Windsor Star
Tue, 31 Aug 2021 01:44:21 +0000Jarvis: Real vaccine mandates are a must
People who work at University Health Network in Toronto, which includes one of the top hospitals not only Canada, but in the world, will soon have to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Period. No exemptions. People who work at long-term care homes owned...
Tue, 31 Aug 2021 01:23:12 +0000Gift of vintage drums fuels Windsor girl's classic rock passion
A set of Slingerland brand drums that dates back to the 1970s is proving to be the perfect gift for 11-year-old Windsor musician Addi Bonadonna.
Tue, 31 Aug 2021 00:28:31 +0000Bring back football: rally urges school boards to reinstate the game
Dozens of people lined the street outside Kennedy Collegiate on Monday calling for local school boards to reinstate football. The protest comes ahead of a meeting scheduled this week for trustees with the Greater Essex County District School Board to...
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 23:04:01 +0000Choppy waters test participants in Lake Erie Challenge
Three teams of kayakers, stand up paddleboarders, canoiests and wingfoil surfers covered 100 kilometres of open water Saturday to raise money and awareness around the health of the Lake Erie ecosystem. The fourth annual Lake Erie Challenge ...
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 22:47:02 +0000Beds for children campaign holding event
Lowe’s Windsor has teamed with an international organization whose aim is to provide beds to children who need one. The Windsor-Essex chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace has already delivered 19 beds to local children and have five more scheduled ...
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 22:43:09 +0000COVID outbreak declared at South West Detention Centre
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has declared a new COVID-19 outbreak at the South West Detention Centre. Fewer than five cases are involved in the outbreak, the health unit said on Monday morning, though case investigations at the Maidstone jail...
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 22:30:18 +0000MTO conducts taxi inspection blitz in Leamington
Leamington OPP officers joined provincial Ministry of Transportation and bylaw enforcement officers in examining 15 taxi vehicles last Thursday.
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 22:27:53 +0000Cyclist left with life-threatening injuries after hit-and-run
A man has been left with life-threatening injuries after an apparent hit-and-run on Tecumseh Road West Sunday night. At around 8:40 p.m. a patrol officer noticed a bicycle on the road in the 900 block of Tecumseh Road West and stopped their cruiser t...
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 21:25:48 +0000Lakeshore OPP investigating serious crash
A single-vehicle crash in Lakeshore Saturday evening left a woman with life-threatening injuries, police say. Lakeshore OPP responded to the collision on Renaud Line Road near County Road 22 at 7:15 p.m. Lakeshore Fire Rescue personnel and Essex-Wind...
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 21:25:21 +0000Two Kingsville crashes lead to impaired driving charges
Two recent collisions in Kingsville resulted in impaired driving charges. Ontario Provincial Police responded to a single-vehicle crash at around 6:50 p.m. on Friday on County Road 27. The vehicle was reportedly “being operated in an erratic ma...