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Holiday gift drive aims to help teens in need 

Holiday gift drive aims to help teens in need 

🕔13:48, 19.Nov 2022

Teenagers in the Sandwich Teen Action Group will be getting a few extra Christmas gifts this year.   This holiday season a new gift drive is looking to fill the gap in initiatives geared to teenagers ages 13 to 18. The

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Hockey for Hospice takes strides to help those in need

Hockey for Hospice takes strides to help those in need

🕔13:30, 19.Nov 2022

The Hockey for Hospice tournament is taking place from Dec. 27 to 29, 2022. According to the Hockey for Hospice website, more than 2,000 hockey players between the ages of four and 14 participate. This will be the 26th annual

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Veterans’ service honoured in new ways

Veterans’ service honoured in new ways

🕔14:45, 17.Nov 2022

Remembrance Day is a Canadian tradition – but the way it is honoured has changed over time. “It’s kind of like a roller coaster,” said Paul Lauzon, president of the Windsor Veterans Memorial Services Committee, about how Canadians recognize generations

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Suspect arrested for sexual exploitation of a minor

🕔12:40, 14.Nov 2022

The Windsor Police Service has arrested a 31-year-old man on charges of sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a minor. Today, the Windsor Police Major Crimes Unit launched an investigation after receiving a report about a sexual assault in 2016.

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Living wage increased by 9.3%

🕔12:39, 14.Nov 2022

The estimated hourly wage required to maintain a standard of living in Windsor has increased by 9.3 per cent. The new living wage rate for 2022 is now set at $18.15 an hour, up from the 2021 rate of $16.60

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London police issue homicide charges

🕔12:37, 14.Nov 2022

London police have announced charges against two people after a man was found unresponsive in a city park last weekend. Late Friday evening, officers issued a statement that the pair were arrested sometime earlier in the day, in connection to

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Local artists featured at Gibson Gallery

🕔12:42, 11.Nov 2022

Amherstburg’s Gibson gallery is launching its gallery season – and everyone is invited to see the arts and crafts created by local artists, photographers and stitchers on display.  “I love the students,” said Sandra Ellis, a teacher at the gallery.

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Police: Safety and spooky should go hand-in-hand

Police: Safety and spooky should go hand-in-hand

🕔15:10, 3.Nov 2022

By Mehak Nahar • October 26, 2022 • MediaPlex News Windsor Police want parents to take extra caution this weekend as little ghouls and goblins take to the city’s streets in search of treats. “We want them to remind children

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Obstacles, Opportunities in Maintaining Student Mental Health

Obstacles, Opportunities in Maintaining Student Mental Health

🕔14:37, 3.Nov 2022

Students at postsecondary schools have other challenges besides passing class.  “I’d say the biggest challenge to my mental health as a student is probably burnout,” said Hailee Wilson, who is currently studying to become a social worker at the University

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Gas prices climb again in Windsor-Essex

Gas prices climb again in Windsor-Essex

🕔13:21, 31.Oct 2022

Donna Tuckwell Oct 31, 2022 The average price at the pumps is $1.75 per litre in Windsor Monday. According to Ontario’s Natural Resources website, things like changes in world crude oil prices, the ability of supply to meet demand, inventory

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Windsor Police Searching for Break-In Suspect

Windsor Police Searching for Break-In Suspect

🕔14:55, 20.Oct 2022

The Target Base Unit, a special section of Windsor Police dedicated to investigating break-ins, is asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect connected to two crimes. On October 13 at 2:30 a.m., a man broke into a business

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Bikers beat charity fundraising target

🕔14:47, 20.Oct 2022

Hogs for Hospice surpassed their fundraising goals at this year’s “Back in the Saddle” event after a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19 restrictions. Event organizations said they had hoped to raise $1 million but collected $1,006,132. It was the biggest

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Local Club Offers Alternative Halloween Fun

Local Club Offers Alternative Halloween Fun

🕔14:36, 20.Oct 2022

Riverside Optimist’s Club wants kids to trade tricks for trunks next Sunday at Average Joe’s for a Halloween blast.  “It brings joy to the kids and also allows them to know that this is one of the many events that

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Local Businesses Recieve Boost

🕔14:36, 20.Oct 2022

Up to 65 local businesses affected by February’s COVID-19 mandate protests will receive over $500,000 in federal funding. Local organizations within Windsor helped to ensure every business eligible for the money can access the support. The decision came after the

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South Windsor business up in flames; arson suspected

South Windsor business up in flames; arson suspected

🕔14:33, 20.Oct 2022

Windsor Police suspect arson in a blaze at Farron’s Gourmet Butcher Shop on McGregor Boulevard Sunday morning around 1:30 a.m. There were no injuries because of the fire, but the damage of the business is estimated to be over $100,000. Once

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Canada celebrates 4th anniversary of legal weed

Canada celebrates 4th anniversary of legal weed

🕔14:25, 20.Oct 2022

When The Cannabis Act was passed in 2018, Canada became the second country in the world to legalize the sale, possession, and non-medical use of marijuana by adults. Now, four years on, the federal government is reviewing the law to

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Farmers Educate Residents on Food

Farmers Educate Residents on Food

🕔15:25, 13.Oct 2022

If you ask Donna Rivard, it appears the roots of Open Farms Day are taking hold.   Rivard’s Hawksview Honey, located in Harrow, was one of eight farms participating in the event to show what it takes to make anything

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Every Child Matters.

Every Child Matters.

🕔16:13, 6.Oct 2022

By Soha Asfahani Indigenous people from across Windsor-Essex congregated in Amherstburg last weekend to remember the victims of Canada’s residential schools and remind the world that “every child matters.” “This day is very special to me, my dad, my grandmother

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Events are coming back to Caesars Windsor

Events are coming back to Caesars Windsor

🕔12:25, 30.Apr 2022

After 264 days with no live entertainment, The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor is back with a talent pack schedule. When The Colosseum closed its doors in September 2021 it was unknown when the usually lively location would reopen. But with

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Staff, students and alumni participate in the Acumen Stadium personal-seat program

Staff, students and alumni participate in the Acumen Stadium personal-seat program

🕔13:56, 22.Apr 2022

St. Clair College president Patti France has the best seat in the house at the new Ace Acument Stadium. The chair, five rows up from the field on the 55-yard line, reads, in yellow lettering, “President Patti France 2015,” which

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