News/Canada/Windsor (Page 11)

Windsor It’s a rare sighting: A small oblong insect coloured a bright Barbie pink.  One Windsorite has a knack for spotting the rare, beautiful bugsKathleen Saylors · CBC News · Posted: Aug 01, 2024 6:47 PM EDT | Last Updated: August 2 This Windsorite has a knack for finding rare,Continue Reading

Windsor The owner and realtor selling Windsor’s Low-Martin mansion are trying some unconventional techniques to market the house, which has remained up for sale more than two years.  The $3M Low-Martin house has been on the market since 2022. The owner thinks the city should look at buying it Jacob BarkerContinue Reading

Windsor One of two sheep found roaming near traffic on the E.C. Row Expressway since mid-June has been caught, according to the animal sanctuary that has been spearheading capture efforts. Animal captured Wednesday on E.C. Row side of fence, says Charlotte’s Freedom Farm founderCBC News · Posted: Jul 31, 2024Continue Reading

Windsor A Detroit woman who pleaded guilty to killing her blind three-year-old son, whose decomposing body was found in a basement freezer, has been sentenced to 35 to 60 years in prison. WARNING: This story contains graphic detailsThe Associated Press · Posted: Jul 30, 2024 1:46 PM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Windsor Ashley Callingbull has become the first Indigenous woman to win Miss Universe Canada. Callingbull was crowned Miss Universe Canada in Windsor on SaturdayThe Canadian Press · Posted: Jul 30, 2024 1:08 PM EDT | Last Updated: July 30 Ashley Callingbull is the first Indigenous woman to be crowned Miss Universe Canada,Continue Reading

Windsor 86-year-old retiring nurse recalls stretcher races, animal crackers and keeping it light for the teamKathy Skinner says that when she started nursing in the late 1950s, there were few career options for women. At 86, the Wallaceburg resident is retiring after working in Ontario and the U.S., and isContinue Reading

Windsor A decision by a southwestern Ontario ferry operator to ban recalled Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrids from its boats has highlighted the potential fire risk posed by electric vehicles — and some experts say governments and businesses need to do more to establish safety standards for their use and storage. EV fires are much harder toContinue Reading

Windsor Marty Howe, one of the sons of the late NHL legend Gordie Howe, is looking forward to crossing the bridge connecting Windsor and Detroit that bears his father’s name. Officials, Howe family members were at the bridge to mark completion of the road deckCBC News · Posted: Jul 24, 2024 8:21Continue Reading

Windsor Stellantis is telling the owners of more than 24,000 plug-in hybrid minivans to park them outdoors away from buildings, and to stop charging them due to the possibility of battery fires. The recall is due to a ‘rare’ abnormality in individual battery cellsThe Associated Press · Posted: Jul 19, 2024Continue Reading