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'New business' " Buy Canada push to bring federal procurement officials to Windsor-Essex
22+ hour, 5+ min ago (376+ words) The federal government has committed nearly $186 million over five years to prioritize domestic supply purchases Officials behind the federal government's new Buy Canada procurement strategy will visit Windsor-Essex next week to help local businesses compete for contracts. "Bringing federal officials…...
E-scooter injuries, including severe ones, increasing: LHSC doctor
21+ hour, 58+ min ago (496+ words) London Health Sciences Centre records 183 e-scooter-related injuries in 10 months. A London Health Sciences Centre doctor says it's likely the hospital is seeing a record number of electric scooter-related emergency visits as the two-wheeled motorized devices grow in popularity. LHSC recorded…...
Falling support for Doug Ford and Ontario PCs as appetite grows for political alternatives: poll
22+ hour, 1+ min ago (445+ words) While the Progressive Conservatives remained the frontrunner for voting intentions, with 39% support, the leaderless Liberal Party was closing the gap, with 34%, the poll found By: Ari David Blaff About half of Ontarians say their impression of Premier Doug Ford has…...
25 years in the making, Andr" Narbonne's new multi-generational novel 'had to be published"
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (891+ words) Narbonne's first novel, Lucien & Olivia, was longlisted for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize. When Windsor-based novelist Andr" Narbonne started email exchanges with his mother in the early 2000s as a way to keep her company, he didn't expect to learn that the…...
Windsor-Essex cycling group falsely linked to vandalism, organizers say
2+ day, 28+ min ago (648+ words) Incidents date back to 2023, but the group wanted to avoid drawing attention to them A local cycling group says it is not responsible for a series of vandalism and graffiti incidents across Windsor-Essex and is pushing back against what it…...
Dog attack leaves Amherstburg mother and daughter cut, scratched and shaken
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (728+ words) 'I was a street away when I got the call from my daughter terrified that dogs were attacking her and my dog' An Amherstburg family wants answers after two dogs got loose and attacked their pet German shepherd being walked…...
Windsor's Downtown Mission launches new community outreach series
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (225+ words) Goal is to make programs and services more accessible and create space for open conversation about poverty, homelessness Windsor's Downtown Mission is rolling out a new series of public meetings to strengthen connections with the community and raise awareness of…...
Fentanyl kills" " Judge tells Windsor dealer he played Russian roulette" with clients
3+ day, 13+ min ago (552+ words) Noting that peddling a "vile and lethal substance" was "not a victimless crime", a Windsor judge handed a local drug dealer an eight-year prison sentence for trafficking fentanyl and other illicit drugs. "Trafficking in fentanyl is almost the equivalent of…...
More suspects sought after targeted home invasion at East Riverside home
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (211+ words) Police cordoned off a house in the 100 block of Cora Greenwood Drive just before 1 p. m. Two suspects have been taken into custody and two more are sought after a targeted home invasion at an East Riverside home, Windsor police said in…...
Warm stretch of weather ahead for Windsor-Essex this weekend
3+ day, 2+ min ago (113+ words) Windsor and Essex County is set to enjoy a stretch of warm, sunny conditions in the coming days, offering a sharp shift after a slow, chilly start to spring. The daytime high for the region should climb to 26 Celsius on…...