Lakeshore OPP are reminding the public of the importance of railway safety after a youth was  injured when hit by a bicycle that was struck by a train late Wednesday afternoon. Police were called to a railway overpass near Manning Road at around 4 p...

Provincial inspectors began returning to local small businesses this week to ensure COVID-19 safety compliance following initial visits earlier this month focused on education, according to the Ministry of Labour. “We’ve had dozens of inspectors ...

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is asking residents to check in on their friends and family following more than two dozen local overdose-related emergency department visits in the last week. From March 9 to March 15 (Monday), 27 people attended ...

To mark the anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Windsor-Essex on March 20, the Windsor Star has prepared a four-part series called The Year of COVID. We speak with health-care professionals, long-term care representatives, family m...

Windsorites found a veritable pot of gold Wednesday, celebrating St. Patrick’s Day for the first time since 2019. Revellers flocked to various local watering holes for a COVID-safe St. Patty’s after last year’s celebrations were cancelled due t...

Ontario Provincial Police are looking for two suspects following a robbery in the Town of Essex Wednesday morning. At approximately 8 a.m., police received a report of a robbery that had just occurred at a residence on Brien Avenue. Two suspects repo...

The brakes are being put on the rapid local expansion of large-scale greenhouse developments by Essex County’s biggest provider of treated water due to concerns over the increasing thirst for its supply. The Union Water Supply System board, mad...

Ontario Provincial Police are asking for the public’s help locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada-wide arrest warrant known to frequent Windsor. Johnny St. Louis is described by police as a 47-year-old Caucasian male, five-feet-eight-in...

Construction will start soon on the new Catholic Central High School now that Oscar Construction Company has been selected to build the $30-million school. Trustees awarded the tender Tuesday at a special meeting of the Windsor-Essex Catholic Distric...