Windsor Star

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:23:19 +0000
Store employee extorted into providing 12 new cellphones
A man who allegedly extorted a store employee into providing $24,000 worth of cellphones has been charged by Windsor police. The suspect, who was allegedly aided by a second man in the theft of the phones, threatened to harm the employee and his fami...

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:14:50 +0000
Downtown Windsor business blaze causes $1M in damages
A million-dollar business renovation was reduced to a ruined mess early Monday after a massive blaze ripped through a downtown commercial plaza. “It’s very heartbreaking,” plaza owner Donald Otagho told the Star outside his burned building, whe...

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:03:25 +0000
LaSalle police ask public to help ID robbery suspects
LaSalle police are searching for a pair of robbery suspects who allegedly tried to sell fake merchandise. Officers were called to a business in the 5800 block of Malden Road Feb. 25 following an interaction between three people involved in an online ...

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:01:52 +0000
‘Hiding so many things’ — Family says Windsor homicide victim kept secret full scope of threats
The family of slain Windsorite Nancy Grewal — who had a home surveillance system that verbally warned people to stay away — fears she kept secrets about the extent of threats she received. Alishaa Grewal said the family knew that someone had trie...

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:37:48 +0000
'Hearts are shattered' — Windsor Iranians gather as city marks Persian heritage month
What we are witnessing in places like Iran today is a harsh and undeniable reality.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:25:27 +0000
City police make latest 'Wanted in Windsor' arrest
Windsor Police Service has now crossed three names off its 'Wanted in Windsor' list of city crime suspects.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:12:37 +0000
Four Essex County drivers face impaired charges
Four Essex County drivers face dangerous operation and impaired driving charges laid by Ontario Provincial Police over the weekend. OPP officers conducted a traffic stop Saturday around 2:20 a.m., on County Road 22 near West Puce Road in Lakeshore. A...

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:57:53 +0000
Windsor weekend opens with a bang as icy roads trigger multiple crashes
An icy start to the weekend led to multiple collisions across Windsor and the closure of the E.C. Row Expressway for several hours Saturday morning as public works crews scrambled to treat the roadway. Windsor police reported nearly a dozen motor veh...

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:08:55 +0000
'Words matter' — Windsor man sentenced for threat to kill mayor
After 112 days in jail, Armin Ceylan, 54, confessed to posting social media threats to kill Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:41:32 +0000
‘Great first day’ – Windsor farmers' market abuzz on opening day
Despite a chilly morning, customers and visitors attended in large numbers to mark the first Saturday of the season for the Downtown Windsor Farmers’ Market. The city market, now in its 17th season, brings the region’s farmers, makers and sellers...

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