Doug Schmidt
Reporter at Windsor Star
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3 days ago |
windsorstar.com | Doug Schmidt
The Windsor- Essex County Health Unit “is reminding our community that Avian Influenza continues to circulate among the bird population,” medical officer of health Dr. Mehdi Aloosh said in a statement issued Tuesday. With large volumes of wild birds once again flocking to Windsor and Essex County during the annual spring migration, the local health unit is warning the public about the potential spread of bird flu. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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1 week ago |
windsorstar.com | Doug Schmidt
A medical science breakthrough has enabled a Windsor man to pull through mental illness and return his health. But recovery also brings bad news for Raheem Washington — being healthy again means he’s now mentally fit enough to stand trial for murder. Washington was one of two men charged with first-degree murder and forcible confinement in the September 2018 slaying of a 37-year-old male in a downtown Windsor apartment building.
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1 week ago |
windsorstar.com | Doug Schmidt
While government action has its limits, Canadian consumers have taken matters into their own hands — one grocery trip at a time. Amid ongoing trade tensions with the United States, evidence is mounting that Canadians are increasingly favouring domestic food products. For the foreseeable future, many are deliberately avoiding American brands. This is not just a trend — it’s a grassroots boycott. Food industry boycotts are notoriously hit-or-miss. Some fade quickly with little impact.
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1 week ago |
windsorstar.com | Doug Schmidt
Construction is underway for development of Windsor’s first full-size cricket pitch on the city’s east side. Equipment and crews are digging in and preparing the way on land at Derwent Park off Lauzon Parkway at Forest Glade Drive near E.C. Row Expressway. The open field portion of the park behind the Children’s Safety Village is now closed to visitors until late July (weather permitting), but the city advises other parts of the park, including its trail system, remain open during construction.
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1 week ago |
windsorstar.com | Doug Schmidt
Watching election returns in Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy’s living room in the Ottawa suburb of Manotick was a surreal experience. Two years, three months and a day after he announced he would take on Pierre Poilievre in the Ottawa riding of Carleton, in the wee hours of the morning, the call we’d been waiting for finally came. Bruce Fanjoy had taken the Conservative leader’s seat from him.
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