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Teachers, school board pause talks
Negotiators for the local high school teachers union and the public board of education have taken a “pause” in their latest round of contract talks. Scott Scantlebury, public relations officer for the...
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Tecumseh fire battles commercial blaze
Tecumseh firefighters are currently battling a blaze at commercial building on Outer Drive. The blaze broke out around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at AP Plasman at 5250 Outer Dr. and was reported out around...
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Leamington hospital wants baby boom
Leamington Memorial Hospital’s biological clock is ticking. The regional hospital that serves county residents from as far west as Amherstburg is feeling baby fever as it gears up to double the number...
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Goodfellows kick off drive Thursday
The Windsor Goodfellows kick off their annual paper drive Thursday, and it will continue through Saturday. Canvassers will fan out at major intersections throughout the city collecting donations in...
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Residents air grievances at Ward 2 meeting
It was a raucous Ward 2 meeting peppered with angry outbursts and even a minor shoving match, but residents got hope for good news Wednesday about Forster high school and the old Grace hospital. Coun....
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The power of an athlete’s mind
As athletes, we all think we are tough as nails and nothing stands in our way of reaching our goals, our dreams and our aspirations. I’ve run my share of marathons and can honestly tell you after 20...
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Windsor man injured in drunk driving crash
A 24-year-old Windsor man was taken to hospital with a collapsed lung after he slammed into a tree on the city’s east side. Windsor police said the man was speeding northbound on Jefferson Boulevard...
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Chambers support single sports betting
The Windsor Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce has joined forces with its counterparts in the Niagara Region and across Ontario in support of a private member’s bill which would allow single sport...
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Fog, debris cause morning rush hour hazards
Fog and a large piece of plastic debris in the middle of E.C. Row created hazardous conditions for drivers on their morning commute Thursday morning. At about 8 a.m., Windsor police issued a warning to...
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Police seek driver who ran over Tim Hortons employee’s foot
Windsor police are trying to find the driver of a minivan that ran over the foot of a Tim Hortons employee in the east end. The traffic department has released a surveillance camera video recording of...
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St. Maria Goretti school reunion
Former students and faculty of St. Maria Goretti Elementary School from the 1970s are being invited to a reunion Dec. 1. The reunion is at 8:00 pm at the Riverside Banquet Hall at 1286 Lauzon Road....
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Finance minister Dwight Duncan also named minister of Government Services
Finance Minister Dwight Duncan will be doing double duty after the announcement Thursday he has been named the province’s minister of government services. Premier Dalton McGuinty made the announcement...
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CUPE mobilizes against the government and Bill 115
Local CUPE members have joined thousands across Ontario to create “mobilizing committees” and fight what they consider the threat of provincial legislation hampering collective bargaining rights. CUPE...
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Photos: Lions defeated by Texans 34-31 in overtime
The Detroit Lions came up short in overtime, losing to the visiting Houston Texans 34-31 at Ford Field in one of three NFL Thanksgiving Day games. Photos by the Star’s Dax Melmer. The Houston Texans...
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Region says farewell to balmy weather
Hope you enjoyed Thursday, Windsor, because it’s likely the last we’ll see of that kind of weather for a while. While it wasn’t a record-breaker – the record was 17.6 C set in 1999 – the 15 C...
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OPP seek public’s help in August robbery
The OPP are looking for the public’s help after an 80-year-old man was knocked to the ground and robbed of more than $7,500. The Ontario Provincial Police said the man, an employee of Shoppers Drug...
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TrafficWatch: Accident at Highway 3 and Cousineau
Traffic on Highway 3 travelling northbound was delayed Friday because of an accident near Cousineau Road. Windsor police said the accident happened just before 8 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Highway...
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Harrow man faces drunk driving charges after Kingsville crash
A 31-year-old Harrow man is facing impaired driving charges following a crash in Kingsville early this morning. Officers with the Ontario Provincial Police responded to the intersection of Division...
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Convicted pedophile charged with sexually assaulting step-daughter
A former Kingsville man, convicted this week of sexually assaulting his step-daughter’s friend, is in jail for allegedly doing the same thing to his daughter. The 45-year-old man, who had been a supply...
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Rollover collision at Tecumseh and Meldrum Roads
Windsor police and emergency crews have cleared the scene of a rollover collision in the 3200 block of Tecumseh Road East. Traffic was slow-going for a period near the intersection of Tecumseh and...
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