Truck totalled in collision on E.C. Row between Dougall Avenue and Dominion...
A single vehicle collision in the westbound lanes of E.C. Row between Dougall Avenue and Dominion Boulevard was blocking traffic shortly after 11 a.m. in Windsor Monday. Police are asking motorists to...
View ArticlePolice grapple with outbreak of meat thefts in Chatham
Chatham-Kent police have a well-fed thief in custody after he allegedly made off with arm loads of meat from two different grocery stores. The latest incident happened Sunday. Officers arrested a...
View ArticleNot guilty verdicts in Nortel fraud trial, all three accused acquitted
Linda Nguyen, The Canadian Press TORONTO – The former top brass at Nortel were found not guilty Monday of falsifying financial records as part of what the Crown alleged was a widespread,...
View ArticleSurvivors, relatives of 32 dead mark anniversary of Concordia shipwreck with...
Trisha Thomas And Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press GIGLIO, Italy – Survivors of the Costa Concordia shipwreck and relatives of the 32 people who died marked the first anniversary of the grounding...
View ArticleGerman police: Robbers’ 100-foot tunnel into Berlin bank was ‘very professional’
BERLIN – German police say robbers dug a 30-meter (100-foot) tunnel into the safe deposit room of a Berlin bank and escaped with their haul, setting a fire as they left to cover their tracks. Berlin...
View ArticleIdle No More protest arrives in Windsor on Wednesday
Windsor police are warning people to expect traffic congestion and delays on Wednesday when the Idle No More protest comes to town. Police, who have been in contact with organizers, said protesters...
View ArticlePalace: Prince William and former Kate Middleton’s baby due in July; her...
LONDON – The former Kate Middleton is due to give birth to her first baby in July, and her health is improving after a bout of severe morning sickness, palace officials said Monday. The child of Kate...
View ArticleTrial begins for pair accused of blackmailing local doctor
A pair of accused blackmailers are on trial for allegedly trying to get $25,000 out of a local doctor after secretly videotaping him having extra-marital sex. Tammy Hands, 48, and David Andrew Bondy,...
View ArticleArbitrator gives Windsor police 11.7 per cent raise
In a decision that Windsor police Chief Al Frederick said could trigger staff reductions, a provincial arbitrator has awarded city police a new contract that includes an 11.7-per-cent wage hike over...
View ArticleCanada Post plans to shutter Sandwich office, transfer sorting operations to...
Opposition was mounting Tuesday after Canada Post announced plans to close the Sandwich post office and cut up to 80 positions at the Walker Road sorting station. Canada Post said in a news release...
View ArticleWindsor police nab $1 bandits
It didn’t take long for Windsor police to track down a pair of robbers Monday who allegedly accosted two victims with box cutters, and made off with $1. Windsor police received the report of a robbery...
View ArticlePupatello leads what looks like a two-woman race for Liberal leader
Sandra Pupatello is holding the lead in the Liberal race to become the next premier of Ontario, according to unofficial Ontario Liberal Party results. With 27.4 per cent of delegates, the former...
View ArticleLakeshore taxes rise
Lakeshore councilors raised taxes 2.1 per cent Monday when the town’s budget was approved. The increase means a hike of $50 for a home valued at $225,000. The $27 million budget has few extras and...
View ArticleDoctor sued by accused blackmailer
A woman on trial for allegedly blackmailing a local doctor is suing the man for $800,000 in the civil courts. Tammy Hands, 48, filed her lawsuit one year after being charged with extortion and criminal...
View ArticleTwo in custody after gun call uncovers drugs
Two people are in custody after a mistaken gun call led Windsor police officers to discover drugs in a Bridge Avenue home Tuesday night. Windsor police were called to a home on Bridge between Riverside...
View ArticleIdle No More protest could draw hundreds of demonstrators
Police and border officials are preparing for an Idle No More demonstration Wednesday in Windsor that could see a traffic slowdown on Highway 401, hundreds walking to the Ambassador Bridge and traffic...
View ArticleMasse suggests public name the bridge
Matty Maroun might want to suggest “A Bridge Too Far” but MPP Brian Masse (NDP — Windsor West) is proposing that the Canadian and American public be given the chance to name the new Detroit River...
View ArticleLocal artist donates painting to school
A mother and artist, grateful for the educational experience her children have received, has donated one of her original works to Bellewood public school. Colleen Seto, who has two children at the...
View ArticleAccused drug dealer says he was double-crossed police agent
Police called him Ziggy and worked with him as a drug agent for 16 years — until cops double-crossed him as retribution for supplying information that took down fellow officers. Those were among the...
View ArticleWILD LIFE: Chimp watches only porn in Spanish zoo
London — A female chimpanzee at a zoo in Spain was given her own TV and a remote control to pick what she wanted to watch. Zoo officials were surprised on finding that all she watched was a porn...
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