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Deer, deer everywhere
Ah, the white-tailed deer of Windsor-Essex. woodland mammal, gentle herbivore — urban pest. Members of the local humane society say they’ve been receiving so many calls about neighbourhood sightings in...
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Single-vehicle rollover on E.C. Row Expressway
Emergency crews were cleaning up following a single-vehicle rollover on E.C. Row Expressway. The collision occurred shortly before 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the eastbound lanes near Lauzon Parkway. The...
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Funding approved for 10 hospice beds in Leamington
Leamington residents will soon have easier access to end-of-life care. The board of the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network voted Tuesday to fund 10 new hospice beds for the Leamington...
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Firm with local roots has solution for high cheque-cashing fees
A company with local roots has solved the problem of Toronto welfare recipients paying exorbitant fees to payday loan outlets to get their monthly cheques cashed. And now SelectCore – founded in 1999...
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Job Fair seeks truck drivers
Kee Human Resources will be recruiting drivers with AZ licenses to work in Canada and the U.S at a job fair Wednesday at the City of Windsor Employment and Training Centre at 400 City Hall Square,...
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Giant Windsor Star murals await new downtown homes (with video)
Windsor Star columnist Karen Hall — or at least a two-storey version of her — has been retired into storage, but she may soon again adorn the side of a downtown building. City crews on Tuesday removed...
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Man trapped under debris after Essex barn collapse
Firefighters had to use a metal cutter and giant airbags Wednesday to rescue a man trapped under a barn collapse. “Upon our arrival, there was one person that was trapped underneath the trusses,” said...
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Three new members join Hotel-Dieu Grace board of directors
Three new members joined the board of Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital on Wednesday. Ron Truant, Brian Payne and Tim Catherwood replace two outgoing members of the board, Bill Allison and Katha Fortier....
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Mayor declines premier’s invitation to run
Thanks, but no thanks, appears to be the message from Mayor Eddie Francis to Premier Kathleen Wynne. Sources have told The Star that part of the reason Windsor saw so much of Ontario’s new Liberal...
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Chrysler volunteers ‘clean up’ west end (with video)
“It’s more gratifying than sitting in an office cubicle.” Paint brush in hand, Dawn Bezaire continued the upward and downward strokes Wednesday along a graffiti-clad shed that backed onto Bridgeview...
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Two-year-old Ontario boy dies after being left alone in car
MILTON, Ont. — Police say a two-year-old Milton, Ont., boy died Wednesday afternoon after being left for a “significant portion of the day” in a family member’s vehicle. Halton police homicide...
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Motorist extricated from vehicle following collision in East Windsor (with...
Windsor police closed South Service Road at Jefferson Boulevard as emergency crews responded to a collision shortly before 7:30 a.m. Thursday. A motorist had to to be extricated from a vehicle...
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McLennan sentenced to 9 months in jail, 2 years probation
David McLennan has been sentenced to nine months incarceration and two years probation. He had been found guilty of dangerous driving causing the death of his 16-year-old son Dylyn. McLennan’s teenage...
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Director of education for public board appointed
Erin Kelly, a former superintendent for the Upper Grand District School Board in Guelph, has been named the new director of education for the local public school board Kelly, a mother of two adult...
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B.C. lotto winner surprises restaurant owner with $10,000 tip
By Emma Graney, Postmedia News It started with a burger, fries and a little conversation. It led to an act of kindness that one Saskatchewan man with a daughter who’s facing cancer will likely never...
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All aboard the pirate ship at the Kingsville Tall Ship Festival
If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to be a pirate in the eighteenth century, a tour aboard the Tall Ship Liana’s Ransom during Kingsville’s Tall Ships Festival may be your chance. During the...
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OPP investigating break-in at Ruthven Public School
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a late-night break-in at Ruthven Public School. OPP received the alarm call just after midnight. They said the suspect – or suspects – got in through a...
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Pedestrian struck in Windsor’s near east side
Windsor police are investigating after a woman was struck by a vehicle in the city’s near east side while trying to catch a bus. The collision occurred shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday in the area of...
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Face transplant patient abandons life as hermit, celebrates chance for a new...
Sarah Brumfield, The Associated Press BALTIMORE – In the 15 years between a shotgun blast that ravaged the bottom half of Richard Norris’ face and the face transplant that ended a hermit-like life for...
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Weekend heat wave to bake western US as temps in southwestern cities approach...
Brian Skoloff, The Associated Press PHOENIX – Tigers at the Phoenix Zoo are getting frozen fish snacks. Temporary cooling stations are popping up to welcome the homeless and elderly. And airlines are...
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