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Wed, 04 Aug 2021 01:59:34 +0000
Art Gallery of Windsor to reopen to public Aug. 12
For the first time this year, the Art Gallery of Windsor will be open to the general public.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 01:17:52 +0000
Windsor Regional Hospital mandates vaccination or regular testing for all staff
Windsor Regional Hospital is the second hospital in Ontario and the first in this region to announce staff must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to frequent testing. “We recognize the importance of immunization to reduce the risk of ser...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 01:10:33 +0000
Feds, province announce post-pandemic funding for Windsor
Eighteen of the busiest City of Windsor buildings will have their entrances and washrooms outfitted with touchless technology thanks to $3.2 million in government funding announced Tuesday. The money will also be used to upgrade four kilometres of mu...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 00:29:21 +0000
Warnock turns things around in a big way to join Mauro in making cut at Canadian Men's Amateur Golf Championship
McGregor’s Luc Warnock turned things around in a big way on Tuesday. Of the five area golfers to qualify to play in the 116th Canadian Men’s Amateur Golf Championship, the 20-year-old Warnock had the worst opening-day round on Monday. “Honestly...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 23:37:19 +0000
Charges dropped against Windsor trucker who drove one-tonne load of marijuana
Tasbir Singh, 32, of Windsor, had no knowledge that his transport truck trailer was loaded with more than 1,000 kilograms of cannabis, says his lawyer.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 23:25:10 +0000
‘Tired, depressed, angry’ nurses leaving jobs during pandemic, Windsor study finds
Windsor nurses are so “burnt out and beaten down” by COVID-19 workloads and conspiracy theories that many are quitting the profession, according to an ongoing study. A University of Windsor probe into the pandemic’s effects on local nurses reve...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 21:43:06 +0000
Health unit reports 24 new COVID cases over long weekend
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit on Tuesday reported 24 new COVID-19 cases since the end of last week. Three cases were recorded on Saturday, five on Sunday, five on Monday, and 11 on Tuesday. Because of the civic holiday, the health unit did not...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 21:23:43 +0000
Marathon skipping Windsor this year, with hopes of returning in 2022
Detroit Free Press Marathon organizers are hoping their decision to not include Windsor in its 26.2-mile route this year is a temporary move. The course will have a new U.S.-only route for this year’s Oct. 17 event due to uncertainty over the b...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 20:30:08 +0000
Decades after closure, Kelsey-Hayes 'girls' still gather to reminisce
Close to 32 years after all getting their termination notices and having their employer abandon Windsor, a group of former Kelsey-Hayes workers met Tuesday for lunch, laughs and to reminisce. “Like any place, you didn’t realize how good i...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 19:18:27 +0000
Funnel clouds spotted in Essex County; Environment Canada issues advisory
Environment Canada issued an advisory on Tuesday for Essex County and Chatham-Kent about the development of funnel clouds, which could intensify and become tornadoes. The weather agency said conditions would be favourable throughout the day for the d...



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