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Hotel-Dieu Grace holds last board meeting at Ouellette Avenue site
The board of Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital held its last board meeting at its historic downtown building Wednesday before it transitions into Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare at the Tayfour Campus, the former...
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Talks continue in strike at University of Windsor
Negotiations between the University of Windsor and CUPE Local 1393 continued Wednesday as the two sides look for a way to settle a strike that began Sept. 8. Local 1393 represents nearly 300 workers in...
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Raise-a-Reader: Going all out to promote literacy
Just like newspaper subscribers, there are kids who like to read the printed word and kids who like to read on screen. Local literacy programs in Windsor-Essex make use of both mediums to help children...
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2nd annual Ford City Arts and Heritage Festival set for Sunday
A portion of Drouillard Road will be closed to vehicles so Ford City can have a festival on Sunday. The second annual Ford City Arts & Heritage Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 6 to 11...
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Windsor police release surveillance footage of lottery ticket thief
Windsor police have released surveillance footage of a suspect wanted for stealing lottery tickets from a Canadian Tire Gas bar in the 8500 block of Tecumseh Road East. The video shows the suspect...
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Plumes of smoke seen in Windsor from massive Detroit fire
WXYZ Detroit reported that Detroit police and fire responded to a massive fire and HAZMAT situation at a commercial building on the city’s southwest side on Thursday afternoon. Large plumes of smoke...
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Horwath calls bill that helps EllisDon ‘really, really highly inappropriate’
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is attacking the Liberals and Conservatives for “ramming through” a bill she says is designed to de-unionize a single corporation, EllisDon, the London-based contractor that’s...
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Five-month Chatham-Kent drug probe ends with 28 people arrested
Chatham-Kent police wrapped up a five-month drug probe Thursday with the arrest of 28 people. Police said the investigation, called Project ATAM, resulted in more than 100 charges against people...
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Arson investigators probe massive Detroit warehouse fire
DETROIT — Arson investigators are taking over from firefighters after a big blaze at an abandoned factory in Detroit was largely extinguished. The large, vacant building once housed a trucking company...
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Four Montrealers arrested for credit card fraud (With Video)
Four people from Montreal were arrested in Windsor yesterday after they were caught using fraudulent credit cards. Windsor police said a loss prevention officer at the Real Canadian Superstore on...
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Two vehicle crash slows traffic at E.C. Row and Howard Avenue
It was slow-going on E.C. Row Expressway near Howard Avenue Friday afternoon following a two-vehicle collision. The collision involving a Hyundai Elantra and a feed truck occurred shortly before 1:30...
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Video and Photos: Protesters Decry Hotel-Dieu Grace Cross Removal
Approximately 50 people protest the removal of a large steel cross from Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital on Ouellette Ave., Friday, Sept. 27, 2013. The cross is being transferred to the Tayfour Campus which...
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Retired Chatham teacher faces more sex assault charges
A 67-year-old retired Chatham teacher who has already been charged with sexual assault on an under-age male is now facing more such charges after four other alleged victims came forward. Chatham-Kent...
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Several homes threatened by possible sinkhole in Florida backyard (With Raw...
DUNEDIN, Fla. – Residents of several Florida homes have been evacuated due to a possible sinkhole that opened in a backyard in Pinellas County on Thursday. Deputy Fire Chief Trip Barrs said the hole...
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$14 million to help Windsor seniors live at home
Local seniors will soon have more help at home, thanks to a $14-million provincial investment announced Friday, aimed at promoting independent living for longer. Windsor West MPP Teresa Piruzza said...
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Windsor firefighters douse west-side blaze
Windsor firefighters doused a small fire in the city’s west side shortly before 3 p.m. Friday. The blaze broke out at 955 McEwan Ave. shortly after 2:30 p.m. Windsor Fire & Rescue Service said the...
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Police blood samples taken after deadly crash thrown out by judge
A Superior Court judge ruled Friday blood samples taken by police from an Amherstburg man as he lay injured in a hospital bed shortly after a 2010 fatal snowmobile crash, which claimed the life of his...
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Health coalition vows to knock on 40,000 doors to keep thoracic cancer...
The Windsor Essex Health Coalition vows to knock on 40,000 doors as part of a campaign to fight the threatened loss of thoracic cancer surgery. Following a 10:30 a.m. organizing meeting at Windsor...
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Two suspects sought in Giles Boulevard robbery attempt
Windsor police are looking for two men after an early morning robbery attempt in the 300 block of Giles Boulevard West. The crime occurred shortly before 1:40 a.m. Two victims were returning home on...
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Essex County tomato farmers face ‘painful process’ (with video)
Dozens of farmers affected by the “catastrophic” Heinz closure met with local politicians in Wheatley Saturday to discuss how to move forward. MP Dave Van Kesteren (C – Chatham-Kent-Essex) led the...
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