Windsor Regional Hospital says cancer patients have the right to refuse a surgeon but doing so will likely result in a delay.

Dr. Shael Liebman is a Surgeon at Windsor Regional and says patients do have the right to choose, but it could mean more of a wait. Liebman says patients have rarely refused care from particular surgeons... Click here for full story

The expanded wind turbine proposal set for parts of Lake Erie could have a large impact on Union Water if it's allowed to move ahead.

Union Water General Manager John Kehoe will present a report to the board next week which shows the utility will be unable to extend their water intakes if the project is allowed to move ahead... Click here for full story

Fundraisers in Windsor and Calgary have raised more than 85-thousand dollars to help Frank Chauvin rebuild his orphanage in Haiti.

With the money... Chauvin says building a new building will take less time. 45-thousand dollars was raised in Windsor while 40-thousand was raised in Calgary this week. Calgary also has another fundraiser planned for next month... Click here for full story

Its still the highest in the country... but Windsors unemployment has taken a dip... and in the right direction.

It fell point-4 percent last month to 12-point-4 percent. Mayor Eddie Francis thinks its a good sign. Its the fourth largest jobs gain in the country... Click here for full story

Ambassador Bridge owner Matty Moroun has seen his net worth nearly double over the past year according to the latest Forbes magazine list of the world's billionaires.

This year Moroun is ranked at number 556, with a net worth near 1-point-8 billion dollars. That's a a hefty increase from his 701 ranking in 2009, with a net worth of 1 billion dollars... Click here for full story

Police have arrested a man and woman after a robbery in Windsor this morning.

At around 7:30am a masked woman walked into the Subway located in the Division Road Home Depot. She held out a flip style knife and demanded money at the counter. She grabbed a bunch of cash and was getting into a blue, four-door car... Click here for full story

The province's Special Investigations Unit has cleared Chatham-Kent Police of any wrong-doing in a fatal crash earlier this year.

37-year-old Michael Henderson died after slamming into some trees on Grand River Line -- near St. Clair College -- January 28th. The S-I-U says the speedometer was stuck at the point of impact at 110-kilometres per hour... Click here for full story

If you're still feeling the Olympic spirit you can purchase a piece of it.

The Municipality of Leamington is selling the banners seen across town hanging from street lights marking the torch relay.

They cost 22 dollars each, and can be purchased by calling Brenda Fischer at the Kinsmen Rec Complex, 519-322-2337... Click here for full story

A 22 year old Staples man is in hospital with serious injuries after being ejected from his pickup in Lakeshore.

The single vehicle crash occured around 7:30 last night on Rochester Town Line near Lakeshore Road.

Police say his vehicle lost control and rolled several times.
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Doctor Barbara Heartwell can begin preforming surgeries at Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital immediately.

She had her privileges reinstated yesterday.

Board Chair Egidio Sovran read the decision at a media conference yesterday.

ALL her surgeries reviewed by another general surgeon for the next three months... Click here for full story

The man charged with killing an OPP Constable... has died.

70 year old Fred Preston, died last night after he was taken off life support in a London hospital.


Thousands are expected today for a full police funeral in Wingham for O-P-P Constable Vu Pham.



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A 36-year old Windsor man has been found guilty of second degree murder, despite a mental illness.

74-year old Joseph Kearley was beaten to death in February of 2008.

Jeffrey Downs admitted to Killing Kearley, but suffers from Schizophrenia.

The defence said Downs should not be found guilty because of his mental disorder... Click here for full story

Tecumseh will continue to seek financial support for their waterfront park as plans finalize.

Council endorsed the final plans last night which now include Dragon View Gardens, a memorial for those lost to cancer.

Mayor Gary McNamara says the Dragon View Gardens portion of the park will be completed in time for the Dragon boat festival this year... Click here for full story

The US Coast Guard is monitoring large quantities of ice in the southern end of Lake Huron that could potentially break into smaller pieces and affect boats in local waterways.

Officials say smaller vessels could see issues in the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River.

All recreation boaters are being advised to avoid these waterways until conditions improve... Click here for full story

A call for more amphibian and bird monitors is being made by the Essex Region Conservation Authority.

Kathy Jones is with Bird Studies Canada.

She says they're hoping to increase the number of surveys conducted within the watershed annually.

The first volunteer training workshop goes next Saturday in LaSalle... Click here for full story

What does Windsor and Anderson, Indiana have in common?

Enough to teach some university students from the U-S a valuable lesson.

Ten students from Ball State University want to know how the integration of the Canadian and U-S economies have solved problems on both sides of the border.

Windsor and Detroit offer a picture on a smaller scale... Click here for full story

Doctor Barbara Heartwell can begin preforming surgeries at Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital immediately.

She had her privileges reinstated yesterday after a closed door hearing Wednesday night. Board Chair Egidio Sovran read the decision at a media conference yesterday. It states Heartwell can return to the operating room, but must have her oncology cases reviewed by another surgeon for a period of three months... Click here for full story

A 55-year old construction worker has a broken leg, but it lucky it wasn't worse after the sand roller he was driving tipped over, knocking him off.

It happened at the construction site for the new University of Windsor engineering building at 10:45 this morning.

The Ministry of Labour is investigating... Click here for full story

Police uncovered 110 cartons of illegal smokes after a traffic stop on the 401.

OPP officers stopped the mini-van in the westbound lanes of the 401 in Lakeshore yesterday afternoon. Police seized the tobacco along with a quantity of cash, and the mini-van...which has been turned over to the Windsor RCMP... Click here for full story

Two Windsor men have been named in a cross-border gun and drug smuggling operation.

39-year-old David Barker and 35-year-old Jason Tompkins both face charges. 3 men from the Toronto area were also named today - and police say more charges are expected against more people. Police say 15 guns - and tens of thousands of dollars worth of cocaine and pot have been seized... Click here for full story

Leamington has been able to avoid much of economic downturn according to Mayor John Adams at his annual mayor breakfast this morning.

Adams says the farming based economy has been a big help for his town. He also says the completion of Highway 77 and the ongoing construction on Highway 3 will be good for the town... Click here for full story

An open house at the Windsor and District Chapter of the Kidney Foundation was held today marking world kidney day.

Locally 141 people have received kidney transplants, and 247 people are on dialysis. Spokesperson Erika Muscat wants the public to know kidney disease isn't something people usually feel symptoms of until it's really advanced... Click here for full story

Windsor police are now appealing to the public after an attempted purse snatching on a woman, who's 7-months pregnant.

Investigators say they're looking for two white men, in their 20's, one riding a chopper style bicycle, the other a classic style bike. Police say the woman was walking to her car in the Central Mall parking lot on Tecumseh Rd... Click here for full story

The University of Windsor is hosting a free showing of Waterlife tonight.

It follows the cascade of the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and includes everything from the sewers of Windsor to the cliffs of Lake Superior. Those showing the film contend the waterways are under assault by toxins, sewage, invasive species, and falling water levels... Click here for full story

The 2010 operating budget has received council approval.

The budget includes a municipal levy of 312-million dollars.

Mayor Eddie Francis says it currently has a zero-point-five percent decrease but there are a few adjustments still to be made.

The budget also doesn't include policing but Francis is confident the numbers will fall in line with the current estimates... Click here for full story

Concerns about doctor-patient confidentiality has convinced a tribunal at Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital to conduct Doctor Barbara Heartwell's hearing behind closed doors.

The hearing was open to the media just long enough to hear legal arguments for and against holding the hearing in public.

Heartwell voluntarily withdrew her priveledges at Hotel Dieu Grace after performing two mistaken mastectomies, but changed her mind three days later... Click here for full story

Windsor police plan to send up to 25 officers to the funeral of OPP Constable Vu Pham.

That's tomorrow in Wingham.

Sergeant Brett Corey says police funerals are always difficult.

Pham died in a shootout in Leadbury, north of London Monday.

The suspect, 70 year old Fred Preston is still in critical condition... Click here for full story

The Windsor Regional Cancer Centre has scored 100 percent on a new set of standards in cancer care.

Hospitals across Ontario have been working to meet the Multidisciplinary Cancer Conference Standards since they were introduced in 2006.

Doctors in different disciplines meet twice a month with their colleagues at hospitals across Southwestern Ontario via video conferencing... Click here for full story

Details will be released today on a huge police raid aimed at organized crime.

The O-P-P say drugs, weapons, property and ``major money'' were seized.

Evidence of the raids will be on display today at a news conference in Richmond Hill.

Police say the investigation continues and arrests are still being made... Click here for full story

Windsor Minor Hockey is hoping city council will waive the new harmonized sales tax for ice time.

President Dean Lapierre says the new tax will have a major impact on minor hockey.

Lapierre says the association has also forwarded letters to both MPP's Sandra Pupatello and Dwight Duncan asking to eliminate the HST from all youth's sports... Click here for full story