Joana Draghici

Joana Draghici is an associate producer with The Fifth Estate

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No regret: Captured ISIS fighter wants to come home — but not if he will be judged by Canadian law

While captured ISIS members and their families at home in Canada have been pleading with Ottawa for help to repatriate them, the country’s handling of the contentious issue has come in for criticism by security experts.

Belle River principal teaches students to meditate in new club

Students from a Belle River elementary school say the new meditation club their principal started just over a month ago is helping them become calmer, nicer and more focused at school.

Leamington woman follows monarch butterfly migration to Mexico

A Leamington woman who raises monarch butterflies on her property has just returned from a trip of a lifetime in central Mexico, where the insects migrate during the winter months.

Secrecy of new Chrysler minivan said to be creating a buzz

Not much has been revealed about Fiat Chrysler's 2017 minivan put together by workers at Windsor's Assembly Plant, and that's creating a lot of hype according to Tony Faria, co-director Office of Automotive and Vehicle Research at the University of Windsor.

Windsor man brightens street with 72,000 Christmas lights

An east Windsor man is spreading his Christmas spirit in his neighbourhood with an enormous display of colourful lights, Christmas trees, festive music and a life size Santa Claus covering his entire property.

Windsor woman runs unique one-stop shop for cancer patients

After watching her sister go through a series of cancer treatments and lose her hair, a Windsor woman started a business in her home that helps cancer patients find the perfect wig, mastectomy bra, swimwear and more.

Mosquito season predicted to be a bad one in Windsor-Essex

It's the peak of "nuisance mosquito" season, but if you're looking to get rid of the blood suckers on your property or your neighbourhood, you're on your own unless you live in a small Amherstburg neighbourhood.

Weyburn Wal-Mart wins appeal to count union decertification votes

A Wal-Mart store in Weyburn, Sask., has won an appeal to count a vote taken by workers two years ago, which could potentially decertify its existing union.

Regina student bullied, afraid to go back to school

A third grader in Regina says she's not looking forward to going back to school Tuesday because she's afraid of being bullied.