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Death of two N.B. boys prompts questioning of exotic pet laws
The recent deaths of two young New Brunswick boys has local experts asking for better regulation here at home. Melanie Coulter, head of the local humane society, said Tuesday that unlike New Brunswick,...
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‘Shark’ still in the water (With video)
DETROIT As of 11 p.m. Tuesday the shark was still in the water, nine hours overdue in his 35-kilometre crossing of Lake St. Clair. Grand Rapids resident Jim “Shark” Dreyer was expected to complete his...
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Grace hospital bricks ready for pickup
The City of Windsor is asking those who requested a souvenir brick from the former Grace hospital site to pick them up this week. People who registered to receive bricks can pick them up at Adie Knox...
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Man gets 3½ years for multi-drug operation
A Windsor man was sentenced Tuesday to 3½ years in prison for a multi-drug trafficking conspiracy, though the judge took into consideration that the accused has since found religion and taken...
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City lends hand to ‘signature’ Via Italia bike race
Windsor’s exciting Tour di Via Italia street bicycle race has become such a popular international draw, organizers have been forced to dig deep into their pockets for additional security fencing to...
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Police release photo of power tool thief
Provincial police have released a surveillance photo of a power tool thief in the hope that someone will recognize him. Leamington OPP officers were called July 31 to Canadian Tire at 262 Erie Street...
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Foreign service worker job action hurting University of Windsor
With the start of fall classes at the University of Windsor just a few weeks away, hundreds of international students remain uncertain if they will be forced to show up late — or whether they will be...
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What’s in a name? City won’t say yet
Windsor’s splashy new Family Aquatic Complex has a new name, but the mayor and city council are keeping it under wraps for now. With a week left before the competitive swimming portion of the...
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Hatfield bids farewell to city hall
After almost 40 years of either covering Windsor city hall as a radio and TV reporter or serving in it as a city councillor, Percy Hatfield’s usually firm voice came close to cracking with emotion as...
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Diluted chemo report to be released today: Health ministry
The families of more than 1,200 patients, including 290 at Windsor Regional, who received diluted doses of chemotherapy will finally get to see the findings of an independent investigation into what...
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Fire destroys Kingsville home, kills family dog
KINGSVILLE A fire that gutted a historic home that is “older than Canada,” also killed the family dog on Wednesday. Shortly after 11 a.m. Terri, a neighbour who declined to give her last name, was...
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Windsor Pride festival goes mainstream
Americans may be in the midst of heated debate over gay marriage. But in Canada, it’s time to party. Organizers of the annual Windsor-Essex Pride Fest say their colourful celebration — in a country...
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Concerned citizen helps police catch speeding drunk driver
A concerned citizen’s call to police early Wednesday led to the arrest of a speeding drunk driver. Chatham-Kent OPP said the driver had nearly twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system. The call...
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Pressure to study health, environmental impacts of petcoke grows in Washington
Despite the pile of petroleum coke shrinking in recent days on the banks of the Detroit River, pressure is increasing by high-ranking politicians in Washington to study the environmental and health...
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Train company involved in Quebec crash files for bankruptcy protection
The Gazette MONTREAL — Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway, operator of the crude-oil laden train that crashed and exploded in Lac-Mégantic a month ago, filed for bankruptcy protection in Montreal...
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Teens return from cross-country trek for cancer (With video)
Two Windsor teens are back home from a cross-country cycling trek that saw them raise over $75,000 for a local cancer foundation, but that tested their resolve every day. Dressed head to toe in...
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Parkway construction teams resume work around controversial girders
Construction work under the $1.4-billion Herb Gray Parkway has resumed at two tunnels where work was halted last month by Ontario’s Transportation Minister Glen Murray out of concerns over 320 massive...
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Fire marshal to probe east end kitchen fire
One person was taken to hospital with burns after a fire broke out in the city’s east end overnight. Windsor fire responded to the 5550 block of Lassaline Avenue for reports of a kitchen fire. Crews...
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Police probe overnight stabbing
A man is refusing to cooperate with police after officers found him walking down the street early Thursday with blood oozing out of several stab wounds. Windsor police received a call around 2:10 a.m....
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Cause of west end fire under investigation
Firefighters quickly extinguished a smoky blaze this morning on the city’s west side. Crews responded to 959 Elm Ave. around 8 a.m. An investigator is on scene to determine what started the fire and...
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