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Wed, 15 Sep 2021 01:23:51 +0000
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh promises cap on cellphone bills during Windsor stop
Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh returned to Windsor Tuesday night repeating a promise to cap cellphone bills, bring in universal pharmacare, make housing more affordable and tax the super rich with “unlimited zeal.” “There are some people out ...

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 00:52:53 +0000
Annual vigil for Windsor victims of violence to be held Wednesday evening
Organizer Lisa Valente first intended the yearly vigil to recognize young Windsor murder victims. The event has since grown to include many other victims.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 00:38:04 +0000
Ontario Football Conference will finally catch up to Fratmen by making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory
The rest of the Ontario Football Conference is set to catch up to the St. Clair Fratmen. Unbeaten after two games, the Fratmen remain in first place in the league, but the OFC has now adopted the same COVID-19 protocols that St. Clair implemented mon...

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 00:28:34 +0000
Shots fired and car seized in weekend gun incident
Ward 1 Coun. Fred Francis is calling for a meeting between police and residents of a neighbourhood near St. Clair College following a weekend incident involving gunshots. Francis told the Star on Tuesday he started seeing worried chatter online from ...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 23:14:51 +0000
Health unit clarifies proof of vaccination requirements for weddings, funerals
The local health unit is clarifying proof of vaccination requirements for weddings and funerals after receiving a flood of questions from confused residents. Health unit CEO Nicole Dupuis on Tuesday said new instructions for vaccine verification only...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 22:49:42 +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.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 22:45:53 +0000
Windsor firefighter joined cast of Bachelor in Paradise Canada
Adam Kunder, 28, of Windsor, is among the contestants of the seventh season of Bachelor in Paradise Canada, premiering Oct. 10 on Citytv.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 22:41:08 +0000
UWindsor researchers hope to lessen vaccine hesitancy
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the forefront just how many people are hesitant about getting a vaccine of any sort.   They are not all anti-vaxxers or misguided freedom fighters, they’re ordinary people who would never think to book an a...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 22:11:57 +0000
Jarvis: We didn't need this election, but it still matters, a lot
Canada didn’t need this election, but it still matters, a lot. This election will decide the country’s direction amid two unprecedented battles: the pandemic and climate change. It will also determine how we address fundamental failures m...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 21:03:53 +0000
Unifor environment council evaluates climate plans of local election candidates
The climate plans of Windsor and Essex candidates running in next week’s federal election bear some similarities, though parties differ on how best to tackle climate change, representatives from Unifor’s Windsor environment committee said...



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