CAW President Buzz Hargrove will hold a news conference at noon today on the tentative agreements reached early this morning with General Motors and most recently with Chrysler.   AM800 will carry the news conference live at Noon.

     A tentative contract has been reached between the Canadian Auto Workers union and General Motors of Canada similar to a deal already reached with Ford.   GM workers will get no wage increases for three years but will see cost-of living improvements in the second and third years of the contract.  CAW president Buzz Hargrove says the deal contains `huge improvements' to income security for the GM workers.   He also told a media scrum this morning that a deal appears near with Chrysler.

      The CAW and General Motors have reached a tentative deal in Toronto.  Buzz Hargove and Company Officials negotiated throughout the early morning hours and are meeting this hour for hand shakes and photo op's.  The details are still to be released.  There's no word of any progress in talks with Chrylser at this point.  Tune in to AM800 News for the latest.

     Windsor fire crews were called back to the scene of a warehouse fire at Hanna and McDougall Streets this morning. The fire re-kindled about 5:45, sending up a pillar of thick, black smoke. It's the same building that caught fire late Tuesday night and kept firefighters busy well into Wednesday afternoon. Damage from the fire is estimated at $1.5 million.

     Windsor and Leamington are included in this year's 'Money Sense' magazine list of the best places in which to live in Canada. Leamington is ranked 15th, Windsor 21st among 154 communities surveyed.  The survey takes into consideration such things has weather, crime, household income, unemployment and doctor availability.

   CAW President Buzz Hargrove says a "small number of issues are still on the table." The union is still negotiating with General Motors and Chrysler Canada trying to reach a new collective agreement. Hargrove thinks they're close to finalizing a deal, but also thinks it could fall apart based on these "small issues." Stay tuned to AM 800 News for the latest information beginning at 5am with Rob Shervill.

   The damage estimate has been increased following a warehouse fire in Windsor. Damage is now pegged at 1.5-million dollars following Tuesday night's fire at "Wipe Write Inc." on McDougall Avenue. The cause is still unknown, but arson is not being ruled out. The Ontario Fire Marshall's Office has been called in to help the investigation.

   Stiff competition from several U-S states has left Ontario with no choice but to offer G-M more money for new projects.   G-M wants the provincial and federal governments to contribute 140-million dollars toward projects in St. Catherines and Oshawa.   The company recently announced layoffs totalling 23-hundred in Windsor and Oshawa.

   The "Made in Windsor-Essex" train is  in Toronto.  Business and industry leaders will meet with movers and shakers in Canada's economic capital about investing in Windsor.  Collovino Construction President Renzo Collovino says the area is well represented.

    The area around McDougall and Hanna Streets in Windsor remains closed to traffic.   Firefighters remain on the scene of a warehouse fire.  Damage is now estimated at 750-thousand dollars following the overnight blaze.  The cause is under investigation.

     It'll be at least a week before a Windsor man gets back behind the wheel. His license has been suspended after he was clocked going 111 kilometers an hour in a 50 zone on Front Road in LaSalle shortly after midnight last night. Before the officer could get turned around to catch up, a second officer clocked the vehicle going 128 in a 50, 78 kph over the limit. The man's license has been suspended for 7 days and the vehicle, a rental car, has been impounded under Ontario's street racing law.

     It's going to cost more to take a cab in LaSalle. Town Council has approved a jump in the starting rate from $2.65 to $2.95. As well, the 'waiting charge' increases from $18 to $25. Drivers say they need the increase because of rising fuel costs.

     Fire has gutted a recycled clothing warehouse  in the 1500 block of McDougal Street at Hanna. Fire crews were called about 11 p.m. Tuesday and found bales of clothing on fire. The blaze knocked out hydro in the area for several hours but service has since been restored. The cause of the fire is under investigation bit officials say it doesn't appear to be suspicious.

   The wife of Corporal Mike Starker, who was killed in an ambush west of Kandahar city last week, says her husband was proud of serving in Afghanistan. Windsor-native Nicole Starker says despite her loss, she still supports the mission. A public funeral will be held on Friday for Starker, who was also a Calgary paramedic.

     The closure of the G-M Transmission Plant in Windsor in mid-2010 will mark the end of C-A-W Local 19-73.  C-A-W national president Buzz Hargrove says accomodations will be made for the 26-hundred retirees though.  Negotiations are taking place between G-M and the union for a close-out agreement for 12-hundred workers.

     The OPP in Lakeshore are turning to the public for help concerning a gruesome weekend finding.   Around 7am Sunday, a woman was walking by a business in the 500 block of Notre Dame Street when she noticed a cat hanged from a door handle by a wire cable.   Anyone with any information is asked to call the Lakeshore OPP or Crime Stoppers. 

     Sunwing Airlines will begin flying out of Windsor this winter.  Destinations for sun worshippers will be Cuba and the Dominican Republic.  Windsor Airport Manager Federica Nezzanni shared the news with reporters this afternoon.  She says expectations for success are high, especially since there are no Cuba bound flights out of Detroit.

     Massey High School is taking some extra security measures today after persistant rumours of potential violence. Education Director, Mary Jean Gallagher, says the rumours involved an outsider with 'no good intent'' looking for a student at the school. Police conducted a number of interviews but decided the stories were not credible. However, as a precaution, there'll be a police presence at the school today and the doors at the back of the school will be locked.

     Despite the fog in Windsor and Essex County, all school busses are running today. Student Transportation Services says some busses may be a little late because of the fog, but all busses are running.

   City council is going to spend two-million dollars this year to make Windsor look "pretty." The Parks Department is planning some landscaping along Dougall and Howard Avenues. The work will take place between the entry into the city and past the EC Row Expressway on both routes.

   The former Pillette Road van plant in Windsor is going to be turned into an industrial park. The Rosati Group has purchased the 160-acre site and is calling the property the "Grand Central Business Park." The industrial park will be geared towards the transportation sector along with research and development.

     The GM Transmission Plant in Windsor is closing.  Workers were given the news this morning in a letter from the President of General Motors that a future product has not been secured and the plant will close in the summer of 2010. The closure effects close to 12 hundred people.   The plant makes about four thousand transmissions a day for smaller cars like the Cobalt, Pursuit, G-5, G-6, Malibu, Saturn VU and Aura. 

  One dead, one injured -- the aftermath of a hit and run in downtown Windsor.   Police say two people were struck by a vehicle while crossing Janette Avenue at University Avenue West around 1 Sunday morning.   51-year-old Dennis John Snively of Windsor died of his injuries, while a 31-year-old Windsor woman is listed as "stable" in hospital.   Police are looking for a small, red car.

     Windsor's Valiant Machine and Tool Inc. has been named Boeing's 'Supplier of the year' in the non-production shared services category.  Valiant was chosen from a pool of 250 potential suppliers.  Valiant President Len Solcz credits the companies 700 workers.  They provide Boeing with tooling and equipment for production and spare parts for its planes.   Also announced today by MPP Sandra Pupatello; a 250-thousand dollar grant for the Ontario Aerospace Council. 

     As prom season approaches, Ontario Provincial Police are urging Windsor and Essex County students to have fun but be responsible. Police spokesperson, Constable Janet Hayes, says the school boards have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to alcohol and so do police. Officers will be watching for anyone under the influence and charges will be laid.

     A major force in Windsor legal circles has died after a lengthy illness. Leon Paroian died early Saturday morning at the age of 71. Known for defending 'the little guy', Paroian was the recipient of several awards including the Law Society Medal and the Charles Clark Award. A funeral service takes place on Wednesday at 11:30 at the Families First Funeral Home on Dougall Avenue.

     If you've been putting off buying tickets to the Red Bull Air Race over the Detroit River, you won't want to wait much longer. They're sold out in Detroit and about half gone in Windsor. A campaign starts today urging Americans to buy their tickets in Canada. Qualifying takes place May 31st. June 1st is race day. Information on tickets and pricing is available at redbullairrace.com or detroitairracing.com.

     The eastbound 401 between Puce Road and Belle River Road will have a lane closed beginning Monday morning at 6.  The lane will remain closed until further notice for construction.  Signs will be posted and speed will be reduced during that stretch.  Meantime, Ouellette Avenue in Windsor will be closed temporarily this week between Park and University for a final coat of asphalt.  Detours will be posted downtown.

     Impaired driving charges have been laid against a Lasalle woman.  Provincial Police officials say officers responded to a crash on the eastbound 401 in Chatham-Kent around 1am on Sunday and arrested 31-year-old Allison McIninch when she showed signs of impairment by alcohol.  Authorities say a motorist called them about a speeding car driving erratically near Mull Road.  They say the car drove into the centre median and almost crossed into the westbound lanes.  A male passenger fled the scene by foot before officers arrived.

     Fair Trade Day was celebrated in Windsor again this year.  Ten Thousand Villages on Sandwich Street joined more than 70 countries around the world to mark the occassion.  The event supports hand made products, encourages sustainable use of natural resources and promotes products made from recycled materials.

     About 200 children and their parents attended the annual Kids and Cops fishing derby on Saturday.  The derby was held at Dieppe and Reaume parks.

     Radar detectors are illegal in Canada.  That's the reminder from Provincial Police after 3 drivers were caught with the devices in their vehicles on the 401 and charged on Saturday.  Drivers can lose 3 points on their licence, can be fined 170 dollars and will have the devices seized.

     LaSalle police are on the lookout after medical supplies were stolen from a vehicle.  Several vials of pain medication, syringes and prescription drugs were in the kit which was taken yesterday from a parked vehicle in the 400 block of Sunnyside Blvd.  Police say the kit is described as a large white metal box with 'Paramedic' written on top.  Anyone with information should call police or crimestoppers.

     Damage is now pegged at 120 thousand dollars after a house fire on Howard Avenue.  It broke around 3:30 yesterday afternoon in the upper unit of a home in the 11 hundred block.  A cat died in the blaze and there were no other injuries.  There is significant smoke and fire damage to the upper unit and water damage to the lower apartment.

     OPP in Tecumseh have made an arrest in connection to a break in at an elementary school.  26 hundred dollars worth of equipment including a laptop and digital camera were stolen earlier this month from the Lacasse Blvd school.  A 17 year has been arrested and charged and will perform community service and must pay restitution for the damages.  The stolen items have been recovered.

     The cause of a house fire in Windsor Saturday afternoon is listed as careless cooking.  Chief Doug Emery says the blaze started in a kitchen on the 2nd floor of a home in the 11-hundred block of Howard Avenue around 3:15.  Damage is pegged at 30-thousand dollars.  One man was in the house but he wasn't hurt.

     The local mold-making industry is getting a boost from the province.  The province has kicked-in 100-thousand dollars for a reverse trade show at Caesars Windsor in November to bring-in international customers and turn them into new customers for local tool and die shops.  The President of the Canadian Association of Moldmakers also hopes local mold-making equipment and services can be expanded to other industries like aerospace and medical services.

     Speeding on Ouellette Avenue is becoming a growing concern for a city councillor and member of the Windsor Police Services Board.  Fulvio Valentinis says the removal of a fence at Jackson Park south of Tecumseh is a hazard if there's an accident in the area.  Valentinis says drivers use that stretch of road as a drag strip.

     A 38-year-old Windsor man is the 3rd and final arrest after several break-ins in Lakeshore on Wednesday.  The O-P-P arrested Shawn Cartwright Friday night after a short police pursuit in Windsor.  33-year-old Theresa Coulter and 37-year-old Randy Coulter of Windsor were arrested on Thursday and appear in court on Monday.

     AM-800 begins airing a new show Saturday night.  The show called 'Powerlines' focuses on energy conservation and features Peter Love -- Ontario's Chief Energy Conservation Officer.  The show begins at 8pm.  The number is 1-800-842-4922.

     Air Canada has imposed a surcharge to offset rising fuel costs.  Depending on the length of the trip, the charge ranges between 40 dollars and 120 dollars on return flights within Canada and across the Canada-U-S border.  The price of oil jumped almost eight per cent this week.  It's at a record closing high of almost 126-dollars U-S a barrel.

     Border agents from Canada and the U.S. will be on hand for an information seminar at Leamington Marina this morning.  It's being held to answers questions about crossing international waters by boat and the convenience of Marine Nexus Cards.  The session starts at 11 at the Marina's picnic shelter.

     Windsor police are asking the public to help find a car linked to a shooting on the cities west side.  It's described as a newer silver or grey four door Pontiac G6 and was last seen swerving through traffic on University Avenue near Huron Church Wednesday night.  A 19 year old girl was hurt when 8-10 shots were fired into a home on Bloomfield Road.  Three male suspect remain at large.