CBC Windsor looks back on its most memorable stories of 2021
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As 2021 comes to an end, CBC Windsor reporters took a look back on some of the most memorable stories they reported on.
After the Wheatley explosion, which took place at the end of August, CBC Windsor's Jacob Barker quickly became the lead reporter on the story. Barker continues to report on the cleanup of the site and provide updates on whether families can return to their businesses or homes.
On Dec. 23, the municipality of Chatham-Kent said in a news release that a second gas well was discovered near the explosion site. The municipality said this recent finding has experts "anticipating another gas event."
WATCH: Barker recalls his trips to Wheatley and the questions left unanswered
Morris and Betty Starkman were newlyweds in 1953 and about to start their lives together in Detroit when Morris, a doctor, was instead sent to Korea to fight in a painful war as a captain with the U.S. Medical Corps.
Throughout that period, he wrote letters to his new wife and other family members. Over the years the letters got lost, but in 2021 someone found them and returned them to the family.
Host of CBC Windsor's News at 6 p.m. Katerina Georgieva said this story is the one that stuck with her this year.
WATCH: Georgieva shares details of the family being reunited with the letters
As staff fought the region's second wave of COVID-19 in Windsor-Essex, CBC's Chris Ensing took a look at what healthcare workers were up against.
Nurses and physicians told Ensing about their anxious mornings getting ready for work, worried they might be infected by the deadly disease and bring it home to family. Meanwhile, doctors spoke about the unique challenges of providing urgent updates to family members through video calls.
After more than 30 years, new owners will take over beloved downtown Windsor restaurant Shin Shin, in February 2022.
As an ode to the restaurant and the many customers it has served over the years, CBC Windsor's Jason Viau stepped into the kitchen and took a look at the dishes and ambiance people love so much.
WATCH: Viau talks about meeting Shin Shin owners, customers
Nick Schuurman waited until he was fully vaccinated to go out and start living his life again.
A now-scuttled proposal to introduce a four-day school week in New Brunswick's anglophone schools has sparked debate about the potential benefits and challenges for parents and students.
Montreal's public consultation commission is recommending the city postpone approving exemptions for a controversial container yard project slated for the city's east end and conduct a complete reassessment of the plan.
A man who crashed an excavator into vehicles, equipment and buildings at a City of Winnipeg water treatment plant in 2023 has been sentenced to additional jail time and ordered to pay restitution for the more than $1 million for damage he caused.
A woman who drove the wrong way on a divided highway and crashed head-on into an SUV, killing the two women inside, will serve a six-year prison sentence.
As state-level Republicans in Alaska work to affirm their close relationship with Canada amid U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war and threats of annexation, an Alaskan senator has warned British Columbia's premier that "you don't want to mess with Alaska."
Veterinary tranquilizers are being found in a large amount of downtown Toronto's fentanyl supply, according to a drug testing service.
The University of Prince Edward Island men's basketball team has made it to the semifinals in the U Sports championships in Vancouver after beating the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds.
One person is dead and another was rescued after an avalanche triggered near Lake Louise Ski Resort on Friday afternoon, RCMP say.
Department store chain Hudson's Bay says it will begin liquidating its entire business as soon as next week unless it finds a more viable path forward.
Radiohead has unearthed rare footage of a 1995 solo performance by its lead singer Thom Yorke in Toronto to mark three decades since the release of its beloved sophomore album The Bends — and yes, it's giving us all the feels.
An N.W.T. MLA has brought forward a proposed bill for public discussion that would allow nurses to have their own bargaining unit when negotiating a collective agreement.
There were far fewer hugs than in 2015.
Canada is actively looking at potential alternatives to the U.S.-built F-35 stealth fighter and will hold conversations with rival aircraft makers, Defence Minister Bill Blair said late Friday, just hours after being reappointed to the post as part of Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet.