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This weekend the Harvards fly again in spectacular homecoming
After being forced to cancel due to weather last year, Harvard training planes will finally dot the skies above Thunder Bay. This event will commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Airforce, and the historical training planes will be on display at Thunder Bay airport.
New tariffs could be devastating for Windsor, auto industry leader says
The president and CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA) says new tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump could devastate cities like Windsor if they become a reality.
Chatham-Kent encampment dismantled as Monday deadline passes
Chatham-Kent is following through on its promise to dismantle an encampment near the town's downtown core, as municipal authorities and police step in to relocate the many who have lived there for months.
Former PPC candidate agent charged with financial fraud
A former agent for 2021 People’s Party of Canada federal election candidate Victor Green has been charged on three counts of financial fraud. It is alleged that an agent for a candidate misused campaign funds between 2021 and 2022 while working for the Windsor-Tecumseh candidate.
How Hurricane Beryl is impacting Windsor's Jamaican community
The Canadian government has urged citizens to avoid travel to some Caribbean nations as Hurricane Beryl continues. The Category 4 storm has already claimed at least six lives. Windsorites with connections to the Caribbean tell CBC News how they're feeling as the hurricane progresses.
International students in Windsor are creating an app using AI to detect skin cancer
Some of the research being conducted at the University of Windsor in southwestern Ontario is set to have groundbreaking effects on Canada — and the rest of the world.
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Haitians are suffering — even those far away from the violence, local charity says
'Javelin' is a Lakeshore-based organization that runs schools and clinics in Haiti. But, since the most recent conflict in Port-au-Prince, the charity is feeling the effects of the trouble even though the work it does is in a different corner of the country.
Why Windsor-Essex is one of the last regions in Canada where you can see baby sturgeon
Sturgeon are the largest fish in the Great Lakes and "the closest anybody comes to seeing a dinosaur alive today." But their population in the Detroit River has been dwindling.
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Windsor mayor Drew Dilkens on when he cold-called Brian Mulroney
Windsors mayor reflected on how Brian Mulroney influenced his political outlook.
Auto thefts are up in Windsor. Police have new resources to deal with it
The Windsor Police Auto Theft Unit say it will establish new partnerships and public awareness initiatives to protect the community and prevent car theft.