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Fri, 30 Jul 2021 02:09:39 +0000
Caesars Windsor reopening hotel on Aug. 12
Caesars Windsor will be reopening their hotel on Aug. 12. The move comes after a limited reopening of the slot machine areas last week and will come on a Thursday, four days after fully vaccinated Americans are allowed to visit Canada. The newly reno...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 01:12:21 +0000
Jarvis: Many Canadians probably aren't comfortable going to the U.S. now anyway
The United States should unilaterally open the border to vaccinated Canadians, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer declared July 6. “If Canada doesn’t want Americans to come there that’s their business,” he said. “We hope ...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:45:46 +0000
Council approves large-scale playground equipment replacement plan
City council this week approved spending nearly $9.5 million to replace aging playground units at parks throughout Windsor. The decision followed an outside consultant’s report which detailed how 33 of the city’s 125 playground units have reached...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:41:47 +0000
CBSA union, employer resume talks after strike vote
The employer and two unions representing Canadian Border Services Agency employees are back at the table for another round of negotiations, just days after union leaders announced members endorsed a strike mandate. The Public Service Alliance of Cana...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:31:26 +0000
Windsor Regional Hospital ramps up to run at 115% to clear COVID-19 surgery backlog
Windsor Regional Hospital is struggling with a shortage of staff and real estate as it gears up to run over capacity to clear a backlog of surgeries brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. “There’s a lot of things that have to go right and we still ...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:24:20 +0000
Multicultural Council withdraws from City of Windsor anti-racism initiative
The Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County is stepping away from the City of Windsor's $200,000 anti-racism initiative, saying the project has become "political and divisive."

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 23:47:09 +0000
Essex County municipalities receive $50 million in federal funding to ‘stabilize’ economy
Municipalities across Essex County will receive a total of about $50 million in federal funding to help “stabilize” their economies and maintain public infrastructure through the COVID-19 pandemic. The money comes from the Canada Community-Buildi...

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 23:29:14 +0000
OPP investigate theft of infrared heaters from Tecumseh business
Ontario Provincial Police are asking for the public’s help following a break and enter in Tecumseh which netted an unknown number of suspects $11,000 in infrared heaters. Police were contacted Wednesday with a report of a theft of 11 Brant infr...

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 23:21:46 +0000
Tornado researchers say weak twisters touched down in Windsor-Essex last weekend
Turns out Saturday’s rain wasn’t just a bad storm.  Researchers at Western University’s Northern Tornadoes Project have confirmed two tornados touched down in Windsor and Leamington Saturday night. “We knew there were very strong storms ...

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 23:16:44 +0000
Downtown to close streets for live music acts
Sick and tired of the pandemic and lockdowns and social isolation? Then consider hitting downtown Windsor this weekend and being entertained with song and music filling a number of streets in close proximity. The Downtown Windsor BIA is hosting the f...



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