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Community health centre’s staff, physicians still in dark about what future...
Emotions are expected to be running high as the Windsor Essex Community Health Centre holds its annual general assembly meeting on Tuesday, but few answers are expected to be forthcoming. Staff and...
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More War of 1812 bicentennial events to come to Windsor-Essex
The celebrations marking the War of 1812 bicentennial between Canada and the United States continue next year with big festivities marking the Battle of Lake Erie and the Battle of the Thames....
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Wyandotte and Goyeau intersection to close temporarily
Accessing the tunnel to Detroit will be harder than normal next week. The Wyandotte Street and Goyeau Avenue intersection will close to traffic starting Tuesday at 7 a.m. and will remain shut for up to...
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Paul Martin Building reno on hold while feds ponder selling
Downtown watchers were upset and surprised to learn Friday that the scaffolding surrounding three sides of the federal Paul Martin Building for the last two years is not a temporary measure needed for...
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No more prayer at U of Windsor convocation ceremonies
There’s going to be a conspicuous absence at the University of Windsor‘s fall convocation ceremony next week. Namely, a prayer. For the first time in the university’s history, the graduation event...
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LaSalle police offer advice on child seat installation
The LaSalle Police Service is conducting a child seat inspection clinic today from noon to 4 p.m. at Reaume Chevrolet, 500 Front Rd., LaSalle. Sr. Const. Jamie Nestor, the service’s community liaison...
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Absentee voting 101: A guide for American citizens in the Windsor region
There are few good excuses for not voting, but after seeing my ballot for the U.S. presidential election, I’m starting to sympathize with Americans who choose to just stay home. Thanks to my...
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Province considering minimum qualifications for home inspectors
Anyone in Ontario can say they are a home inspector. The province is looking to change that and will consult this fall with consumers, home inspector associations and representatives from the real...
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Puppy injured, owner arrested
A Windsor man is in custody after his puppy was found injured in his apartment along with a large amount of marijuana. Windsor police were called to an apartment building in the 8700 block of Wyandotte...
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Downtown Mission overwhelmed by cereal donations (with video)
After the Downtown Mission called on the community to help with a cereal shortage, the response was “absolutely out of this world.” Executive director Chandra Dass said since the call was put out for...
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Most of Detroit River shoreline is in good shape
Most of the shoreline on the Canadian side of the Detroit River is in good condition, says a newly released report by the Essex Region Conservation Authority. ERCA spent the last 15 months collecting...
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Qur’an-burning pastor denied entry to Canada at Windsor-Detroit border
Terry Jones, the Florida pastor who has courted controversy with public burnings of the Qur’an, has been denied entry to Canada. The outspoken Christian activist was turned away from the Canadian side...
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U of W backs heritage designation for downtown buildings
The University of Windsor is backing a recommendation by the city’s heritage committee that the buildings it has acquired in the downtown be granted official heritage status. Holly Ward, chief...
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New trio at top of Windsor police
The Windsor Police Service completed its extreme makeover at the top with the announcement Thursday afternoon of two new deputy chiefs to serve under Al Frederick, who was formally introduced as the...
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Passengers, crew evacuated from grounded Jiimaan ferry
A Canadian Coast Guard vessel is headed to evacuate 18 passengers and 16 crew stranded since 1:45 p.m. on the M.V. Jiimaan ferry that went aground on its approach today to Kingsville Harbour. The Owen...
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Canada can do more with robots, astronaut Marc Garneau tells Windsor robotics...
The library is usually a quiet place where people go to read, but on Thursday the main branch of the Windsor Public Library was full of whirring robots, dozens of frenzied kids and flying basketballs....
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Carpenters enjoy better days thanks to local construction upswing
Unable to secure a steady paycheque and scrambling to make ends meet the last couple of years, carpenter Wayne Dutka was near rock bottom financially. He was “a week or two away” from packing a...
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Essex County OPP without a commander after inspector’s move to Windsor police
The unexpected move of provincial Insp. Rick Derus to a high-ranking job with Windsor police means Essex County OPP must start the search for their next top cop. The Windsor police services board has...
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Former Sandwich East reeve Bernard Roy dies at 96
Former Sandwich East reeve Bernard Roy, who named E.C. Row, held huge parties and once pushed for a $1 million bridge to Peche Island, died Thursday. He was 96. “Very charismatic,” his grandson Rob Roy...
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Garneau still testing waters for leadership run
Canada’s first man in space and potential federal Liberal leadership candidate Marc Garneau says he doesn’t recognize his country under Stephen Harper’s leadership. “The Canada we have today is not the...
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