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Windsor’s Family Day: What’s open and closed
Lots of places will be closed Monday in order for families to enjoy each other on Family Day, including schools, banks, municipal offices and Beer store and LCBO outlets. And don’t call 311 to find out...
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City of broken glass: Russian region labours to replace windows smashed in...
CHELYABINSK, Russia – A small army of workers set to work Saturday to replace acres of windows shattered by the enormous explosion from a meteor, while other residents contemplated the astonishing...
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Local rescue workers perform drills in Detroit River
The roles were reversed for a group of nearly 30 local rescue workers who took a turn at being the victims Saturday. Twenty-six firefighters from Amherstburg and Tecumseh fire departments and two...
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Thousands of ducks slaughtered at German farm following bird flu outbreak
BERLIN – About 14,000 ducks at a German farm are being slaughtered following a bird flu outbreak. A federal laboratory confirmed Friday the H5N1 virus was detected at the farm near Seelow, east of...
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Sparks fly as Garneau confronts Trudeau over experience
OTTAWA – Sparks flew Saturday as federal Liberal leadership candidates Marc Garneau and Justin Trudeau faced each other for the first time since Garneau launched an unprecedented attack on the campaign...
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Bylaw limiting number of dogs may change this week
The limit on the number of dogs as pets in Windsor may increase from two to three this week. If council takes the public safety standing committee’s recommendation to increase the limit at Tuesday’s...
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On heels of Russia meteor explosion, San Francisco Bay area residents report...
SAN FRANCISCO – Hours after a meteor exploded over Russia and injured more than 1,000 people and an asteroid passed relatively close to Earth, residents in California reported seeing an unusual flash...
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City of broken glass: Russian region labours to replace acres of windows...
Laura Mills, The Associated Press CHELYABINSK, Russia – As a small army of people worked to replace acres of windows shattered by the enormous explosion from a meteor, many joked on Saturday about what...
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Windsor police probe robberies
Police are investigating after two separate robberies took place in central Windsor Friday night. The first one occurred around 7:30 p.m. near Richmond Street and Albert Road. Staff Sgt. Todd Cox said...
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Home invasion sends two residents to hospital
Police are investigating after two people were injured following a home invasion in the 600 block of South Pacific early Saturday morning. Staff Sgt. Todd Cox said the two residents, a 23-year-old...
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Cosmic coincidence as meteor strikes, asteroid buzzes: ‘It’s a shooting gallery’
Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A space rock even bigger than the meteor that exploded like an atom bomb over Russia could drop out of the sky unannounced at any time and wreak...
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Association pushes for arbitration reform
Local politicians are watching keenly whether the province fixes what they say is a flawed arbitration system which often results in big pay hikes for public employees that cities and hospitals can’t...
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Atkinson Park neighbours rally to save pool
It’s a fight Marilyn Woodison has fought before. Tuesday, as she has done in the past, the west-end senior began circulating a petition to save Atkinson Pool. City administrators, preparing budget...
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U.S. Coast Guard: Cause of fire that disabled cruise ship was a leak in fuel...
MOBILE, Ala. – A Coast Guard official says the cause of the engine-room fire on the Carnival cruise ship Triumph was a leak in a fuel oil return line. In a teleconference Monday, Cmdr. Teresa Hatfield...
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Concussions: ‘Silent epidemic of youth’
For Spencer Jean, the fight during a Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League game six years ago was a life-changing moment. The Wheatley Sharks’ rookie, who was then 16, suffered a blow to the head and the...
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KidSport Windsor kicks off
The Windsor/Essex County Sports Hall of Fame kicked off a new program Monday that will see monies raised to help underprivileged children play sports. KidSport Windsor held a two-hour event at the WFCU...
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No score keeping? No problem
Several local soccer organizations are eliminating scores and standings in their younger divisions ahead of an Ontario Soccer Association deadline. The LaSalle Stompers will be the latest to make the...
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Chatham man arrested after cutting woman during argument
A Chatham man was behind bars Monday after a violent early morning argument when he allegedly grabbed a knife and slashed a woman. Chatham-Kent police were called around 2:30 a.m. to a home on Bedford...
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Fire crews battle basement fire
At least two people were treated by paramedics late Monday after an apartment fire in Windsor’s east end. The blaze broke out in the basement of a three-storey building at 2798 Meadowbrook Lane around...
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Photos: Family Day Fun
Families on Monday enjoyed a variety of activities at the University of Windsor Faculty of Education Family Fun Day at the Faculty of Education. Admission was by donation only, with funds going to the...
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