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Public school board ‘very relieved’ by elementary teachers’ deal
The year-long labour battle between Ontario public elementary school teachers and the provincial government is nearing its end — much to the relief of the region’s public school board. “I am very...
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Detroit’s struggle with dire financial situation demands attention
DETROIT — Mobile phones and iPads will be banned and more than 100 creditors and union leaders will be required to show photo identification to hear Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr demand...
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Women’s homeless shelter rebrands, changes name (with video)
One year ago this month, Tiffany Rose was starting a new life in a new city with her boyfriend. A year later, he is in jail, she has experienced homelessness in her new city — Windsor — and is featured...
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Car dealership acquittals appealed
The licensing body for auto dealers is appealing the acquittals of Clarke Chevrolet Buick GMC and its two senior managers on charges it engaged in shady business practices. The Amherstburg dealership...
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Windsor man with child in car stopped for drinking and driving
An alert driver in Blenheim helped police get a repeat drunk driver from Windsor off the road Wednesday. The concerned citizen saw an erratic driver on Chatham Street go into a ditch them back onto the...
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Fundraiser planned for burn victim
Friends and family of Samantha Stanley, who suffered serious burns and lost her boyfriend in a fire in February, have planned a fundraiser to help the young women get her life back on track. “She lost...
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Airport workers reach tentative deal
Union negotiators representing Windsor’s airport workers are being praised by the employer for agreeing to a tentative new four-year labour contract. “It’s a fair and reasonably balanced deal,” said...
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Trucker shortage may trigger economic crisis (with video)
In a city with nearly double-digit unemployment, a recruiter with 100 available job openings sat alone in an empty room Thursday inside the 400 City Hall Square building. But such is the state of the...
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VIA Rail, CAW still at the table
TORONTO — Via Rail and the union representing some of its workers are continuing to negotiate in a Montreal hotel in an attempt to reach a deal before the union’s midnight strike deadline. “We remain...
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US sports bar deck collapses during NBA Finals, sends 100 into water; 2...
MIAMI – A crowded outdoor deck behind a popular Miami-area sports bar collapsed during the NBA Finals, sending dozens of people into the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay. Miami-Dade Fire Chief David...
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Interactive Map: Project Traveller Raids In Windsor
Nine people were arrested in Windsor after police executed search warrants at 11 locations as part of a massive province-wide crackdown on drugs and guns. All told, police province-wide seized at least...
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Windsor woman dismayed by racist graffiti
Downtown Windsor resident Alicia Culley was shocked to find a crude racial slur scrawled multiple times on her home. “I honestly did not know that this stuff happens,” said Culley, 24. “I guess you...
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Fake luggage and onions: traffickers find new ways to smuggle
They pack fake luggage, they claim they’re newlyweds, they remove panels throughout their cars, and they generally find inventive ways to smuggle guns and drugs across the border. Detroit-area ATF...
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Immigration counsellor delays criminal case again
The court saga of accused fraudster Sam Burgio now will drag out even longer after the immigration counsellor’s lawyer had himself removed from the case Friday. Defence lawyer Ken Marley applied to the...
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Reader Report: Arrest In Windsor’s West Side (With Video)
Star reader Jamie Lobzun captured two videos and some pictures of Windsor police detaining two individuals in the city’s west side Friday afternoon. The incident occurred about 3:30 p.m. on Sandwich...
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Detroit emergency manager to creditors: City defaulting on $2.5 billion in...
Corey Williams, The Associated Press ROMULUS, Mich. – A team led by a state-appointed emergency manager said Friday that Detroit is defaulting on about $2.5 billion in unsecured debt and is asking...
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Hudak sticking with economic message (With video)
Despite not being able to gain on the problem-plagued Liberal provincial government in recent polls, Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak remains convinced he’s singing the right tune to draw an...
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Woman pleads guilty in drug trafficking ring
A Windsor woman who was a bit player in a drug trafficking ring pleaded guilty to her role in the operation Friday and was sentenced to house arrest. Yvette Lucier, 27, pleaded guilty to conspiring to...
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Lewenza emotional while receiving honourary law degree
After Ken Lewenza dumped his planned speech on the ground, you knew it was not going to be a typical convocation address Friday at the University of Windsor’s faculty of law graduation ceremony....
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Unusual collection of items sold at police auction
What do a toothbrush, a flute, a weed-wacker, 632 chocolate bars and about 100 bicycles all have in common? They were just some of the items up for grabs at an auction held Saturday by the Windsor...
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