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Sat, 07 Aug 2021 17:35:04 +0000
Jarvis: Time to lead
It’s time to lead. Windsor Regional Hospital stepped up this week. All 5,000 staff, including volunteers and students, must disclose their vaccination status on a secure website by September 7. Those who aren’t vaccinated or refuse to dis...

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 14:41:20 +0000
One person dead, another missing after boat capsizes in Lake Erie
Search efforts continue after an overturned vessel was found off the shore of Rondeau Provincial Park on Friday morning. One body has been recovered.

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 10:00:50 +0000
Reader letter: Please respect lanes while travelling on Ganatchio Trail
Recently in the early evening, I was riding my bike on the Ganatchio Trail travelling north just east of the hill at the end of Little River Road and Penang Lane. As i turned around a hidden corner on my bike, I encountered a pedestrian walking direc...

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 10:00:15 +0000
Reader letter: Violation of privacy through use of apps is just wrong
On Canada Day, I consulted the internet for which restaurants would be open for lunch delivery since the phone book wouldn’t outline holiday hours during a pandemic. After half an hour of calling, all stated to be open, but after being told eac...

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 09:55:07 +0000
Guest column: Open Air in Amherstburg needs adjusting so business owners not being hurt
We are writing this letter to highlight some of the challenges we face as small business owners in downtown Amherstburg. The increasing rising costs of products and services, as well as the impositions we face regarding the rules of the COVID 19 pand...

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 09:51:13 +0000
Guest column: Canadian Disability Benefit would support our country’s most vulnerable
I’m at the playground with my four-year-old son. He’s chewing on his hand, drooling. A nearby mom says, sympathetically, “Are teeth coming in?” I say, “No, it’s his stim.” She does a double take, smiles kindly. I realize how lucky I...

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 22:57:32 +0000
Job action begins, delays reported at border crossings Friday
Job actions started at border crossings across the country Friday as unions representing Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) employees, and the federal government, continue to negotiate.  In an update Friday afternoon, the Public Service Alliance o...

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 22:31:36 +0000
Officials sense more acceptance after hearing feedback on proposed consumption sites
The attitude towards consumption and treatment services in Windsor seems to be moving towards acceptance, health officials said Friday, on the heels of public consultation this week about a proposed consumption site — previously known as a safe inj...

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 22:12:55 +0000
Windsor pot activist bows out of legal fight after 3-year battle
A prominent Windsor activist criminally charged shortly after Canada legalized the recreational use of cannabis has pleaded guilty to a charge of illegally selling the mind-altering weed. “I’m a little bitter,” Leo Lucier told the S...

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 21:37:44 +0000
Art Gallery of Windsor launches Bridge Artists exhibit
Crossing borders and bridging cultures is the theme of a new Art Gallery of Windsor exhibit featuring three local Anishinaabe artists. The exhibit, called Bridge Artists, is a partnership with the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority that “celebrates s...



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