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Thu, 21 Jan 2021 02:08:46 +0000
Essex County approves loan guarantee to support high-speed rural internet
Essex County moved a step closer to having fibre optic internet service across the region after county council unanimously approved a $2.3-million loan guarantee for Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology Inc. on Wednesday night. SWIFT will use the...

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 01:57:49 +0000
Photo: Willistead Manor snow-dusting

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 01:30:58 +0000
Photos: Windsor police cruiser crashes with pickup
 

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:53:32 +0000
Kingsville man charged following theft from Comber business
Vigilant staff at a Comber store gave police the information they needed to find a theft suspect this week. On Tuesday, Ontario Provincial Police were called to a business in the 6300 block of Main Street for a report of a theft in progress. The staf...

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:51:10 +0000
Fatal 1979 mid-air collision over Riverside cited at air traffic control meeting
A horrific mid-air collision that scattered bodies and plane wreckage across Riverside in 1979 was cited at a virtual meeting Tuesday, as pilots and airline officials raised safety concerns over the possible loss of air traffic control at Windsor Air...

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:34:11 +0000
Vallée thrilled with addition of five recruits to Lancer women's basketball program
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a uniquely challenging environment for recruiting. Seeing an athlete in action live was impossible for University of Windsor head women’s basketball coach Chantal Vallée and athletes looking to showcase their tale...

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:33:49 +0000
Not Black enough, historic Black church told in being denied federal funding
Members of a historic Black Windsor church are speaking out after being denied funding under a federal government program designed to support Black communities because they didn’t meet eligibility requirements. “I’m not here to complain about b...

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:03:28 +0000
Police seek pedestrian reportedly struck in Windsor, witnesses to collision
Windsor police are looking for witnesses after someone reported that an impaired driver might have hit a pedestrian Wednesday morning, but no pedestrian has come forward. At roughly 4:20 a.m., patrol officers responded to the area of Tecumseh Road Ea...

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 23:39:41 +0000
COVID pandemic adds challenges to high school co-op placements
Co-op work placements for area high school students are a mixed bag of cancellations, postponements, virtual online delivery or in-person assignments. The province’s move to a state-of-emergency lockdown on Dec. 26, combined with the extended closu...

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 23:36:28 +0000
Another leadership change for Kingsville Fire Department
Leadership of the Kingsville Fire Department is headed for more change as the town announced Wednesday that Chuck Parsons is no longer the fire chief. “The Town of Kingsville has decided to move in a different direction with its fire department lea...



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