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Making local park national draws mixed opinions

Making local park national draws mixed opinions

🕔13:19, 9.Apr 2021

The idea of nationalizing Ojibway Park draws mixed feelings from visitors and environmentalists.  Visitor Sarah Woolson said variety is what draws her to Ojibway Park.  “Compared to the other parks around here, it definitely has the most diversity and the animals here are definitely more comfortable with people,”

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Ready, set, bid!

Ready, set, bid!

🕔12:50, 9.Apr 2021

Living in a parent’s basement might be the only affordable option for first–time home buyers.   Housing prices in Windsor Essex have increased as much as 17 per cent this year. The average price of a home in Windsor is more than $420,000. A first–time down payment of five per cent would be $21,000. For

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Teachers and parents team up to keep their kids in shape

Teachers and parents team up to keep their kids in shape

🕔13:07, 26.Mar 2021

Teachers and parents team up to keep their kids in shape. It has been a full year since COVID-19 has gripped all aspects of life in Canada, but gym teachers are picking up the pace. Last March, COVID-19 shut down

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The rise of social media activism

The rise of social media activism

🕔12:39, 26.Mar 2021

Activists have increased social media use while furthering their causes.  Due to COVID-19 precautions, activists have had a harder time organizing in-person protests, rallies and sit-ins. As a result, many of them have turned towards platforms such as Twitter, Instagram and TikTok to share information in new ways. 

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Transit Windsor may change bus route

Transit Windsor may change bus route

🕔11:42, 26.Mar 2021

          Transit Windsor may change the route of Transway 1C over the next month. The proposed route change would remove the Transway 1C from the Rivard Avenue, Rose Street and Roseville Garden Drive areas it covers

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Virtual Classes: One Year Later

Virtual Classes: One Year Later

🕔11:39, 26.Mar 2021

    On March 23 2020, St. Clair College moved all classes online for the remainder of the winter semester due to COVID-19. More than a year later, many of the courses offered at the college are still taught online.

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Windsor neighbourhood full of vacant buildings

Windsor neighbourhood full of vacant buildings

🕔13:19, 5.Mar 2021

South Walkerville residents are facing an endless stretch of vacant buildings.  Numerous buildings lining Tecumseh Road East in the South Walkerville area of Windsor leave residents disappointed.  The city of Windsor has 221 vacant buildings, according to the Facebook group Windsor’s Vacant Buildings. Some of those sit on

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Cancelled sports leave young people struggling

Cancelled sports leave young people struggling

🕔13:17, 5.Mar 2021

With youth sports cancelled due to COVID-19, young people are experiencing a variety of challenges.  Market research company Ipsos found 74 per cent of children were feeling lonely due to cancelled youth sports, and 72 per cent of parents also reported

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How CERB and EI benefits will affect taxpayers

How CERB and EI benefits will affect taxpayers

🕔12:54, 5.Mar 2021

Canadian citizens who collected CERB or EI benefits in 2020 can expect their tax returns to look different this year. With over $81 billion distributed through CERB and EI from March 15 to Oct. 3 2020, many people will owe money on

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College’s library goes digital

🕔11:39, 5.Mar 2021

Reading is good for your brain, but when you can’t get together with friends and discuss that favourite character’s death, you are left unsatisfied. You are also left to fend for yourself when it comes to studying.   Due to COVID-19, the St.

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 A Windsor teen has won a global beat battle

 A Windsor teen has won a global beat battle

🕔13:24, 26.Feb 2021

From making beats in his bedroom to winning a global beat battle, a 16-year-old Holy Names High School student is making his way into the music world.    On Feb. 5, it was announced on a Twitch livestream that Windsor teen, Mesho Keryakoz, had beat out more than 1000 other musicians and declared winner of the JJ Lundin Beat Battle. Not

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SRC’s election campaign changes

🕔13:07, 26.Feb 2021

Candidates in the Student Representative Council (SRC) election at St. Clair College are campaigning differently this year.  This year, all election campaigning is happening virtually following a ban on in-person campaigns. All the candidates are allowed to use their own social media. The SRC also uploaded campaign videos of the candidates in

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Follow-Up: Students In-Classes

Follow-Up: Students In-Classes

🕔12:55, 26.Feb 2021

Both public and Catholic high schools in Windsor-Essex returned to in-person learning on Feb. 8. While some students opted to remain in a virtual classroom, most students have chosen to be in-person for their classes.  Many students said they are happy to be back in classrooms including Reese Bellmore, a Grade 11 student at Essex District High School. However, Bellmore said she and her friends still face some challenges.  “I’m happy to be

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Dogs and cannabis ingestion

Dogs and cannabis ingestion

🕔12:50, 26.Feb 2021

Pet owners never expected their animals to be affected by the legalization of cannabis in Canada. Many people do not properly discard their joint or cigarette butts in public areas. Instead, they are thrown on the ground. Although it may

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Windsor lacks funds for mental health services 

🕔12:05, 26.Feb 2021

The funding for mental health services is not enough to meet  needs in Windsor, social workers say.     Windsor does not have enough resources for the number of mentally ill people needing help. Windsor Regional Hospital has 30 acute beds for psychiatric patients and runs at over 100 per cent capacity, according to some nurses.    “Working

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Chapmans Canada makes it easier to distribute vaccines

Chapmans Canada makes it easier to distribute vaccines

🕔11:25, 26.Feb 2021

Windsor residents can feel at ease about Vaccine rollout thanks to Chapmans ice cream. The Windsor Essex County Health Unit received a gift from Chapmans Canada this week, an industrial sized freezer. The Government of Ontario has developed a three

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Windsor Weather Weekly Forecast

Windsor Weather Weekly Forecast

🕔11:16, 26.Feb 2021

After a few weeks of bitter cold, the next week or so is a reminder that spring is coming. The temperature on Tuesday was one degree Celsius with a chance of rain showers or flurries and wind gusts that could

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Homeowners and tenants affected by COVID-19 Pandemic

Homeowners and tenants affected by COVID-19 Pandemic

🕔14:07, 19.Feb 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of some landlords and tenants in Windsor. As of now, there are a total of 12,719 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Windsor area with 368 deaths. According to a release from the

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Investigation continues following Church Street fire

Investigation continues following Church Street fire

🕔12:53, 19.Feb 2021

Questions remain for investigators after a house fire last week on Church Street between Wyandotte and Park Streets West.  Both police and fire marshals are actively investigating what caused the blaze that left one first floor occupant dead and another critically injured, as well as damages totalling an estimated $225,000. Following

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COVID-19 causes the last laugh at the Komedy Korner

COVID-19 causes the last laugh at the Komedy Korner

🕔13:25, 12.Feb 2021

  The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has put many forms of entertainment on hold, and that includes stand-up comedy. For some, the pandemic may have caused the last laugh.   Leo Dufour, stand-up comedian and owner of the Komedy Korner said he will be closing his club

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