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Troubled Jiimaan remains docked
The Jiimaan ferry, much in the news this year because of its troubles, won’t be sailing Thursday night, and its Friday morning sailing has been cancelled as well. The ship’s operator blames a...
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Shooting victim in critical condition after being dropped off at hospital
A Windsor man was rushed into surgery Thursday night after he arrived at Hotel-Dieu with a gunshot wound to his side. Windsor police said the 32-year-old Windsor man was driven to Hotel-Dieu Grace...
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Windsor’s job seekers get boost with opening of new resource centre
Windsor’s Unemployed Help Centre annually sees 14,000 walk through its doors who now will be better able to make connections with employers thanks to a new $650,000 resource centre which was unveiled...
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Routine traffic call leads to $2.1 million pot bust
A joint forces task force has arrested seven people after a routine call about a car in a ditch lead to the seizure of more than $2.1 million worth of marijuana. Amherstburg police received a call Nov....
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Teachers protest austerity legislation
Public school teachers demanded Friday the government get back to the bargaining table and stop trying to bust unions. About 100 elementary and high school teachers gathered outside Liberal MPP Teresa...
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New Via station likely last major passenger rail investment locally for awhile
A grand opening ceremony for Windsor’s new $5.6- million Via rail train station took place Friday, but government and company officials indicated afterwards any further upgrades to rail service in the...
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Deep cuts proposed for city’s housing and homelessness programs
Dramatic cuts are being proposed for the city’s housing and homelessness programs — and anti-poverty advocates warn that those in need will be the ones who suffer. “It will have a disruptive effect on...
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‘We’re In A Mess’
Windsor and Essex County spent a few days this week with Version 2.0 of Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak, and seemed to warm to the relaunch a little more than the original. Hudak isn’t any...
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Roommate charged in Windsor murder
A six-month investigation into the murder last May of Richard Lemmon culminated in an arrest by Windsor police in the downtown Thursday. Jerry Clayton Coad, 57, is charged with second-degree murder in...
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PCs nominate de Verteuil
The Ontario Progressive Conservatives continued to ready themselves for the next provincial election by nominating Robert de Verteuil to run in the riding of Windsor-Tecumseh Thursday. This will be the...
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The times they are a-changin’
Marty Beneteau A high school religion teacher, the enigmatic Father Dillon, perhaps channelling the ’70s other enigmatic Dylan, wrapped his daily lessons with something resembling a chant: “Questions?...
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West end residents fight for high school
The closure of J. L. Forster secondary school would decimate a community that’s been hurting for decades, west end residents say. That’s why Fabio Costante, a longtime resident and activist for west...
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Stuff an ambulance with Christmas gifts for Windsor-Essex kids
St. John Ambulance employees believe any child who celebrates Christmas deserves a gift. This weekend, armed with an empty ambulance, a team of St. John volunteers hosted their fourth annual Stuff an...
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Comartin adjusts to being deputy speaker in House of Commons
While it’s been two months since Windsor-Tecumseh NDP MP Joe Comartin was acclaimed deputy speaker of the House of Commons, he said he is still adjusting to his new role within parliament. “I guess I’m...
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Learning to cope with the anguish of losing a loved one
Sally Boismier writes to her daughter nearly every day. Though the responses stopped last year, she continues to write. “The first year it’s almost like you think they’re on vacation and they’re going...
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The nasty edge of ‘unapologetic Conservatism’
I spent an hour talking to Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak last week and guess what? He was surprisingly personable – relaxed, chatty, even funny. He looked me in the eye when he...
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Photos: Tyke division at the Day of Champions in Windsor
Award-winning Star photographer Dax Melmer caught the action as Tim Hortons Panthers went up against the Tim Hortons Vikings in the tyke division of the Windsor Minor League Football Association’s Day...
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Photos: Windsor Express host Summerside Storm
Windsor Express hosted the Summerside Storm in NBL action at the WFCU Centre, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, and The Star’s award-winning photographer Dax Melmer captured the action. Windsor’s Wayne Portalatin...
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Photos: Santa arrives in Windsor by ‘copter
Santa arrived at Devonshire Mall on a helicopter, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. And award-winning Star photogapher Dax Melmer was ready for him. Santa greets a large crowd of children and their parents after...
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Breast cancer, workplace link found
A woman’s occupation could pose more of a risk to developing breast cancer than smoking or alcohol use, local researchers have found. Results from a study involving more than 2,000 women in...
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