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OPP looking for missing Lakeshore man
Lakeshore and Essex County OPP are looking for a Lakeshore man who went missing from his home Wednesday morning. Joseph Chauvin, 58, was last seen at his home in the 100 block of Essex County Road 42...
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Police services join forces for commercial vehicle inspection blitz
Police from three jurisdictions joined forces Thursday to crack down on unsafe commercial vehicles running the roads around Windsor. The inspection blitz was the culmination of a three-day training...
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Body of Mexican canoeist recovered in Kingsville, say OPP
The body of a Mexican man whose canoe capsized off the shores of Kingsville has been recovered, say police. Essex County OPP said the remains of 25-year-old Juan Carlos Alfaro were located via...
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Windsor-Essex taking compassionate care into overdrive
Whether you’re elderly, disabled, a new Canadian or socially isolated, help and friendship is on the way as Windsor and Essex County launches a new kind of community care system aimed at improving the...
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Ramped-up fine collecting nets local municipalities $2 million
The city department that ferrets out unpaid fines for such provincial offences as speeding, illegal parking and public drunkenness had such an “exceptional year” in 2016 that local municipalities...
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'First heat event of the season' continues for Windsor-Essex
A heat warning remains in effect for the Windsor-Essex region in the midst of what Environment Canada is calling “the first heat event of the season.” Thermometers are expected to peak at 33 C (91.4 F)...
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Female cyclist struck by vehicle in Tecumseh
A 22-year-old female cyclist is in hospital with serious injuries after she was struck by an automobile in Tecumseh. Essex County OPP responded around 12:40 p.m. Tuesday to the intersection of Howard...
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Windsor-Essex County Health Unit corrects opioid misuse numbers
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has corrected the number of opioid-related deaths in Windsor and Essex County. There were 24 opioid-related deaths in Windsor-Essex County in 2015. Nineteen of...
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OPP seek public's help in solving Tecumseh break-in
Essex County OPP’s street crime unit is hoping the public can help solve a break-and-enter case that happened at a home in Tecumseh earlier this week. Provincial police were called on June 13 to a...
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Microbeads to be banned from consumer products in 2018 thanks to NDP motion
Following a two-year effort led by MP Brian Masse (NDP—Windsor West), the federal government took the final steps in prohibiting the manufacture and sale of plastic microbeads in consumer products. The...
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Leamington Mennonite Home scores $57,000 in golf tourney
The Leamington Mennonite Home has scored what amounts to a hole in one, thanks to an annual charity golf tournament in its name that just keeps growing. The 15th annual Mennonite Home Golf Tournament...
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Essex Region Conservation Foundation marks 40th anniversary with fundraising...
The Essex Region Conservation Foundation marked its 40th anniversary Wednesday night by launching a new fundraising campaign aimed at raising $1 million over the next three years. The campaign,...
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Traffic stop in Lakeshore leads to seizure of automatic firearm and drugs
A routine stop of a speeding vehicle on Highway 401 in Lakeshore led to the seizure of a fully automatic firearm and drugs, say provincial police. The incident happened last weekend, on June 18, around...
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Essex Region Conservation Authority issues weekend 'flood outlook'
Stiff winds and continuing chances for rain have prompted the Essex Region Conservation Authority to issue a ‘flood outlook’ for the shores of Leamington and the western edge of Pelee Island. Westerly...
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County of Essex to install its first pedestrian crossover
The County of Essex will soon have its first pedestrian crossover — a recently legislated type of crossing meant to make it safer for people to get across a road. County council heard on Wednesday...
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Annual 100 Inning Game raises $9k-plus for Family Respite Services
More than 500 baseball players stepped up to bat on Saturday and hit a home run, raising $9,000-plus for Family Respite Services in Windsor-Essex. The Riverside Minor Baseball Association hosted the...
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Former fire chief Bob Kissner facing two more sex abuse charges
Former Kingsville fire chief Bob Kissner is facing added charges of sexual exploitation and sexual assault involving another alleged victim, the Ontario Provincial Police announced Monday. The...
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Blood drive to honour daughter of CUPE member
Essex County librarians will be rolling up their sleeves and giving blood this week to honour the daughter of a fellow union member who is battling lymphoma. The library workers, members of CUPE Local...
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Walk honouring late Tecumseh councillor raises $22,000 for cardiac care
A memorial walk honouring late Tecumseh town councillor Michael C. Rohrer has raised more than $22,000 for cardiac care at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare. More than 400 people joined in the first Heart...
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Local locksmith stung by fraudster: 'It all sounded legitimate'
A local locksmith is out more than $22,000 after being stung by a sophisticated fraudster who claimed to be a building contractor from the Toronto area. “I’ve been duped, and I thought I was being...
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