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• Postmedia cuts more than 75 printing, inserting jobs in Windsor: Unifor

  Postmedia Network Corp. has cut more than 75 jobs by outsourcing the printing and inserting of the Windsor Star, according to Unifor and CWA Canada.

  

• Bone chilling wind chill values in Windsor-Essex

  Wind chill values will be the story of the forecast for a good portion of the week. The thermometer will read lower than average temperatures for this time of year, but the wind chill will be even colder.

  

• Canadian economy grew slightly in November, expected to slow further

  The Canadian economy grew slightly in November and looks to have stalled further at the end of the year as higher interest rates began to slow spending.

  

• Lakeshore council approves budget increase

  Lakeshore residents will see a municipal tax increase of 3.75 per cent — $66/year for the average homeowner.

  

• Council reaches 'compromise' to open SafePoint on time, but will still consider new long-term location

  After days of controversy over a motion to rescind council approval of the location of a consumption and treatment site in downtown Windsor, city council reached a compromise.

• Local authorities speak out over recent smuggling on Detroit River

  When a smuggling operation across the Detroit River was uncovered by federal prosecutors in the U.S. last week, it prompted questions about the nature of the activity along the Canadian shoreline — and the smuggling on the river is on the radar of the CBSA, OPP and Windsor Essex Port Authority.

• 'A happy employee is a good employee': Windsor, Ont. company transitions to four-day work week to improve work-life balance

  Local cleaning company Men in Kilts is transitioning to a four-day work week in hopes of improving employee retention and satisfaction. Instead of working eight hour days, five days a week, employees at Men in Kilts will work longer hours during the four days — the compressed schedule will allow workers to spend more time with loved ones and improve work-life balance.

• Chatham-Kent IBL baseball club to immediately drop 'blackbirds' name

  The newly minted Chatham-Kent Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) franchise is immediately dropping their recently announced “Blackbirds” name after learning the term held historical derogatory use.

• The Farmers' Almanac just revealed Ontario's spring forecast. Here's what to expect

  The Farmers' Almanac just revealed its spring 2023 forecast and Ontario, along with much of the rest of Canada, is expected to see a “turbulent transition to warmth,” the agency predicts.

• Ontario woman shocked she has to pay for car repairs after hit-and-run collision

  An Ontario woman said she was shocked when she had to pay for repairs after her car was struck from behind by a pick-up truck and the driver fled the scene of the collision.