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Wed, 24 Feb 2021 02:35:37 +0000
High-value truck hijackings expose Canada's major freight thefts
Police are investigating and looking for suspects after several trailers carrying more than $1.5 million worth of products stolen in Aylmer were recently recovered in St. Thomas.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 02:33:50 +0000
City threatens closure of foreign worker isolation centre over funding gap
Citing a $2-million-plus funding gap the City of Windsor can’t afford, Mayor Drew Dilkens is expressing frustration and threatening to close the COVID isolation and recovery centre that Windsor runs for temporary foreign workers. The city took ...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 02:18:18 +0000
Jarvis: Budgeting in a pandemic
Some people are lucky. They’re still working during the pandemic, and they’re socking away savings. But others have lost their livelihoods. That’s why city council approved a 2021 budget that freezes taxes. The city also faces a $38...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 02:03:17 +0000
Police seize cocaine, weapons during drug trafficking probe
Cocaine, brass knuckles and a gun were seized from a home in Windsor’s west end on Monday during a drug trafficking investigation by city police. The Windsor Police Service drugs and guns unit launched a probe into suspected drug trafficking ea...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 02:00:37 +0000
Crawford unsure if he will continue NFL playing career as free agency looms
Windsor’s Tyrone Crawford is not sure if this is the end of his National Football League career. After nine seasons in the NFL and his five-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys having expired, the 31-year-old Crawford is set to hit free agency for the...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 01:58:57 +0000
Sportsnet apologizes for mistake in feature on Windsor's Smith
A video production problem has prompted Sportsnet to issue an apology to the City of Windsor. In a between periods game segment called Rep Our Home, Sportsnet featured Windsor native D.J. Smith, who is now head coach of the Ottawa Senators. The video...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 01:57:53 +0000
Health unit reports 32 new COVID cases, three more deaths
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported 32 more cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and three more lives lost to the virus. Five of the cases were related to outbreaks, seven were attributed to community spread, and 10 were close contacts of confirmed...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 01:54:04 +0000
Concours buys AIS to form largest tool/mold firm in North America
Windsor’s Concours Technologies has purchased another local firm, Active Industrial Solutions, in a deal that creates what is believed to be the largest mold and tool solutions provider by sales volume in North America. The deal, which has been a y...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 01:40:40 +0000
Windsor police renew plea for info in W.E. Trans hate crimes
Windsor police are again asking the public to review surveillance footage that might hold evidence following multiple acts of hateful vandalism and a smashed window at W.E. Trans Support. The office dedicated to supporting transgender individuals was...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 01:35:15 +0000
Hour-A-Day Study Club has been 'uplifting' Black youth for 87 years
They’ve hosted high teas while teaching pre-schoolers to tie their shoes, shared travel stories and advocated for equal access to education for Black children. These are the generations of Black women who have belonged to one of the longest-running...



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