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Tue, 23 Feb 2021 02:33:55 +0000Council approves budget with tax freeze, $10.5M in extra spending
City council unanimously approved a 2021 budget Monday night that freezes the tax take from Windsor’s COVID-battered residents but finds an extra $10.5 million for city departments, agencies and boards, and infrastructure. “This is a budg...
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 02:10:18 +0000
New east-west student express approved as pilot partnership between city, college
The City of Windsor and St. Clair College are hopping aboard a new east-west express bus route as a pilot project, to dramatically trim the two hours it currently takes to ride from east Windsor to the college’s main campus. Route 18 would star...
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:50:17 +0000
LaSalle marine company overwhelmed by attention after Detroit River dog rescue
"We are just in awe that this dog is still alive."
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:28:17 +0000
PHOTOS: Charles Clark Square ice rink reopens
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:56:38 +0000
City to use aquatic centre as interim shelter amid Downtown Mission outbreak
The local health unit has ordered the Downtown Mission to shift its operations in light of an out-of-control COVID-19 outbreak, prompting the City of Windsor and multiple community partners to step in and set up a temporary homeless shelter for those...
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:46:24 +0000
Two local stores among National Sports outlets to be closed
The two National Sports stores located in the Windsor region will be closed by parent company Canadian Tire Corporation as part of a plan to shut down all 18 National Sports stores in Ontario. Canadian Tire said the National Sports chain overlapped t...
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:42:42 +0000
Police announce second death, arrest in Church St. arson
A Windsor man is facing several charges including arson and criminal negligence causing death after a house fire in the city killed two people earlier this month. The Windsor Police Service said officers responded to the report of a fire in the 400 b...
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:40:05 +0000
Boards prepare for asymptomatic testing rollout
Officials with the region’s two largest school boards are planning how to roll out asymptomatic testing of staff and students for COVID-19 as mandated by the government. The Ministry of Education sent a memo last week outlining the requirements for...
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:17:26 +0000
Woman, 41, facing charges after bank break-in
A 41-year-old Windsor woman is facing charges after a downtown bank was broken into and cash stolen. Windsor police said patrol officers responded on Friday at around 7:30 a.m. to the 100 block of Ouellette Avenue for a report of an alarm at a bank. ...
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:59:44 +0000
Coldest Night of the Year walk sets fundraising record for homeless
When yet another local fundraiser had to reinvent itself because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Windsor-Essex community rolled with the punches and responded in a big way. Windsor’s ninth annual Coldest Night of the Year walk for the homeless Sa...