Windsor Star

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 03:59:26 +0000
Spitfires implode late in loss to Storm
It has been a troubling trend this season for the Windsor Spitfires.  Too often, the Spitfires have scored a solid win over one of the more elite teams in the league only to follow it with a sub-par effort the next game against a perceived weaker op...

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:28:58 +0000
Second gunman pleads guilty in wild Windsor Little Italy shootout
It was an early-afternoon summer's day on Via Italia when two men pulled out handguns and started firing at a third man.

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:56:28 +0000
What's On Windsor: Ice skating, Christmas villages, prohibition-era whisky pours
A glass of wine by a fire pit is never a bad way to unwind on a chilly afternoon. Those looking for a city break can find that experience at Vin Winery in Essex County. If you’re up for longer drive, Sloan’s Christmas Village in Chatham-K...

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:35:48 +0000
Blaze at vacant Aylmer Avenue home intentionally set — Windsor Fire
A fire that tore through a vacant home on Aylmer Avenue early Friday was intentionally set, Windsor Fire and Rescue Services says. Firefighters responded to the 500 block of Aylmer Avenue, between Wyandotte Street East and Brant Street, at around 6 a...

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:26:55 +0000
Windsor police seek suspect after series of counterfeit cash scams
Windsor police have issued an arrest warrant for a man accused of running a counterfeit currency scheme that targeted stores across the city. Police said the suspect visited four big box retailers between Nov. 4 and 20 and purchased several hundred d...

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:20:47 +0000
A family 'tragedy' — Windsor dad gets house arrest for death of disabled daughter
'Degree of negligence ... merits criminal punishment,' Windsor judge says in sentencing father of deceased daughter.

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:00:46 +0000
U.S. man walking from Windsor to Dresden to honour freedom-seekers
To honour the freedom-seekers that came before, a U.S. man will set out on foot from Windsor to Dresden for Kwanzaa.

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:00:19 +0000
Border guards seize $26K in suspected criminal cash at Windsor-Detroit Tunnel
Canada Border Service Agency officers at the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel seized more than $26,000 in undeclared currency last week, the cash suspected to be crime-related money. In a statement, a spokesperson said CBSA officers stopped a traveler on Nov. ...

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:59:28 +0000
Town of Essex proposes 4.92 per cent tax hike in 2026 budget
Essex homeowners could pay roughly five per cent more in municipal taxes next year under the town’s proposed $80.4 million budget. The increase would bring the average property tax bill on a home assessed at $192,000 to $2,208, about $100 more ...

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:09:23 +0000
Ho! Ho! Ho! Super-sized Santa Claus parade headed to downtown Windsor
'We know, historically, that Windsor loves parades.' And downtown will host a biggie on Dec. 6.

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