Windsor Star
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 01:47:32 +0000As pandemic drags on, more women reporting acts of domestic violence
Laura Stairs says when her nearly six-month-old romantic relationship turned physically violent, she knew she had to end it. When her ex-boyfriend threatened her, said Stairs, she knew she had to go to the police. If he finds her, she fears the worst...
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 01:29:21 +0000Note to readers about the Digital News Subscription Tax Credit
Subscribers to the Windsor Star in print, online and via the ePaper are now eligible for the new federal Digital News Subscription Tax Credit. If you are a paying subscriber, you can claim on your personal income tax and benefit return for the years...
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 01:12:30 +0000UPDATED: All front-line Windsor police to carry naloxone
All front-line Windsor police officers will be equipped with naloxone within weeks, Chief Pam Mizuno and Mayor Drew Dilkens announced Friday. The decision was made following this week’s urgent conversion of the downtown aquatic centre into a te...
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:59:03 +0000Windsorite faces multiple charges after bank reports suspected fraud
A Windsor woman is facing multiple charges after police investigated a report from a Kingsville bank about someone apparently trying to fraudulently cash cheques. Kingsville OPP received a call on Feb. 2 about a possible fraud in progress, OPP said i...
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:56:41 +0000COVID-19 case rate in Windsor-Essex dips, remains high
“We still have a long way to go.” Those words of caution from the top doctor for Windsor and Essex County followed his announcement Friday that the local COVID-19 case rate had once again dipped. Careful not to ignite premature celebratio...
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:49:31 +0000Deadly outbreak rescinded at Village at St. Clair; owners named in $110M lawsuit
The COVID-19 outbreak at Village at St. Clair was declared “officially over” on Friday, just as the long-term care home’s parent company faced a $110-million class action suit alleging gross negligence and the wrongful deaths of residents. Vill...
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:40:34 +0000Arrest made 140 minutes after report of hit and run
Police investigating a hit and run Thursday have charged a Windsor man with a raft of crimes, including robbery, uttering death threats and failing to remain at the scene of a collision that caused bodily harm. Youssef Adlan, 23, has also been charge...
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:28:50 +0000PM Trudeau says local voices being heard in NAV Canada review
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged Friday the turbulence being created by the NAV Canada study looking at potentially removing air traffic controllers at Windsor Airport, but assures the community its concerns over safety in a complicated air...
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:20:13 +0000Construction starts this spring on $7.25M Jackson Park greenhouse
After a one-year delay caused by the pandemic, construction will begin shortly on a new 22,000-square-foot greenhouse at Jackson Park to grow and accommodate the city’s vast array of plants, shrubs and trees. “Originally we went to council with t...
Fri, 26 Feb 2021 23:56:33 +0000Obit: Windsor community advocate championed those with intellectual disabilities
Richard Ruston — a fixture at Community Living Windsor and a lifelong advocate for those with intellectual disabilities — passed away Feb. 22 from COVID-19 complications. He was 55.