Iconic Windsor restaurant Thanasi’s Olympus closing its doors for good
After more thank four decades years, a staple of Windsor dining is closing its doors for good.
What was in the mysterious secret safe from the former Harrow antique Store?
The story of a locked safe found in the walls of a now-demolished antique store in Harrow has come to a disappointing end.
Canada Border Services Agency announces re-opening of small vessel reporting sites

Cross-border boaters in Windsor-Essex will find it easier to return to Canada as of Friday.
International students waiting months for Canadian visa approvals amid immigration backlog

Some international students looking to finally come to Canada to attend post-secondary school say they’ve been waiting months for Ottawa to approve their study permits, putting their education and lives on hold. Some had already begun Canadian online learning.
Donation of vehicle opens up opportunities for Leamington family
A Leamington resident says receiving a new vehicle through the United Way’s Rebuilding Wheels Rebuilding Lives will open up new opportunities for her and her family.
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Pelee Township hopeful ferry operator strike will be averted

The deputy mayor of Pelee Township is hopeful a strike by the operators of ferries that provide access to Pelee Island will be averted.
Rising inflation drives food bank demand in Windsor

The rising cost of living in Windsor is driving a surge in people visiting food banks in the city.
Safe found in walls of Ontario antique store belonged to Prime Minister Paul Martin’s great-grandfather
A safe found during the demolition of the former Harrow Antique Store in southwestern Ontario most likely belonged to a great grandfather of former Prime Minister Paul Martin.
LaSalle school removes dress code poster, deemed inappropriate by GECDSB

A poster about enforcing dress codes in a LaSalle secondary school Grade 9 classroom has been taken down. In a statement, the Greater Essex County District School Board said the poster was taken down as soon as it was brought to the board’s attention.
Ontario NDP alleges Liberals broke nomination rules in Chatham-Kent-Leamington

Ontario’s NDP is alleging the Liberal party broke electoral rules when filing nomination papers for its Chatham-Kent-Leamington candidate.
These Windsor voters have transportation on their mind in this provincial election

CBC Windsor spoke to voters in the downtown core about their top election issue; transportation.
Windsor West voters share top election concerns: health care, mental health and addictions

Voters in Windsor West wanted to know what candidates planned to do about health care
Windsor, Ont. student’s artificial pancreas prototype could make diabetes easier to manage

A Windsor, Ont. Grade 10 student is earning accolades for a new invention that could help people better manage diabetes.
Student donation to Downtown Mission gives executive director ‘hope for the future’

The executive director of Windsor’s Downtown Mission said a large donation by a Muslim student group gives her hope for the future.
3 new COVID-19 deaths confirmed in Windsor-Essex since May 12
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is reporting three new COVID-19 deaths in its service area.
COVID-19 on the rise in Michigan as CDC warns some counties are high-risk

As we near the end of spring, the COVID-19 situation in Ontario seems to be improving, but those considering crossing the border to Michigan should keep in mind the pandemic seems to be going the opposite way in the state.
Some travellers going electric as high gas prices affecting motorists, businesses

With record high gas prices motorists are responding with cutting back on travel and buying more fuel efficient cars or E-Bikes.
Affordability is top of mind for these Windsor voters in the upcoming Ontario election

From being concerned about moving out on their own, or buying a first home, or how to afford groceries as a senior, these Windsorites are sharing their top issues heading into the Ontario election.
Door still open on potential Windsor LG Chem plant

Windsor is not yet out of the running for a new, $2.5 billion LG Chem plant, the company said.
Wind farms could power southwestern Ontario greenhouses directly if pilot project a success

The possibility of using wind turbines to supply southwestern Ontario greenhouses with clean electricity and hydrogen is the focus of a new pilot project.
Essex OPP investigating after youth shot with airsoft gun at Optimist Club dance

Essex OPP are investigating after youth attending a dance hosted by a volunteer organization last week were shot with an airsoft gun that had been brought into the event.
Farm workers in cannabis grow-op raids often oblivious to criminal nature, OPP say

Illegal marijuana grow operations most often crop up on the Ontario Provincial Police’s radar in Essex County, where farm workers are “almost every time” unaware of the criminals behind the cannabis, police told CBC News. A union rep says migrant workers are ‘easy targets’ for such ‘unscrupulous employers and criminals.’