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Minister supports girder removal despite Freyssinet claiming they’re ‘safe’
Ontario Transportation Minister Glen Murray is standing behind the decision to dispose of 500 faulty girders made for the Herb Gray Parkway, despite claims Tuesday by the manufacturer that they are...
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Ojibway Parkway blocked in west Windsor following collision with utility pole
Ojibway Parkway is blocked following a collision between a truck and a utility pole that knocked power lines to the ground. Westbound E.C. Row is blocked from Huron Church Road to Sprucewood Avenue and...
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Man fatally shot at Florida movie theatre after argument over texting (with...
By Tamara Lush, The Associated Press WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — An argument over texting in a Florida movie theatre ended with a retired police captain fatally shooting a man sitting in front of him,...
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Windsor Star takes Postmedia award for Palace Theatre transformation
It began with a secret tour through the aging halls of the old Windsor Star building. The Windsor Star has received a Postmedia President’s Award of Excellence for breathing new life into downtown, by...
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Kingsville adds to its waterfront land for new park
Kingsville has purchased Kings Landing restaurant for about $575,000 in a rare opportunity to add to the town’s waterfront parkland. Without the willingness of the community-minded owners and the deal...
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Greenhouse growers fire back in sexual harassment lawsuit
A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted while on a business trip for the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers last year would have been too drunk to remember what really happened, according to...
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Man airlifted from Lake St. Clair ice after ATV overturns
The U.S. Coast Guard was needed to hoist an injured man off the ice on the Canadian section of Lake St. Clair Tuesday after an all-terrain vehicle overturned. The man was on the ATV along with three...
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Pulling the strings from the beyond
He’s mayor. He also heads, or is on the board of, the police, the airport, the tunnel, the electrical utility and the economic development corporation. He runs Windsor. And when Eddie Francis leaves...
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Lakeshore recreation centre 50 per cent done
The construction of phase one of the Multi-Use Recreation Facility in Lakeshore is 50 per cent complete and on target to open in September, project managers said Tuesday. Phase one includes three ice...
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Leamington hospital restricts visitors due to flu fears
Feeling any flu-like symptoms? Then stay away from Leamington District Memorial Hospital. A spike in severe influenza cases across Windsor-Essex has prompted Leamington’s medical facility to implement...
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Video: More ‘Wowzer’ At NAIAS
The Star’s Craig Pearson has uncovered more of what he calls the “wowzer factor” while navigating the NAIAS at Detroit’s Cobo Center on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. Find Windsor Star on Facebook
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LaSalle to purchase new search and rescue boat
LaSalle councillors approved the purchase of a new $75,000 search-and-rescue vessel to replace the town’s 28-year-old emergency response boat. Fire department Chief Dave Sutton said Tuesday the current...
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Treasure chest stolen in McEwan Avenue break-in
One man is in custody and another is being sought by Windsor police after a break-and-enter incident involving a Tim Hortons, security video, gift cards, and a treasure chest full of change. The crime...
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$3 transaction fee for $15 dog licence called ‘sneaky’ new tax
A $3 transaction fee, charged by the city when it sells you a $15 dog licence, amounts to a “sneaky” new tax, says upset dog-owner Joe McParland. “What really irked me was that, unannounced to anybody,...
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Dominatrix: unionize don’t demonize sex workers (with video)
Sex workers don’t need saving, says Canada’s most famous dominatrix, they need a union. Terri-Jean Bedford, the former Windsor street walker and madame who took her fight against Canada’s...
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Electricity grid poised to expand in Leamington
Hydro One has pledged to move forward with building a Leamington transformer station after intensive lobbying by local officials. The utility halted the project two years ago citing weak economic...
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Deer population explosion within city causing number of concerns
Ricardo Apolloni was rattled when several shotgun blasts went off outside his home on the city’s outskirts in late December. “It was shocking. It happened about 10:30 at night,” he said. The homeowner...
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Neighbour too noisy? Judge to decide
A noise complaint with only a $125 fine at stake morphed into a two-day trial after a parade of senior municipal officials were ordered to appear in provincial offences court Wednesday. “I’m fighting...
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Lev Tahor takes court appeal public
The already unusual child protection case of an ultra-Orthodox religious sect took a bizarre twist Wednesday when three of the children involved made public appeals through the media. “My heart’s cry...
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$1-million lottery ticket sold in Windsor
Someone who bought a lottery ticket in Windsor is about to be $1 million richer — but who? According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, a Lotto 6/49 ticket recently sold in Windsor won...
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