Unvaccinated Windsor Assembly Plant workers on unpaid leave will be heading back to work following a ruling in the members’ favour against Stellantis, union officials said Saturday morning. Dave Cassidy, president of Local 444, said in a social media video Saturday workers who have been on unpaid leave will be headed back to work later this […]

After a seven-day trial it took a jury only about an hour of deliberations on Thursday to convict a Windsor man of conspiring to import fentanyl from China for the purpose of trafficking. A sentencing hearing for Mark John Ryn before Superior Court Justice Paul Howard will be scheduled next month. Ryn, 31, was convicted […]

A local company celebrated 30 years in business on Friday by donating four skids of flooring to Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex. The donation from Floor Coverings International Tecumseh will go to the Habitat ReStore, which sells donated items to generate revenue for building and maintaining affordable homes. “Our entire team is thrilled to support local […]

A Windsor mother and her two children, searching for affordable accommodations after losing all their possessions in a June 5 fire, have found Windsor’s increasingly expensive housing market is proving difficult. Michelle Potter and kids, David, six years old, and Hope, five, were not physically injured in the accidental blaze at their main-floor duplex apartment, […]

A Windsor lawyer and University of Windsor alumna has been elected to the Law Society of Ontario’s top position. Jacqueline Horvat, a founding partner of Spark Law, was named law society treasurer this week and will officially take office on June 28. “I feel excited, and I’m really eager to start working on what we […]

A new way to beat the heat has opened at Windsor’s Fountainebleau Park. Unveiled Friday, a new splash pad joins the park’s existing amenities, which include an accessible playground, a soccer field, a toboggan hill, trails, and a bocce court. “I’m very happy for the Ward 8 community to enjoy this much-needed splash pad,” said […]

Windsorites can take a trip around the world, and around the city, this weekend with the return of Windsor’s Carrousel of Nations festival. The 47th annual festival, the first held in-person since before the COVID-19 pandemic, will feature 16 villages showcasing world cultures at locations across Windsor and in Leamington and Colchester. “We’re extremely excited […]

An eye-catching display of Canadian flags commemorating soldiers killed or missing in action will not return to Windsor’s waterfront this year. For the first time since 2017, a lack of support for the local Flags of Remembrance project has prompted Veterans Voices of Canada founder Al Cameron to pull the plug. “I wish we saw […]

Windsor saw the largest percentage increase in rent prices in Canada last month, according to a new report from a national online apartment search company. Average Windsor rents increased five per cent, according to the Zumper survey, the most among the 23 largest cities in Canada. Windsor’s prices climbed faster than second-place municipalities, Abbotsford, BC, […]

It’s been a tough few days on Windsor’s roadways, with police now investigating three separate crashes involving pedestrians or cyclists since Wednesday. On Friday morning, police responded to a crash between a vehicle and pedestrian at the intersection of Aylmer Avenue and Wyandotte Street that sent one pedestrian to the hospital with injuries not believed […]

Three honorary degrees will be presented Saturday as Assumption University continues to celebrate its 165th anniversary. Patti France, president of St. Clair College, will receive a Doctor of Laws honoris causa for outstanding contributions to higher education in Windsor-Essex County. The late George McMahon Sr., a University of Windsor history professor and author, will be […]

As the Hamilton Bulldogs celebrated Wednesday’s Ontario Hockey League title on Wednesday, several members of the Windsor Spitfires lingered to watch. Sure, there was disappointment after falling in Game 7 of the team’s first appearance in the OHL final in over a decade, but forward Matthew Maggio wanted to remember the moment. “I was sure […]

When first proposed five years ago, some questioned the wisdom of any private developer embarking on construction of a hip new luxury residential building for Windsor’s downtown. But the risk appears to have paid off, and half the 24 high-end units at The Hive were already leased ahead of Thursday’s official opening of the five-storey […]

How do you know summer is here? The midway returns to Windsor’s riverfront. After a two-year hiatus, the World’s Finest Shows midway — a tradition on the Windsor waterfront for more than 45 years — starts Friday and runs through July 3. Following a pandemic pause, World’s Finest Shows resumed hosting carnivals midway through last […]

Work to mitigate mortality rates, protect habitat and educate the community on wild birds has led to Windsor being designated the 16th bird friendly city in Canada by Nature Canada. Pelee Island Bird Observatory, the city and other community organizations partnered with Nature Canada, a national non-profit conservation charity, in an effort to make Windsor […]

The Municipality of Lakeshore will add surveillance cameras in three municipal parks in a bid to curb rampant vandalism plaguing public washrooms this summer.  At Wednesday’s meeting, councillors agreed to spend about $37,500 to install cameras pointing at the entrances outside washrooms in Lakeview, Stoney Point and Centennial parks.  “We feel strongly that the surveillance cameras […]

An “extraordinary bump” in inflation has prompted city staff to shuffle funds and re-tender work to help pay for pricier capital projects. While city hall says it “generally considers” inflation impacts on cost estimates for all projects, a sixth-month capital variance report before Windsor council this week points to higher inflation pushing contract tenders for […]

Cyclists attending the Ford Fireworks this month will have a safe place to park their rides downtown. The Windsor Bicycling Committee is once again offering a free bike parking service at Charles Clark Square on June 27. From 6 to 11 p.m., cyclists will be able to lock their bikes within a corral space that […]

A off-road motorcyclist who allegedly fled from officers earlier this week is wanted by police, Essex County OPP said Thursday. Riding what is described as an “off-road motorcycle” or dirt bike, an individual was allegedly operating the bike on the road and without a licence plate near Main Street and Wigle Avenue in Kingsville on […]

J. L. Forster Secondary School alumni swarmed their old stomping grounds on Saturday to celebrate the shuttered school’s 100th anniversary. Hundreds of people who attended or taught at the west-end school, which closed in 2014, gathered at St. John’s Parish in Sandwich Town to slap on a name tag, peruse yearbooks, and embrace friends they […]

Curious history buffs flocked to Windsor’s oldest building on Saturday to explore inside for the first time in years. The Duff-Baby Mansion’s 224-year-old door opened to the public for long-awaited tours less than three weeks after the Ontario Heritage Trust, the house’s owner, handed over the key to the City of Windsor. Fifty people visited […]

By Linda Wilhelm In 1983, after two years of living with unexplained symptoms, I received a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. My prior experience with health care was limited to an annual visit to my family doctor to renew a prescription for birth control. Like most Canadians, I thought my care providers had all the answers […]

Along with many other Canadians, I am frustrated and question the constant increases in gas prices. Especially when Alberta is sending hundreds of thousands barrels of oil to the United States. We should be using this oil for our own country. When you convert litres to gallons, we pay around $9 per gallon. In the […]

By Wazhma Fogh and Beth Woroniuk The Taliban’s draconian measure of requiring face coverings is the latest step in an ongoing nightmare for the women and girls of Afghanistan. Since the Taliban reasserted control over the country last August, women and girls have seen their access to education cut off, their mobility restricted and been […]

While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau according to a recent report has spent more than 127,147 hours in the air, we on the land are now paying higher gas prices at the pump. After dealing with the pandemic for two years, losing income from lockdowns, dealing with inflation, the federal government added a carbon tax. I […]

The Windsor Spitfires were so close and now find themselves so far away. Less than two minutes away from taking a stranglehold lead in the Ontario Hockey League final, the Spitfires allowed the tying goal with the Hamilton Bulldogs’ goalie on the bench. The Bulldogs, who had a commanding 44-22 edge in shots, netted the […]

More than 100 machines will fill the WFCU Centre parking lot on Saturday with the return of Meet-A-Machine children’s literacy event. Children will be able to climb on and explore a wide range of machines including construction equipment, trucks, racecars, buses and emergency vehicles. Operators will also be on hand to help educate children about […]

The Downtown Mission officially opened and blessed its new meal and day program space, a sunny dining room in the Mission’s building on Ouellette Avenue, Friday morning after the closure of the Victoria Avenue location last month. The opening of the new dining room at 875 Ouellette marks a move that brings all of the […]

The region’s long-awaited Ojibway National Urban Park could be a reality as soon as 2024, says Windsor-Tecumseh MP Irek Kusmierczyk. “At some point in 2024. That is what I’m hoping for,” said the federal Liberal caucus member in an interview with the Star on Friday. “My hope is to see an Ojibway National Urban Park […]

After the word “cancer,” Robert Franz didn’t hear a thing. Typically the bright light in the room — effusive, smiling, almost overwhelming in his enthusiasm — the maestro of Windsor Symphony Orchestra briefly recoiled into himself. As the doctor explained the situation — non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Stage 4 — Franz sat stunned and silent, shuffling through a long mental […]

Masks will still be required on Transit Windsor and at Huron Lodge, the City of Windsor said Friday.  Following a provincial announcement lifting certain mask requirements starting Saturday, the city reiterated that masks will continue to be required on city buses and at Huron Lodge in compliance with rules not changed by the provincial announcement.  […]

The Sandwich Sabres’ track and field team picked up right where it left off before the COVID-19 pandemic. Sandwich won the OFSAA overall team title in track and field in 2019, but the pandemic forced the cancellation of the event in 2020 and 2021. On Saturday in Toronto, the Sabres made it back-to-back titles, after […]

Thousands flocked to Willistead Park Saturday for the return of Art in the Park, the annual art festival kicking off the summer season in Windsor. Returning for the first time since the pandemic began, lineups wound around the block early on a sunny Saturday morning. This year’s festival includes about 230 exhibitors as well as […]

Several Pride flags hoisted just days ago at Greater Essex County District School Board schools have been stolen or vandalized in a series of “senseless, ignorant acts,” the school board said Friday afternoon.  “The board strongly condemns these harmful acts and their perpetrators,” board officials said in a statement, noting police departments have been notified. […]

I live in Windsor. I think we need more trees because it seems to me we keep tearing them down to build more condos and houses. If we don’t plant more trees I fear we will have more polluted air and it also will not look good anymore. Trees make places look a lot more […]

COVID-19 affected individuals just as much, if not more, psychologically as physically. It was terrible for our mental health to have to isolate and not see other people for such long periods of time. Most of us only left the house for essentials. COVID-19 put a fear in many of us. Many bounced back well. […]

The one thing the Windsor Spitfires have learned on this playoff journey is to never panic. The Western Conference-champion Spitfires have held series leads in these playoffs and the club has also been on the verge of elimination. “No one has panic in the room,” Spitfires’ goalie Xavier Medina. “It’s still the game of hockey. […]

The Holy Names Knights, Cardinal Carter Cougars and L’Essor Aigles all advanced to the medal round at each school’s respective OFSAA soccer championship on Friday. Meanwhile, area athletes picked up another four gold medals and now have 11 medals over two days at the OFSAA track and field championships in Toronto Knights eye medal The […]

Re: Public feedback invited on proposed $5M Sand Point Beach relocation, facelift, by Taylor Campbell, April 29 Coming from a young kid like me I think the Sand Point beach plan is a great idea. It would be much safer and the splash pad would be fun for little kids and teenagers. It would also […]

A seedling of an idea to plant a row of trees to help block noise and dirt from an adjacent bottling facility has germinated into a beautiful barrier for a north-end Amherstburg neighbourhood. One day several years ago, Nancy Berthiaume, who owned a home a stone’s throw away from Amherstburg’s Diageo plant, was sitting outside […]

Windsor police announced Friday the arrests of two suspects following an investigation that resulted in the seizure of “a substantial amount of illicit drugs,” a handgun, ammunition and cash. The Drugs and Guns Enforcement Unit launched an investigation into suspected trafficking of illicit drugs in April, and two suspects were identified, along with a vehicle […]

Two and a half years after he collided head-on into another vehicle on Highway 401 near Highway 3, an Amherstburg senior was escorted out of a Windsor courtroom by an officer on Friday to begin a 30-day jail sentence. Gerald Beaulieu, 75 at the time of the Dec. 8, 2019, crash, was legally impaired behind […]

The Windsor Police Service has charged a local man alleged to have “recklessly” shot a handgun in the area of Grove Avenue and Church Street on Wednesday. Officers responded to a report of gun shots heard in the area. Alerted to the direction the suspect had fled, officers located an individual and made an arrest […]

It’s no exaggeration to say Jeff Lemire is the most successful comic book creator to have come out of Essex County — and perhaps the region’s must successful author, period. That’s why a new book compiling dozens of interviews with Lemire tries to offer insight into his career to date — from his acclaimed trilogy […]

Indigenous culture is on full display this weekend at the first Alumni & Student Pow Wow at the St. Clair College SportsPlex. The colourful, two-day cultural celebration kicked off Friday with 1,000 students attending the event, hosted by St. Clair College, the University of Windsor, several Indigenous community organizations and local school boards. Students watched […]

Two 13-year-old youths are now in a diversion program after their disruptive behaviour — including shooting an airsoft gun — at a teen dance in Essex last month. Essex County OPP said the two youthful offenders were identified with the help of information from the public. The airsoft gun used in the incident was located […]

At least two suspects are being sought after a male was stabbed multiple times in what Windsor police are describing as an attempted murder case. Officers responded on Thursday shortly after 7 p.m. to a report of a stabbing in a parking lot in the 3600 block of Sandwich Street. There, the officers located an […]

Windsor Assembly Plant will produce vehicles on Stellantis’s new STLA Large platform — a platform for which the auto manufacturer is developing multiple battery-electric vehicle models to put on the market in the next five years. Auto industry blogs have suggested the STLA Large platform will be used for a wide variety of vehicles including […]

The ambitious plan to establish Windsor as an EV supply chain cluster scored a major win Friday with a commitment from global parts supplier DongShin Motech to build its first North American plant near the airport. The South Korean company will spend $90 million on building a 170,000-square-foot manufacturing facility to feed the recently announced […]

Tecumseh councillor Andrew Dowie pulled off the almost unthinkable on election night Thursday by capturing the riding of Windsor-Tecumseh and becoming the first Progressive Conservative MPP from the Windsor area since the 1960s. With all of the ballots counted, he rolled to a strong victory over NDP candidate Gemma Grey-Hall of more than 6,100 votes. […]