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Police investigate torched car on Curry Avenue
Windsor police are investigating after a vehicle was allegedly torched early Monday morning. Police said a Dodge Caliber was set ablaze just before 2 a.m. in the 1500 block of Curry Avenue. The car was...
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Newspaper delivery delayed
The newspaper delivery is expected to be late today. The blanket of fog covering Windsor and Essex County this morning and a delay at the printing facility has caused a delay in the Windsor Star’s home...
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Scooter and car collide on Highland Avenue near Tecumseh Road in Windsor
Windsor police are investigating following a collision between a scooter and a KIA on Highland Avenue near Tecumseh Road East. At least one motorist was ferried by ambulance to hospital. The collision...
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More Windsor-Essex Parkway road detours on the way
The slew of detours and diversions has been tough to keep up with — and more are on the way with construction of the $1.4-billion Windsor-Essex Parkway. Another major road closure will take place...
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Christmas kettle kickoff at the Caboto Club
A brass band, a hearty spread and the Salvation Army’s iconic red kettle greeted about 150 people at the Caboto Club for the Salvation Army’s annual advisory board luncheon Monday afternoon. The...
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Local cancer care group comes together
Cancer care in Windsor and Essex County will have a better focus thanks to a newly minted agency to bring scientists and doctors together. The Windsor Cancer Research Group was officially launched over...
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Public school board votes to close Forster Secondary School
A decision to close Forster high school sparked anger Monday night, with some considering “civil disobedience” and even occupying the school. Despite impassioned pleas from one west end resident after...
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Landmark retailer set to close
Napoleon Bonaparte has lost his neighbour. After sharing a shelf at Shanfields-Meyers Jewellery and China Shop for decades, the George Washington figurine that stood next to Napoleon and his rearing...
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WTO finds Green Energy Act contrary to GATT
The CAW and the CEP are calling on the federal government to appeal a World Trade Organization ruling that finds Ontario’s Green Energy Act contrary to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. The...
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Youth suspected in Dollarama blaze
Windsor police are on the hunt for a boy around 10-years-old after a fire broke out at an east end Dollarama Monday night. Firefighters were called to the store at 8460 Wyandotte St. E. around 8:15...
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A tale of two Santas
Windsor’s kids should be thrilled — Santa will be leading his sleigh of reindeer along not one but two city Christmas parade routes this holiday season. But while city council’s decision Monday night...
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Council holds off on “dramatic cuts” to housing programs
City council Monday night voted to defer a decision on dramatic cuts to Windsor’s housing and homelessness programs, a move that local anti-poverty advocates warned would close down shelters and force...
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City adopts climate change plan
Washed-out roads, overburdened sewers and a spike in heat-related illness are in Windsor’s future and the city needs to take pre-emptive action in anticipation of damage from climate change, a new...
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Woman not guilty of assault with beer bottle
Sarah Williams says she was acting in self-defence two years ago when she swung a beer bottle that cut open a man’s face — and a jury agreed with her. The 12-person jury took little more than a lunch...
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Question Enwin? High treason!
In Windsor, evidently, it’s high treason to ask questions. I watched nine delegations and one councillor (yes, Alan Halberstadt) ask for an audit of the controversial, city-owned Enwin Utilities at the...
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Public board will close Ruthven Public School in June 2013
Some left in tears Tuesday after parents, teachers, politicians and others rallied in a failed bid to save Ruthven public school, saying it brings volatility, hurts development and ends an era of...
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School buses cancelled in Essex County
School buses will not be running this morning as a thick blanket of fog continues to blanket Essex County. Windsor-Essex Student Transportation Services said transportation in Essex County will not be...
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Schmidt City: City opens new downtown dump
You can just imagine the eager anticipation fueling this furry Norwegian as he darted across Mercer Street, a delicious mound of scattered garbage heaped up on the curb and spilling over onto the...
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Stench of drugs is strong at police headquarters
The smell of pot is everywhere in the Windsor Police Services building. It’s not that police officers are toking, it’s that the smell of the 491 pounds of marijuana seized last week and stored in a...
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