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Thu, 22 Apr 2021 01:20:20 +0000
Standoff lasts hours as London police assist Windsor investigation
No arrests have been announced in connection with an hours-long standoff at a Springbank Drive home that started Tuesday afternoon and ended in the wee hours of Wednesday.

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 01:11:11 +0000
Photos: Ojibway Park dazzles after unexpected snowfall
Have a look at Star photographer Dan Janisse’s pictures taken in Ojibway Park on Wednesday after Tuesday’s unexpected April snow flurries.  

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 01:03:17 +0000
Trucker who smuggled 11 people into Canada given suspended sentence
A Windsor judge took kindly to a human smuggler on Wednesday, handing a commercial trucker convicted of ferrying 11 Nigerian nationals across the border in the cab of his tractor trailer a suspended sentence and 12 months probation. Superior Court Ju...

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 00:47:37 +0000
Charity receives $10,000 from Lowe's to provide beds for children
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Windsor-Essex has been given $10,000 by Lowe’s Canada to help support the quest to ensure local underprivileged children sleep in proper beds. “We are immensely grateful to count on a major partner such as Lowe’s Canada ...

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 00:00:25 +0000
City to upgrade traffic camera system
New digital cameras will soon be installed at several intersections across the city with hopes of improving traffic flow. Windsor currently utilizes a combination of analogue detection and closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras with about 20 per ce...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 23:50:33 +0000
Artist blames 'human virus' for destroying ravine forest
A giant piece of artwork has emerged out of the piles of wood chips left behind after chainsaws were recently taken to a forested ravine in downtown Windsor. The ravine was used last year as an encampment by people who were homeless. Row upon row of ...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 23:49:35 +0000
$10-a-day child care a 'game changer' says federal minister
Liberal Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Finance Minister Mona Fortier says the federal government’s proposed national child-care program would save the average local family $434 per month starting next year. That’s as long a...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 22:57:33 +0000
AstraZeneca vaccine in short supply at Windsor-Essex pharmacies
Only one day after Ontario expanded its COVID-19 vaccine rollout in pharmacies to people age 40 and older, those looking for a dose in Windsor-Essex might as well be searching for a needle in a haystack. The Windsor Star called all 57 participating a...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 22:55:41 +0000
Stellantis employees make largest donation of year to local United Way
Stellantis announced Wednesday a donation of $943,149 to the United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County 2020-2021 campaign. This marks the largest donation for United Way in the Windsor-Essex community this past year. “In this challenging past year,...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 22:52:52 +0000
Locals Revenberg, Desjarlais hope for best as CFL announces new plans for 2021 season
Essex native Brandon Revenberg is taking a cautious approach to the Canadian Football League’s latest plans for a 2021 season. CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie announced new plans on Wednesday that pushed back the start of the 2021 season after watc...



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