. “I almost passed out, I couldn’t breathe,” he recalled. “I told my wife, ‘call an ambulan...

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 22:48:48 +0000
Mental health efforts underway as Windsor-Essex retirement home moves out of pandemic
Amica Riverside was one of the first retirement homes in Windsor where a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Now a new mental health program is helping its residents transition out of the pandemic.

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 22:31:18 +0000
University of Windsor changes name of Macdonald Hall
The University of Windsor is renaming Macdonald Hall amidst growing anger over the legacy of Canada’s first prime minister in the creation of residential schools and their horrific impacts on Indigenous people. The university announced Friday in an...

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 22:20:29 +0000
City opens cooling centre Saturday as temperatures rise
With the local health unit issuing a heat warning for the weekend, the City of Windsor is opening the atrium at the downtown aquatic centre as a temporary cooling centre. The cooling centre is meant for people unable to find relief from the heat at h...

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 20:30:54 +0000
Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island launches W.E. Heart Local digital passport
Windsor Essex Pelee Island has launched a new “support local” campaign encouraging people to explore Essex County’s eats and drinks with the W.E. Heart Local Digital Passport. “Our destination has a much celebrated history with food,” said ...



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