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Downtown Windsor call centre fumigates for bed bugs
Sutherland Global Services has begun anti-bed bug measures for its downtown Windsor call centre, sources say. But employees at 500 Ouellette Ave. still have complaints about how the situation is being...
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EC Row accident sends female to hospital with serious injuries
A woman has been sent to hospital and is in critical condition after an accident on the EC Row Saturday night. According to the Windsor Police, the collision occurred after 7 p.m. between Central...
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Hundreds of Old Saint Nicks run Amherstburg’s streets
More than 500 Santas ditched the sleigh and reindeer to run along a five kilometre route Saturday night, showing their Christmas spirit and raising money for charity. The streets of Amherstburg flooded...
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Windsor’s main library branch celebrates 40 years on Ouellette Avenue
Windsor Public Library is throwing a party this month to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its central branch location at 850 Ouellette Ave. The celebration will run from 2 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 24....
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Jack Miner kicks off Christmas season
KINGSVILLE — The Jack Miner Migratory Bird Sanctuary kicks off the holiday season Dec. 6 to 8 with a weekend of Christmas activities. Santa will be in the house Dec. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be...
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Windsor police seek witnesses after pedestrian struck and killed on E.C. Row
Windsor police continue to ask for the public’s help as they investigate the bizarre case of a woman who was struck and killed while walking down the middle of E.C. Row Expressway’s eastbound lanes....
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Rob Ford: The GIF Heard Round The World
Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford set Twitter on fire Monday when he was captured in the GIF below mimicking drinking and driving. The image was captured by freelance journalist Chris Toman. GIF: Rob...
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Windsor native recounts toll of 9/11 experience
There was no life in the World Trade Center rubble after the 9/11 terrorist attack, but there were lives. Windsor native Dr. Frank Stechey, the first foreign forensic dentist deployed to the scene, was...
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Canadian Taxpayers Federation calls for sweeping changes to Employment Insurance
By Jessica Barrett, Postmedia News OTTAWA – A new report by the Canadian Taxpayer Federation calls for sweeping changes to Employment Insurance, noting the program takes in billions more each year...
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New bridge authority seeking top boss — moves DRIC closer to reality
Postings have been issued to fill the jobs of CEO and board chairperson for the public bridge authority that will oversee the new $1-billion Detroit River bridge. The postings by the federal government...
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Stephen Harper’s office calls allegations against onetime ally Rob Ford...
By Mark Kennedy, Postmedia News OTTAWA – For the first time, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office has cautiously waded into the Rob Ford affair, saying that recent allegations against the Toronto...
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Honest Lawyer closing not part of trend
The Honest Lawyer, one of Windsor’s longest-running and most successful downtown watering holes, has turned off its beer taps for good. The Ouellette Avenue bar/restaurant — which catered to business...
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Thoracic cancer surgery to continue in Windsor (with video)
After weeks of public outrage, Cancer Care Ontario has reversed its edict and will allow thoracic cancer surgeries to continue in Windsor-Essex — but has the damage already been done to the Liberal...
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Retired judge presides over last moot court competition
Forty years after presiding over the first moot court named in his honour, retired Ontario Court of Appeal Justice Thomas Zuber ended his service Tuesday by gently grilling the competitors in the 2013...
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Heinz spends $28 million to expand Ohio plant, create 250 jobs
Less than a week after Heinz announced it would close its 104-year-old Leamington plant, news has emerged that the company will invest $28 million to expand its facility in Ohio and create almost 250...
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U.S. teen who killed, dismembered 10-year-old girl gets life in prison
By Thomas Peipert And Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press GOLDEN, Colo. – A U.S. teenager who killed and dismembered a 10-year-old girl last year was ordered Tuesday to spend the rest of his life in...
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Woman taken to hospital after car, train collide
A woman was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after her vehicle was struck by a train Tuesday night. Staff Sgt. Jeff Verkoeyen said that just before 7:45 p.m. a car was travelling...
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Residents fearful, angry of parkway plan to have side-by-side walls (with video)
Two walls are not better than one. That’s the view of several residents in the Bellewood Estates area who are accusing the Herb Gray Parkway builders of backtracking on a commitment to remove a...
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Car stolen during Amherstburg break-in spree
Amherstburg police are hoping residents can help catch the crook responsible for stealing a car Monday night during a break-in spree. The break and enters happened in the Concession 3 South and Willow...
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Hunters warned to stay away from wind turbine construction
After “several close calls” South Kent Wind officials are warning hunters about firing weapons close to where workers are installing wind turbines south of Highway 401 between Tilbury and Ridgetown....
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