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Tue, 08 Jun 2021 23:58:50 +0000
Local Muslim community in shock and saddened by deadly London hate crime
A Windsor Islamic Association leader said Tuesday that given the proximity to London and similarities of Muslim population base, members of their local community are reeling in “shock and sadness” regarding the deadly hate incident by a 20-year-o...

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 23:48:29 +0000
Spitfires quickly closing in on securing Chicago sniper O'Flaherty
Rolling the dice on drafting an American-born player with another option is often a risking venture for an Ontario Hockey League team. The Windsor Spitfires did just that in Saturday’s OHL Draft with the selection of Chicago Young Americans forward...

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 23:45:17 +0000
COVID-19 claims three more lives in Windsor-Essex while numbers fall
A man in his 50s and two men in their 60s who each lived in the community have died due to COVID-19, reported the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit on Tuesday.

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 23:43:32 +0000
OHL notes: Bowler sees Under-18 draft another chance to bolster roster
Coming off a season lost to a pandemic and with some roster holes that need to be filled, perhaps this is the year that the Ontario Hockey League’s Under-18 Draft produces a gem for the Windsor Spitfires. The Spitfires will draft 17th in the U18 dr...

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 23:26:36 +0000
$42M plan to 'reimagine' Adie Knox complex announced, with plan to move swimming to UWindsor
A $42-million “reimagining” proposed for the faded Adie Knox Herman Herman Recreation Complex is being touted as a huge net benefit for west-end residents who — in recent years — have fended off multiple city efforts to close the comp...

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 23:15:44 +0000
Local public board nixes in-person graduation ceremonies
Premier Doug Ford will need the YouTube link in order to see the virtual graduation ceremonies being planned for Grade 8 and Grade 12 students in the Greater Essex County District School Board. The public board announced Tuesday that contrary to the ...

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 22:45:51 +0000
Supreme Court ruling on Windsor case sets child support precedent
A precedent-setting Supreme Court of Canada decision on a Windsor child support case will have far-reaching effects on retroactive payments across the country. In a unanimous decision delivered by Justice Sheilah Martin, the court laid out rules to b...

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 22:33:14 +0000
Organizers seek to repeat June 27th food drive 'miracle' in Windsor-Essex
Last year, the June 27 Miracle food drive in Windsor-Essex generated more than two million pounds in donations. Now organizers are hoping the miracle can happen again on June 27, 2021.

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 22:06:15 +0000
Local man sentenced to jail for online sex with Aussie child
Describing his “virtual sexual relationship” with a child as a “gravely serious offence,” a Windsor judge sentenced a local man Tuesday to 18 months in jail. Sanjay Rasiah, 30, was convicted of the criminal offence of luring f...

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 21:29:17 +0000
Windsor police seize firearm after report of man with gun
Dion Dagenais, 26, of Windsor, faces multiple firearm charges after police seized a loaded weapon from his vehicle. Investigators say witnesses of the original incident have not been cooperative.



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