Windsor Star
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 00:48:35 +0000Jarvis: 'The most tragic year on record,' and that's not a reference to the pandemic
It has been a tortuous trek to arrive at two proposed locations for a safe injection site for people addicted to intravenous drugs. Along the way, terrible records have been set for the number of overdoses and deaths. We can’t afford to reject ...
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 23:31:14 +0000Windsor community members surprise Trans Wellness Ontario with notes of support
"There's so much negativity in the comment sections," lamented Lisa Valente of Windsor and her friend Jenny Duran, who decorated Trans Wellness Ontario with positive Post-it notes on Tuesday as a "fabulous act of vandalism."
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 23:21:36 +0000New auto mobility firm chooses to locate in Windsor region
With the future of the auto industry being in electric and autonomous vehicles, the founders of the new auto mobility firm Ettractive have chosen to locate in the Windsor area where they feel an important part of that future will be crafted. The comp...
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 23:09:41 +0000Windsor woman charged after unprovoked assault on elderly man
Leah Pierce, 41, of Windsor, is facing assault charges after an elderly man was seriously hurt in an attack that police say occurred "without provocation."
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 23:03:56 +0000Single-event sport betting gets green light from Senate
Long-awaited legalization in Canada of single-event sports betting was approved Tuesday by the Senate — the final hurdle before royal assent. “I’m just grateful to all those who worked so hard on this,” said local MP Brian Masse (NDP — Win...
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 23:00:00 +0000Health unit reports only one new COVID-19 case
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported only one new COVID-19 infection on Tuesday, the lowest single-day case increase in eight months. The last time a single case was reported in the region was October 22. Although zero cases were reported on...
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 22:04:02 +0000Young cancer patient fundraises to help others with gift cards
Confined to her hospital room for weeks due to COVID restrictions, Amirah Agostinis-Dorr remembers how each day seemed to drag on and on. Agostinis-Dorr and her parents, Elizabeth and Kevin, were at London Children’s Hospital while the 10-year-old ...
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 21:55:10 +0000'We've got to do better' getting first doses into certain neighbourhoods, mayor says
Citing first-dose vaccination rates in certain Windsor neighbourhoods that fall 15 percentage points below the rates in Tecumseh and LaSalle, Mayor Drew Dilkens is calling for “new tactics and strategies” to reach marginalized populations...
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 21:21:43 +0000In-progress Family Respite Home receives $200,000 boost from Toldo Foundation
For Mark Lee, having a place to hang out with friends and counsellors, and to get his grandmother out of his hair, means the world. The 17-year-old has benefitted from regular visits to the Family Respite Services home in Windsor for at least half a ...
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 21:12:35 +0000Annual fireworks show ready to take to air
A special broadcast-only presentation of the Detroit River fireworks will take place next Monday. It is the 63rd year for the annual show, this year being presented with Ford as the sponsor and being produced by The Parade Company in Detroit. Due to ...