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More nurses working in Windsor-Essex compared to five years ago, data shows
The number of regulated nurses serving Windsor-Essex has gone up in the past few years, a report reveals. The Canadian Institute for Health Information released its annual nursing workforce report...
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First flooded, now frozen: Cold snap torments folks still recovering from Sandy
Meghan Barr And David Porter, The Associated Press NEW YORK, N.Y. – Polar air settled in earnest over the Northeast after trekking through the Midwest, grinding trains to a halt, bursting pipes and...
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Bad weather hampers search for Canadians missing in Antarctica, crews on standby
Diana Mehta, The Canadian Press Severe winds and heavy snow continued to hamper the search for three Canadians aboard an airplane missing in Antarctica as rescue crews on standby braced for hours of...
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University of Windsor student president sues for $100,000, settles for apology
Seeking $100,000 for defamation, the president of the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance has settled for an apology, according to a story in The Lance. “The major concern for me was the...
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Facca Inc. of Essex County fined $60K for work site accident
An Essex County heavy construction contractor has been fined $60,000 under the province’s Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker fell at an Amherstburg work site two years ago. Facca...
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Transit Windsor driver awarded $5,000 after being choked
Windsor Transit driver David Gauvin was awarded $5,000 Thursday from the Criminal Injuries Compensation board for pain and suffering endured when a passenger choked him while he drove the Dougall 6 bus...
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Theresa Spence hospitalized and placed on IV after ending 44-day hunger protest
Natalie Stechyson & Michael Woods, Postmedia News Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence ended her hunger protest by going to a hospital, and it was uncertain whether she would attend a news conference...
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Assailants beat and stab man, then flee in stolen truck
Windsor police arrested four attackers early Thursday who allegedly jumped a man in a parking lot, stabbed him and beat him with a baseball bat before fleeing in a stolen pickup truck. Police were...
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Whopper shortage? Burger King drops beef from Irish supplier at centre of...
Jill Lawless, The Associated Press LONDON – British and Irish burger fans could face a Whopper shortage. Burger King has stopped buying beef from an Irish meat processor whose patties were found to...
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Keep active with Fit City
With the cold weather finally here, it’s the perfect time to sign up for a class or a clinic to get rid of the winter blues. Below are a few interesting ones being offered in Windsor and Essex County....
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Gut-wrenching strain of stomach bug emerges, sweeps U.S.
NEW YORK – A new strain of stomach bug sweeping the globe is taking over in the U.S., health officials say. Since September, more than 140 outbreaks in the U.S. have been caused by the new Sydney...
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Live coverage: Ontario Liberal leadership convention
Members of the Windsor Star and Postmedia news team will be live tweeting the events at the Ontario Liberal leadership convention in Toronto this weekend.
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Health unit fights anti-fluoride lobby claims
Perhaps sensing that a majority of city council may be siding with advocates of ending the long-standing practice of adding fluoride to Windsor’s drinking water to fight cavities, local health...
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Undeterred by ‘Salem Police’ sign, woman lured by prostitution sting straight...
SALEM, Ore. – Authorities say a 20-year-old Portland woman drove 50 miles to reach the man she thought was her client after being solicited for prostitution through phone and text messages. But there...
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Three-vehicle crash on snowy roads in city’s west side
Emergency crews were dispatched to a three-vehicle collision on Campbell Avenue south of Grove Avenue shortly after noon Friday. Road were slick from falling snow over the lunch hour. At least one...
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Toronto Mayor Ford wins fight to keep his job, but not without rebuke from court
Colin Perkel and Allison Jones, The Canadian Press TORONTO – Toronto’s mayor scored a legal victory Friday in a fight to keep his job, but still got his knuckles rapped by the court over his “wilful...
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Suit of armour, Gen. Wolfe letter among stolen items stashed in Halifax home
HALIFAX – The Mounties held a show-and-tell today of antiques, rare books, historical letters and paintings they allege were brazenly stolen from across Atlantic Canada and put on display in a...
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Calling all crocodile experts: S. Africa police need help capturing thousands...
Jason Straziuso, The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG – Calling all crocodile experts — South African police say you’re needed to help capture thousands of crocs out on the lam. Thousands of crocodiles...
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Windsor drug dealer denied victim compensation claim
Crime doesn’t pay, and for drug dealer Gregory Hunter, neither does the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. After Hunter went to his so-called friend’s house to buy Oxycontin and resell it — then...
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Subway apologizes for ‘Footlong’ coming up an inch or so short
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Subway is apologizing that its “Footlong” sandwiches fell short of expectations. The world’s largest fast-food chain faced widespread criticism last week after a man posted a photo...
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