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LaSalle council to wrestle with proposed 3.4 per cent tax increase
A 3.4 tax increase for residents in LaSalle has been tabled by administrators, but Mayor Ken Antaya expects that can be reduced by council when it sits down in a couple of weeks to begin deliberations...
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Alleged pedophile priest arrested again
Police have once again arrested a former Windsor priest already facing 22 previous sex crime charges. Chatham-Kent police said the new charges against Linus Bastien, 86, who was a priest in Windsor and...
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Road closed, five people in hospital after Leamington crash
A section of Essex Road 18 is closed and five people are injured following a single car crash this afternoon in Leamington. The crash happened shortly before 4 p.m. on Essex Road 18, between Morse Road...
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Windsor police probe pepper spray home invasion
Windsor police are on scene after a home invasion this morning where a robber subdued the victim with pepper spray. Officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of Westcott Road around 8:20 a.m. Police...
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Local philanthropist, Bell, Divas make donations to Windsor Regional
Local philanthropist and businessman Al Quesnel presented the final installment of his $100,000 donation to Windsor Regional Hospital’s Toldo Neurobehavioural Institute today. Bell also donated $28,000...
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Elderly woman’s common law husband and his friends spend years allegedly...
Seasoned investigators say it’s just sad after a lonely senior’s much younger common law husband, and his friends, allegedly spent years methodically bilking her out of $200,000. The 75-year-old woman,...
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Windsor: city of a million lights
Like Paris before, Windsor becomes the City of Light as the switches are turned on at dusk tonight for a million festive lights. Municipal parks and facilities crews have been busy stringing up lights...
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Robber asks to borrow cellphone, then attacks victim
Windsor police are hoping witnesses can help track down a robber who asked a 60-year-old man to borrow his cellphone before attacking him. It happened Thursday just before midnight, at a CIBC in the...
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First cases of flu confirmed in Windsor-Essex
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit confirmed the first four cases of flu in the area. In a statement released midday on Friday, WECHU CEO Dr. Gary Kirk said one case was confirmed out in the...
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Windsor Star hands keys to Ferry Street to University of Windsor
The Windsor Star is officially handing the keys to the paper’s former home on Ferry Street to the University of Windsor Friday afternoon. A large crowd was on hand for the noon-hour ceremony. More to...
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Dump truck joyride ends in prison
It may have been one of the slowest joyrides in history, but a trip in a stolen dump truck has led to more than two years in prison for a 24-year-old Windsor man. Curtis Griffith, who knocked down an...
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A Bridge For The Future
As a former Windsorite, Winnipeg architecture professor Ian Macdonald was horrified recently when he saw a drawing of an ugly new suspension bridge over the Detroit River. You might have seen his...
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Missing senior found
A 76-year-old woman suffering from dementia was found around 5:40 p.m. Friday after being missing for 2.5 hours. She was last seen walking south on Howard Avenue toward Devonshire Mall. She resided at...
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Winter weather unpredictable
The only guarantee for the winter weather outlook is that it will be colder than last year, a freakishly tropical winter that busted all records. The normal indicators pointing to either a warmer,...
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Give to the food bank while waiting for Santa Claus
Help the hungry while waiting to see Santa Claus in the Windsor parade in Sandwich Saturday evening. The parade route is along Riverside Drive and Sandwich Street in Windsor. The parade starts at 6...
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Cause undetermined in South Windsor fire
The cause of an early morning house fire in South Windsor is undetermined, fire officials say. The fire broke out around 8 a.m. in the 2800 block of McKay Avenue. There were no injuries. Chief Fire...
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Ontario ticket buyer wins $50M Lotto Max prize
The Canadian Press TORONTO – What better way to start the holiday season? After going unclaimed for several weeks, a single winning ticket for Friday night’s $50-million Lotto Max jackpot was purchased...
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Shot fired at house, bullet narrowly misses resident
Police are investigating after a home in central Windsor was shot at early Saturday morning. The incident occurred shortly after 1:30 a.m. in the 1500 block of Erie Street East. Staff Sgt. Steve Bodri...
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No deal in sight one month before U.S. ‘fiscal cliff’
Steven R. Hurst, The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Washington politicians have one month to step back from the so-called “fiscal cliff,” across-the-board tax hikes and austerity-driven spending cuts...
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Pope greets clowns, acrobats as circus comes to town (with gallery)
Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI greeted thousands of clowns, acrobats, puppeteers and even a pair of lion cubs on Saturday as the circus came to town for an...
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