Bob Bellacicco

Windsor

Reporter at CHWI-TV (Windsor, ON)

A voice for #windsoressex.

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From injury to Team Canada: Windsor boxer’s comeback

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Bob Bellacicco

A Windsor boxer is making a comeback after an injury. Boxer Jayden Trudell was getting ready to box in a highly anticipated bout against Hunter Lee when fate intervened. “Not having fighting for six months, it was a deep cut,” Trudell said. “It was a killer. That’s my life.”Last August, Trudell suffered a bicep injury five days before the Lee fight, both were Canadian champs at the time and from the same city. The injury could have been a side effect of overusing his left arm.
‘I still have a lot to do as a dad’: Cancer survivor hopes his story might help others

2 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Bob Bellacicco

It was a surprising turn of events for Dan Anger after he broke his arm during a beer league hockey game in February of last year. “Just a simple stick lift type situation and I felt something pop in my arm,” Anger told CTV News. “In hindsight, it’s a blessing that my arm broke.”Anger was taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with a spiral fracture in his left humerus. “Appointment after appointment, the doc said every four weeks, come back.
Academie Ste. Cecile looking to build NHL-sized rink

2 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Bob Bellacicco

Academie Ste. Cecile is looking to score an ice rink to help their hockey program compete against prep schools in the U.S. and Canada. “We want to kind of be like the rest of our brothers and have one as well,” said athletic director Robb Serviss. The school is preparing to add an NHL-sized hockey rink to its main building. “With recruitment, it’s a huge sell to say, hey, you’re going to be able to live, eat, study and play hockey all on campus,” Serviss said.
Essex 73’s beat Lakeshore 5-3 to win division title

3 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Bob Bellacicco

For the first time since 2017, the Essex 73’s are the Stobbs Division Champions. Essex beat Lakeshore 5-3 to win the division title and ousted the reigning all-Ontario champions. Patrick Mcmanus and Marcus Levesque each scored a pair of goals for the 73’s, who now advance to the Western Conference Championship. They’ll face the Petrolia Flyers in the next round. “We’ll have a practice on ground. we’ll start all over.
Caesars Windsor approaching midnight strike deadline

3 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Bailey Shakyaver |Bob Bellacicco

Unifor Local 444 members are preparing for a midnight strike deadline at Caesars Windsor. Contract talks continued throughout the day on Wednesday between the union and the casino - the current agreement expires at 11:59 tonight. “We’re still miles apart in a lot of issues, mainly wages, but there is still a lot of time to go,” said Unifor Local 444 Treasurer Manny Cardoso.
Chatham-Kent looking for professional basketball team

3 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Bob Bellacicco

Chatham-Kent is doing its best to get a professional basketball team. Chatham-Kent mayor Darrin Canniff is currently in discussions with Dave Magley, president of the Basketball Super League (BSL), and could land himself courtside seats to a pro basketball game in his municipality in the near future. “The league is looking at Chatham-Kent and saying it’s a great place, so we are going to work with them how ever we can to bring a team here,” Canniff told CTV News.
‘People use this service’: Supporters disappointed as end dates approved for Tunnel Bus service

4 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Bob Bellacicco

Nate Hope was in attendance when the Environment, Transportation, Public Safety Committee met to discuss plans to wind down the tunnel bus and special events bus service. “We went hoping that, you know, we could have a good conversation about what users needs are,” said the organizer of Active Transit Windsor Essex. He says he wasn’t happy with the recommendation with city’s recommendation to terminate tunnel bus service August 31; “Take it to the end of the year.
Car rollover snarls traffic on Walker Road

4 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Bob Bellacicco

Rollover crash on Walker Road in Windsor, Ont., on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Bob Bellacicco/CTV News Windsor) There was a morning traffic snarl on Walker Road Thursday morning. A man was driving south bound to work when his car was hit on the back driver side. Startled, he was surprised to see a car on its side. “It was really shocking,” said Zheng Zhang, who did not sustain any injuries. “It’s really big impact on me. I’m ok.”Southbound traffic was gridlocked as the scene was cleared out.
Phragmites: $125K fight against invasive weeds

4 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Bob Bellacicco

Phragmites… You might not know what it is, but you have certainly seen them. “We are fully impacted and fully infested with phragmites,” said Essex Region Conservation Authority CAO Tim Byrne. Phragmites is an invasive plant in the region causing so much trouble it has forced the creation of a regional task force to deal with it. You see them while driving along the E.C. Row Expressway, in parks, and ditches in front of homes.
Windsor Spitfires optimistic during of playoffs

1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Bob Bellacicco

After spending a year on the sidelines, the Windsor Spitfires are looking forward to the second season, starting Thursday night at the WFCU Centre. “I’m excited to see what we can do,” said goaltender Joey Costanzo, who was on the team two years ago when the Spits were crowned the Western Conference regular season champs but were swept in the first round by an upstart Kitchener Rangers team.