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Sat, 20 Feb 2021 02:40:28 +0000COVID-19 case rate rises in Windsor-Essex
The medical officer of health for Windsor-Essex doubts local pandemic restrictions will ease further any time soon with COVID-19 cases on the rise once again. Recent data presented by Dr. Wajid Ahmed on Friday showed a slight increase in the region...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 02:36:14 +0000Photos: Outdoor public skating returns to Windsor
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 02:14:49 +0000Photos/video: Volkwagen catches fire in the cold
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 02:13:06 +0000Photo: Perfect snowy conditions for Windsor winter sports
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 01:37:23 +0000Community paramedicine program coming to Windsor-Essex
A program that lets paramedics care for seniors in-home on a non-emergency basis is coming to Windsor and Essex County. The provincial government on Friday announced a $3,196,000 investment to expand its Community Paramedicine for Long-Term Care prog...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 00:49:30 +0000St. Clair College reports all-time-high enrolment
St. Clair College is reporting a record high enrolment this term, despite the COVID-19 pandemic preventing most in-person learning. The college saw a 21-per-cent enrolment increase in its winter semester this year, with an all-time high of 14,225 stu...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 00:25:11 +0000Windsor pair who witnessed man sink into Detroit River warns of icy danger
"You can't go out on that ice. It's not the same. It doesn't get cold enough, and the river doesn't freeze hard enough. It's too dangerous."
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 00:24:58 +0000Virtual polar plunging continues in Windsor-Essex
A cold bath or shower, a backyard kiddie pool, even a simple dousing with a bucket of ice water — participants in the 7th annual Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Ontario have been getting creative in their virtual plunging.
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 00:07:50 +0000Mink farm break-in trial hears closing arguments
A Windsor-born animal rights activist accused of breaking into a mink farm had no intent to commit a criminal offence when he entered the property to take videos and post them online, his lawyer argued Friday. Lawyer Gary Grill told a judge the issue...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 00:06:04 +0000ERCA draft budget now goes to municipalities for approval
During what is being termed a transitional year due to legislated changes, the Essex Region Conservation Authority has approved a 2021 draft budget of just over $10 million. The budget includes a levy request of $3,454,619, which translates to the eq...