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Thu, 10 Jun 2021 01:14:09 +0000
Windsor Islamic Association holds Community Dua to honour family killed in London
Many prayed. Others wept. Hundreds of people gathered outside Windsor Mosque on Wednesday to mourn and show unity after a hate-fuelled attack in London left four members of the same family dead. But despite the outpouring of support, the killings hav...

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 00:24:42 +0000
Swimmers react angrily to Adie Knox pool switch
Swimmers who regard the Adie Knox Herman Recreation Complex as a second home are reacting angrily to the $42-million plan to transform it into a “community centre on steroids” but close their beloved pool in the process. Pool programs wou...

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 23:40:37 +0000
Businesses ready for rush of customers
After adjusting to the lower volumes and reduced hours of takeout-only operations, the local hospitality industry is eagerly scrambling to gear up for Friday’s launch of the province’s first stage of reopening. “Opening earlier than June 14 jus...

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 23:27:38 +0000
Spitfires' GM Bowler continues to look to add roster depth with three picks in OHL Under-18 Draft
Windsor Spitfires’ general manager Bill Bowler is a big believer in depth and the competition it creates for roster spots. So, when Bowler had the opportunity to add to his deep collection in goal or bring in another defenceman for an already stack...

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 23:23:21 +0000
Tecumseh council approves retail cannabis outlets
After months of study, Tecumseh council voted Tuesday to allow the opening of retail cannabis stores in town. Council months ago resisted opting in to allow outlets to open until seeing the impact on other communities. “We wanted to take a slow-and...

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 23:22:41 +0000
Jarvis: How do you tell a nine-year-old boy that his whole family has been wiped out because they're Muslim?
They were out for a stroll on a warm spring evening on a normal day in a normal Canadian city. And they were mowed down — the mother, father, sister, brother and grandmother, three generations — by a man who police allege deliberately drove his p...

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 23:04:14 +0000
Judge dispenses mercy at sentencing of home invader
Convicted for his role in a violent home invasion that left the occupant traumatized and suicidal, a Windsor man who told a judge he “never got no chances” in life received exactly that at his sentencing on Wednesday. Michael Yankopulos, ...

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 22:57:31 +0000
Mayor asks PM to raise Detroit/Windsor cross-border vaccines with Biden
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens has reached out to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, asking that he raise the issue of getting surplus Detroit vaccine into the arms of Windsorites when he meets with U.S. President Joe Biden later this week. “I’m ...

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 22:49:35 +0000
WIFF cancels 2021 festival, but announces return of drive-in series
There won't be a 2021 edition of the Windsor International Film Festival — but the popular WIFF Under the Stars drive-in movie series will return to the riverfront this August.

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 22:09:15 +0000
Owners of Slinky's Ice Cream in Tecumseh seek break-in thief
Beloved Tecumseh frozen treat shop Slinky's Ice Cream on Lesperance Road was the target of a break-in thief early Tuesday.



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