Windsor Star
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 01:14:32 +0000Companies under Moroun lose Supreme Court challenge to stop Howe bridge
The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected an attempt from companies controlled by owners of the Ambassador Bridge to derail construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. The court released a ruling Friday saying it won’t hear an appeal filed ...
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 01:08:07 +0000Jarvis: We're lucky, we can still contain this
“If the GTA is the reason numbers are spiking, shut down the GTA,” True Fitness owner Luis Mendez fumed when Premier Doug Ford announced Ontario’s third lockdown last week. “We have some of the better numbers for a change,R...
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 01:04:59 +0000Ford to reduce summer shutdown at Windsor's engine plants to one week in July
Ford Motor Company officials informed Unifor Local 200 Tuesday the company’s intent to reduce this summer’s annual shutdown to one week in July instead of the usual two weeks. The Essex and Annex engine plants will both be idled for the f...
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 00:58:55 +0000Colchester Beach to have added security this summer
The Town of Essex will again contract Commissionaires Security to monitor Colchester Beach this summer — in response to parking issues and crowds not following rules last June.
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 00:51:19 +0000Spitfires' Johnston anxious for chance to showcase skill with Canada's world under-18 team
Windsor Spitfires’ forward Wyatt Johnston has spent more than a year in limbo. The COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on every athlete, but the 17-year-old Johnston is in his NHL Draft year and has been unable to showcase his skills and improvement t...
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 00:50:54 +0000Michigan roundup: Storybook start continues for Tigers' rookie Baddoo with game-winning hit
Detroit Tigers’ rookie outfielder Akil Baddoo added another chapter to his storybook start in Major League Baseball. Picked up by the Tigers in the Rule 5 Draft from the Minnesota Twins’ organization, the 22-year-old Baddoo produced the game-winn...
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 00:27:27 +0000Overcrowding, lockdowns increase tension at South West Detention Centre
Frustrated inmates at the South West Detention Centre say they’ve been coping with ant-infested cells, understaffing, overcrowding and lengthy lockdowns for months. “Psychologically these guys are in a bad place,” said defence lawyer Bobby ...
Wed, 07 Apr 2021 00:01:10 +0000Fire destroys former Leamington landmark but can't extinguish memories
A fire that reduced a shuttered Leamington restaurant to rubble last week has failed to extinguish the memories of many happy gatherings there, says its former owner. Paula Ouellette, who owned and operated Paula’s Fish Place on Point Pelee Drive f...
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 23:16:11 +0000Bad news for Windsor as neighbour morphs into COVID-19 hotzone
As local business and industry leaders lobby Ottawa to ease up border crossing restrictions — arguing that jobs and investments are being threatened and lost in Windsor-Essex — Michigan has morphed into a pandemic hotspot in the United States, wi...
Tue, 06 Apr 2021 23:06:21 +0000Windsor mayor urges province to open local vaccine rollout to essential workers
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens is urging the provincial government to prioritize essential workers in the next phase of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, and to give local health units the flexibility to inoculate those most at risk in their communities even...