16+ hour, 31+ min ago  (334+ words) A growing food insecurity crisis in Windsor-Essex is putting the region's youngest and most vulnerable residents at risk. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) warns that period from pregnancy to about 18 months of age is especially important for a child's…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (307+ words) Applications are now being accepted for a summer student job opportunity with the Ontario Provincial Police in Essex County. This is the second year the Essex County OPP has accepted applications for the Youth in Policing Initiative (YIPI). The paid…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (405+ words) The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is inviting students in Grades 6 to 12 to take part in this year's "Connected, Not Controlled" video challenge. Students are asked to create a 30-second PSA video with one fact about screen use and one…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago  (213+ words) A new research study suggests the rate of young men contacting Ontario's mental-health helpline for gambling-related problems has increased by more than 300 per cent since the province allowed private online gambling. The study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal…...

1+ mon, 16+ hour ago  (348+ words) The province is rolling out a more rigorous curriculum in September for kindergarten students. "It is a major change in terms of what the focus is going to be," Mario Spagnuolo, President of the Greater Essex Elementary Teachers Federation of…...