Windsor Star
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:40:10 +0000Four charged with impaired driving in Essex County over weekend
Essex County Ontario Provincial Police charged four people over the weekend with impaired driving — two following single-vehicle collisions. On Saturday, police responded to a traffic complaint on Satinwood Crescent in Leamington at approximately 1...
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:02:58 +0000Windsor to spend millions filling in downtown pool for more homeless shelter space
Windsor will spend millions of dollars filling in a former city pool to create more emergency shelter space downtown. During a closed-door meeting on Monday, city council voted to fill in the former Windsor Water World pool and upgrade the building...
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:46:21 +0000Trump's newest trade deals stoke fear for Canadian auto industry
Auto industry analysts and labour leaders on both sides of the border have warned the two new U.S. trade frameworks with the European Union and Japan are ominous for the Canadian auto industry — and even problematic for the U.S. Both agreements ann...
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:41:16 +0000Trade war fallout — Used car prices rise while overall inventory plummets
U.S. tariffs — both real and threatened — are being blamed for a decline in North American vehicle production, resulting in a significant decline in vehicle inventory in both the used and new car markets, according to Auto Trader’s second quart...
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:13:36 +0000Windsor police arrest two men in construction site robbery
The Windsor Police Service has arrested two suspects after interrupting a commercial break-and-enter in progress. Shortly before 3 a.m. on Sunday, officers responded to a report of a break-in at a construction site in the 200 block of Giles Boulevard...
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:10:31 +0000Leamington collision sends two to hospital
Leamington’s Talbot Street North was closed for hours following a collision Monday evening that sent two people to hospital. Officers with the Leamington detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, crews with the Essex-Windsor Emergency Medica...
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:00:41 +0000Opinion: It's more fun, that's why non-traditional sports like pickleball are booming
Canadians are seeking alternative ways to stay physically active, connect socially and improve their mental and physical well-being
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 18:32:18 +0000Health unit warns of more sweltering days ahead for Windsor-Essex
With another wave of scorching temperatures in the forecast for Windsor and Essex County, the region’s health unit has issued a heat warning for the start of the week. Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s medical offic...
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:55:10 +0000Too many Windsor protests? City police projecting $2.6M budget overrun
Blaming in part the high cost of policing Windsor protests and demonstrations, the Windsor Police Service is on track to rack up a $2.6-million deficit by the end of its current fiscal year. A second quarter report projects that the department will...
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:53:47 +0000Amherstburg car show draws thousands; more than 500 classic rides on display
Blistering summer heat didn’t keep the crowds away from downtown Amherstburg on Sunday as thousands packed the streets for Amherstburg’s 19th annual Gone Car Crazy Show. “This is one of the biggest pedestrian turnouts,” said chair...