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Thu, 20 May 2021 00:49:36 +0000
Jarvis: 'Just get 'er done'
Another day, another pointless complication that governments could solve, if they want to. Three years ago, the city was going to expropriate 33 acres of riverfront land in Sandwich and swap it for Ojibway Shores, which is controlled by the Windsor P...

Thu, 20 May 2021 00:00:04 +0000
Windsor's Robson, Rutckyj hoping to help Canada secure an Olympic berth in baseball
Windsor natives Jacob Robson and Evan Rutckyj have jumped on board to try and help Canada’s late effort to secure a spot at this summer’s Olympic Games in men’s baseball. The two are part of Baseball Canada’s 26-man roster set to head to West...

Wed, 19 May 2021 23:55:54 +0000
Confidence remains high Ojibway Shores deal can soon get done
Putting aside a failed effort on a west-end riverfront site that was long thought earmarked to complete a land swap so Ojibway Shores can be forever environmentally protected, focus has turned towards yet another property away from the waterfront to ...

Wed, 19 May 2021 23:50:29 +0000
Tigers' Turnbull goes from baseball's biggest loser to no-hit wonder
Detroit Tigers’ right-hander Spencer Turnbull has gone from baseball’s biggest loser to its latest no-hit wonder. The 28-year-old Turnbull topped Major League baseball with 17 losses in his first full season in 2019. This year, his season was del...

Wed, 19 May 2021 23:12:08 +0000
Windsor region receives $7.5-million grant to support auto mobility plan
Invest WindsorEssex landed $7.5-million in funding Wednesday from FedDev Ontario to help make the region Canada’s first auto mobility accelerator. The ambitious proposal will see government, the private sector and the area’s post-secondary instit...

Wed, 19 May 2021 23:02:31 +0000
Stellantis extends Windsor Assembly shutdown due to microchip shortage
Unifor Local 444 has confirmed the shutdown of the Windsor Assembly Plant due to the global shortage of semiconductor microchips has been extended to include the week of May 24. However, Stellantis spokesperson Lou Ann Gosselin said in an emailed sta...

Wed, 19 May 2021 23:02:04 +0000
Caesars Windsor cancels more shows
Ice Cube, Pitbull, Jason Derulo and more have been added to the list of Caesars Windsor shows that have been cancelled and will not be rescheduled.

Wed, 19 May 2021 22:47:23 +0000
Downtown businesses, BIA and city unite to beautify the core
Downtown businesses and city officials are hoping to keep downtown’s newly-found patio culture thriving with a plan to “beautify the core.” The strategy involves placing $6,000 worth of flowers along downtown patios and the new parklets, which ...

Wed, 19 May 2021 22:42:48 +0000
U.S. throws cold water on border-crossing vaccine plan
A categorical tweet from a U.S. border official has dashed hopes that Windsor-Essex could dramatically ramp up vaccinations by sending people to Michigan where there’s a surplus supply. Windsor Regional Hospital CEO David Musyj said an arrangem...

Wed, 19 May 2021 21:16:41 +0000
Local hospitals to 'gradually resume' some non-urgent surgeries
Hospitals in Windsor and Leamington have started a plan to gradually resume day surgeries after Ontario Health reversed an order to halt all non-urgent procedures. “We will continue to work as a hospital alongside our regional hospital partners to ...



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