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Wed, 10 Feb 2021 02:00:06 +0000
Catholic school board director Terry Lyons retiring
Catholic school board director Terry Lyons is retiring July 31. The announcement was made at the board meeting Tuesday. Lyons has spent 32 years in education. He began his career as a teacher at the York Catholic School Board before returning to his ...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 01:42:48 +0000
Windsor-style pizza business opens in Toronto
Is T.O. ready for Windsor-style pizza? The culinary minds behind Ambassador Pizza Co. — a new pizza venture on Bloor Street West — are counting on it.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 01:35:04 +0000
Hospital eases restrictions on visitors
With COVID-19 cases declining, Windsor Regional Hospital will ease restrictions for visitors at its Metropolitan and Ouellette campuses and the Regional Cancer Centre starting Wednesday. The hospital will allow one “essential” visitor for...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 01:21:57 +0000
Mayor finally gets ear of NAV Canada executive on air traffic control
In his first stab at talking with a NAV Canada executive, Mayor Drew Dilkens says he forcefully made the case Tuesday for saving air traffic control at Windsor’s airport. “I think he heard my concerns loud and clear on behalf of the commu...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 01:13:32 +0000
'Amazing talent' from Holy Names wins global music production contest
Mesho Keryakoz combined a love of anime, hip hop and trap music, and mixed a unique beat that proceeded to defeat a global field of more than 1,000 other music producers. Before he entered the competition, the 16-year-old Holy Names student literally...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 01:02:10 +0000
New organization to aid Black-owned businesses launched
The new organization Black Business Can Inc. and the Downtown Windsor Business Accelerator are partnering to support, grow and raise the profile of Black entrepreneurs and business owners in the region. Black Business Can CEO/founder Maxine Shelton s...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 00:53:30 +0000
NDP proposes plan to remove profits from long-term care
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Tuesday stressed the need for Canada to end its for-profit long-term care system during a virtual meeting in Windsor-Essex County. Calling it one of the most heart-breaking parts of the pandemic, Singh said seniors, mostly...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 00:24:15 +0000
Trucker who smuggled 11 Nigerians across bridge hopes to avoid jail
A trucker who claimed he had no idea there were 11 people crowded behind a curtain in the driver’s cab of his commercial rig as he crossed the Ambassador Bridge in 2017 is hoping a Windsor judge might see his human smuggling action as that of a...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 00:16:20 +0000
Public board announces land purchase for new north-shore school
The public school board has acquired almost six acres of land in Tecumseh that will allow it to move forward with building a new north-shore dual-track elementary school. The Greater Essex County District School Board announced Monday the purchase of...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 23:52:49 +0000
Bell overwhelmed by support after being let go by Bell Media
The outpouring of support has been overwhelming for broadcaster Steve Bell. The 63-year-old Bell said he has literally heard from hundreds of people offering support and encouragement since he was let go by Bell Media last Wednesday from his job as s...



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