The Chatham-Kent Police Service has suspended an officer from duty following allegations of misconduct under the Police Services Act of Ontario. Constable Stan Blonde, a six year officer, is suspended with pay and is facing ten (10) allegations under the Act. The charges are as a result of an investigation by the Professional [...]
The University of Windsor has a new unofficial mascot.~ Lancer—a 28-day-old peregrine falcon chick nesting with its two siblings and parents under the Ambassador Bridge just off campus—was captured, weighed, banded, christened and then placed back in his nest Thursday by employees with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and volunteers from the Windsor Chapter [...]
Early this morning (31 May), IDF naval forces intercepted six ships attempting to break the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. This happened after numerous warnings from Israel and the Israel Navy that were issued prior to the action. The Israel Navy requested the ships to redirect toward Ashdod where they would be able to [...]
WINDSOR, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – May 28, 2010) – A familiar face to almost everyone in Windsor, the leader of the city’s outside workers, Jim Wood, was elected today to the Executive Board of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario Division. A mechanic by trade, a father and grandfather and lifelong Windsor resident, Wood has [...]
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – www.axcessnews.com – May 29, 2010) – With all of the controversy surrounding stem cells, the Catholic Church has stepped forward to endorse adult stem cell research through Neostem, Inc. including a $1 million investment and pledge to educate priests, schools and hospitals on its benefits. In a joint press conference in [...]
WASHINGTON – May 27, 2010 – Actor and Activist Leonardo DiCaprio has joined forces with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to save a species on the brink of extinction. With as few as 3,200 tigers left in the wild, WWF and DiCaprio today kicked off Save Tigers Now. The campaign begins with an expedition to remote [...]
Windsor Police are seeking the assistance of the public after a hit and run last week left a motorcyclist injured. On Thursday May 20, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. a man was operating his blue Harley Davidson motorcycle north on Central Ave in the left turning lane approaching Grand Marais Blvd. Approximately 100 feet before the [...]
OTTAWA — Commander Canadian Expeditionary Force Command (CEFCOM), Lieutenant-General Marc Lessard announced today that he has relieved Brigadier-General Daniel Menard from his position as Commander Joint-Task Force Afghanistan (JTF-Afg) and has designated Colonel Simon Hetherington as Acting Commander in the interim. LGen Lessard made this decision following allegations concerning BGen Menard’s inappropriate conduct related to [...]
Ontario will allow licensed bars and restaurants to serve alcoholic beverages an hour earlier during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The province recognizes the significance of the World Cup to many people in this province and because of that, it is making this special exemption to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario’s (AGCO) policy [...]
KITCHENER, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – May 28, 2010) – Global aerospace leaders Boeing, EADS and its Divisions Airbus and Eurocopter, Bombardier, and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) are sending executives to On the Wings of Innovation 2010, an exclusive VIP global aerospace symposium organized by the Ontario government and the Ontario Aerospace Council, in Windsor on June 4-6, [...]
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