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Sat, 15 May 2021 14:46:34 +0000
Former Spitfires' goalie DiPietro set to make his sixth appearance with Hockey Canada
Amherstburg’s Mike DiPietro remains the same affable and easygoing player that showed up on the Windsor Spitfires’ doorstep in 2015 and promptly went on to rewrite the club’s modern-era record book for goalies. The Sun County minor hockey produ...

Sat, 15 May 2021 14:43:21 +0000
Area marks 52 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported on Saturday 52 new COVID-19 cases. The additional cases bring the total number of area residents who have tested positive for the disease to 16,063. Of those, 15,289 cases are considered resolved and 421 ...

Sat, 15 May 2021 10:11:24 +0000
Reader letter: First give us paid sick days, then a new premier
More than a year into the pandemic, it’s painful to watch updates from Ontario’s premier where he squanders every possible opportunity to do the right thing. Public health advocates, unions, community groups, doctors and more are begging for paid...

Sat, 15 May 2021 10:00:44 +0000
Reader letter: Owners need to clean up dog poop problem in Tecumseh
In the town of Tecumseh, there is a Bylaw 2003-91/2005-43 which expects dog owners to scoop their dog poop from public property. This includes sidewalks, parkland, roads, gutters etc. If caught, a person could be charged $105 up to $500 (2020-43). Th...

Sat, 15 May 2021 09:59:15 +0000
Guest column: Moving towards green energy has its drawbacks
On March 11, Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan released a list of 31 so-called critical minerals “essential to the economic and energy security” of Canada. Being included on the list of 31 was based upon each mineral (or grou...

Sat, 15 May 2021 00:10:37 +0000
Secrecy, top security surround Windsor vaccine deliveries, supplies
They call it liquid gold. COVID-19 vaccines are in demand and hard to get. With so much at stake and no margin for mishap, those tasked with protecting Windsor’s vaccine supplies have made meticulous plans to thwart all conceivable threats, from cr...

Fri, 14 May 2021 23:15:48 +0000
Windsor 'Wing-Nut' vying to become NHL's biggest team fan
Like so many of us during this pandemic, Heather Petrie has been deprived of doing something she loves — attending Detroit Red Wings games. But the Windsor woman may be rewarded for her intense fandom in the coming weeks as she is one of eight fina...

Fri, 14 May 2021 22:29:14 +0000
Wear a mask or don't board the bus, Transit Windsor rules
Two work refusals by bus drivers have led Transit Windsor to stiffen its mask-wearing rule so that even passsengers claiming a medical condition must wear one. “If you want to get transportation and you do not want to wear a mask, then you will...

Fri, 14 May 2021 22:24:58 +0000
Quarantine exemption sought for Canadians crossing border for COVID-19 vaccine
Windsor Regional Hospital has asked the Public Health Agency of Canada to exempt Canadians crossing the border for a COVID-19 vaccination from quarantine under a provision in the government’s rules for medical treatment. It’s the third at...

Fri, 14 May 2021 21:54:26 +0000
Dougall Avenue drivers need to 'do better,' say Windsor police
A traffic enforcement blitz by Windsor police with particular focus on the 4000 block of Dougall Avenue resulted in at least 30 speeding tickets on Tuesday.



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