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Are you a mosquito magnet?
If you suspect that mosquitoes bite you more than they bite others, you’re not alone. “There are people that attract more mosquitoes than others,” says Mark Ardis of biological control group GDG...
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Veterans of Normandy invasion honoured in day of ceremonies
Veterans of the 1944 Normandy landings gathered Thursday at the site of history’s largest amphibious invasion for a day of ceremonies marking D-Day’s 69th anniversary. D-Day is considered a turning...
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Belle Isle heavy music festival blasts Windsor
The Orion Music + More festival on Belle Isle is proving more than some Windsorites can take. A number of Riverside East residents across from the heavy-metal tinged affair said they felt blasted out...
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Speeding fines doubled in city construction zones
With the summer construction season ramping up, the city is warning drivers they will face doubled fines for speeding in work zones. The City of Windsor is sending out the warning after passing a new...
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Memorial march for fallen firefighters takes place Sunday
The Windsor Fire and Rescue Services will host its annual Fallen Firefighters Memorial March on Sunday. The march, hosted in partnership with the Windsor Professional Firefighters Association, will...
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DWBIA parking garage plan opposed
Members of the Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association will have a chance to discuss a plan to take over the Pelissier Street parking garage before the association launches an initiative to...
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Tanker truck rollover in Kingsville injures one (with gallery)
One person was sent to the hospital following a tanker truck rollover in Kingsville Saturday morning. The truck was heading south on County Road 27 in the area of Highway 3 around 9 a.m. when the...
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Allard, Robinson arrested without incident (UPDATED)
Windsor police have arrested dangerous fugitives Michael Wilfred Allard and Stephanie Robinson. The pair was arrested together without incident in the 500 block of Church Street at about 3:15 p.m.,...
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Electric Vehicle Event most successful show yet
Michael Schneider bought a new car six months ago and he’s driven 12,000 kilometres in it, but he’s only spent about $200 on gas. So Schneider was showing off his extended range electric car, a 2012...
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CCAC posts wait times online for long-term care homes
In an effort to assist families trying to choose a long-term care home for a loved one, the Erie St. Clair Community Access Centre has begun posting wait times and virtual tours for the area’s...
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Severe thunderstorm watch and heavy rainfall warning for Windsor-Essex
Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch and heavy rainfall warning for Windsor and Essex County. Damaging wind gusts to 100 km/h and hail to two centimetres in diameter may be...
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Tile work to resume at downtown aquatic centre
Tile workers remain on strike across Ontario — but not at the site of Windsor’s Family Aquatic Complex. Project manager Don Sadler said an agreement has been reached with the Brick and Allied Craft...
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Detroit to heighten security for annual fireworks (with video)
DETROIT — Detroit will step up security for this year’s fireworks in the wake of the Boston bombings, increasing the possibility more people will travel to Windsor to watch the show. “In light of the...
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Crook caught red-handed breaking into a van
Windsor police arrested a man late Tuesday after watching him break into a vehicle. At 11:55 p.m. officers on routine patrol were at University Avenue West and Victoria Avenue, waiting for the traffic...
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Leaked video of Stephen Harper’s comedic impressions
By Marc Weisblot, Canada.com A video turned up on YouTube on Tuesday night that featured Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on the night of the last federal election, offering comedic impressions of what...
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Strawberry Festival was a hit
LASALLE – The Strawberry Festival had a sweet weekend this year. The event made $39,000 profit, with $5,000 being donated to the Turtle Club, a youth baseball organization, said festival chairwoman...
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Chatham-Kent police cleared in death of man on train tracks
The province’s Special Investigations Unit has cleared Chatham-Kent police in the death of a man who was hit by a train as he ran from an officer. SIU director Ian Scott announced Tuesday that the...
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Windsor police to host auction on Saturday
The Windsor Police Service will hold another auction on Saturday to sell off lost and stolen items. Viewing for the auction will start at 8 a.m. at the Teutonia Club, 55 Edinborough St. Bidding begins...
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Police reopen bridge after investigating suspicious package
Windsor police have completed their investigation of a suspicious package at the Ambassador Bridge and have reopened the international crossing. Police received the call shortly before 4 p.m. after a...
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Playground features computer game ‘for the heart and lungs’ (with video)
Kids whose idea of play has more to do with computers and flashing lights than swings and slides should check out the shiny new playground set at Captain John Wilson Park. One of its components is a...
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