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Sun, 04 Jul 2021 03:53:53 +0000
Several athletes with local ties officially secure Olympic Games as Athletics Canada names track and field team
Athletics Canada released its list of 57 athletes that will compete in track and field on Saturday and Windsor and Essex County is well represented. Melissa Bishop-Nriagu, Brandon McBride, Noelle Montcalm and Dayna Pidhoresky were officially named to...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 20:16:25 +0000
Reader letter: Learn more, walk beside Indigenous people to create needed change
In the spirit of truth and reconciliation, individuals should be allowed to express themselves in many ways. As an Indigenous-led organization working in urban areas it is our hope to bring understanding in the manifesting truths these residential sc...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 15:04:37 +0000
Guest column: Palliative care requires calculation system to improve decision-making
“D’oh!” That is what I said when I got the call. I was the palliative physician on call for the weekend and my nurse had just called me about a patient in the community. The weekend physician on call for palliative care in our area covers our t...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 11:38:40 +0000
Bowler calls Miedema elite as Spitfires get first-round pick to sign on
The Windsor Spitfires never expected any issues in agreeing to terms with first-round pick Ethan Miedema. The fourth overall pick in last month’s Ontario Hockey League Draft officially signed on with the team at the WFCU Centre on Friday and the si...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 01:35:37 +0000
Photos: Summery weather not for the birds
 

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 01:21:07 +0000
Obit: John Spellman — scholar, author, environmental warrior
John Spellman, July 24, 1934 — June 25, 2021 If the fight had been left to the environmentalists, honest observers of the long and expensive fight to preserve Marshfield Woods — one of the largest remaining interior forests in Essex County — ar...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 01:14:16 +0000
Windsor police make arrests, seize firearm after gunpoint robbery incident
Daniel Parker, 37, and Kyle Royse, 30, both of Windsor, have multiple charges against them in relation to a robbery with a sawed-off shotgun in the 3000 block of Seminole Street early Thursday.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 00:33:10 +0000
Challenges, concerns as Canada eyes 2035 ban on gas-powered vehicle sales
The federal government’s intention to ban sales of new gas-powered light vehicles in 2035 has the 1,700 employees at Ford’s two Windsor engine plants nervous about their future. Ottawa’s announcement this week moves up by five years the...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 23:47:48 +0000
Essex outdoor concert series back in-person Monday night
Essex’s outdoor concert series is back in-person for the summer after pivoting to an online season last year. The Tune Up the Parks concert series, hosted by the Town of Essex’s arts, culture and tourism committee, hosts twice-weekly free concert...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 23:46:58 +0000
City's final 2021 tax bills have been mailed
The City of Windsor is advising residents that the final 2021 property tax bills have been mailed out and should arrive by Monday at the latest. If they haven’t arrived by then, or you have questions about what you owe, call 311 or email proper...



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