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Fundraiser overflows for family of Aidan Hicks
The jam-packed fundraiser overflowed with almost as much zest as the honouree had during his short life. The Thursday night event raised money and love for the family of Aidan Hicks, 7, killed with his...
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Steven Seagal and ‘America’s toughest sheriff,’ to train armed posse to guard...
PHOENIX – The self-proclaimed “America’s Toughest Sheriff” is joining forces with action movie star Steven Seagal to train volunteer armed posse members to defend Phoenix-area schools against gunmen....
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Man, 74, faces criminal charges in Zambian bus crash that killed 53 people
LUSAKA, Zambia – Police in Zambia have arrested and charged a 74-year-old farmer for allegedly causing a bus crash that killed 53 people north of the nation’s capital, authorities said Saturday. Van...
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Most Canadians against sending combat troops to Mali, poll suggests
OTTAWA – A new poll suggests most Canadians would oppose the deployment of combat troops to Mali to fight Islamist rebels. Fewer than one in five respondents to the Canadian Press-Harris/Decima survey...
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Rally protests looming job losses, Sandwich post office closure
Over 200 people gathered outside of Windsor’s mail-sorting plant on Walker Road Saturday to protest Canada Post’s proposed service reductions and closure of the historic Sandwich post office. “We’re...
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Rollover collision on E.C. Row
A 53-year-old Windsor man rolled a vehicle into a ditch Saturday and was trapped for more than 30 minutes before emergency crews sawed off the roof to save him. The man lost control of a 2007 Infiniti...
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Car seat clinic aims to keep kids safe
Car crashes are the leading cause of death for children in Canada, which is a driving factor behind a team of local volunteers who hold free monthly clinics to ensure car seat safety. The certified car...
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Gunpoint home invasion in city’s east end
Police are on the lookout for three suspects following a gunpoint home invasion in the city’s east end Friday night. Windsor Police responded to the 1000 block of Henry Ford Centre Drive shortly before...
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Possible string of car break-ins overnight in Windsor
Police are seeking the public’s assistance after a possible string of car break-ins occurred in central Windsor early Saturday morning. Shortly before 3 a.m., police were called to the 1500 block of...
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Tony Bennett performs at Caesars Windsor
Fans say 86-year-old Tony Bennett still has it. Here are some photos from his Saturday night performance at Caesars Windsor.
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Two dogs rescued from east end house fire
Windsor firefighters rescued two dogs from a duplex fire Saturday night. Windsor fire said no one was home at 2648 Carissa Avenue when a fire started shortly after 11 p.m. Firefighters extinguished...
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Area 211 system celebrates five years, 35,000 annually
When it comes to evaluating the need for Windsor and Essex County’s 211 information and referral service, Project Manager Jennifer Tanner says the numbers speak for themselves. “The fact 211 gets...
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Bishop Fabbro shocked by Pope’s resignation announcement
The unexpected announcement Monday that Pope Benedict XVI would become the first pontiff in almost 600 years to step down from the Papacy has jolted local Catholics — but also given them hope. “It was...
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Hundreds of books found in dumpster outside shuttered Catholic school
AMERSTBURG Hundreds of library books and textbooks sat in a rain-soaked dumpster Monday outside the shuttered St. Therese Catholic elementary school in Amherstburg, sparking outrage among parents....
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Judge to rule on evidence in sex tape extortion case
A Superior Court judge will rule today whether the interviews given to police by a couple accused of using a sex tape to extort a local doctor will be admissible at trial. Tammy Hands and David Bondy...
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Windsor West MPP Piruzza named Minister of Children and Youth Services
Windsor West MPP Teresa Piruzza is so new and innocent to the doings of a cabinet minister that, when interviewed after a celebratory dinner with family Monday night, she claimed not to know what her...
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Fugitive ex-LA cop charged with murdering Riverside police officer
Gillian Flaccus And Tami Abdollah, The Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A fugitive ex-Los Angeles police officer with a $1 million reward on his head was charged Monday with murdering a police...
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Photos: Sink Your Teeth Into Heaven!
Three Windsor bakeries will make a combined 75,000 paczki, the luscious, jelly roll-like doughnuts, just in time for Paczki Day on Tuesday. Jen Masselis, 28, bites into a fresh Nutella filled paczki at...
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Windsor Regional, Hotel-Dieu agree to historic mega-hospital deal
Proponents say Windsor’s pursuit of a mega-hospital has taken a giant leap forward after the boards of the city’s two existing hospitals agreed unanimously on a plan that includes who gets to run the...
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NDP would win riding of Windsor-Tecumseh in by-election: Poll
Without Sandra Pupatello’s star power, the Ontario Liberals will lose the riding of Windsor-Tecumseh to the NDP, says a new public opinion poll. The survey — which was conducted recently by polling...
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