Windsor Star

Fri, 23 May 2025 19:38:54 +0000
Air quality issues prompt Lakeshore to approve new temporary library trailer for Stoney Point
A second temporary library facility is coming to Stoney Point in Lakeshore after poor air quality forced the closure of the original mobile unit last month. The 24-by-40-foot portable closed to the public April 30 after staff and patrons reported eye...

Fri, 23 May 2025 17:27:56 +0000
Top cop search moving along: new Windsor police chief expected by October
The hunt for a new Windsor police chief is expected to produce a replacement by October. Members of the Windsor Police Service Board discussed the proposed timeline for finding a replacement for retiring Chief Jason Bellaire, who announced in Februar...

Fri, 23 May 2025 15:44:12 +0000
Canada 'has cards to play' — Automakers scramble for solutions in midst of trade war
Amid trade war chaos, and with U.S. President Donald Trump thinking multibillion-dollar vehicle assembly plants can be moved around North America like chess pieces, much of the automotive sector has simply paused its investment plans. And the auto se...

Fri, 23 May 2025 15:03:52 +0000
Local roundup: Another 11 records set by WECSSAA athletes at SWOSSAA
Local athletes continue to move towards OFSAA at a record pace. Eleven new records were set over two days at the SWOSSAA track and field championships at the Robert Carrick Complex. The Leamington Lions’ Dakari Milks set a pair of new marks. Milks ...

Fri, 23 May 2025 13:49:09 +0000
Conservative Borrelli holds onto Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore by four votes
A judicial recount in the riding of Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore confirmed late Thursday evening that the Conservative candidate clung to the seat by a handful of votes — nearly one month after the April 28 federal election. The three-day recount nar...

Fri, 23 May 2025 13:33:07 +0000
WECSSAA soccer roundup: Saints stun Wildcats with late goal
It was a stunning end to an intense battle. For 79 minutes, the top-seeded St. Anne Saints and Villanova Wildcats battled for every inch on the pitch in the WECSSAA senior boys’ AAA final at Holy Names high school. “It’s a tough game mentally,â...

Fri, 23 May 2025 13:04:18 +0000
'Lifechanging" — Shine Foundation surprises Windsor student with high-tech wheelchair
Compact, foldable and lightweight, this is more than a wheelchair — it’s freedom. A dream became reality for Windsor’s Nicole Mercado on Wednesday with the surprise presentation of a lightweight power wheelchair, a Shine Foundation gift meant t...

Fri, 23 May 2025 12:46:10 +0000
Windsor front-line police officers now equipped with body microphones, in-car cameras
All Windsor police front-line patrol units will now be equipped with in-car cameras and officers will wear body-worn microphones, which officials say promotes safety and accountability.  “I am pleased to see these devices expanded to patrol units ...

Fri, 23 May 2025 12:39:09 +0000
Lakeshore and UWindsor to collaborate on research, student placements
Local post-secondary students and an Essex County municipality are expected to benefit from a new, wide-ranging partnership. This week, Lakeshore and the University of Windsor signed a memorandum of understanding to that will see both entities collab...

Fri, 23 May 2025 11:00:33 +0000
Charlebois: How Ottawa made your groceries more expensive
By: Sylvain Charlebois It was expected, but still jarring. In April, food inflation in Canada surged to 3.8% — a full 2.1 percentage points above the national inflation rate, and nearly double the U.S. rate of 2.0%. Once again, food is the primary ...

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