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Jarvis: Anatomy of a COVID-19 outbreak
It would be an enviable social life — if it wasn’t in the middle of a deadly global pandemic. A party on Sunday, another on Monday, dinner and a card game on Thursday, a sleepover the following Sunday...
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Michigan parents blocked from visiting dying daughter in Windsor
Marolyn Hotchkiss is praying for a miracle. It’s the only way the 77-year-old grandmother will be able to fulfill her dying daughter’s wish to see her parents one last time. Daughter Diane Costello,...
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Windsor community rallies behind teen assault victim with special needs
Social media spread the shocking videos of a defenseless Windsor youth being targeted for group bullying and assault — but social media has also spread the word on supporting him. Positive community...
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FCA announces prices of 2021 minivan lineup
FCA Canada opened its book for orders and announced the prices of its refreshed 2021 minivan lineup Friday. The 2021 Pacifica Touring model has a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $44,795...
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Charlie Brooks award cancelled for 2020
The annual Charlie Brooks Labour Community Service Award will not be given this year. Brian Hogan, president of the Windsor & District Labour Council, said in a statement that the decision was...
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Safety first, as students set to move into UWindsor residences
University of Windsor students living in residence for the new school year will start moving in this weekend. While up to two students may share a common living space, each student will have his or...
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Outdoor food hall opens at Lanspeary Park
Windsor’s outdoor food hall, created in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic so businesses without patios could have an outdoor venue to serve up their food, opened Friday at Lanspeary Park. The hall,...
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City of Windsor to spend $10M on E.C. Row rebuild
The City of Windsor is spending $10 million to rebuild one of the oldest and busiest sections of E.C. Row Expressway. This will be the biggest investment city council has made toward reconstruction of...
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Handful of new COVID-19 cases reported by health unit
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has reported an additional three confirmed cases on Saturday of COVID-19 for the local area. Among those included one who is a health care employee, another who is...
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Anti-mask protest group cites freedom of choice
About three dozen people participated in an anti-mask “Hugs over Masks” protest Saturday in downtown Windsor. Carrying signs that included “Love over Fear” and “Country in Distress” at Charles Clark...
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ERCA out $300,000 after falling victim to online scam
The Essex Region Conservation Authority has been bilked out of nearly $300,000 after falling victim to an online fraud. ERCA has reported the alleged crime to the Ontario Provincial Police and the...
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Students begin moving into U of Windsor dorms under new protocols
Dozens of students began moving into their University of Windsor dorm rooms over the weekend as post-secondary institutions get ready for an academic year like no other. Due to the ongoing COVID-19...
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Western students have option for in-class learning five days a week
A small student body allows Western Secondary School to stand alone as the only public high school in the region offering students in-class learning five days a week. “There were opportunities...
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Ice time to return to Harrow/Colchester South community centre
Recreational skating is returning to the Harrow & Colchester South Community Centre, beginning Tuesday. “We are working closely with all of our user groups to ensure a safe return to arena...
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Amherstburg couple chosen ambassadors for 2020 Kidney Walk
When Amherstburg residents Shawn Byrne and Jessica Bondy, along with their four children, take a virtual walk this September, they will be raising funds for an affliction that has hit very close to...
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LaSalle to construct bike lockers at select bus stops
Ten bicycle lockers will soon be installed at LaSalle Transit bus stops thanks to a $51,588 grant from the provincial government. Mayor Marc Bondy said the lockers, which hold up to 20 bicycles, will...
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Improved mental health supports available for kids at Hotel-Dieu Grace...
Stress and fear over returning to school can lead to mental health challenges for school-age kids but help is available and quickly accessible, says a spokesperson for Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare....
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Local non-profit announces name change, new nationwide efforts
Members of the Integrative Canadian Group Organization were in a celebratory mood recently. The non-profit organization braved the rain and went ahead with a planned barbecue to celebrate several new...
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Police investigate possible firearms incident in Amherstburg
Windsor police are looking for two male suspects after a gunshot went off in Amherstburg early Tuesday morning. At roughly 4 a.m., patrol officers with the Windsor Police Service’s Amherstburg...
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London transplant takes over top public transit position
Tyson Cragg is moving from London to take over the helm as Transit Windsor’s new executive director beginning Sept. 21. Cragg, who was most recently manager of operations/administration for the City...
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Health unit reports five new COVID-19 cases
The Windsor-Essex County Health unit reported five additional cases of COVID-19 in the region on Tuesday. One of the new cases is a person who recently returned to Canada from outside of North...
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UPDATED: Unifor picks Ford Motor Co. as its strike target
After a week of introductory bargaining with all three Detroit automakers, Unifor selected Ford Motor Co. as its strike target Tuesday. The union will now focus on hammering out a deal with Ford to...
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Youngest brother forgives brother who killed oldest brother
In an emotion-packed courtroom where family members ignored social distancing guidelines so they could hug each other and cry together, a judge heard of the devastating impact on a Windsor family of a...
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Thousands of students going to virtual classrooms
More than 16,000 students in the Windsor-Essex region will flip open their laptop or some other device next week and launch into a completely virtual new school year. No back-to-school clothes or...
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Windsor's International Day of the Girl goes virtual
Build a Dream organizers have reimagined the third annual International Day of the Girl event as a virtual experience due to COVID-19 restrictions. Build a Dream’s mission is to empower young women to...
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Botley Robotics establishing local plant to manufacture new UV light cleaning...
A new robotics firm that has created an autonomous, mobile ultraviolet light cleaning system has secured a site in Windsor with plans to begin production at the end of the month. Botley Robotics is...
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UPDATED: East Windsor house fire causes $100K in damages
No one was injured in a house fire near Windsor’s Little River corridor on Monday. Crews with the Windsor Fire and Rescue Services arrived on scene to a home on Aire Place shortly before 6 p.m....
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Jarvis: The Ward 7 wild card — the pandemic
Ward 7 resident John Meyer opened his front door several times in the last week to find flyers from byelection candidates. But he hasn’t met any candidates. “No one has stopped to really speak to...
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Photo: Taking flight in Riverside
Star photographer Dax Melmer took a stunning picture Tuesday of an egret taking off from the rocky shoreline of St. Rose Beach Park in Riverside.
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Photo: Underwater Rosedale Avenue
Early morning rains caused substantial flooding in the 400 block of Rosedale Avenue in West Windsor Tuesday.
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Photo: Cicada's screenshot
Star photographer Dan Janisse took this shot of a cicada on a screen in Windsor on Tuesday.
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Leamington seeks greater accountability from next police service provider
The next provider of policing for the Leamington must have greater public accountability than the current provider — Ontario Provincial Police. At a meeting on Tuesday, Leamington council approved the...
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Students in region's two largest boards head back to class Thursday
Students in Windsor-Essex’s two largest boards will see lots of hand sanitizer, plexiglass and directional arrows as they return to school Thursday for the first time in six months. A staggered start...
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Local firm Atmis readies for production of Windsor-made PPE
With COVID-19 creating a scramble for personal protective equipment a made-in-Windsor solution will be available by the middle of next month. Atmis Protective Equipment will begin production on a...
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Evicted from downtown during pandemic, Jade restaurant finds new city location
Three months after crushing business losses due to COVID-19 led to its downtown eviction, Jade Chinese Cuisine has found a new home in the west. “People keep calling me,” a busy owner Mei Huang told...
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Communication key during early days of COVID-19 pandemic: HDGH CEO
Managing an ever-changing message around COVID-19 was one of the biggest challenges at Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare during the early days of the pandemic, the facility’s CEO told a virtual audience...
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Kingsville Fire boat capsizes during rescue of overturned vessel
A Labour Day rescue mission on Lake Erie went south when high winds and waves capsized the first responders trying to save people from an overturned American boat.At around 4 a.m. on Monday, a...
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LaSalle police investigate boat and trailer theft
LaSalle police are investigating after a 23-foot boat and its trailer were stolen from a business parking lot over the weekend. The 1989 yellow and white Liberator vessel had been on a trailer and...
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Cluster of COVID-19 cases from parties, card games, rises to 37
An interwoven cluster of COVID-19 cases spread through parties and other social gatherings has caused even more infections. As of Wednesday, 37 individuals have contracted the novel coronavirus as a...
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Windsor man charged with multiple downtown break-ins
A Windsor man faces numerous break-and-enter charges following several break-ins at downtown homes. Around 10:45 p.m. on Monday, patrol officers with the Windsor Police Service responded to the 1600...
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Added benefit of COVID precautions: 'Pretty much non-existent' flu cases
Worries that a bad flu season could coincide with a second wave of COVID-19 in the coming months to slam hospitals with hundreds of very sick patients have been largely allayed by encouraging reports...
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Flights resume at Windsor Airport
Windsor’s airport is back in business, albeit with COVID-19 precautions and just two flights per day following a pandemic-caused slowdown that lasted more than five months.Air service resumed Tuesday...
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Windsor man who committed fatal shooting pleads guilty to manslaughter
A Windsor man who fatally shot another man multiple times, then fled to Calgary to try to escape justice, has pleaded guilty — but only to the crime of manslaughter. Sumar Al-Rubayi, 21, appeared in...
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$4.85M road reconstruction project completed on Huron Church
Huron Church Road is looking shiny and new. The $4.85-million reconstruction project on Huron Church road between Malden Road and Pool Avenue was completed this week after about five months of work....
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Kittens thrown from vehicle die; OPP seek driver
Ontario Provincial Police are looking for the person who threw two kittens from a moving vehicle in Essex last week. On Sept. 3 at roughly 5 p.m., the complainant saw a vehicle leave the drive-thru of...
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Health unit reports another COVID-19 death, eight new cases
A man in his 60s is the latest victim of COVID-19 in Windsor and Essex County. The man had tested positive for the novel coronavirus and died in hospital, medical officer of health Dr. Wajid Ahmed...
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Windsor listed as one of Top 20 places to invest in Canada
Windsor has been named one of the Top 20 places in Canada to invest by the influential corporate real estate and business publication Site Selection Magazine. The magazine also listed Canada as the...
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Raptors fans invited to new downtown Windsor cafe
Last year, downtown Windsor had its own version of Jurassic Park to cheer on the Toronto Raptor’s historic NBA championship run. Will there be a repeat this year? Turbo Espresso Bar is hoping so. The...
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