Windsor Star

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 06:23:43 +0000
Spitfires' Costanzo rises to the challenge
Windsor Spitfires’ goalie Joey Costanzo rose to the occasion.  Owen Sound Attack goalie Carter George will probably backstop Canada’s world junior team next month. As an overage player, Costanzo is ineligible to play for the world junior team, b...

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:35:53 +0000
Good or bad? Public feedback sought as Windsor considers converting downtown one-way streets
Traffic calming; boosting business activity; making streets safer, more walkable are arguments by proponents for returning to 2-way streets in downtown Windsor.

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:22:40 +0000
Too big? Windsor mayor optimistic smaller relief ahead for giant blue bins
"Some of them have said, 'We just can't manage a bin the size of the one that's been dropped off,'" says mayor.

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:42:56 +0000
Vehicle thieves target Windsor pizza delivery drivers
Motorists are reminded to always lock vehicles, never leave them running while unattended, even for a brief moment.

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:22:52 +0000
Bright, apologetic Windsor man gets 4.5 years for guns; drug trafficking
Caught behind the wheel of a vehicle loaded with drugs and guns, a judge said a young Windsor man made "some very dangerous choices."

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 12:10:38 +0000
Guest column: Windsor now part of Ontario housing affordability crisis
By: Jake Fuss and Austin Thompson Most Ontarians are aware of Toronto’s housing crisis. But while Toronto’s situation, with its runaway prices and sky-high rental rates, is uniquely severe, affordability in Ontario’s other cities, including in ...

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:38:31 +0000
Essex County delays decision on implementing development charges
Essex County is delaying a decision on enacting its own development charges until at least January.  After several intensive debates on a proposed bylaw, during which some councillors fervently opposed charges and others pushed for them to help pay ...

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:37:11 +0000
Around the county: Essex County, Kingsville and Lakeshore release draft budgets; LaSalle's Loop opens Friday
The Essex County draft budget proposes a 2.65 per cent increase for 2026.  The county’s budget requirements for 2026 will be $145.7 million with net capital spending of $48.9 million. About $4 million of the total budget increase comes from co...

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:36:49 +0000
Ontario plans to require bail cash up front as part of new justice bill
Canadian Press By Allison JonesTORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is set to table legislation that would require people accused of a crime and granted bail to provide a cash security deposit up front, rather than paying later if the...

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:19:13 +0000
$3.2B graphite plant to bring up to 1,000 jobs to St. Thomas
By: Norman De Bono ST. THOMAS – The region’s newest manufacturing employer got a welcome and a $670-million cheque from Premier Doug Ford last Thursday. Ford was in St. Thomas to welcome Vianode, a Norwegian synthetic-graphite manufacturer, and i...

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