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Thu, 11 Mar 2021 04:28:54 +0000
Update: Five people who sheltered at former library test positive for COVID-19
Eleven people from the Downtown Mission walked to the aquatic centre Wednesday morning to take COVID-19 tests and try to secure accommodations, as the city threatened to shut down what it has been referring to as a rogue shelter. Staff at the Windsor...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 03:29:11 +0000
Province releases list of Windsor-Essex pharmacies providing COVID-19 vaccinations
The Ontario government has released the complete list of 57 pharmacies in Windsor-Essex now offering the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for members of the public ages 60 to 64.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 02:50:42 +0000
McKenzie orders report on providing free menstrual hygiene products in city facilities
Teen hockey player Jada Malott has suffered the anxiety of suddenly needing a menstrual hygiene product and running around an arena asking if anyone had one to spare. “No one had one and what was I going to do? I had to end up using toilet pape...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 02:44:42 +0000
Medical officer of health on leave of absence
The top public health doctor in Windsor and Essex County is on a two-week leave of absence for “personal” reasons. Dr. Wajid Ahmed, the face of the COVID-19 pandemic response here for more than a year, requested the leave Wednesday aftern...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 02:16:20 +0000
Two charged, third sought in pickup theft
Two people are in custody and Windsor police and Essex County OPP are looking for a third in connection with the theft of a pickup truck. On March 5 at 9 a.m. Windsor officers were called to a business in the 1200 block of Provincial Road for a repor...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 01:40:06 +0000
PHOTOS: Windsor sets record high for March 10
Golfers, joggers and cyclists were out in force Wednesday throughout Windsor and Essex County as temperatures soared to a record high of 19.1 C. The mercury hit its highest mark ever for March 10, easily breaking the record of 16.6 C set in 2013. The...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 01:03:46 +0000
A couple of milestone birthdays at LA Desmarais
Robbie-Lynn Schreindler got the very best staff parking spot when she pulled up to LA Desmarais Catholic elementary school Wednesday morning. When the Grade 6 teacher stepped out of the car, her name was splashed across the school’s marquee sign al...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:45:28 +0000
Canada-wide arrest warrant issued for Windsor shotgun suspect
A nation-wide arrest warrant has been issued for Robert Labrecque, 20, of Windsor — wanted by police on a charge of attempted murder in relation to a shotgun-firing incident on Feb. 27.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 23:44:33 +0000
Toronto-area suspects tied to multiple Windsor and LaSalle break-ins
Four adult males from the Greater Toronto Area are facing many charges in relation to break-and-enter crimes and stolen firearms in Windsor and LaSalle.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 23:26:50 +0000
WSO offers digital music education to schools
Daniel Wiley is the associate conductor for the Windsor Symphony Orchestra but he’s also become quite a maestro at the art of photo shopping and editing video. The COVID-19 pandemic closed schools completely across the province last March and again...



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