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Driver flees scene of chaotic multi-vehicle incident on Howard Avenue
A female motorist was taken into custody after she ran from a vehicle that had been driven off the roadway and into a field in the 6000 block of Howard Avenue on Friday afternoon. Witnesses said the...
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Kingsville and Essex opt in for cannabis retail stores
Want to sell cannabis from a storefront? The towns of Kingsville and Essex are the latest municipalities in the Essex County region to say they’re ready for that kind of business — opting in for...
View ArticleBeware of thieves selling stolen wire, say LaSalle police
Be suspicious if you encounter someone offering hundreds of metres of industrial wire at a bargain price, say LaSalle police. At least 18 reels of wire were taken in a recent theft incident — totalling...
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Icy roads a factor in transport truck crash in Tecumseh
Slippery roads are being blamed for a collision involving a transport truck that led to the temporary closure of a section of Manning Road in Tecumseh on Wednesday morning. The two-vehicle accident...
View ArticleFire that started in garage causes $200,000 damage to Tecumseh home
One person was hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a house fire in Tecumseh that investigators say started in an attached garage on Tuesday night. Firefighters responded around 8 p.m. to a...
View ArticleWindsor-Essex realtor association names new president
The Windsor-Essex County Association of Realtors has named a new president for 2019. Tina Roy, a licensed realtor for more than 13 years, has also volunteered with the association for many years. She...
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Two people dead after vehicle pulled from Colchester Harbour
The two occupants of the vehicle that went into Colchester Harbour on Tuesday have died, say police. Essex County OPP said the deceased were a man and a woman, identified as 56-year-old Bing Chen and...
View ArticleCounty Council approves 2019 budget
A mega-hospital funding increase to $3.89 million this year and $1 million to improve affordable housing units are two highlights of County Council’s 2019 budget. Essex County Council approved a 1.43...
View ArticleCold and snow on the way for Windsor-Essex region
Are you one of those maniac Windsorites who wears shorts in January? You might want to reconsider your clothing choices this weekend. A special weather statement from Environment Canada says...
View ArticleOPP lay charges in Tecumseh home invasion
A Windsor man is facing multiple charges in relation to an incident last month in Tecumseh where masked men forced their way into an apartment and used a substance like pepper spray on the occupants....
View ArticleRacing in the dark: 100K Essex County adventure race puts athletes to test
Essex County’s six-year-old adventure race — 100 kilometres to navigate by foot, bike and canoe — just got an added boost of adventure with a start time in the dark. The June 15 South Coast Adventure...
View ArticleMental health association helps people beat winter blues with open house
The Canadian Mental Health Association will host an open house on Monday to help people beat the winter blues. The association’s Windsor-Essex County branch will hold the free event from 2 to 6 p.m. at...
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Off-road recreation vehicles stolen from Lakeshore dealership
Essex County OPP are hoping the public can help solve the theft of two high-priced off-road recreational vehicles from a Lakeshore dealership. Two 2017 Yamaha YXZ1000R vehicles were taken from a...
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Man who was found with shotgun and ammo in Highway 3 crash gets two years...
One of the two Windsor men who were found heavily armed in a crashed vehicle on Highway 3 in 2017 has been sentenced to two years less a day for weapons offences — while questions of his motives remain...
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Icy conditions lead to school bus cancellations, driving warnings for...
Freezing rain and treacherous conditions posed the threat of region-wide flooding on Wednesday, while forcing the cancellation of school buses, Boblo Island ferry service and Canada Post mail delivery....
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'He asked me to,' says former Kingsville fire chief about sexual contact with...
Former Kingsville fire chief Bob Kissner says he wasn’t sexually interested in a teenage male — despite giving the youth nude massages that included the buttocks and genitals. “He said, ‘I want the...
View ArticleOPP seek tips after mugging in Leamington
Police in Leamington are hoping the public has information to share about two males who took another man’s valuables last Friday night. Leamington OPP said the crime happened on Jan. 25 around 10 p.m....
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Record-breaking cold possible for Windsor-Essex this week
Maybe the snowfall, icy surfaces, and poor driving conditions just aren’t enough. Maybe you’re standing there in flip-flops with a dumb look on your face, saying to yourself, “Duh, it just doesn’t feel...
View ArticleAllegedly impaired driver hits snow plow in Lakeshore
OPP have charged a Lakeshore motorist with impaired driving after a head-on collision between a car and a pickup truck equipped with a snow plow blade last weekend. The crash happened during the early...
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Will this be the coldest day in Windsor history?
Feel free to complain about Windsor weather, for it is indeed maddeningly, exceptionally cold right now. How exceptional? Enough so that The Weather Network is saying Wednesday could turn out to be the...
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