Basketball tricksters returning to WFCU Centre
Basketball artistry is returning to the WFCU Centre with another visit from the Harlem Globetrotters. The world-famous ball-handling tricksters will be performing in Windsor on April 16th at 7p.m....
View ArticleLeamington OPP seeking information about street attack
Leamington OPP are seeking information from anyone who may have witnessed an altercation that took place late Thursday night that left one man with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. The...
View ArticleWindsor Target and 16 others open Tuesday (With Video)
Windsor shoppers will get their first taste of the Canadian Target when the U.S.-based retailer opens its store at Devonshire Mall at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, along with 16 others in Ontario. They are part...
View ArticleKeep commercial units in Pelissier Street parking garage, says business owner
After 14 years, moving his business is the last thing Youssef Greige wants to do, but if City Council decides to convert the ground level of the Pelissier Parking Garage into more parking spaces,...
View ArticleTeen charged with sexual assault at downtown nightclub
Police arrested an 18-year-old man early this morning in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a 17-year-old girl at a downtown nightclub during St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Windsor Police...
View ArticlePhotos: Target Tour In Windsor (With Video)
The interior of the new Target store in Windsor is seen during a media tour on Monday, March 18, 2013. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star) The interior of the new Target store in Windsor is seen...
View ArticleFreeze tuition and waive loan interest: NDP critic
Ontario should freeze university and college tuition and waive student-loan interest payments, the NDP’s higher-education critic said today at the University of Windsor. “We need to have access for...
View ArticleAccused Spitfire released on bail
Windsor Spitfire Ben Johnson, charged with sexually assaulting two women, was released from police custody this morning, but must return to court again Wednesday to clear up problems with his bail...
View ArticleOttawa digs out from winter’s last gasp
Derek Spalding- Canadian Press OTTAWA- Ottawa battled winter’s final snow fall Tuesday morning with minor vehicle collisions and pedestrian falls throughout the region. About 12 centimetres of snow...
View ArticleCity renames park to honour Ford City leader
Drouillard Park, a recreational gathering spot for the Ford City neighborhood, is being renamed in honour of a community booster and leader who died there suddenly last summer. City council on Monday...
View ArticleOmbudsman passes on horse-racing investigation
Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin issued a statement Tuesday announcing he will not conduct a formal investigation into the hundreds of complaints he received over the Liberal government’s handling of...
View ArticleOhio teen shooter wears ‘killer’ shirt, curses victims’ kin in court
Thomas J. Sheeran, The Associated Press CHARDON, Ohio – Wearing a T-shirt with “killer” scrawled across it, a teenager cursed and gestured obscenely as he was given three life sentences Tuesday for...
View ArticleBig bite for Twinkie after judge approves Hostess sale
NEW YORK – A bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of Twinkies to a pair of investment firms. Hostess Brands Inc. is selling the spongy yellow cakes, along with other snacks including Ding Dongs and...
View ArticleLuke Magnotta collapses on floor while hearing evidence in his gruesome case
MONTREAL – Luka Rocco Magnotta collapsed in court during his preliminary hearing while appearing distraught by the evidence presented against him Tuesday. The notorious suspect in a...
View ArticleHumans really can read their dogs’ emotions
Any dog owner will claim they can tell exactly what their pet is thinking just by looking at it. Now scientists have discovered that they may well be right. A study has shown that people are able to...
View ArticleCyprus lawmakers reject bank tax bill, zero votes in favour
Menelaos Hadjicostis And Elena Becatoros, The Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus – Cypriot lawmakers have rejected a critical draft bill that would have seized part of people’s bank deposits in order to...
View ArticleKate’s ex-druggie uncle wants to help bring up royal baby
LONDON — The Duchess of Cambridge’s uncle, Gary Goldsmith, has become the first member of her family to cash in on their relationship with her by granting an exclusive interview to Hello! magazine....
View ArticleKevin Cash, former voice of TV’s Elmo, faces underage sex abuse lawsuit (With...
Verena Dobnik, The Associated Press NEW YORK, N.Y. – A man who initially recanted sex abuse allegations against the former puppeteer of the “Sesame Street” character Elmo has sued him, alleging the...
View ArticleNo-contact order against Johnson’s billet and surety removed
Windsor Spitfire Ben Johnson is now allowed to communicate with surety and billet Frances Vernes after his lawyer and counsel for the Crown agreed to remove her from a long list of no-contact orders....
View ArticleUpdated: Windsorites urged to turn off lights on Saturday
Here’s a good way to freak out Chris Hadfield, the Canadian commander of the International Space Station — let’s all turn out the lights on Saturday. Windsorites are being encouraged by the city and...
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