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Special Olympics powerlifter to be honoured with team jump at LaSalle police's first polar plunge
A team of polar plungers will celebrate Special Olympics athlete Austin Clapp by jumping into freezing cold water on Jan. 23. That's the date of the first polar plunge event to be hosted by LaSalle police.
The city of Windsor buys vacant west end school in the hopes it will become housing
The City of Windsor now owns the former St. Michael's Catholic High School in the west end — and Ward 2 Coun. Fabio Costante says part of the reason for the purchase was to prevent private investors from buying it and letting it rot.
Looming increase in postage rates worrying for Windsor small business owners
As of Jan. 13, the cost of Canadian stamps and other mail products is spiking 25 per cent. It's so dramatic an increase that Windsor convenience store owner Donald Chang has been warning his customers: If you use a lot of stamps, buy them now — before the price jump.
What makes a Windsor, Ont., accent? This dialect coach weighs in
Believe it or not, there is a Windsor accent — according to John Fleming, an experienced professional dialect and accent coach in the entertainment industry, who is also a St. Thomas native.
Windsor man's statements to police about joining neo-Nazi group are admissible as evidence, judge rules
A Windsor man is facing a charge of terrorism for his alleged attempt to join a far-right hate group. A judge has ruled Seth Bertrand's recorded conversations with officers are admissible in court.
Planned overhaul of Windsor riverfront festival plaza would cost $20M, city report says
City of Windsor administration is advising council to pick the most expensive of three options to overhaul the Riverfront Festival Plaza. The estimated price tag of the 'Dynamic Destination Design' is $20M.
Demand for Asian, Middle Eastern groceries spurs plans for 2nd Multifood Supermarket location
Windsor's largest ethnic grocery store will be expanding with an ambitious east end plaza, according to Multifood Supermarket's owners — and observers say it shows how the city's cultural demographics have shifted.
This Amherstburg man says the in-home care he receives is inadequate — despite his complaints
Untrained staff, unreliable scheduling, physical mishandling, and dangerous cooking practices are some of the allegations Zachary Ghazali of Amherstburg is making about the disability support organization meant to help him.
Syrian-Canadian family in Windsor holds out hope that lost family member is alive
Malaak al Malfani, a Syrian-born refugee in Windsor, hasn't had contact with her brother-in-law since he was arrested in Syria in 2018. But now they've heard he was seen at the Saydnaya prison complex - considered a 'human slaughterhouse' under the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
At the mercy of the algorithm: Tecumseh's Glenn Fricker reveals the YouTube grind
After 10 years of constantly uploading content, heavy music specialist Glenn Fricker needs to take a break from his popular YouTube channel — to care for his ailing wife. The Tecumseh-based recording studio expert shared with CBC Windsor what it's like being a full-time YouTuber.