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Leamington rejects outdoor smoking ban
After months of debate, Leamington council finally rejected an outdoor smoking ban at city-owned recreation sites. “I think we’ll give it a rest for a bit but it won’t go away,” Deputy Mayor Charlie...
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Help — and hope — on the way for family of infested home
Hope and help appear to be on the way for a South Windsor family living in a backyard trailer after fleeing their mould-infested and leaking home. “It’s amazing how many people have been reaching out...
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Police release sketch of man who tried to take child from daycare
The OPP crime unit has released a sketch of the man who tried to take a child from a Moraviantown daycare. Police said the man showed up at the Delaware First Nation Community Centre Summer Day Care...
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Windsor First Nations supporters join call for truth on residential schools
If the Canadian government is truly sorry for the horrific Indian residential school system, it should reveal everything about that dark era, say local First Nations supporters. On Thursday, a handful...
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Windsor area’s crime rate increases as Canada sees a decline
Crime rates in the Windsor metropolitan area increased in 2012 after seeing a continual decline over the last several years. According to Statistics Canada information released Thursday, the Windsor...
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Study finds link between long-term exposure to air pollution and higher risk...
Researchers have found a link between long-term exposure to air pollution and a higher risk of dying from diabetes. “The air pollution causes inflammation in the body which exacerbates diabetes,” said...
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Library seeks Book Buddy volunteers
Windsor Public Library is looking for volunteers to assist with its Book Buddy program, which helps children between the ages of six and 14 with reading difficulties enjoy positive reading experiences....
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Millions more for Windsor under new casino revenue sharing formula
The City of Windsor is expected to see a sharp increase in the money it receives for hosting Caesars Windsor under a new funding formula based on the casino’s revenue. The city used to receive a flat...
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Fire crews respond to commercial building blaze
A couple’s South Windsor business plaza plans are up in smoke after their construction site became engulfed in flames on Thursday night. The fire broke out on the upper floor of the building at the...
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Windsor police rule plaza fire an arson (With video)
Windsor police said they were likely looking for a group of teenagers with singed hair and burned legs Friday after somebody torched a new building with high-powered accelerant. “The only way up and...
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The last pastrami: Bittersweet day for Elias Deli (With video)
Before Elias (Louie) Sleiman sold his last pastrami sandwich Friday, he had a moment alone in his famed deli of 45 years. It was all too much. “Last night I couldn’t sleep, so I came in at 3 o’clock,”...
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Tecumseh opens new skateboard park
Tecumseh unveiled its $300,000 skateboard park Friday. The 4,000-square-foot structure is located behind town hall at 917 Lesperance Rd. Mayor Gary McNamara said in a press release the venue offers...
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Reports of strange odour in Amherstburg
Amherstburg firefighters are investigating reports of a strange, abrasive smell in the air. The first call about the mystery odour came from Pointe West Golf Club. Now firefighters are checking out the...
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Hammers to fly soon at mouldy South Windsor home
The nightmare appears to be ending for an Acorn Crescent family forced to camp out in a leaky trailer after being forced out of their mould-infested South Windsor home. Lowe’s Canada announced Friday...
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One man with injuries, one man in custody after Wyandotte Street West...
A fight involving a weapon left one man with injuries and landed another in police custody on Friday night. The altercation happened around 6:30 p.m. in front of a multi-unit residential building at...
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Diesel fuel prices bust Transit Windsor’s budget
Transit Windsor projects a $180,000 budget deficit by the end of the year because the city did not budget enough for fuel expenses. The budget is off six per cent as the city expected to pay on average...
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Government reverses legal clinics funding cut
Four days after the head of Legal Assistance of Windsor went public with concerns over the most recent funding cut to Ontario legal clinics, the government reversed its decision. Legal clinics still...
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Labour union supports Windsor cyclists’ quest for cancer funds
LiUNA — the Labourers’ International Union of North America — has donated thousands of dollars to Windsor cancer care in honour of the cross-country fundraising journey of three local cyclists. The...
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City salvages more souvenir bricks from Grace Hospital
Now everyone who wanted a piece of Windsor history will have one. The city has announced it has salvaged more bricks from the former Grace Hospital site at University and Crawford Avenue. Earlier this...
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Downtown garage fire deemed suspicious
A Windsor police arson investigator is looking into a garage fire that happened on Church Street on Friday night. Firefighters responded around 10:15 p.m. to multiple 911 calls that a detached garage...
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