Windsor parts supplier JD Norman Industries locked out its 62 unionized workers Friday, telling them the plant is closing, according to union representatives. Unifor Local 195 president Emile Nabbout said the union is attempting to speak with company...

The number of additional cases of COVID-19 Sunday dropped to 15, with no further deaths, according to the latest report by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit. Of the 15 new cases — the fewest since Nov. 16 — two are outbreak related, four resul...

In this time of an unprecedented health-care crisis, we must recognize how crucial a new hospital is needed to serve the growing Windsor-Essex community. The hospital staff who are risking their lives day in and day out must not be used in a game of ...

We certainly need a new hospital because the facilities we have now are so very, very old. My husband recently went in for an angiogram. The next day he became very ill. I took him into emergency and he was sent home. He did not improve and I became ...

The pandemic has changed the way we’ve marked many special occasions over the last year but it can’t stop the annual rush for great food and a cold beverage on Super Bowl Sunday. The parties may be limited to those people we live with but there a...

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported an additional 25 cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, and seven additional deaths. Of the  seven people who died, six lived in long-term care or a retirement home and one lived in the community. They include t...

Pandemic data for Windsor and Essex County continue to show a decline in COVID-19 case rates. After nearly two weeks of single-day case increases in the double-digits, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Wajid Ahmed said the sudden and dramatic drop in inf...

A Windsor long-term care home hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic’s second wave had its outbreak rescinded on Friday after 177 staff and residents contracted the disease and nearly two dozen died. During an outbreak that lasted 51 days, Banwell G...

The Town of Essex’s annual Heritage Week celebrations are going virtual this year with a range of online activities, presentations and tours. Since 1985, Heritage Week has been celebrated in communities across the province. This year, celebrations ...

Mayor Drew Dilkens expects the initial steps on a wide-ranging economic diversification plan for Windsor to launch quickly, with some money earmarked in the 2021 draft budget which goes to council in two weeks. “Absolutely, we don’t want ...