Windsor Star
Sun, 01 Mar 2026 06:29:23 +0000Spitfires look every bit a title contender in ending Colts' 11-game win streak with shutout win
Now this is a team that looks like it can win an OHL championship. Sporadic at time in February, the Windsor Spitfires closed out the month by cooling off the hottest team in the league on Saturday. The Spitfires ended the Barrie Colts’ 11-...
Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:34:20 +0000Crown rests case, one charge dropped at Walpole Island murder trial
All the evidence is in and one of the three charges the accused was facing has been dropped as a Walpole Island first-degree murder trial being heard in Sarnia nears the finish line. “That is the evidence to be led by the Crown at this time,” pro...
Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:31:42 +0000Windsor to lay off 57 part-time recreation facility workers
Nearly 60 part-time city workers will be out of a job this spring. On Wednesday, the City of Windsor announced 57 recreational facility attendant roles would “conclude” on April 21. The move, the city said, comes after CUPE Local 82, the ...
Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:28:03 +0000Council adopts Wheatley action plan
Wheatley’s ongoing revitalization efforts will continue, thanks to the adoption of a five-year strategy. It’s been nearly five years since a gas blast rocked the small community’s downtown core, with Chatham-Kent councillors receiving an update...
Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:10:40 +0000'My livelihood' — Former Diageo workers angry as Ford defends $23-million Crown Royal deal
The early closure of Diageo’s Crown Royal bottling plant in Amherstburg on Wednesday has reignited criticism of the province, with union officials saying Premier Doug Ford’s decision not to remove the whisky from LCBO shelves cost workers their o...
Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:04:42 +0000Lakeshore rejects county social services delivery; seeks to revisit contract with Windsor
Lakeshore has rejected the prospect of county-run social services divorced from City of Windsor administration, but the municipality also wants to revisit the almost 30-year-old contract that serves as the governing service model. Lakeshore council...
Sat, 28 Feb 2026 04:07:15 +0000Greentree's hat-trick performance for Spitfires against Knights helps Walters celebrate milestone in style
Windsor Spitfires’ head coach Greg Walters celebrated the milestone in style. Marking his 400th game as a head coach in the Ontario Hockey League, Walters saw his club score a dominant 6-1 win on the road Friday over the London Knights. ...
Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:39:39 +0000Mission hosting Windsor walk to raise 'compassion' for homeless during harsh winter
Downtown Mission walk meant 'raise awareness and hopefully compassion for people who are experiencing those kinds of lives.'
Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:04:03 +0000Police hunt for third suspect after business break-in; drug bust
Police are searching for a third suspect in a break-and-enter investigation that led to one suspect being charged with drug trafficking. Officers responded to a report of a break-in Feb. 23 at a business in the 6200 block of Hawthorne Drive, that occ...
Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:42:57 +0000Collision with Windsor cop car results in dangerous driving charge
A 63-year-old man who allegedly drove into a police cruiser has been charged with dangerous driving. Windsor police officers were at a call in the 300 block of Glengarry Avenue on Wednesday when bystanders said a vehicle had struck their unoccupied c...