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Horwath, Hatfield to tour Windsor Monday
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath will tour Windsor today with her party’s candidate for Windsor-Tecumseh, Percy Hatfield. Kicking off the tour at St. Clair College, the pair will visit the campus from...
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Truck driver faces drunk driving charges
A 61-year-old Stoney Creek man is facing drunk driving charges after he was stopped while driving his tractor-trailer on Highway 401 Saturday. Chatham-Kent OPP said they received a number of complaints...
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Ice cream with the Ontario NDP (With video)
Tough decisions were put on hold Monday afternoon for two provincial politicians as the focus became picking a flavour of ice at an east side landmark. Windsor-Tecumseh NDP candidate Percy Hatfield...
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Tampering alleged in fiery Quebec train crash (With video)
Peggy Curran, Postmedia News LAC-MÉGANTIC, Que. — As the confirmed death toll climbed here Monday, the head of the company whose runaway train was at the centre of this tragedy says he is certain a...
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Windsorites encouraged to adopt city’s parks
Windsorites are being encouraged to formally adopt their neighbourhood parks and help keep them clean. “This is good to bring a sense of ownership and a sense of pride,” Ward 5 Coun. Ed Sleiman said of...
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Flooding causes havoc in Toronto (With video and gallery)
TORONTO — A sudden and violent thunderstorm brought Toronto a standstill during Monday evening’s rush hour and police said a flood watch was in effect. The Toronto Transit Commission shut down its...
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City council stays out of Ojibway Shores
A council majority on Monday night snubbed Ward 4 Coun. Alan Halberstadt’s attempt to have the city add its voice to those protesting a plan by the Windsor Port Authority to clear-cut Ojibway Shores....
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City extends social services survey deadline
The City of Windsor is extending the deadline to July 23 for area residents to participate in a survey to help in the crafting of a Housing and Homelessness Plan for Windsor-Essex. The city, which is...
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Downtown petition drive seeks expansion of Ontario Ombudsman’s powers (with...
With bullhorn in hand, it was eyes as much as ears Curtis Kingston was trying to open as his small group of about a half dozen activists sought signatures downtown Monday in support of Bill 42. The...
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Rain causes woes for farmers and area residents
There will be no immediate reprieve from soggy weather that has put crops in jeopardy and soaked local basements, Environment Canada said Monday. There is a 60 per cent chance of precipitation Tuesday...
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City to offer Grace souvenir bricks
Thousands upon thousands of bricks came tumbling down as part of the former Grace hospital demolition job, but now the city is offering a few to the public to commemorate the historic building where...
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Guns stolen from Kingsville home
Kingsville OPP are investigating the theft of guns and alcohol in a break-in of a home on Graham Sideroad near County Road 11 that occurred on the weekend. A home was robbed of three “long guns” and a...
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Accident closes LaSalle road for hours
County Road 8 was closed for several hours Tuesday because of a collision between a dump truck and a car, LaSalle police said. The accident occurred around noon Tuesday on County Road 8 between...
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Toronto mops up after flash floods caused by record breaking storm (With videos)
Diana Mehta, The Canadian Press TORONTO — Some stayed home to deal with flooded basements, others battled long commutes on still soggy streets to make their way into work, while nearly everyone had a...
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Summer math camp ‘like vacation’ for downtown students
Contrary to popular belief, some local kids like to do math in the summer. For eight-year-old Mustaf Ademaj, going to a day camp where he practises numeracy at Prince Edward public school for three...
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LaSalle applies for $50,000 grant for war memorial
The Town of LaSalle has submitted a $50,000 grant application to the federal government to help defer the costs of a new war memorial. Mayor Ken Antaya updated LaSalle council Tuesday night on plans...
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One block of Victoria Avenue changing from one-way to two-way
A block of Victoria Avenue between University Avenue and Chatham Street will be converted from one-way to two-way traffic in the coming weeks. The change is meant to help with traffic flow in that...
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OPP investigate suspicious fire in Leamington
Investigators are calling it suspicious after a house fire broke out Monday night in Leamington. The Leamington Fire Service and provincial police responded to Bayview Place in Leamington at 8:13 p.m....
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Transit Windsor seeks way to eliminate pension deficit
The chairman of Transit Windsor says he hopes changes to Ontario pension laws will allow the OMERS pension fund to absorb one of two bus company pensions plans and wipe away a more than $3 million...
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Essex rejects outdoor smoking ban, for now
ESSEX Town council has voted down a smoking ban in outdoor parks, recreation areas and outside municipal buildings but is expected to revisit the issue when a new bylaw is drafted to include...
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