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Sun, 25 Jul 2021 04:35:17 +0000
Yzerman uses surplus of NHL Draft picks to upgrade roster and prospect pool
Detroit Red Wings’ general manager Steve Yzerman worked diligently to stockpile a dozen picks for this year’s NHL Draft. After the trade deadline, Yzerman boasted a pair of first-round picks, a trio of picks in the second round and two picks in e...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 23:47:17 +0000
Spitfires’ Zito wants to be the steal of this year’s NHL Draft for Red Wings
Windsor Spitfires’ forward Pasquale Zito does not have to wonder ‘what if there was an Ontario Hockey League season,’ but that doesn’t mean he’s not carrying a chip on his shoulder. The 18-year-old Zito was the final pick of eight selection...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 14:15:04 +0000
Young COVID-19 long hauler struggles with mental toll, encourages others to get vaccinated
University of Windsor PhD student Ashley Watt was busy with research work in May of last year unaware the emerging COVID-19 virus would soon wreak havoc on her life. Fourteen months later, battling chronic effects of the deadly coronavirus and saddle...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 10:00:58 +0000
Guest column: Post-pandemic perfect time to review health care service priorities
The COVID-19 pandemic has stretched health care systems across Canada beyond capacity. Surges of COVID-19 have strained available beds, exhausted health care workers and resources. To cope with these surges, some regional and provincial health system...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 10:00:21 +0000
Reader letter: Time to restore Lens Avenue greenway
Windsor has so many great parks, from Ojibway, Mic Mac and Malden on the west end to Willistead, Optimist and Jackson or the Ford Test Track, Sandpoint and Little River further east. Not to mention almost the entire riverfront and far too many others...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 10:00:02 +0000
Mushtaq: Greater Essex County school board can't fake racial equality
In June 2020, following the murder of George Floyd and calls for action from the Black Lives Matter movement, many groups, organizations and governments indicated change with respect to anti-Black racism was coming. A year later, the needle has barel...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 00:14:37 +0000
West Nile virus detected in Windsor-Essex mosquito pool
Windsor-Essex has recorded its first sign of West Nile virus of the year. On Thursday, the local health unit announced routine monitoring for the virus has identified one positive mosquito pool. No human cases of West Nile virus have been identified ...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 00:09:12 +0000
Local teachers' unions waiting on back-to-school plan
Local union leaders for teachers and support staff are in a holding pattern as they wait on the Ontario government to announce what school will look like in September. “It is late July, and we still don’t have a return-to-school plan from this go...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 00:03:32 +0000
'I do not give up' — Pupatello tosses hat in federal ring for Round 2 in Windsor West
Former cabinet minister and long-time politician Sandra Pupatello ensured that Windsor West will be another must-watch race for political junkies when she announced Friday she’s running for the Liberals in the next federal election. “You ...

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 23:19:57 +0000
City of Windsor touts new Matchette Road bike path
"Never before has our city had the quality and quantity of cycling infrastructure that we enjoy today," said Mayor Drew Dilkens on the new Matchette Road bicycle and pedestrian trail on Friday.



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