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1,300 students move in to U of W residences
Thirty-year-old Abiodun Shofoluwe has never left Africa in his life, but because of the warm welcome he received as he moved into a University of Windsor residence this weekend, he said he already...
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Hit and run crash sends man to hospital
A hit and run accident in the 900 block of Walker Road sent a driver to hospital with serious injuries Sunday evening. Windsor Police attended the scene for a report on a motor vehicle accident and...
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Neighbour calls 911 after careless, unattended cooking
One lucky homeowner can safety return to their home after a neighbour called 911 when she heard a smoke alarm. Windsor Fire crews reported to 445 Glengarry Ave. to find an empty house but a pot left on...
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Fire causes $350,000 damage to downtown home
Faulty wiring was deemed the cause of a fire that caused $350,000 to a home in downtown Windsor early Sunday morning. The fire broke out at about 2 a.m. at a single-family home located at 594 Pitt St....
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Mounties say child is responsible for death of six-year-old Sask. boy
BROADVIEW, Sask. — Mounties say the person they believe is responsible for the death a six-year-old boy in a Saskatchewan community is also a child. An RCMP spokesman confirms in an email that the...
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Updated: St. Jacobs Market outside Waterloo could partly reopen soon after fire
WATERLOO, Ont. — Fire officials say a blaze that gutted a popular farmer’s market north of Waterloo, Ont., caused more than a million dollars in damage. Fire crews were called early Monday morning to a...
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New union Unifor showcased at Labour Day parade (with video)
Windsor’s biggest and newest union, created on the weekend by the merger of the CAW and CEP, had a big coming out party Monday as Unifor took centre stage at local Labour Day celebrations. Red T-shirts...
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Couple left to face flood of raw sewage alone
A retired couple in Southwood Lakes was looking forward to a relaxing holiday weekend. What they got instead was a sewage nightmare. John and Sue Recker woke up 3 a.m. Saturday to find their basement...
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Two boaters rescued on Lake St. Clair
Coast Guards on both sides of the border rescued two people aboard a boat that was taking on water five miles north of Windsor in Lake St. Clair Monday afternoon. Around 12:15 p.m., a search-and-rescue...
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A’burg police arrest man after watching him try to break in to cars
A string of break-ins to cars and garages could be over after Amherstburg police say they caught the culprit red-handed. Police arrested a 19-year-old man around 3 a.m. Friday at the intersection of...
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Windsor police scour west side for inmate
Windsor police are scouring Windsor’s west side after guards at Windsor Jail accidentally released an inmate. He’s described as a 35-year-old black male with a medium build, six feet in height. He’s...
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Petcoke storage company ‘disappointed’ to be denied permit in Detroit
The company involved in the controversial storing of large amounts of petroleum coke on Detroit’s riverfront will study its next move after being denied a permit from the city to store the black oil...
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Police investigate after unconscious toddler pulled from pool
Essex County OPP are investigating after a 19-month-old child was plucked from a family pool Tuesday with no vital signs. Emergency crews were called to a home in 900 block of West Belle River Road...
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We didn’t abandon sewage situation, says Windsor public works
The city’s public works department is defending itself against accusations that it let a Southwood Lakes household swim in sewage for an entire day over the weekend. “We did not give up or abandon the...
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Run for Heroes needs help
The upcoming World Alzheimer’s Day Run for Heroes needs it own heroes to get going. Some 350 volunteers are needed — and only 100 have so far signed up — to stage the marathon and other races Sept. 21...
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Developer ordered to restore destroyed city lands (With video)
Angry neighbours are cheering the city after the builder of a South Windsor solar energy installation was ordered to remove a gravel access road and ditch culverts illegally installed on municipal...
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Funding approved for Wheatley Harbour dredging
Wheatley Harbour will receive money for dredging from the federal government. Chatham-Kent-Essex MPP Dave Van Kesteren announced funding Tuesday to repair the wharf at Rondeau Harbour (Erieau) and for...
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Police warn motorists to beware of school kids
The Ontario Provincial Police are reminding the motoring public that this week’s sudden increase in traffic on local roads is likely due to kids returning to school. Coinciding with the back-to-school...
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Local schools addressing the skills gap with hands-on programs
For 15 Grade 9 students at Assumption, the first day of school involved safety goggles and a bandsaw. Mark Gillis, who teaches the class and is also head of technology at Assumption high school,...
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Police investigate shots fired on Riverside Drive West
Windsor police are investigating after a number of shots were fired at the Portofino condominiums on Riverside Drive Tuesday night. Police said they received a number of calls around 10:45 p.m. about...
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