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Tree of Lights campaign will benefit positive parenting program
When Hotel-Dieu Grace officials decided proceeds from this year’s Tree of Lights Giving Campaign would go to the Triple P Parenting Program, Renee Parsons thought: “My gosh, you just gave me the...
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Alarm raised over Ontario’s road projects in wake of parkway’s woes
The organization which represents more than 160 independent laboratory and certification facilities in Ontario said Thursday the province appears to have learned little from the Herb Gray Parkway...
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Health unit has budget struggles
The Windsor Essex County Health Unit board grappled with budget issues Thursday. In budget projection documents, there are four scenarios that call for Windsor and Essex County to increase their share...
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Wide choice for Ward 7 voters in Dec. 9 byelection
Saturday is the first of two advance polls for the byelection to fill the Ward 7 city council seat vacated this summer after incumbent Percy Hatfield won the Windsor-Tecumseh provincial byelection....
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Transit Windsor needs more money to handle bus overcrowding, petition says
Buses that are unreliable or overcrowded and pass by riders prompted recent University of Windsor grad Sarah Morris to start a petition this week to get more funding for Transit Windsor. “This is only...
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Health unit wants cancer vaccine to also go to boys
The Windsor Essex County Health Unit supported Thursday a push to get the province to pay for immunizing males with the human papilloma virus vaccine. Currently public health units immunize young women...
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Armed robbery suspect knocks down pole on Huron Church
A suspect in a Barrie-area armed robbery being pursed by the OPP crashed into a light standard Friday night, closing Huron Church Road and knocking out power. OPP Sgt. Jeff Coulter said local OPP...
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Report: Windsor needs more tree-planting, less energy use, denser population
Windsor needs to plant more trees, use less energy in its buildings, and increase its population density, according to a new city report on the state of our environment. Submitted to the city’s...
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Demand up for Goodfellows’ Christmas food baskets
With the Windsor Goodfellows in midst of their annual paper sales drive this weekend they do so knowing the number of families registering for a Christmas food basket is expected to exceed last year’s...
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City will push CN Rail for more safety at crossing after train vs. car collision
The City of Windsor will ask CN Rail to beef up safety measures at one of its crossings after a train collided with an SUV. “Based on development in the area, we are going to be pressing CN that...
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Cmdr. Hadfield will be in Michigan this weekend
The singing, tweeting Canadian astronaut retired Cmdr. Chris Hadfield will be in Lansing Sunday to promote his new book, “An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth.” Hadfield, who broadcast a music video...
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Volunteers donate handmade blankets to hospital patients
Palliative care patients at Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare were feeling a little warmer Friday after receiving blankets handmade by a group of dedicated volunteers. Anita Imperioli, founder and president...
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Parkway officials to weigh requests by South Windsor residents
South Windsor residents angry over plans by builders of the Herb Gray Parkway to build a new noise barrier wall and refuse to remove the current wall will have to wait a couple of months to find out if...
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Highway 401 reopens after snow squalls, multiple collisions cause snarl at...
West Region OPP is asking motorists approaching London to slow down after the area was hit by snow squalls that contributed to multiple collisions on a slippery Highway 401 eastbound at Highbury...
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Sombre nation mourns JFK (video)
Bells rather than the crack of bullets rang out in Dealey Plaza in Dallas at t 12:30 p.m. Friday. An invited crowd gathered to honour president John F Kennedy, 50 years to the minute after an...
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Black smoke from Detroit not dangerous, police say
Detroit media are reporting a fire in a vacant apartment building in downtown Detroit at East Jefferson Avenue and Riopelle Street is sending black smoke over Walkerville and other parts of Windsor....
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$50M Lotto Max jackpot unclaimed; one MaxMillions prize won
TORONTO – No one has the winning ticket for the $50-million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. A winning ticket was sold for one of the two MaxMillions prizes of $1-million that were up for...
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Windsor one step closer to mega-hospital, informed sources say
Windsor’s new mega-hospital is one step closer to becoming a reality. A Stage 1A report which outlines the future facility’s preliminary plans was unanimously approved by both Windsor Regional Hospital...
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Josh Freed: Corruption? Pshaw. Craziest mayor on Earth steals limelight
By Josh Freed, Special to The Gazette Dear Toronto, Thank you. After living through two years of corruption scandals, three mayors and endless putdowns by the national media, we Montrealers needed...
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Legal pot in U.S. could cause problems for Canadian travellers, experts warn
By James Keller, The Canadian Press VANCOUVER – Todd Spaits believes his home state of Washington could one day be the Amsterdam of the United States, with everyone from die-hard pot heads to the...
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