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Pakistani flag hoisted today at City Hall
Hoisting the Pakistani flag outside of Windsor city hall Sunday is a big achievement for a small community, according to local Pakistanis. The second annual flag hoisting ceremony, held to commemorate...
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Man, 19, arrested for allegedly pulling knife
A 19-year-old man was arrested Saturday night after he allegedly pulled a knife on three youths. Staff Sgt. Jeff Verkoeyen of Windsor police said witnesses told police they saw the teen brandishing a...
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WSO guest conductor Taurins in his element during choral works
Windsor Symphony Orchestra and its chorus raised their voices in praise to begin the Christian Holy Week over the weekend with a pair of concerts dwelling on sacred themes. The centerpiece of concerts...
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Windsor’s Greek community to vote on Grace site today
Windsor’s Greek community will vote today on whether to go ahead with building a new church and community centre at the former Grace Hospital site. The vote takes place today at Holy Cross Greek...
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Joe Weider, who popularized bodybuilding, helped promote Schwarzenegger to...
LOS ANGELES — Joe Weider, a legendary figure in bodybuilding who helped popularize the sport worldwide and played a key role in introducing a charismatic young weightlifter named Arnold Schwarzenegger...
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Pat Noonan: ‘You can dream’
Pat Noonan saw the mounds of petroleum coke on the shore of the Detroit River and organized a protest. “Sometimes, in a community,” says Veronika Mogyorody, one of the producers of a new documentary...
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Sandusky denies shower sex with young boy in controversial interview on NBC
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky said in interview excerpts broadcast Monday that a key witness against him misinterpreted him showering with a young boy in Penn State football team facilities more...
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Networking event March 27
A speed networking event is planned for Wednesday at The Local Dive in Tecumseh from 6 to 8 p.m. The monthly event begins at 5:30 p.m. with an open social featuring two local business owners being...
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Three-kilometre stretch of Parkway project opens Wednesday (with video)
The first permanent section of the Herb Gray Parkway project is set to open to traffic early Wednesday morning. Ontario Provincial Police officers will be on hand to guide motorists onto the new...
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Physical rehabilitation patients move into new digs at Tayfour campus
Even though the new super-hospital is the talk of the town, Windsor’s two existing hospitals haven’t stopped making improvements to their current spaces. The newly renovated physical rehabilitation...
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A’burg police stop speeder, make drug bust
Amherstburg police wrote up more than a speeding ticket Saturday when they found almost 500 grams of marijuana in a car stopped for travelling almost 30 kilometres over the speed limit on Sandwich...
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Ontario premier concerned about apparent student hazing at Toronto university
TORONTO – An apparent hazing ritual at a Toronto university has drawn sharp condemnation from the province’s top politician. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne spoke out Monday against the incident that...
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Children’s games song writing contest down to four finalists
Competition has been whittled down to four finalists in the Windsor Essex International Children’s Games theme song contest. The finalists are Beautiful People by Philip Scott Poli & Glen MacNeil,...
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Water fluoridation ends in Windsor, Tecumseh, LaSalle
With a couple of computer clicks in the control room of the A.H. Weeks Water Treatment Plant in East Windsor, a half-century of adding fluoride to the city’s water supply to fight cavities ended Monday...
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What next for the old Grace site?
The defeat of a proposal to have Windsor’s Greek community buy the former Grace Hospital site has renewed questions about the future of the controversy-plagued property — questions that the mayor says...
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Australian who grabbed Great White by tail as it mauled snorkeler wins...
PERTH, Australia – An Australian received a bravery award on Monday for grabbing a 3.7 metre (12-foot) great white shark by the tail as it mauled a snorkeler. Trevor Burns, 50, earned the Star of...
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Calgary police officer testifies mother watched as baby saved from trash
CALGARY – A police officer says a mother accused of leaving her newborn baby inside a garbage bag in a Dumpster was watching from the steps of her apartment as the child was saved by authorities....
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Pepper spray incident at downtown Windsor grocery store
Emergency crews responded to a pepper spray incident in the 800 block of Goyeau Street about 6 p.m. Tuesday night. Witnesses say a customer angry at the manager sprayed him with pepper spray. Police...
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Jarvis: A battle royal
This could be the battle royal that defines the next Ontario election. Veteran city councillor Jo-Anne Gignac confirmed Tuesday that she is considering running for the Liberals in Windsor-Tecumseh,...
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Pets provide sense of family to singles
A survey from the American Veterinary Medical Association reveals that singles, especially men, are increasingly turning to pets for love and a sense of family. Pets are still most likely to be owned...
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