News/Canada/Windsor
Microchip shortage blamed for short supply of new vehicles, especially pickups
A lot that is normally packed with F-150 trucks at Performance Ford in Windsor has only two in it, and those are sold....
Canadians who rely on Line 5 on edge as Michigan’s deadline looms to shut Enbridge pipeline
Canadian workers and others who benefit from Enbridge’s Line 5 are anxiously watching what’s playing out this week in Michigan, which has given the...
Catholic church unveils new system for reporting sexual abuse committed or covered up by bishops
Victims and advocates say a new system for reporting sexual abuse and cover-ups by Catholic bishops appears to be a case of “optics...
Soaring steel prices eat into company profits, drive up building costs — and possibly what consumers pay
The president of RJ Steel and Copper Co. in Windsor, Ont., is having a hard time living up to the quotes he has given...
Newsletter adventures of ‘sassy’ toddler bring joy to seniors
A newsletter featuring the adventures and observations of a toddler in Kingsville, Ont., has been bringing joy to seniors in a Toronto retirement residence...
‘It would give us closure’: Family struggles to get body of Windsor university student to India amid pandemic
As grief mounts during the pandemic, for those separated by geography, the struggle to bring home loved ones who have passed away abroad...
After 230-year fight, Caldwell First Nation has reserve status; begins to build a new community
Caldwell First Nation has finally achieved reserve status, ending a decade-long bureaucratic struggle that included environmental assessments and various approvals from both provincial and municipal...
Windsor court ruling puts COVID-19 ‘hoax’ belief at centre of custody fight
A judge in Windsor has ruled that a person’s vocal disbelief about COVID-19 is a factor in a child custody case. Ontario Superior Court Justice George W....
Their parents died from COVID-19 two days apart; final moments with family shared over Zoom
Sisters Julie, Shelley and Melanie gathered on a Zoom call Sunday to comfort their father in his final moments in hospital as he...
Ontario health-care worker returns home six months after testing positive for COVID-19
Six months ago, cross-border health-care worker Torry Robertson of LaSalle, Ont., contracted COVID-19 — leading to renal failure, a super bug, bacterial pneumonia...
Dying Windsor woman gets exemption, sees U.S. parents for final time
Diane Costello, a colorectal cancer patient in Windsor, Ont., has gotten her dying wish to see her American parents one last time. Diane’s daughter, Shayla, confirmed...
Temporary foreign worker dies due to COVID-19 as disease hits southwestern Ontario farms hard
A temporary foreign worker from Mexico who came to Canada to work on a farm in Ontario died on Saturday due to COVID-19,...
Hundreds march in Windsor to show solidarity with U.S. protests and to honour George Floyd
Hundreds of people made their way along the Windsor riverfront Sunday afternoon and turned their intentions across the Canada-America border to show their solidarity with protests...
Economy would be ‘greatly negatively impacted’ if truckers asked to self-quarantine, industry group says
A Canadian trucking industry group is calling on all levels of government to distinguish between different classes of international travel, to avoid bringing the...
‘I don’t know if he’s alive or not’: Windsor Uighur woman fears brother is in a Chinese detention camp
Bilkis Muhammad lost contact with her brother since 2017. (Tahmina Aziz/CBC) It’s been almost two years since Bilkis Muhammad last spoke with her brother. It’s a stark contrast...
Province slashes Ontario Library Service funding by 50%
Southern Ontario Library Service says it’s facing a 50 per cent budget cut from the province, which would need to be absorbed into...
