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Windsor unemployment rose one per cent in July
Windsor’s unemployment rate increased to 6.2 per cent in the month of July — up from 5.2 per cent in June, according to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada. But that’s only one tenth of per cent...
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Leamington man faces child pornography charges
A Leamington man is facing child pornography charges after OPP were alerted by a social media platform about someone uploading an image of sexual abuse. According to Essex County OPP, the identity of...
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OPP involved in standoff with hatchet-wielding man in Tecumseh
A man with a hatchet kept OPP at bay for almost an hour after an apparent break-in attempt in Tecumseh. The incident happened shortly after 9 a.m. among residences near the intersection of County Road...
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Five people, including three children, hospitalized after Leamington collision
Five people, including three children, were rushed to hospital after a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon east of Leamington. The Ontario Provincial Police closed the intersection of County Rd. 34...
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Kingsville man drowns in Lake Erie while helping struggling child
A 41-year-old Kingsville man has drowned in Lake Erie while trying to help a child in the water, say OPP. The fatal incident happened late Tuesday afternoon. Emergency services were alerted around 4:45...
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Kingsville drowning victim died saving son, say loved ones
The Kingsville man who drowned on Tuesday held his seven-year-old son above the water before he disappeared under the surface, say family members. Tyson Koehn, 41, jumped off a boat into the waters of...
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LaSalle police seek witnesses of crash that killed man
LaSalle police are seeking witnesses after a pickup truck crashed into a light pole and fatally ejected its driver in a quiet suburban neighbourhood on Thursday afternoon. According to police, the...
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Driver, 19, killed in LaSalle crash not wearing seat belt — police
The 19-year-old driver who was fatally ejected from his pickup truck in LaSalle was not wearing a seat belt, say police. Nick Monforton, a LaSalle resident, was pronounced dead at the scene of a...
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Former Essex County treasurer Maisonville named CAO
Robert Maisonville has been named as the new chief administrative officer for the County of Essex. Maisonville, 52, has served as the county’s director of corporate services/treasurer since Sept. 1999....
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Local roundup: Eight headed to Essex County Soccer Hall of Fame
The first Essex County Soccer Hall of Fame will now feature eight inductees. Former striker Tony Tiselj was announced in April as the hall’s first inductee, but that class has now grown by seven more...
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Big expansion for local child care: 510 more subsidized spaces.
Hundreds of local families will benefit from the sudden infusion of $5.6 million in new money for child care in Windsor-Essex. “This is really great news — this will allow more families to access...
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Face to Face campaign kicks off
The fifth annual Hospice Face to Face campaign has officially kicked off. The event, started by Cogeco Cable TV host John Fairley, encourages 500 people in Windsor and Essex County to ask ten people...
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Motorcycling Windsor couple identified as victims of allegedly impaired driver
Two Windsor grandparents who had a passion for motorcycling have been identified as the couple killed by an allegedly impaired driver on Sunday. Larry and Patricia “Snookie” Best, both 66, died when...
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Amherstburg River Lights festival to receive solar farm sponsorship
Amherstburg’s annual River Lights Winter Festival will happen again this holiday season with the continued support of Enbridge’s Amherstburg Solar Farm. For the fourth consecutive year, the solar farm...
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Motorcycle rider suffers life-threatening injuries in county crash
A motorcycle rider suffered life-threatening injuries Sunday night in a crash on County Road 27. It happened around 7:30 p.m. in the 1600 block of County Road 27 between Lions Club Road and Highway...
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United Way celebrates 70th year of community giving
Like building blocks providing a firm foundation and steady, upward progression, each of the seven decades leading to United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County’s 70th anniversary has been a period of...
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Three Lakeshore residents face multiple drug and gun charges
Three Lakeshore residents are facing multiple charges after a quantity of narcotics, firearms and ammunition were seized during a search warrant executed Aug. 16. At approximately 12:30 p.m., members...
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'Ticking time bomb' for greenhouses, other farms without export fix
Essex County’s massive greenhouse industry and other farms that export to the United States need better protection against buyers that go bankrupt and they need it now, officials say. “We are sitting...
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Let's get corny at the Tecumseh Corn Festival
Had a shucky week? Ready for an a-maize-ing time? Think of all the corny puns you’ll be popping at the Tecumseh Corn Festival — happening this Thursday to Sunday. An end-of-summer tradition, Tecumseh’s...
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'One-liners like you wouldn't believe.' Friends remember Essex man who died...
Those who loved Essex resident Bruce Elliott are already missing his signature wit and personality — just two days after he became the region’s latest motorcycle fatality. “Bruce was one of a kind. His...
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