Travis Fortnum

Windsor

Evening Reporter at CHWI-TV (Windsor, ON)

Reporter @CTVWindsor 🎥🎤 [email protected]

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Crash leads to new charges for man on bail for attempted murder

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Travis Fortnum

Fernando Ratcliffe was arrested by Windsor police on Tuesday, May, 24, 2022. (Source:Windsor police) A Windsor man currently awaiting trial for attempted murder is facing new charges after police responded to a weekend crash in the city’s west end. Officers were called to Slater Street around 1 a.m. Saturday for reports of a vehicle that had driven through a residential fence and collided with a parked car.
Students shine on school board’s “Day of Champions”

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Travis Fortnum

The track at Sandwich Secondary School was alive with excitement Monday as elementary students from across the Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB) gathered for the second of two “Day of Champions” events. The Special Olympics-style competition gave more than 1,000 student athletes a chance to run, jump, throw and cheer each other on. “We’re just having fun today,” said Todd Awender, GECDSB Superintendent of Education.
Measles cases climb past 100 in Windsor-Essex, but hospital sees fewer admissions

2 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Travis Fortnum

Windsor Regional Hospital says it’s continuing to see lower volumes of measles-related visits – but the virus is still circulating in the community. “As of yesterday, we had one rule out case admitted on pediatrics and that’s it,” Acting President and CEO Karen Riddell told media Thursday, following the hospital’s Board of Directors meeting. A “rule out” case means the child was admitted for observation while doctors worked to determine whether or not they had measles.
Windsor Assembly Plant to shut down again next week

2 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Travis Fortnum

Production at the Windsor Assembly Plant will be paused once again next week. Unifor Local 444 confirmed in a social media post to members that the plant will not be running the week of Monday, May 5. Workers are being reminded to follow direction from their supervisors. The shutdown comes just one week after operations resumed at the facility.
WATCH: Backyard cameras capture remarkable owl footage in Windsor, Ont.

1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Travis Fortnum

Nestled in a Riverside backyard, a pair of screech owls have been raising their family under the watchful eye of Chris Jacobson. What started as a simple birdhouse has grown into an amateur wildlife project that’s captured rare, intimate footage — and captured the hearts of thousands online. “I’d never seen an owl in my life and suddenly they’re in my backyard,” Jacobson said. The retired Windsor resident first spotted a screech owl in his tree six years ago.
Windsor-Essex travellers warned of heightened U.S. border scrutiny

1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Travis Fortnum

Cross-border travellers are being urged to brace for more scrutiny at U.S. ports of entry, following a federal update to Canada’s travel advisory. The advisory, updated Friday, warns Canadians to expect closer questioning and possible searches of their electronic devices when entering the United States. It also cautions that, if denied entry, travellers could be detained while awaiting deportation. “Comply and be forthcoming in all interactions with border authorities,” the advisory reads.
Toll booths, customs and now tariffs: Cross-border couples navigate Canada-U.S. tensions

1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Travis Fortnum

In Windsor–Essex, finding love across the border is just part of the dating landscape — especially when apps match users by distance, not citizenship. But as Canada-U.S. relations grow tense, those cross-border romances are facing new challenges. When Katoon Wongwilart moved to Windsor in 2019, she was surprised by how common cross-border dating seemed — then experienced it firsthand when Tinder matched her with an American. “The two of us just clicked when we started talking,” she said.
What happens to your vote if you already voted for Mark McKenzie?

1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Travis Fortnum

Some voters in Windsor–Tecumseh–Lakeshore have already cast their ballots, writing in the name Mark McKenzie — only to learn he’s since been dropped by the Conservative Party. McKenzie was removed from the party’s slate Tuesday after a podcast clip resurfaced in which he voiced support for “public hangings” and joked that former prime minister Justin Trudeau should receive the death penalty.
Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare expands youth mental health care with first-of-its-kind program

1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Travis Fortnum

As demand grows and cases become more complex, Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare’s Regional Children’s Centre (RCC) is changing how it delivers mental health care to kids in Windsor-Essex. The centre’s Intensive Outreach Team has been rebranded and expanded under a new name — the Assertive Community Treatment Team for Children (ACT-C).
‘Ripple effects’: Windsor braces for fallout from Trump’s auto tariffs

1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Travis Fortnum

The fear and frustration inside Windsor’s auto plants is spreading — not just along the assembly lines, but out into the community. “We’re pissed, and not for a minute, we’re going to allow this to happen,” said John D’Agnolo, President of Unifor Local 200. The union leader says auto workers across Windsor-Essex are feeling the pressure following U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest move — an executive order that would impose new tariffs on foreign-made vehicles and auto parts.