Two hurt, driver faces impaired charge, after pickup smashes into parked...
Two people were taken to the hospital and a Windsor man faces multiple drinking-and-driving charges after a vehicle crashed into a parked vehicle and then a building in downtown Windsor early Sunday...
View ArticleSick Kids hospital’s chief ophthalmologist rescued from remote ledge in...
After spending a night stranded on a remote Arizona ledge, the chief ophthalmologist at Toronto’s SickKids hospital was pulled to safety by specially trained cliff-side rescue teams. “She’s very...
View ArticleGarth, George and ‘Bluke’: Men of country dominate lineup at Academy of...
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – More than a few people have suggested to the producers of the Academy of Country Music Awards that they extend the broadcast delay for Sunday night’s show — just in case. With Blake...
View ArticleUWSA pulls the plug on The Lance; print publication to cease immediately
The Lance, the University of Windsor’s 85-year-old student newspaper, has been ordered to shut down the presses immediately. The outgoing board of directors of the University of Windsor Students’...
View Article‘Super show’ largest of its kind in Windsor
Thousands flocked to an industrial warehouse in Windsor’s west end on the weekend for what organizers said was the largest combined home, boat and RV show this area has ever seen. “Now it’s called the...
View ArticleLocal leader hopes diverse background will help secure Liberal nomination in...
Remy Boulbo is hoping her diverse background and community advocacy will help her win the Ontario Liberal nomination in the Windsor-Tecumseh riding. Boulbo is an African American who converted to Islam...
View ArticlePhotos: Ontario Gymnastics Championships
The Ontario Gymnastics Championships were hosted by Rose City Gymnastics and held at University of Windsor St. Denis Centre from Thursday to Sunday, April 4-7, 2013. Amelia Potts of Rose City performs...
View ArticlePhotos: Timber Rollers 216 Brawlers 103
The Windsor Border City Brawlers hosted the London FC Timber Rollers in roller derby action Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Forest Glade Arena. Christine Shaw, left, of the Windsor Border City Brawlers,...
View ArticleEssex County OPP probe string of cottage break-ins
Essex County OPP are investigating a string of destructive break and enters to cottages in Colchester South. The break-ins happened early Saturday in an area south of County Road 50. Police said...
View ArticleAuthorities recover bodies of 2 children trapped in dirt at NC home...
Mitch Weiss, The Associated Press STANLEY, N.C. – Rescuers on Monday recovered the bodies of two young cousins buried when a wall of dirt fell on them while they were playing in a hole at a home...
View ArticleWindsor City Council to discuss derelict building demolitions
The demolition of six derelict buildings will be discussed at tonight’s City Council meeting. A report will propose demolishing the buildings at 165 Louis Ave., 304 Elliott St. W., 270 Alymer Ave., 930...
View ArticleProvincial ceiling on tuition to cost U of W $20 million
A three per cent ceiling on tuition increases set by the province will cost the University of Windsor $20 million over the next four years and force immediate additional spending constraints on the...
View ArticleMichigan politician files lawsuit to stop DRIC bridge
A state representative from Detroit has filed a lawsuit in Michigan which claims Gov. Rick Snyder had no legal right to negotiate a deal with the Canadian government to build a new Detroit River...
View ArticleOPP reopens westbound lanes of Highway 3, Highway 401
The OPP has reopened the westbound lanes of Highway 3 at Cabana Road and the westbound lanes of Highway 401 at Provincial Road following a three-vehicle collision involving a tractor trailer. Police...
View ArticleLocal festivals receive Celebrate Ontario grants
The provincial government is helping blow up Windsor’s Balloonapalooza to even bigger proportions. The Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association received a $40,000 Celebrate Ontario grant to...
View ArticleT.O. filmmaker seeks to create Windsor Hum documentary: ‘A real-life X-File’...
Creepy music swells. Slices of news footage speak of an unexplained phenomenon. In the background: An ominous hum. That’s the start of a video pitch by Toronto filmmaker Adam Makarenko, who’s seeking...
View Article‘Loud muscle car’ sped away, court hears
A waitress at Shooter’s Roadhouse in Amherstburg saw a Mustang peel out of the parking lot about half an hour before the car was involved in a fatal crash in 2008, a Superior Court jury heard Monday....
View ArticleSex tape extortion trial adjourned
A pair accused of using a sex tape to blackmail a local doctor face a nine-month delay in their trial. The trial of Tammy Hands, 48, and David Andrew Bondy, 45, that began in January, was to resume...
View ArticleAn 83-year-old Indonesian woman fights off Komodo dragon attack with a broom
JAKARTA, Indonesia – An 83-year-old Indonesian woman has used a broom to fight off an attack from a Komodo dragon. Komodo National Park official Heru Rudiharto says the 2-meter (6.5-foot) -long giant...
View ArticleOfficials: About a dozen injured in Texas college campus stabbing attack; at...
CYPRESS, Texas – Officials say about a dozen people have been wounded in a stabbing attack at Houston-area college campus. Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department spokesman Robert Rasa says 12 people were...
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