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Windsor photographer accused of child luring
A local photographer has been accused of sex offences involving a female under 16 — and Windsor police are warning parents to be mindful of teenagers’ online activity. Andrew Derrek LeHoux, 33, of...
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Heinz and union reach closure agreement for Leamington plant (with video)
Unionized Heinz employees in Leamington will receive two weeks pay per year of service, a $2,500 bonus and a year of health benefits in a closure agreement reached this week. “I think it was a fair...
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Updated: Ont. Finance Minister hasn’t seen Chrysler proposal (with video)
Local business and community leaders urged Ontario’s Finance Minister Charles Sousa on Thursday to make it easier for communities to attract investment and create jobs. Sousa is touring the province to...
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Condemned U.S. killer gasps, dies slowly after new drug combo used to execute...
By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, The Associated Press LUCASVILLE, Ohio – A condemned killer appeared to gasp several times and took more than 15 minutes to die Thursday as he was executed with a combination...
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Video and Photos: Winter Strikes Again!
Snow began falling in earnest in Windsor and Essex County Thursday afternoon, creating slippery conditions for the commute home. Environment Canada was calling for as much as four centimetres of snow...
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Pelee Island plane crash 10 years after
Ten years ago Friday night, Diane Spencler’s life was irreversibly changed. Her husband Ronald, an avid outdoorsman and hunter, would be one of 10 people to lose their lives in the icy waters of Lake...
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$75K in fines levied for importing live Asian carp
A trucker and the Edmonton company he worked for were fined $75,000 in court Thursday for bringing live Asian carp into Canada. Alltheway Trucking , based in Edmonton, was fined $70,000 and driver...
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Oil spill investigated at Windsor’s old GM plant
Melting snow was the cause of an oil spill at the old GM Transmission Plant last weekend, says Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment. The incident happened on Jan. 12. Teri Gilbert of the ministry’s...
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Francis seeks delay in mandating garbage cans to fight rodents (With video)
Windsor is about to ban the use of garbage bags on the curb in an effort to reduce urban wildlife populations. But, fearful of a backlash from residents, Mayor Eddie Francis said Thursday he’ll be...
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Alleged jewelry thief arrested
York Regional Police have arrested a suspected jewelry thief who was allegedly involved in heists stretching from Ottawa to Windsor. Police said the suspect was seen walking into a jewelry store at...
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Windsor lottery winner gets $58,175
A Windsor woman said she’ll pay off some debt after winning $58,175 in the Lotto 6/49 draw last week. “I was hoping that my ticket was going to be enough to buy some more tickets,” Dawn Robinson told...
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Windsor cop demoted for possession of stolen lottery tickets
The case of a veteran Windsor police officer and two stolen lottery tickets is an example of the “human frailty” factor in policing, officials heard. At a Police Act hearing on Friday, Const. Timothy...
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Bomb call closes Strabane Avenue in east Windsor
Windsor police have a man in custody after a bomb threat Friday afternoon at an east side apartment building. A tactical team and bomb squad went to the building, in the 200 block of Strabane Avenue,...
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Why do brain tumours return? U of W may have the answer
University of Windsor researchers have identified a protein that causes brain tumours to return — a finding that could ultimately help save lives. Published this week in the respected U.S. medical...
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Great Lakes mayors join forces to attack climate change, Asian Carp
Climate change and invasive species – such as Asian Carp – are posing major environmental, economic and social threats to the Great Lakes. For those reasons, a few dozen mayors who gathered Friday at...
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Medicinal pot illegal without a licence; man sentenced to probation
A man who says he uses marijuana for medicinal purposes was sentenced Friday to 18 months on probation. Gerald Anthony Drouillard, 39, was caught in January 2012 growing his own pot. He let police...
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Sex offender to stand trial on new charges
An Amherstburg man in a legal battle over naming rights at the town recreation complex has been ordered to stand trial on charges of sexually abusing three boys decades ago. Richard James Massen, 83,...
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Union leaders to tackle income inequality at town hall meeting
Leaders from several major unions will be in Windsor Monday to host a town hall on income inequality in Ontario. The public forum, called The Rich and the Rest of Us, will run from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m....
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Ottawa plays shy in deal to share Windsor city hall
Ottawa appears to be not as keen to rent space in a proposed new city hall as Windsor’s mayor has been suggesting, and a crumbling Paul Martin building might be to blame. Monday’s city council agenda...
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$50-million jackpot winning ticket sold in Brampton
TORONTO – There is one winning ticket for the $50-million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. Officials say it was sold in Brampton, Ont. Winning tickets were also sold for two of the 12...
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