Windsor Star
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 01:52:09 +0000Photo: Winning a home!
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 01:52:06 +0000Windsor unemployment rate improves despite lockdown
Statistics Canada reports that the Windsor region's unemployment rate went from 11.2 per cent in December 2020 to 10.3 per cent in January 2021.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 01:38:12 +0000Chili Fest fundraiser scheduled with pick-up orders avaiable
The green light has been given for the Windsor Professional Firefighters Benefit Fund to hold their annual Chili Fest despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s event will be staged and supported by the St. Clair College Centre for the Arts...
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 01:22:14 +0000Natyshak to join hunt for new jobs
An important part of the post-pandemic recovery will be in hunting down or creating new jobs to help revive battered economies. In his new official opposition role at Queen’s Park, local MPP Taras Natyshak (NDP — Essex) will be keeping close ...
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 01:15:22 +0000OPP release name of deceased in fatal Leamington crash
Elisabeth Thiessen, 59, of Leamington, was pronounced dead after a motor vehicle collided with a light pole on Mersea Road 6 on Tuesday afternoon.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 01:03:49 +0000Windsor firefighters deal with two residential fires at same time
Two house fires at almost the same time kept Windsor firefighters busy on Friday evening: One in the 2600 block of Tourangeau Road, the other in the 500 block of Campbell Avenue.
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 01:00:08 +0000Essex's annual Heritage Week being staged online
The Town of Essex’s annual Heritage Week celebrations are going virtual this year with a range of online activities, presentations and tours. Since 1985, Heritage Week has been celebrated in communities across the province. This year, celebrations ...
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 00:55:44 +0000Windsor police nab break and enter suspect
A Windsor man faces a criminal charge following a break-in at a business downtown on Tuesday. At approximately 9:30 p.m., a male suspect forced his way inside a business in the 400-block of Ouellette Avenue through a secured door, police said in a ne...
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 00:53:33 +0000Haus of Windsor digs into city's history for design inspiration
Some choose to tell a city’s story in books or photos, but designer Stephen Hargreaves has chosen to do it in the fashion, art and home decor available through his newly launched Haus of Windsor. The online store (www.redbubble.com/people/slthargre...
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 00:34:20 +0000Local data shows continued drop in COVID-19 cases
Pandemic data for Windsor and Essex County continue to show a decline in COVID-19 case rates. After nearly two weeks of single-day case increases in the double-digits, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Wajid Ahmed said the sudden and dramatic drop in inf...