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1 day ago | am800cklw.com | Rob Hindi |Patty Handysides

The local recipients for this year's Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign have been announced. Hiatus House and W.E. Care for Kids will receive 100% of the proceeds from next week's cookie campaign. It runs from April 28 to May 4 and features a $2 chocolate chunk cookies with pink and blue icing to create a smile.  Hiatus House Executive Director Sylvie Guenther says the organization was chosen after submitting an application.

1 week ago | am800cklw.com | Meagan Delaurier |Patty Handysides

The Nurse Police Team continues to work to improve police response times, and reduce the burden on emergency departments. The program, which launched in May 2023, pairs nursing professionals from Windsor Regional Hospital with frontline Windsor Police officers with the goal of responding to non-emergency, substance use-related incidents. Since the start of 2024, the team has responded to over 3,100 calls and diverted nearly 900 people away from the emergency department.

2 weeks ago | am800cklw.com | Dustin Coffman |Patty Handysides

Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry visited Windsor on Tuesday to meet with officials at Stellantis. The Windsor Assembly Plant and its feeder plants went dark for two weeks on Monday April 7, after Stellantis paused production, citing U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.

3 weeks ago | am800cklw.com | Dustin Coffman |Patty Handysides

Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens is back from Washington, D.C. after attending a trilateral trade summit hosted by the United States Conference of Mayors that discussed U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, including a new 25 per cent tax on imported automobiles which will be collected starting April 3.

3 weeks ago | am800cklw.com | Dustin Coffman |Patty Handysides

A free event this weekend to help individuals take charge of their well-being. The Windsor Essex Community Health Centre (WECHC) is teaming up Family Services and the Tecumseh Arena to put on an educational and interactive Health Fair. Speaking on AM800's The Shift with Patty Handysides, WECHC executive director Nancy Brokenshire says the event will focus on individuals with chronic conditions.