Child drowns in pool in Amherstburg
The Amherstburg detachment of Windsor police reports that a young child who was found in a pool at a residence on Wednesday evening has died.
View ArticleWest Nile virus found in Windsor-Essex mosquito pools
It's time to guard against mosquitoes again: Two mosquito pools in the region have tested positive for the West Nile virus, says the health unit — the first confirmation of the mosquito-borne disease...
View ArticleFort Malden extends hours in August
After a stretch of weekend-only hours, Amherstburg's Fort Malden National Historic Site will resume having weekday visitors during the month of August.
View ArticleCommunity transmission of COVID-19 continues in Windsor-Essex
As of Monday morning, the COVID-19 case count in Windsor-Essex is 2,340 — an increase of 34 cases over the long weekend, half of them attributed to community transmission.
View ArticleRain cuts short Western Ontario Amateur golf championship in Windsor-Essex
James Hill is the winner of the 2020 edition of the Western Ontario Amateur men's golf championship. His victory score of 67 (five under par) was based on Saturday play only: The tournament was rained...
View ArticleOntario greenhouse association grateful for federal funding for migrant workers
Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers are appreciative of $58.6M in recently-announced federal funding meant to help migrant workers in the agri-food sector — where COVID-19 infection rates remain high.
View ArticleYoung people may have 'hard time' finding career success in Windsor-Essex,...
A new report by Worforce WindsorEssex seeks to better define youth career success in the region. One of its conclusions: Success may be hard to come by locally.
View ArticleOPP rescue capsized boaters from Detroit River
The Essex County OPP Marine Unit is thankful that all the occupants of a powerboat were wearing flotation devices when the vessel capsized in the Detroit River near LaSalle last Saturday.
View ArticleWindsor-Essex public school board releases reopening plan
The plan for students to return to the region's public schools has been released. The Greater Essex County District School Board will meet to discuss the details on Tuesday night.
View ArticleWindsor kayaker shares tips after three-week solo journey on Lake Erie
Thinking of taking up kayaking? Windsor resident Ian Parish, 39, has some advice to share after completing a 280-kilometre solo trip on Lake Erie last month.
View ArticleHealth unit: Two new cases of COVID-19 in Windsor-Essex
As of Aug. 15, the total case count for COVID-19 in Windsor-Essex is 2,416. Two new cases were announced on Saturday.
View ArticlePhotos: First weekend of Stage 3 in Windsor-Essex brings long-awaited fun and...
From indoor dining to returning gym members to organized sports gatherings, people in the Windsor-Essex region made the most of their first weekend under Stage 3 reopening rules.
View ArticleTribute gathering held for Guatemalan worker who drowned near Wheatley
Migrant workers and residents of a Wheatley trailer park gathered on Sunday to pay respects to Santos Cuc Diaz — the 28-year-old Guatemalan who drowned in the waters of Lake Erie on July 12.
View ArticleOntario greenhouse growers respond to calls for independent investigation...
The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers association says it agrees with workers and their advocates that an independent "oversight agency" is needed to investigate complaints about workplaces in the...
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