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Sat, 13 Feb 2021 02:17:37 +0000
COVID-19 testing starting March 4 at Windsor border crossings
Windsor’s two border crossings will each have on-site COVID-19 testing for non-essential travellers starting March 4, as part of stricter testing and quarantine requirements announced Friday by the Government of Canada. The new measures will &#...

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 02:11:16 +0000
Restaurants, bars, other businesses can open Tuesday
Restaurants, bars, non-essential stores and gyms in Windsor and Essex County can reopen, again, starting Tuesday. The region will move to the red level of Ontario’s COVID-19 restrictions and will no longer be subject to the stay-at-home order, ...

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 00:19:20 +0000
Windsor man charged after couple attacked in Kingston, police say
By Steph Crosier Postmedia News A Windsor man is facing numerous charges in Kingston, after a couple were attacked there Thursday night, according to Kingston police. Police said in a news release that at about 6:50 p.m., a man and a woman were sitti...

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 00:19:03 +0000
Walkerville rest home fire causes $30K in damage
No one was injured in a rest home fire in Walkerville early Friday morning. Windsor Fire and Rescue Services crews were on scene at the corner of Devonshire Road and Wyandotte Street East at 1:30 a.m. While crews tackled the flames, which were confin...

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 00:09:33 +0000
Love draws local businesses together for Valentine's Day
In the midst of a pandemic threatening the livelihoods of many in the small business community, local companies are banding together in unique partnerships to weather the storm together. Local wineries, as just one example, have grouped together with...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 23:07:24 +0000
Work stress during pandemic prompts more to seek help
Ciara Holmes counsels people on a daily basis through her work at Family Services Windsor-Essex. But that doesn’t mean she didn’t have to take a step back and reassess her work-life balance during the pandemic. “It was incredibly challenging,â€...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 23:06:37 +0000
Windsor-Essex COVID-19 data shows cases continue to drop
Despite a continued decline in COVID-19 cases and an imminent easing of some restrictions, the top doctor for Windsor-Essex is cautioning the infection rate is still too high for comfort. Case counts fluctuating between around 20 and 40 new positive ...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 22:49:16 +0000
Affiliation, new rule help Fratmen secure four recruits
The St. Clair Fratmen benefitted from a new affiliation and a new league rule in securing four prospects for the 2021 season. Fratmen head coach Mike LaChance has added local Malcolm Wallace and offensive linemen Tim Davis, who will both attend schoo...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 21:46:17 +0000
March break postponement evokes outrage, resignation
School board administrators are still considering the fallout from the government postponement of March break. Education minister Stephen Lecce announced Thursday that a one-week break for public schools in the province was being pushed back to April...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 21:27:23 +0000
As COVID-19 numbers slow, concern turns to virus variants and a third wave
A highly contagious mutated strain of COVID-19 has arrived in Windsor-Essex, solidifying fears that a powerful third wave is soon to strike. “The concern, as opposed to thinking of it as kind of a ripple of smaller and smaller waves, is the variant...



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