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Gordie Howe named parade marshal for this year’s Winterfest
Santa better keep his head up. Mr. Hockey, he of the legendary elbows, originator of the Gordie Howe hat trick, author of 801 goals and 1,850 assists in the NHL and still considered by many “the...
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Public board to close Victoria school in Tecumseh
Thanks to a shrinking population and overcapacity in its existing Tecumseh schools, the public school board will close Victoria public school next spring and move students to A.V. Graham. The decision,...
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Give back what you get: Brentwood co-founder Kay Ryan dies at age 87
Mother, cheerleader, saviour. Kathleen Ryan, known affectionately as Kay to the people who loved her and the people whose lives she saved, was all those things to countless Windsorites. Ryan, a...
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Amherstburg sued for 2011 flood; $9M lawsuit claims town negligent
The Town of Amherstburg is facing a $9-million lawsuit filed on behalf of 129 residents whose basements and crawlspaces flooded in August 2011. The lawsuit alleges the flooding occurred because the...
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Police officers injured after cruiser hit by tractor-trailer on Highway 401
Essex OPP are investigating an accident in the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 in which two Chatham-Kent police officers were injured. The accident occurred Wednesday around 6:30 p.m. about one...
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Prosecutor in Dallas skeptical about former Windsor developer’s reported death
The lawyers in Dallas trying to put former Windsor real estate developer Eric Brauss in prison and get back the millions he’s alleged to have bilked from investors say they aren’t buying reports of his...
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Illness sidelines Anderdon public school students
The health unit is reminding people to wash their hands more frequently after a “flu-like illness” sidelined more than 25 per cent of the students at a county elementary school. Greater Essex County...
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Local law firm leads class action suit against online banking company
Online Canadian banking service Peoples Trust admitted a month ago to a security breach in which criminals in China used the web to access the personal information of up to 13,000 clients. Now local...
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Nine kilos of opium found in hollowed-out bars of soap
By Anne Sutherland, THE GAZETTE MONTREAL — Canada Border Services Agency officers made eight sudsy seizures recently, finding nearly nine kilograms of suspected opium inside hollowed-out bars of soap....
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Amherstburg council splits over need for further financial auditing
An Amherstburg councillor is accusing the mayor of attempting to marginalize his opponents and create divisions on town council. Coun. Bart DiPasquale said there’s a culture on council that anyone who...
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Pupatello named to board of Hydro One
Sandra Pupatello has a new job to add to the two she already holds with her appointment Wednesday to the board of Hydro One. And don’t even suggest to her that her plate might be getting a little full....
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Windsor fire investigates west-end blaze
Windsor fire crews quickly extinguished a blaze at a vacant commercial building in west Windsor Wednesday evening. Crews responded to a fire in the Wellington industrial complex at 939 Wyandotte Street...
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Break-in bandit on a spree in Essex County
Essex County OPP are warning people to check on their homes and cottages after a spree of break-ins. Between Nov. 10 and Nov. 17, provincial police responded to several calls about break and enters to...
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Leamington fire caused $150,000 damage
A fire Thursday morning at a home on Kildeer Road near Mersea Road C caused about $150,000 in damage, according to the Leamington fire department. The cause of the fire is still under investigation and...
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Iconic ‘death car’ marks 50th anniversary of JFK assassination (with video)
It’s been 50 years to the day since it carried its most famous passenger to his bloody death. But for some, the four-door limousine on display at the Henry Ford Museum will always be the automobile...
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Amherstburg flooded with sewage lawsuits
Sewage backups are so pervasive in Amherstburg the town has been flooded in recent years with lawsuits alleging negligence. Besides a $9 million lawsuit served on Amherstburg this week, there are at...
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Canadian firm Angelcare recalls 600,000 baby monitors following strangulations
WASHINGTON — Angelcare Monitors Inc. is voluntarily recalling 600,000 baby monitors following the death of two infants due to strangulation. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday...
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Museum buff vs. city: 24-year Chimczuk standoff to end?
Nearly a quarter century after an unknown autoworker left $1 million to build a cultural museum in Windsor, his wishes remain but a dream. Meanwhile, Joseph Chimczuk’s bequest to the city on Aug. 4,...
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Toronto voters will pass judgment on Rob Ford, but he can’t have my job:...
LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. — Prime Minister Stephen Harper is speaking out for the first time on Toronto Mayor Rob Ford — and keeping his tongue planted firmly in his cheek. Harper jokes that he’s heard Ford...
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Amherstburg firefighters launch toy drive
Amherstburg firefighters are asking for help to make a child’s Christmas morning a little brighter. Firefighters will collect new, unwrapped toys along the Amherstburg Santa Claus Parade route Saturday...
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