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Zander Broeckel

Amherstburg Drafting Crosswalk Art Policy Before Proceeding with Any Projects

A request has come for a rainbow crosswalk in the town's core to help build a more inclusive community
Zander Broeckel

K9 Unit Assists in Drugs and Guns Bust in Windsor

Search warrants were executed at two homes and a large quantity of cash, fentanyl and cocaine were seized
Rob Hindi

Local Health Care Workers Can Now Work at More Than One Location

Dr. Wajid Ahmed says the decision was based on direction from the Ministry of Long Term Care
Kristylee Varley

Amherstburg Family Ticketed for Outdoor Fundraising Event

Between fundraising efforts on Sunday and through online donations, the family has raised about $2,800 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Kristylee Varley

Truck Hits Apartment Building Sending 2 Men to Hospital

According to police, a 48-year-old Windsor man was arrested and charged
Rob Hindi

Kingsville Council Set to Discuss COVID-19 Economic Recovery Officer Position

The three elements of the positions include tourism, business retention and expansion along with external investment
Rob Hindi

Local Restaurant Owner Happy to be Back

Ontario entered stage one of its reopening plan on Friday
Rob Hindi

Temporary Foreign Workers to Receive Second Vaccination This Week and Next

Theresa Marentette says the goal is to have the workers completed vaccinated within the next couple of weeks
Kristylee Varley

Police Attend 3 Old Colony Mennonite Churches on Sunday

Two charges have been laid and one gathering still remains under investigation
Canadian Press

Ontario Accelerates Return-to-Play Plans for Professional, Elite-Amateur Sports

Sports Minister Lisa MacLeod says that high-level teams can now hold non-contact practice and dry-land training in Ontario

National News

New York congressman says Canada-U.S. border should reopen immediately

A New York congressman says the Canada-U.S. border should reopen immediately.
Nine-year-old injured in London, Ont. attack on Muslim family released from hospital

Fayez Afzaal, the nine-year-old boy who was left an orphan after surviving the deadly June 6 attack on a Muslim family, has been released from hospital, CTV News has learned.
Ontario passes election spending bill with notwithstanding clause

Ontario's Progressive Conservatives employed a rarely used legislative power on Monday to pass a bill limiting third-party election advertising amid shouts of "shame" from the opposition.

CTV News Windsor

CTV Windsor News Reporter

Amherstburg family ticketed for breaking social distancing measures during fundraiser

The JDRF Walk for Juvenile Diabetes Research has a special place in Dana Schmidt’s heart.
Staff

Canadian business leaders demand plan to reopen borders, economy now

Business leaders are calling on Ottawa to immediately lay out a comprehensive plan to reopen the economy and international borders along with a vaccine certification process as they struggle to prepare for a summer season hanging in flux.
CTV Windsor News Reporter

Windsor to be focus of Canadian Urban Institute virtual conference

While COVID-19 steals many headlines these days, our cities face a whole host of problems that existed before the pandemic and will remain problems we will still face well after it’s over.

Business News

S&P/TSX composite posts late-day rally to record high ahead of Fed meeting

Canada's main stock index shrugged off some early weakness to rally to a record close ahead of a two-day meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve, where rising inflation is expected to be front and centre.
Air Canada announces routes for expanded cargo capacity

Air Canada has announced a list of new international routes that will be a part of its cargo service expansion this fall.
Massive tariffs on furniture imports prompt challenge from Canadian retailers

Canadian retailers are challenging anti-dumping tariffs of nearly 300 per cent imposed by the Canada Border Services Agency on leather-upholstered furniture manufactured in China and Vietnam.

Entertainment News

Community not quite sure how to feel about this year's Calgary Stampede

A lot of what makes the Calgary Stampede a unique fair is the way rank and file Calgarians, and Calgary companies buy into the 10-day event. For 2021, that buy in comes with some built-in challenges created by the pandemic.
Stampede unveils plans to host modified version in 2021

A lot of what makes the Calgary Stampede a unique fair is the way rank and file Calgarians, and Calgary companies buy into the 10-day event. For 2021, that buy in comes with some built-in challenges created by the pandemic.
Jane Austen family link to abolition movement comes to light

While Jane Austen admirers savor the wit and romance of "Pride and Prejudice" and her other enduring novels, scholars ferret out details of Austen's life and times, including a family link to slavery that surfaced 50 years ago.

World News

Biden rallies NATO support ahead of confrontation with Putin

NATO leaders targeted China in a strongly worded warning Monday, declaring the nation poses a constant security challenge, is trying to undermine world order and is working on nuclear missile development at a worrisome pace.
Sherpa guide uses savings to help colleagues during pandemic

The scenic Himalayan mountain trails that normally draw throngs of foreign trekkers to Nepal have been empty for more than a year, with most of the country's tourism industry still shut down by the pandemic.
NATO nations ready to jointly respond to attacks in space

NATO leaders on Monday expanded the use of their all for one, one for all, mutual defence clause to include a collective response to attacks in space.

Politics News

Handing over Winnipeg lab documents has 'national security' implications: Hajdu

The federal government wants a "robust" and ongoing investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said in the House of Commons Monday ahead of an expected grilling by MPs examining Canada's relationship with China.
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin files court challenge of his firing from vaccine rollout

The military commander who was removed from his post as the head of vaccine logistics last month is alleging his dismissal involved political interference by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and two of his cabinet ministers.
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin files court challenge of his firing

The military commander who was removed from his post as the head of vaccine logistics last month is alleging his dismissal involved political interference by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and two of his cabinet ministers.

Auto News

Lando Norris signs multiyear extension with F1 team McLaren

Lando Norris signed a multiyear contract extension with McLaren on Wednesday that will keep the 21-year-old driver with the Formula One team for the immediate future.
Tesla owners warned of 'full self-driving' risks even before fatal crash

Experts worry that the "full self-driving" feature implies a greater functionality than what Tesla is actually offering.
VW, Ford unveil SUVs at China auto show under virus controls

Volkswagen, Ford and Chinese brands unveiled new SUVs for China's growing market on Monday at the Shanghai auto show, the industry's biggest marketing event in a year overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic.