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How a volunteer placement at a retail store helped Drew Szorvas find his voiceDrew Szorvas, his parents Jennifer and Chad and Giant Tiger store manager Taryn Riley-Webb talk about how a school program placement working at the store led to a transformation in Drew’s life. Drew Szorvas was so shy, his teacherContinue Reading

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Windsor Aamjiwnaang First Nation declares state of emergency over benzene levelsAamjiwnaang First Nation in southwestern Ontario has declared a state of emergency over the “ongoing and excessive” discharge of benzene from a nearby plastics plant. Data from air quality monitors show elevated benzene values this weekCBC News · Posted: AprContinue Reading

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Windsor Hundreds of thousands of people in southwestern Ontario have started receiving letters from one or more hospitals in the region, notifying them that their information was likely stolen following a cyberattack last year. 326,800 patients were impacted by last year’s ransomware attack in southwestern Ontario Jennifer La Grassa ·Continue Reading

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Windsor A chemical plant in Sarnia, Ont., announced on Saturday that it is temporarily shutting down for maintenance and to “address a mechanical issue” following complaints from a nearby First Nation whose members say they’ve become ill from the plant’s emissions. Members of Aamjiwnaang First Nation say emissions from plantContinue Reading

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Christine Rogers says she won’t go back to work until something is done at a neighbouring chemical plant. The 40-year-old lives and works on Aamjiwnaang First Nation, along the shores of the St. Clair River, next to the southwestern Ontario city of Sarnia, and says she and other family members started noticing symptomsContinue Reading

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Windsor Aamjiwnaang First Nation in Sarnia, Ont., is calling on all levels of government to shut down a facility after data indicated high levels of a harmful chemical were present in the air. The First Nation says it sent its employees homes Tuesday as they were complaining of headaches, nausea and dizziness. Company saysContinue Reading

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Windsor General Motors will move its Detroit headquarters to a new downtown office building next year and work to redevelop its iconic home along the Detroit River, company and city officials confirmed Monday. The iconic Renaissance Center building will be redeveloped Tom Krisher · The Associated Press · Posted: Apr 15, 2024Continue Reading