Windsor Ontario

• Stellantis, LG begin hiring staff for Windsor, Ont. electric vehicle plant

  With the $5-billion factory due to open next year, the joint venture known as NextStar Energy has begun recruiting 130 new employees for their a launch team.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2023
  
• Police seize $180K in drugs and cash from SUV during RIDE stop in Stratford

  Stratford police say they seized over $180,000 in illegal drugs and cash after an SUV was pulled over at a RIDE stop on Thursday night.

  Crime

  Jul 28, 2023
  
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• Stellantis talks see ‘progress’ after Ontario pledges more cash: Champagne

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is offering more money in a bid to keep the companies from pulling out of building the plant.

  Politics

  May 19, 2023
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• Ambassador Bridge blockade could happen again, mayor of Windsor, Ont. says one year later

  Tuesday marked the anniversary of the launch of a near week-long disruption on the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., North America’s busiest land border crossing.

  Canada

  Feb 9, 2023
• Inquest date scheduled to examine death of man shot 7 times by Windsor, Ont. police

  Beginning Sept. 12, the inquest into the death of Matthew Mahoney will hear from 18 witnesses and is expected to last 10 days.

  Crime

  Aug 25, 2022
• 28 bricks of cocaine seized on Ambassador Bridge, Manitoba residents face drug charges

  Members of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) discovered a duffle bag containing 28 bricks of suspected cocaine in a commercial truck on the Ambassador Bridge on Aug. 1.

  Crime

  Aug 18, 2022
• Electric vehicle battery plant coming to Windsor, Ont., to be fully operational by 2025

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the plant will secure the province's place as a North American hub for building the cars and batteries of the future.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2022
• Ontario to introduce legislation to stop future ‘illegal’ blockades at borders, airports

  Some of the proposed police powers would include drivers' licence suspensions, seizing licence plates when a vehicle is used in an illegal blockade or removing other objects used.

  Canada

  Mar 21, 2022
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• Windsor, Ont., PSW died New Year’s Eve due to COVID-19: union

  In a statement, Unifor said Sheila Yakovishin, who'd worked at Berkshire Care Centre for more than 30 years passed away on New Year's Eve.

  Health

  Jan 3, 2021
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• Windsor hospital postpones elective surgeries after Jan. 4 due to COVID-19 surge

  Windsor Regional Hospital says the decision is difficult but necessary as rising COVID-19 admissions could mean a ``critical shortage'' of available acute care beds.

  Health

  Dec 30, 2020