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Auto body shop’s chickens have to go, city says (with video)
A Windsor businessman has run afoul of the city’s poultry police. Frank Gobbato, who owns Formula One Collision Centre on Tecumseh Road East, has been told by city bylaw enforcement officers he must...
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City Hall wins United Way award
The City of Windsor has won the United Way’s 2012 Community Workplace Champion Award for its employee giving and as the largest contributor of funds within the municipal sector. Last week, city...
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Drivers describe watching man get struck by car
The driver of the car that ran down Brian Meloche on Howard Avenue last year did it on purpose, three witnesses to the event testified Monday. “Based on the path he took … it looked like he had intent...
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Veteran journalist Peter Worthington, dead at 86
TORONTO — Peter Worthington, the globe-trotting foreign correspondent who reported on some of the biggest events of the 20th century before co-founding the Toronto Sun, has died after succumbing to a...
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Liberal candidate Jones wins federal byelection in Labrador
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Liberal candidate Yvonne Jones won the federal byelection in Labrador on Monday, capturing a seat that became vacant when former Conservative MP Peter Penashue quit due to campaign...
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield back on Earth after five-month space mission
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — Astronaut Chris Hadfield returned to Earth Monday night after a five-month mission at the International Space Station that saw him become the first Canadian to command the...
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Wallaceburg man accused of downloading and watching child porn
Chatham-Kent police say a Wallaceburg man was found watching and downloading child pornography when officers raided his home Monday. According to police, 51-year-old Denny Raymond McGee was the subject...
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Accused cop wants public and media banned from discipline hearing
A Windsor police officer has moved to ban the public from having the right to see or hear a disciplinary hearing probing her alleged misconduct. After hearing arguments Tuesday, a hearing officer will...
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10th annual Worst Roads contest begins
The Canadian Automobile Association in south-central Ontario launched its annual Worst Roads contest on Tuesday. Now in its 10th year, the contest invites residents of cities in the region to suggest...
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Ontario to spend $25M to replace mammography machines
The provincial government will spend $25 million to replace almost 24 per cent of mammography machines across Ontario after they were found to be less effective for breast cancer screening. “For the...
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Critics decry “draconian” measures in proposed Windsor no-trespass policy
Sparked by complaints that the city is sometimes too quick to ban perceived troublemakers from city hall, municipal lawyers have drawn up a formal policy on how and when to issue no-trespass orders....
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New command centre sought for Windsor police and firefighters
Windsor’s police and fire departments are in the process of designing a new mobile command centre that could carry a price tag of more than $1 million. But the leaders of both agencies say the costly...
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Older recreational hockey players warned of increased heart risk
Hours after playing a game of pickup hockey in Wheatley, 60-year-old Rob Burgener thought his discomfort was nothing that a few Tums couldn’t cure. Although not one of the younger men on the ice,...
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‘I was her King Kong,’ testifies senior charged with attempted murder
Bernie Bulat says he panicked. The retired elementary school teacher insists he ran over his ex-girlfriend’s new beau last year not with murderous intentions, but out of fear. “I wanted to get away. I...
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Windsor police honour 13-year-old among civilian heroes (With gallery)
Jaden Shaw was home alone watching TV on a Saturday night when he heard a commotion outside. What he saw when he opened the front door was a scene of shocking violence: a man repeatedly stabbing a...
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Public urged to donate blood before long weekend to ensure steady supply
Canadian Blood Services is encouraging the public – and especially those with O-negative blood type – to donate blood before the long weekend. Even though the demand for blood remains constant, CBS...
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Judge orders City of Windsor to make payment owing on Huron Lodge
A Superior Court judge has criticized the City of Windsor for withholding payment to a subcontractor involved in construction of Huron Lodge and ordered it to pay more than $300,000. The decision could...
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Migrant worker recovering after alleged drunk hit-and-run
A Mexican migrant worker appears to be making a recovery after an alleged drunk driver hit him then left him lying injured on the side of a dark Essex County road. The 48-year-old man was first brought...
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Windsorites arm themselves for parks work
City administration has yet to study the feasibility of organizing citizens to get involved in the care of neighbourhood parks, but that hasn’t prevented some from picking up shears, shovels and...
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Border guards offer advice to summer travellers
Cross-border travellers, be ready to show your receipts. The coming long weekend has prompted the Canada Border Services Agency to offer some advice to those planning on making use of the...
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