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 ...

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...

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...

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...

Windsor police arrested 19 people during a three-day enforcement blitz in what is considered the city’s most dangerous neighbourhood. In a release Tuesday, police said officers made 19 arrests and laid 36 criminal charges between Nov. 20 and No...

Also pleads guilty to death threat day after striking woman with vehicle at Windsor park.

A 51-year-old Leamington man is $100,000 richer after a Lotto 6/49 Encore win. Surat Kaewmahawong matched the last six of seven Encore numbers in exact order in the Oct. 8 drawing. He said he plays Lotto Max and Lotto 6/49 Encore weekly, and this ...

Amherstburg council will consider repairs to the Carnegie Library during budget deliberations.   An administration report shown to councillors Monday said it would cost $152,000 to repair the windows on the main floor and 11 windows on the basem...

Restoring water flow to Peche Island ponds popular with Windsor kayakers could cost more than $1 million — and city council is willing to investigate the work. On Monday, council agreed to delve deeper into possible solutions for island waterways b...

An investigation has been launched by Essex County OPP in hopes of recovering a historic church cross dating back more then 130 years that was stolen in the Town of Tecumseh earlier this month. The religious artifact, believed to date back to 1891, h...