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Downtown Windsor BIA fears loss of big casino grant
What was great news last week for the city — a new and more lucrative funding formula for hosting Caesars Windsor — has the Downtown Windsor BIA fearing it could also mean a big bite out of its own...
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University technical staff, skilled trades vote in favour of strike
The University of Windsor’s skilled trades and technical staff voted overwhelmingly in support of strike action on Tuesday. According to the website of CUPE Local 1393, 95 per cent of its 270 members...
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Sister of man shot by T.O. police calls for action to stop such deaths
By Allison Jones, CP TORONTO — The teenage sister of a young man who died after being shot by Toronto police urged mourners gathered at her brother’s funeral Thursday to take action to ensure his...
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Transformers shoot turns downtown Detroit into Hong Kong
For more than a month, Krista Mazzeo and Paula Coon have been watching the streets across from their workplace morph into an Asian city destroyed by an alien robot rampage. The two colleagues were...
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Three rainy records set in Windsor during July
July will not only go down as the wettest month in Windsor, it had a record 21 rainy days and is part of the soggiest April to August stretch in more than 70 years. “At least people can have a drink...
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Hatfield elected in Windsor-Tecumseh (With Videos)
By Trevor Wilhelm, Emma Loop and Joel Boyce A longstanding bastion of the provincial Liberal government has crumbled. Percy Hatfield, a sitting city councillor and now newly-elected NDP MPP for...
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Swimmers feel need for speed at Windsor’s ‘awesome’ new pool (With videos)
No sooner had her slim, torpedo-shaped body hit the water for the first time inside Windsor’s new Family Aquatic Complex than competitive swimmer Leili Tilvaldyeva knew she was lapping toward a...
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Two men sought for Wyandotte Street West mugging
A 32-year-old man is nursing bruises on his face after he was reportedly set upon by two muggers near the University of Windsor campus. The crime happened in the 2100 block of Wyandotte Street West...
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No injuries in two-vehicle crash in Tecumseh
Emergency crews attended a two-vehicle crash at Lesperance Road and Arbour Street in Tecumseh. Crews responded to the intersection about 9:15 a.m. The crash caused a Pontiac Montana to roll on its...
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Windsor hit-and-run victim wants justice
A Windsor mother is frustrated after her car was badly rear-ended by someone who drove away on Wednesday night. “I want somebody to be responsible for what happened to me, and what happened to my...
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Gleaners charity finds home in Leamington
The Southwestern Ontario Gleaners have moved into a former fish processing plant in Leamington and will celebrate with a grand opening Aug. 10. The charity wants to take surplus vegetables, dehydrate...
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NDP wins in Windsor and London; tough races in Toronto, Ottawa
By The Canadian Press TORONTO — Ontario’s New Democrats were poised to win at least two of the five byelection races Thursday, taking the riding of Windsor-Tecumseh and London-West from the Liberals....
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Windsor police watching roads and river over weekend
Windsor police want you to have a fun holiday weekend — as long as you’re responsible. To make sure, they’ll be conducting RIDE stops at various locations across the city, as well as patrolling the...
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City must pay firefighters $381,000
The City of Windsor must pay the local firefighters union $381,000 in lost overtime because administrators retired a fire truck earlier than promised. The Windsor Professional Firefighters Association...
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Downtown BIA faces big funding hit
Mayor Eddie Francis hinted strongly Friday that the city won’t be stepping in beyond this year to help the Downtown Windsor BIA make up a shortfall after Caesars Windsor announced it would no longer...
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Has thank you lost its meaning? (With video)
Thanks in advance for reading this story on the power of saying thank you. These days you may be getting so many thank yous , Penn State University student Jamie Hyodo wonders if it’s losing its...
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Hatfield’s first day as MPP
Windsor’s newest MPP could score sizable opposition duties at Queen’s Park. Percy Hatfield, one of two recent additions to the Ontario NDP’s caucus, said party leader Andrea Horwath hadn’t made any...
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Who will represent Ward 7 residents?
The city’s mayor and council are calling on Windsorites to advise them on how best to fill the vacancy left by Ward 7 Coun. Percy Hatfield’s landslide byelection victory Thursday night that sees him...
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‘Hooked on Lifejackets’ campaign to snag boaters (With Video)
The Windsor Police will be out on the Detroit River in full force this holiday weekend, as they conduct a “Hooked on Lifejackets” campaign. In conjunction with the Canadian Safe Boating Council’s...
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Underground utility work to close section of Malden Road for two weeks
A two-week closure of a section of Malden Road is slated for mid August. Cindy Prince, communications manager for Parkway Infrastructure Constructors, said the temporary closure, between Spring Garden...
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