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Sun, 21 Mar 2021 23:03:29 +0000
31 more cases reported in Sunday COVID update
The Windsor-Essex Health Unit confirmed 31 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday with no additional deaths. That pushes the region’s total cases to 13,595. The new cases break down to 18 related to close contacts of a confirmed case, three are community acq...

Sun, 21 Mar 2021 14:55:37 +0000
Province expands age limits for COVID-19 vaccines
Adults 75 years and older can book an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine as of Tuesday through the health unit’s online booking system or through a call centre. Vaccines for those born in 1946 or earlier will be administered at one of four location...

Sun, 21 Mar 2021 10:00:40 +0000
Reader letter: Airport tower fiasco latest sign of poor leadership
Canada has fallen this far? I feel there are too many false leaders in key places who have no vision for this fantastic country. They seem to want Canadians to accept their nation as second rate — Windsor and this southwestern working-class appenda...

Sun, 21 Mar 2021 10:00:02 +0000
Reader letter: Pilot thankful for efforts of air traffic control tower
Thirty-three years ago, I was a student pilot training through The Windsor Flying Club at Windsor’s airport and eventually became a fully licensed pilot. During one of my solo flights, on my final downwind approach for a landing, I could hear over ...

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 20:52:38 +0000
Small business owners rally for an end to COVID-19 restrictions
The message that small businesses can operate safely during the COVID-19 pandemic conflicted with the crowded scene at a rally to end government restrictions Saturday on Ouellette Avenue. Many in a crowd of more than 100 were not wearing masks as the...

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 20:18:47 +0000
Saturday COVID update: 30 more cases
The Windsor Essex County Health Unit reported 30 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday but no additional deaths. The new cases include one that is outbreak related, 14 that are close contacts of a confirmed case, seven that are community acquired and eight ...

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 16:12:28 +0000
The Year of COVID: Windsor-Essex stats show stark difference between COVID, flu
Despite calls from some to label COVID-19 as simply a “bad flu,” the most recent available data from Public Health Ontario and the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit show the number of documented influenza cases and deaths since 2015 pale i...

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 15:06:44 +0000
Guest column: Remembering Canadian Korean War veterans appreciated
Re: South Korea sends masks, gratitude to war veterans, by Doug Schmidt, March 10 As a Korean-born Senator of Canada with parents who survived the Korean War because of the service and sacrifices of Canadians and others who went to Korea’s aid ...

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 11:50:56 +0000
Area manufacturers intensify campaign for clarity on border rules
Having lobbied the federal government for months seeking clarity on policy directed at essential workers crossing the U.S. border, southwest Ontario’s automotive sector is stepping up its campaign warning Ottawa of the dire risks of the status quo....

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 10:09:51 +0000
Guest column: Vaccines will help, but we are long way off from full return to normal
Perhaps despite our wishes, hopes and expectations elected politicians cannot halt, stop or otherwise impede the insidious ooze of COVID-19 RNA viruses. They can try, consult, direct and even order, but viruses do have a tendency to spread, mutate an...



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