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Nearly a year after the provincial government committed to boosting oversight in long-term care facilities, just a fraction of the homes across Ontario have received the type of thorough inspection promised.

Two Windsor mayoral candidates issued more campaign promises Wednesday. Drew Dilkens and Chris Holt held simultaneous news conferences outlining their visions for the city.

CBC Ontario Comms Windsor voter submission page for the Ontario municipal elections My Neighbourhood My Vote campaign.

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is reporting an increase in COVID-19 cases, according to wastewater data gathered by the health unit. The health unit’s new data portal shows an increase in the number of cases found in wastewater data from Sept. 5-19, 2022.

When the gap between the Canadian and U.S. dollar grows — even by a few cents — the people of Windsor-Essex feel the change.

Educational assistants (EAs) are still fighting the provincial government over wage increases and one Windsor mother is continuing to fight alongside the workers who help her children. “The public would say $39,000 sounds like an OK salary to get by,” said Megan Ball Rigden, whose two children have autism.

Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) has chosen an external consultant to assist with initial designs and construction tenders of the new acute care hospital project. Stantec will now act as a planning, design and conformance (PDC) consultant with WRH.

CBC News reached out to all the candidates in Ward 6, asking the same questions so voters can learn a bit more about who may be their next councillor.

An Amherstburg resident faced Canada’s most well-known venture capitalists and his conversation with them will be aired Thursday night. Stuart Smith faced the Dragons on Dragons’ Den to pitch his product in the hopes of getting an investment from them.

For Windsor’s Jewish community, this year’s Rosh Hashanah services take on a whole new meaning as their gatherings are allowed to take place free of COVID-19 restrictions for the first time since before the pandemic.

Ontario Health Minister and Deputy Premier Sylvia Jones was in Essex Monday to meet with members of the Mental Health and Addictions Response Team (MHART). The MHART aims to provide residents with, according to Jones, “timely access to appropriate treatment and referral services to supports” within their communities.

Transit Windsor will resume tunnel service to Detroit as soon as it’s feasible now that the federal government is lifting the ArriveCan requirement at the border, with a goal of restoring service before the end of the year.

The rate of self-harm emergency room visits and hospitalizations in Windsor-Essex for pre-teen and teenage girls last year was the highest its been in a decade, according to new data released by the local health unit. 

He may have just graduated from high school, but he still wants to have a say on what goes on in Windsor-Essex schools. Malek Mekawi, 18, is a candidate for the public school board trustee race in Wards 1, 2 and 9 in Windsor.

Doors Open is returning to Windsor this weekend, and fans of history and architecture can visit buildings to learn more about the city’s history.

He may have only been riding his motorcycle for a few months, but Marshall McNaughton has already seen how dangerous it can be. “A lot of people are distracted and are just trying to go to work,” he said.

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A jury of five has reached a decision following a 10-day inquest examining the circumstances leading up to Matthew Mahoney being shot and killed by Windsor police four years ago.

Some Hindus and Sikhs in Ontario are not pleased with the date of this year’s municipal election, especially those who are running in races across the province. It happens to be on the same day as Diwali.

No, it’s not Halloween yet, but a special type of bright orange fungi have some mushroom enthusiasts glowing with excitement. 

CBC News reached out to all the candidates in Ward 5, asking the same questions so voters can learn a bit more about who may be their next councillor.

With higher interest rates and a more equal balance between supply and demand, houses aren’t selling at the frenzied pace they were before, and sellers are feeling the pinch.