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Moment of silence, calls for gun control mark six months since Sandy Hook...
NEWTOWN, Conn. – A Connecticut town where 20 children and six educators were massacred in December held a moment of silence Friday, at a six-month remembrance event that doubled as a call to action on...
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Man hospitalized following Langlois fire
A man in his mid-40s was transported to hospital with burns to 30 per cent of his body as a result of a kitchen grease fire. The small blaze broke out at 1355 Langlois, an eight-storey apartment...
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Two pedestrians struck by vehicle on Victoria Avenue (with gallery)
A 35-year-old mother and her 14-year-old daughter walking on the sidewalk Sunday morning on Victoria Avenue suffered broken bones after a car travelling at a high rate of speed jumped the curb and...
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Men’s health clinic promotes early detection
Men need to take preventive health more seriously, says a local doctor who points to early detection as the best way to improve your chances against cancer. “If you’re not looking for it, you’re not...
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Ovarian cancer survivor to climb Kilimanjaro to mark victory over disease
Early on in their relationship, Britt and Jano Kascjak spent their second date discussing treatment options for the ovarian cancer with which Britt had just been diagnosed. “I just assumed that I...
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Windsor’s festival season in full swing
Festival season ramped into high gear on the weekend, with Summerfest taking over the riverfront and Carrousel of the Nations bringing its unique cultural flavour to locales throughout the city....
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UPAC arrests Montreal Mayor Applebaum
By Linda Gyulai, The Gazette MONTREAL — Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum faces 14 charges, including fraud and conspiracy, Quebec’s anti-corruption police confirmed Monday morning. Applebaum was...
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Man recovering in hospital after surviving plunge from 15th floor apartment...
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – A man was recovering in a hospital Monday after surviving a plunge from the 15th floor of his New Zealand apartment building. Police said the 20-year-old man discovered he was...
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Small-town Ohio police chief gives quick repercussion for criminals through...
Kantele Franko, The Associated Press KENT, Ohio – If you’re up to no good in this pocket of northeast Ohio, especially in a witless way, you’re risking not only jail time or a fine but a swifter...
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Another Windsor arrest for Project Traveller
Windsor police have made another arrest for Project Traveller — the sweeping operation to disrupt criminal activity involving drugs, guns and gangs between Detroit and Toronto. The arrest was made in...
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Chatham-Kent police arrest three after domestic disturbances
Chatham-Kent police have several people in custody after two unrelated domestic disturbances over the weekend. Early Monday morning police arrested a 25-year-old man after a pregnant woman reported...
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Windsor-Essex tick tests positive for Lyme disease
A tick in Windsor and Essex County has tested positive for Lyme disease, prompting a warning from the local health unit. “This is a wake-up call for the residents of Windsor and Essex County to take...
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Essex moves ahead with drafting outdoor smoking ban
ESSEX – Council told administration Monday to draft a nonsmoking bylaw that will ban smoking at town-owned outdoor recreation facilities. The bylaw should ban smoking at sports fields, on property...
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Police to increase patrols of skateboard park in Essex
Too much swearing, drinking and smoking by teens at the skateboard park has garnered the ire and attention of local leaders. Council voted Monday to have OPP increase patrols around the Fairview Avenue...
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City boosts tree-trimming budget
Forest Glade homeowner Dave Bredner was working up a sweat doing cleanup work outside his Beachdale Road property Monday afternoon and wondered why the city can’t do a better job on maintenance of its...
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Auditors take over hotline as new charter approved
A hotline to handle citizen complaints and allegations of city hall corruption, political wrongdoing and bureaucratic bungling will continue under Windsor’s new internal audit charter. The hotline will...
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Giant Maple Leaf gets preliminary approval
Fears of a giant Maple Leaf obstructing Canadian waterfront views of the striking Detroit skyline appear exaggerated, according to computer-generated illustrations provided city council Monday night by...
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Windsor fire crews respond to overnight kitchen, apartment fire
One person was taken to hospital with minor burns after a kitchen fire on St. Patricks Avenue in Windsor Monday night. Windsor fire crews responded to the 3400 block of St. Patricks shortly after 11...
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Wet, wintry, wild: Meteorologists and climate scientists meet to discuss...
Jill Lawless, The Associated Press LONDON – Come rain, wind or sunshine, weather has long been one of Britain’s main topics of conversation. Now it has also become a mystery. Meteorologists and climate...
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Rejected suitor calls for 10 years after one failed date
After one coffee date, a Caesar’s Windsor card dealer said she was terrorized by a man who harassed her for ten years by calling her in the middle of the night and leaving disturbing messages on her...
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