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Wed, 11 Aug 2021 01:23:11 +0000
Car cruise returning to Ouellette, Riverside Friday night
With days to go, more than 600 cars are set to be cruising Ouellette Avenue this Friday when the Ouellette Car Cruise returns for 2021.  The sixth annual car cruise is going ahead with the afternoon exhibition and evening cruise this year, said Bria...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 01:21:00 +0000
Jarvis: Children and COVID-19 — 'a pandemic of the innocent'
One doctor described it as “a pandemic of the innocent.” The more contagious and virulent Delta variant and the low vaccination rate are fuelling the surge of COVID-19 in the U.S., mainly among the people who aren’t vaccinated. But ...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 01:18:23 +0000
Local leaders mixed on whether vaccine passports are right path
Pressure continues to ramp up on the Ontario government to introduce vaccine passports — a process already underway in Quebec and Manitoba. While some local leaders agree they are needed, others appear lukewarm to the idea, which continues to be re...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 00:26:27 +0000
Windsor-raised fishing YouTubers surpass a billion views
When Windsor natives Josh and Jake Jorgensen started their YouTube channel BlacktipH in 2008, they had no idea it would become the most viewed fishing channel in the world.

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 00:10:03 +0000
Windsor Police seek video of Huron Church Road robbery
The Windsor Police Service is asking anyone living in the 1100 block of Huron Church Road or 1000 block of Felix Avenue, who may have video surveillance equipment, to check their cameras for possible footage relevant to a robbery investigation. On Au...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 00:00:37 +0000
Colchester couple's pandemic pivot reaps $1-million real estate profit
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many people to make tough decisions, but a Colchester couple has been living an HGTV episode that’s taken them from no income to property millionaires. Stephanie and Brian Aspinall gambled the equity in their primar...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 23:35:22 +0000
Two Windsor men were aboard capsized vessel found near Rondeau Park
The Ontario Provincial Police have identified two Windsor men as being involved in the capsized boat incident Friday morning in the Lake Erie waters off Rondeau Provincial Park. Robert Thibert, 75, was found deceased on the park’s shoreline while t...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 23:05:57 +0000
Real estate market remains robust despite average monthly sales price dip
The average monthly sales price of homes in Windsor and Essex County dipped for the third consecutive month in July, but prices remain about $116,000 higher than for the first seven months of 2020. The average sales price of a local home in July was ...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 22:02:46 +0000
Michigan helicopter company offers way for Windsorites to enter U.S.
If you can’t get through the U.S. border, you can always go over it. For Windsorites struggling to get travel plans off the ground while the U.S. land border remains closed, there is a new solution. McMahon Helicopter Services, based in Canton, Mic...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 21:27:11 +0000
New funding to assist special needs students in Windsor
Windsor’s John McGivney Centre will receive more than $1.4 million under a funding announcement made Tuesday by the provincial government designed to improve access to critical rehabilitation services for children and youth with special needs. The ...



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