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The 265 youth who land New Beginnings jobs know they’re the lucky ones (with...
With Canada’s youth unemployment rate just beginning to edge lower, Jocelyn Farmer knew how lucky she was Wednesday to be among a room full of new hires. The Grade 12 Brennan high school student was...
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Scholarships awarded to Windsor Pride youth
Windsor gay rights advocate Rocky Campana would have been proud of the teens receiving scholarships in his honour, say those who knew him. “You are pioneers,” said Nancy Campana, Rocky’s mother, to the...
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Leamington man busted for speeding with suspended licence
A 62-year-old Leamington man is facing a number of charges after he was caught driving more than 30 kilometres per hour over the speed limit with a suspended licence. Chatham-Kent police said the man...
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Hotel-Dieu OR waiting room gets makeover
Patients on their way into the operating room at Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital now have nicer surroundings to wait in — and their families do, too. The hospital’s new waiting area got a makeover thanks to...
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Man missing from Sarnia could be in Windsor
Sarnia police are hoping the public can help find a missing man who could be in the Windsor area. Boris Ondoua-Nkoa, 21, was last seen by friends at the end of June. Police said he’s black, about five...
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Detroit nurse who pioneered counselling for prostate cancer survivors plans...
Registered nurse Andrea Simone knows her counselling service has helped survivors of prostate cancer in Michigan. Now she hopes to offer that comfort to men on this side of the Detroit River. Simone...
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Wineries launch War of 1812 wines
AMHERSTBURG Forget popping corks. Historical re-enactors fired a replica cannon here Thursday to launch a series of commemorative War of 1812 wines. The Stowaway 1812 label wines celebrate the...
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Animals left in hot cars at risk even on mild summer days
A large thermometer on the dash of the Windsor/Essex County Humane Society’s station wagon clocked in a 45 degrees at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. That temperature could be fatal for a pet left inside. “In...
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Arson just the latest problem for residents of Pierre Avenue apartment building
Residents of a Windsor apartment building say a late-night arson was just the latest ordeal they’ve had to endure while living in fear of drug dealers, vandals, arsonists and other violence. “Fires,...
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Border backups bad for food, ag industries
Just-in-time shipping and reducing border backups isn’t just important for car parts, a new cross border agri-food study has found. Border delays must be reduced to keep $4 billion of agri-food...
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Mandela on life support; facing ‘impending death’: court documents
By Jason Straziuso, The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela is being kept alive by a breathing machine and faces “impending death,” court documents show, as his family gravesite was...
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More than 18 kg of suspected cocaine stashed in bathroom at Pearson airport
TORONTO – Border officials say they’ve seized more than 18 kilograms of suspected cocaine stashed in a bathroom at Toronto’s Pearson airport. The Canada Border Services Agency made the announcement...
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Mayor urges port authority to keep the chainsaws out of Ojibway Shores
The Windsor Port Authority wants to raze the forest along the city’s last stretch of natural shoreline because it hopes to land a contract to store dirt for the new Detroit River bridge. In explaining...
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Windsor-Tecumseh byelection race heats up with lawn sign blitzes
Less than four weeks to go before the Aug. 1 five-riding Ontario byelection, and members of the big red machine that helped Liberal powerhouse Dwight Duncan rule Windsor-Tecumseh for 16 years were in...
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Windsor police nab one robbery suspect, seek second
Windsor police have captured one suspect and are seeking a second in connection with a robbery in the area of Wyandotte Street and Langlois Avenue. Police were dispatched to the 1000 block of Wyandotte...
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Chatham driver charged after collision, rollover on Highway 401
An “aggressive” Chatham motorist is charged with dangerous driving after he hit another vehicle on Highway 401 and flipped over. Chatham-Kent OPP responded at 5:50 p.m. Thursday to a two-vehicle...
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Poll: Hatfield way out in front in Windsor-Tecumseh
If the Windsor-Tecumseh byelection were held today, NDP candidate Percy Hatfield would win in a landslide, a new poll suggests. According to a Forum Research poll released Thursday, Hatfield has the...
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Crews respond to rollover collision near downtown Windsor
Emergency crews say there were no serious injuries following a rollover collision on a residential street near downtown Windsor Friday morning. The two-vehicle collision occurred shortly after 11 a.m....
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Forster alumni golf fundraiser chips in to help west-end teens
A golf fundraiser recently held by alumni of Forster high school raised $2,000 for charitable causes on the west end. The fourth-annual Oaf’s Forster Summer Classic was held in mid-June at Dominion...
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Grandmother charged in death of Ontario toddler left alone in hot car
MILTON, Ont. – The grandmother of a Milton, Ont., toddler who died last week after being left alone in a sweltering car is facing criminal charges. Leslie McDonald, 51, was charged Friday with criminal...
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