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Windsor, Ontario
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It started pouring a few moments ago after a very beautiful week of weather in Windsor, if someone is looking for colour.
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Chris Ensing retweeted
NEW:
Inside the Moroun money machine: Competing bridge owners ramped up lobbying before Trump’s Gordie Howe threats
The Ambassador Bridge company is using Ballard Partners, a top lobbying firm in Trump’s Washington with deep ties to his administration.
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A Windsor woman and her two sons ran a city-funded non-profit overseeing programs for low income families.
They oversaw rent subsidies, a homeless shelter, and repairs to public housing units.
Now their former employer is suing them for millions.
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Chris Ensing retweeted
Last day of the campaign:
Windsor's @ChrisEnsingCBC asks local @OntarioPCParty candidate Tony Francis: "You did not take part in any of the debates during this campaign. Why not take part in any of the debates?"
Doug Ford steps in, says "Well hold on, that's an unfair question."
Northern Lights over Peche Island in Windsor tonight.
First time I saw them was up in Labrador, stumbling out of a house party.
The story was if you whistle, they dance.
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30 minutes of firework magic on the Detroit River ends with an incredible finale.
And as usual, the best view is from Windsor.
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People in Aamjiwnaang First Nation say they’re sick from benzene exposure.
Chief and council point to INEOS, a chemical plant on the edge of Sarnia across the street from band offices, as the source.
They wanted it shutdown and any leaks repaired.
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Chris Ensing retweeted
Some BREAKING Saturday news — we’re learning of a Windsor police acting deputy chief being charged w/ stunt driving 7 weeks after it happened.
Side note; I filed an Freedom of Information request this week after learning of this.
PUBLIC NEWS UPDATE:
The Windsor Police Service’s Acting Deputy Chief of Operations, Jason Crowley, has been issued a summons for stunt driving.
For more info: windsorpolice.ca/newsroom/ne…
They’re worth the drive.
Rare ice formations caused by winter storm draw hundreds of visitors to this Ontario town ift.tt/oxgW0MX
Police worried protesters at Ambassador Bridge would use children as a human shield ahead of enforcement actions, citing an open-source Facebook post.
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Morning is done - afternoon to start.
Dilkens testified that the Emergencies Act was "extremely helpful."
Says that in the context of keeping the bridge secure by showing protesters this was a serious matter.
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Happening now, live:
Drew Dilkens testifies at the Public Order Emergency Commission.
He'll be asked under oath by lawyers about the Ambassador Bridge blockade.
Live here:
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Turnout? Down.
Here in Windsor it's (unofficially):
31.5%
Past:
2018: 35%
2014: 37%
2010: 46%
Windsor's next council, unofficially:
Dilkens
Francis
Costante
Agostino (New - Bortolin outgoing, beats Yeomans by 75 votes)
McKenzie (New - Holt outgoing, beats Rondot by 28 votes)
Sleiman
Gignac
Marignani (upsets Gill)
Kaschak
McKenzie
Morrison
cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/e…
Windsor's next council, unofficially:
Dilkens
Francis
Costante
Agostino (New - Bortolin outgoing, beats Yeomans by 75 votes)
McKenzie (New - Holt outgoing, beats Rondot by 28 votes)
Sleiman
Gignac
Marignani (upsets Gill)
Kaschak
McKenzie
Morrison
cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/e…