Windsor has seen a 0.5 per cent increase in unemployment, reaching 6.7 per cent in October according to Statistics Canada’s October report. Nationally, Canada’s unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 per cent. After two consecutive months of growth, the economy
Windsor Regional Hospital has a shortage in flu vaccines for staff. WRH has more than 4,000 staff members but received just over 250 doses due to manufacturing and delivery issues. The stock for staff and patients is kept separate, so
Over the first week of November, 11 people were admitted to area emergency departments in Windsor-Essex. According to the Windsor-Essex County Opioid and Substance Strategy, this is double the average of overdoses for the area. In an alert issued on
The Windsor Goodfellows are set to dole out about 3,300 Christmas boxes this year to make the season special for families in need. The Goodfellows organization was started in 1910 in Windsor by Thomas May to raise funding to
A study by the University of Guelph found employees who speak French along with English earn more than their unilingual counterparts. Bilingual men earn 3.6 per cent more while women earn 6.6 per cent more. Helen MacLellan, a Green
Windsor Regional Hospital is facing difficulties in recruiting and keeping non-medical staff. There are currently 35 job postings on the Windsor Regional Hospital website. One rare job posting is for a full time maintenance mechanic. Even though the position
The St. Clair College men’s basketball team has been named October’s team of the month by the school. They are building off this achievement with a win over the Lambton Lions to bring their record to 5-0. This came after
Windsor’s fifth homicide of 2019 has left an infant and a toddler without a father. On Oct. 21, Justin Greenwood was fatally stabbed near Tecumseh Road West and McKay Avenue, leaving behind two daughters aged six months and two
More Canadians are dying from drug-related motor vehicle crashes than alcohol. Crashes involving drugs caused 618 deaths and car crashes involving individuals who were positive for alcohol caused 299 deaths in 2014. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving statistics, drug-related
Windsor’s only video gaming lounge is attracting 25 to 50 players to its monthly tournaments. It also provides a social outlet for gamers who tend to play alone at home. Gamers pay $5 to $10 dollars per hour to
With Windsor’s pilot project using TrafficLink technology, Windsor drivers will be zipping through traffic like the Millenium Falcon. Developed by Kitchener technology company Miovision, the signals have engineered new traffic signals to obtain data about the movement of traffic in
It just got more expensive to fly drones illegally. As of June 2019, an individual can be fined $1,000 for flying a drone where it is not allowed. A company or corporation can be fined $5,000. This comes after the
Four in 10 Canadians are struggling with some — or all — of their finances, according to the TD Financial Health Index. Presented on Oct. 29, the index previewed a picture of Canadians’ financial well-being by enrolling more than 10,000
The Windsor Police Service Major Crime Branch is looking to identify a male suspect who sexually assaulted a sleeping occupant after breaking into their home. Around 5:00 a.m. on Oct. 24, police said a male suspect entered a residence in
A fire at a Logan Avenue residence has displaced five residents — three adults and two children. The fire happened at 423 Logan Ave. and was reported at approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday. Heavy smoke greeted firefighters when they arrived.
The Windsor Police Service has released the details on an animal cruelty case and a multi-vehicle crash. A 28-year-old Windsor man is facing animal cruelty charges. The man was arrested after officers responded to a call of animal abuse
The consumption of cannabis edibles was made legal in Canada on Oct. 17. 2019, leaving some residents and organizations concerned for the public’s safety on the road. Chaouki Hamka is the community leader for Mothers Against Drunk Driving in Windsor
Scouts Canada set up camp at the Forest Glade Arena this October to educate the community about concussion safety. Scouts Canada brought their Head Safe initiative to Windsor after stops in Ottawa and Peterborough. The travelling exhibition is meant to
It was a fire-filled weekend for the community, but the Spitfires are one blaze that Windsor is not looking to extinguish. For the first time since December 2016, the Windsor Spitfires are on a five-game win streak after defeating the
A man has been charged in a car crash that killed three St. Clair College international students on Oct. 4. The single-vehicle car crash occurred Oct. 4 at approximately 1:30 a.m., off of Oil Heritage Road in Lambton County. 22-year-old Jovanpreet
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