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Thu, 06 May 2021 00:18:44 +0000
Spitfires win big in OHL Draft lottery with No. 4 pick overall along with top pick of second round
For the first time in a quarter century, the Windsor Spitfires will have the No. 4 pick overall in the Ontario Hockey League Draft. With the 2020-21 season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the OHL went to a lottery system where 19 of its 20 te...

Thu, 06 May 2021 00:07:54 +0000
Windsor police remember fallen officer 15 years after murder
Windsor police remembered fallen officer John Atkinson on the 15th anniversary of his killing Wednesday with a moment of silence shared virtually. In lieu of an in-person memorial ceremony, the force shared a commemorative video recorded last year wh...

Wed, 05 May 2021 23:47:25 +0000
Windsor's e-scooter pilot halted temporarily following numerous thefts
Windsor’s just-launched electric scooter pilot project that started on the weekend with big grins from excited users has hit a “disheartening” bump in the road. In the first few days of operation, thefts in the city of the expensive...

Wed, 05 May 2021 23:43:10 +0000
'Extreme' overdose alert issued for Windsor-Essex
A high number of opioid overdoses in Windsor-Essex has again prompted an “extreme” alert from a local agency tasked with addressing widespread substance abuse. Eight opioid overdoses occurred between April 30 and May 2 (Sunday), seven of ...

Wed, 05 May 2021 23:40:45 +0000
RCMP rescue overturned kayaker from Detroit River
A lifejacket likely stopped a man from drowning in the Detroit River when his kayak overturned Sunday afternoon, Royal Canadian Mounted Police say. Two members of the RCMP’s Windsor marine operations unit were patrolling the Detroit River near ...

Wed, 05 May 2021 23:15:14 +0000
Windsor mother sues airline, former husband over allegedly abducting children to Lebanon
Local lawyer Harvey Strosberg has filed a $5-million civil lawsuit on behalf of a Windsor woman who has not seen two of her children in more than two years after their father flew them out of the country to Lebanon. Khawla Khalifa, 34, has been in th...

Wed, 05 May 2021 21:56:57 +0000
Michigan roundup: Red Wings hoping Bertuzzi ready to go for 2021-22 season after back surgery
The Detroit Red Wings have said little about the injury forward Tyler Bertuzzi suffered since he left a game on Jan. 30. On Wednesday, the club revealed the 26-year-old Bertuzzi had back surgery in New York on Friday with the hope of a full recovery ...

Wed, 05 May 2021 21:41:00 +0000
Firearms seized during city police guns investigation
Two sawed-off shotguns and a springloaded knife were seized during a Windsor police firearms probe near the city’s core Tuesday. In April, the Windsor Police Service drugs and guns unit launched an investigation involving the suspected possessi...

Wed, 05 May 2021 21:39:42 +0000
Vaccine passports under consideration for international travellers
The Canadian government is in talks with international partners about a standardized vaccine passport for travellers but health and safety remains the priority, according to Windsor-Tecumseh MP Irek Kusmierczyk. “There are conversations that are ta...

Wed, 05 May 2021 21:34:20 +0000
Mental health fundraiser Ride Don't Hide to be held virtually
Due to the ongoing pandemic, the 10th annual Ride Don’t Hide fundraiser will be held virtually this year. The fundraiser to support mental health and backed by the Canadian Mental Health Association will feature a mobile app that will allow partici...



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