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...

Searching through news reports, public obituaries, and social media posts, the Star has compiled the following list of some community members who died as a result of COVID-19 in Windsor and Essex County. This list is not comprehensive but gives ident...

As a palliative care social worker, Mike Bennett strives to know so much more about an individual than just the grim realities of a terminal diagnosis. “It’s important to get beyond the diagnosis,” Bennett said. “To learn about the person and...

Outdoor patios were a lifeline last summer for many area bars and restaurants hit by the COVID-19 crisis, and the Town of Lakeshore has opted to waive the fees for a second year as the hospitality industry continues to reel from the pandemic’s ...

The former chairman of the Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association is planning to leverage $208,750 in city grants and tax rebates to help create 23 more apartment units on rapidly reviving Pelissier Street. Larry Horwitz has owned the cent...

Everyone in Windsor and Essex County who is at least 60 years old will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting next week. But which vaccine you get and where you get it will depend on your age. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit expect...

Leamington OPP have arrested and charged four youths in connection with a fire involving school buses on Thursday morning. Leamington Fire Services were called to a yard near Seacliff Drive and Erie Street South at around 5:20 a.m. on Thursday and fo...

Having lobbied the federal government for months seeking clarity on policy directed at essential workers crossing the U.S. border, southwest Ontario’s automotive sector is stepping up its campaign warning Ottawa of the dire risks of the status quo....

A woman mourning the death of her beloved dog Chloe is expressing bewilderment over why a Windsor police officer shot Chloe Thursday in the family’s fenced backyard. “They shot her, they shot her. Why’d they do that? They didn’...

LaSalle’s deputy police chief is retiring after a 35-year policing career in both Windsor and Sandwich West/LaSalle. Deputy Chief Kevin Beaudoin, who joined the Windsor Police Service in 1986 before becoming a member of the Sandwich West Police For...