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Tue, 14 Sep 2021 00:58:15 +0000
Windsor looks at increasing urban density to save costs
Plans to change Windsor’s Official Plan and strengthen urban density went into high gear Monday night — after seven years in the making. The Development and Heritage Standing Committee is asking the city planner to provide options for amending t...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 00:46:23 +0000
Hall of Fame Paralympian Danielle Campo fighting for her life
Colleen Campo is asking people to light a candle and say a prayer for her daughter, Danielle Campo McLeod, as she fights for her life in a London hospital.  Campo McLeod was transferred to University Hospital Sunday night where she remains in cri...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 00:42:05 +0000
Hundreds dismissed from local schools following COVID exposures
Hundreds of local kids have been ordered to stay home after more than a dozen childhood COVID-19 cases were recorded in the first week of school. Since in-person learning resumed on Sept. 7, 17 local elementary and secondary students from 15 schools ...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:57:36 +0000
Windsor teen discovers biological sister in Missouri through 23andMe
Windsor resident Jadyn Duczman, 18, wanted to try 23andMe DNA testing to learn about her Asian ancestry. She didn't expect it would lead to her connecting with a previously unknown blood sibling.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:55:53 +0000
Lions' Okudah done for year while Williams in concussion protocol after loss to 49ers
New head coach Jeff Campbell is well aware the Detroit Lions are not a quick-fix project. So, it came as no surprise that when his team went down by 28 points in third quarter of Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers that Campbell would end...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:52:10 +0000
Shots fired and car seized in weekend gun incident
Windsor police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect or suspects responsible for firing a gun numerous times, striking a car. On Saturday at around 12:15 a.m. patrol officers and members of the emergency services unit were ...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 22:43:31 +0000
Local NDP candidates outline plans to make life more affordable for families
Regulating base rates for mobile phones and enacting pharmacare and dental care — paid for by taxing the richest one per cent of Canadians — would make life more affordable for local families, say the three Windsor-Essex NDP federal candidates. â...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 22:04:14 +0000
Health unit reports 173 COVID cases over three days, two deaths
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has reported 173 new COVID-19 cases since Friday. Forty-seven cases were recorded on Saturday, 78 on Sunday, and 48 on Monday. Of the new cases, 64 are close contacts of confirmed cases, 37 are community acquired,...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:55:53 +0000
Cancellation of lifeguard certification postpones swim season
It’ll be a little longer before a local competitive swim club can dive into its fall swim season. The Windsor Essex Swim Team (WEST) has postponed its fall programs on a week-to-week basis starting Monday, citing a directive from the Windsor-E...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 20:04:33 +0000
Local roundup: Big crowd takes in Fratmen win over Beefeaters at new stadium
Brendan McCraine turned a short pass from quarterback Michael Beale into a 78-yard touchdown with 36 seconds to play on Saturday to lift the St. Clair Fratmen to a 29-22 win over the London Beefeaters. London, which won the last Ontario Football Conf...



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