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Fri, 08 Jan 2021 02:24:19 +0000
Jarvis: Despite 'wall' of cases — personality conflicts, egos, turf protection
Amid daily reports of COVID-19 deaths, full hospitals sending dozens of patients elsewhere and schools closed again, another troubling dispute has broken out between the region’s top public health doctor, Wajid Ahmed, and other leaders over pla...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 01:48:06 +0000
Windsor health-care workers on the front lines find support in Facebook group
In a matter of days, a new Facebook group meant to provide encouragement for Windsor front-line health-care workers has attracted thousands of members.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 01:45:37 +0000
St. Anne's Butkovich lands at University of Detroit Mercy after wild recruiting season
It was far from the normal recruiting circuit for St. Anne high school product Sophia Butkovich. Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the standout centre midfield was playing club soccer across the border for the Michigan Hawks and talking scholarship w...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 01:36:20 +0000
Windsor Regional Hospital looking at 'scary numbers' of new COVID-19 patients
The head of Windsor Regional Hospital on Thursday presented a bleak picture of what’s to come, with projections that the number of COVID-19 patients in the already bed-strapped facility will more than double by the end of February. The grim forecas...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:25:54 +0000
Local MPs, MPPs say they haven't left country during pandemic
All six of Windsor-Essex’s federal and provincial political leaders say they haven’t left the country since COVID-19 shutdowns began in March. “I have not been out of Ontario since March,” MPP Percy Hatfield (NDP — Windsor-Tecumseh) said i...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:10:32 +0000
Walker Power Building, public school renos to be recognized with heritage awards
The recent transformation of the historic Walker Power Building from its former decrepit state and renovations to two showpiece schools — Kennedy Collegiate and John Campbell — are being recognized with heritage awards. The City of Windsor awards...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:07:26 +0000
Windsor-Essex surpasses 9,000 COVID-19 infections; three more deaths reported
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported an additional 199 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the region’s infection count above 9,000. It took only five days for the region to gain its most recent 1,000 cases, with a total of 9,045 p...

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:00:50 +0000
Windsor Regional Hospital extends hours at Met campus COVID-19 assessment centre
Windsor Regional Hospital is expanding the hours of operation of its Met campus COVID-19 assessment centre. Starting Monday, the testing centre will run seven days a week, matching the hours at the Ouellette campus. The assessment centres at both hos...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 23:59:42 +0000
Remote learning for Windsor-Essex students extended until Jan. 23
Elementary and secondary school students in Windsor-Essex will be learning from home until at least Jan. 25. Medical officer of health Dr. Wajid Ahmed recommended on Thursday morning that the province extend its closure of schools for in-class learni...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 23:49:15 +0000
Windsor engineering prof recognized for electric vehicle research
University of Windsor engineering professor Narayan Kar has been recognized by National Research Council Canada as one of the nation’s leading electric vehicle experts by making him a Tier 1 research chair. The appointment brings $200,000 worth of ...



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