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Sat, 01 May 2021 01:30:23 +0000
Lions grab Onwuzurike in second-round of NFL Draft as focus stays in trenches
New Detroit Lions’ general manager Brad Holmes is sending a clear message in his first NFL Draft. Holmes got a potential franchise offensive tackle in Penei Sewell in Thursday’s first round of the draft and on Friday he turned around and brought ...

Sat, 01 May 2021 00:55:50 +0000
COVID-19: Ford repeats calls for tighter borders
Premier Doug Ford repeated calls Friday for the federal government to tighten the country’s borders to keep out virus variants that originated outside Canada, but Windsor’s business community is asking for an increase in land border business trav...

Sat, 01 May 2021 00:09:22 +0000
Federal budget offers further support to small businesses, says minister
Mary Ng, federal Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade spoke with the Windsor Star’s Julie Kotsis for a question-and-answer session ahead of a roundtable meeting Friday afternoon hosted by the newly rebranded Invest W...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 23:32:23 +0000
Car parade seeks volunteers
An annual fundraising car parade that benefits Autism Speaks Canada is looking for volunteers to assist with this year’s event on Oct. 16. The Windsor Walk on Wheels Car Parade raises money for Autism research. Organizers are looking for volunt...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 23:25:21 +0000
Windsor police probe Walkerville van arson
Windsor police are looking for the public’s help after a utility van was intentionally set on fire in Walkerville Wednesday morning. A reported vehicle fire led patrol officers to the 1200 block of Richmond Street at 3 a.m. A white Chevrolet ut...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 22:59:10 +0000
Jarvis: 'What we would all want if we were in the same position'
Fourteen months into the global pandemic, after 463,000 COVID-19 cases and 8,050 deaths, Ontario is providing paid sick leave for workers. Forced into it by the doctors and scientists advising the province, and public outrage over the handling of the...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 22:28:11 +0000
Jail lockdowns, overcrowding, ants lead to reduced sentence for Windsor thief
A thief who tried to elude police by riding a motorcycle through a farm field received a reduced sentence Friday due to the “extraordinarily harsh” conditions he endured from jail overcrowding, lockdowns and an ant infestation. Ontario Court Just...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 22:13:48 +0000
Researchers land Detroit River 'monster,' then set it free
It took the might of all three researchers to haul a massive 240-pound lake sturgeon into their boat from the Detroit River last week. It’s being touted as one of the largest of its kind ever recorded in the U.S., with a length of six feet, 10 ...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 21:01:35 +0000
Lions’ hulking top pick Sewell called ‘generational player’
To say Brad Holmes was happy with his first-ever pick as general manager of the Detroit Lions would be an understatement. Most everyone has seen the video of Holmes nearly knocking over president Rod Wood as he jumped into his arms and then sending f...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 20:53:02 +0000
New initiative aims to get more students walking, biking to school
Six school communities across three local boards will participate in a pilot project aimed at getting more kids walking, biking, skateboarding or scootering to class. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has received a $60,000 grant for the initiativ...



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