Windsor Star
Sat, 14 Jun 2025 08:54:06 +0000Province pledges to fund Windsor police helicopter operating, maintenance costs
The Doug Ford provincial Conservatives have committed to funding costs associated with the helicopter it’s buying for the Windsor Police Service. In an email to the Windsor Star this week, a spokesperson for Ontario’s solicitor general co...
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:35:46 +0000Windsor teachers take pie in the face for charity
It’s nice to raise money for charity, but throwing a pie in the principal’s face was the cherry on top. Catholic Central High School students raised more than $400 on Thursday by signing up to cream teachers and staff, including principal Melissa...
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:25:02 +0000Jury calls for sweeping reforms after Windsor inmate's fatal overdose
Increasing staff, enhancing medical screening, and expanding training for correctional officers are among the suggestions of a coroner’s jury that examined the fatal overdose of a Windsor father of two at a local jail. An inquest into the Oct. ...
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:04:47 +0000Gordie Howe bridge between Windsor and Detroit to light up ahead of fall opening
Thousands of lights on the Gordie Howe International Bridge may soon turn on, but don’t think Canada’s newest border crossing is open just yet. Systems testing has begun on the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America, the constructio...
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:02:56 +0000Striking WSIB workers rally in front of Windsor MPP Dowie's office
Striking WSIB workers in Windsor brought their contract fight on Friday to Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Andrew Dowie’s doorstep. Besides rallying outside the Progressive Conservative’s office, one union member also asked for a meeting with him ab...
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:42:28 +0000'Just wanted someone to hear me' — Amherstburg patient felt dismissed by doctors before major brain surgery
No obstacle seemed insurmountable for Kelly Steele, until a brain tumour struck. Steele built her career around being tough and fearless, sharing a message that promoted physical fitness and wellness. She was known as the Woman of Steele. She ran mar...
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:44:21 +0000One person taken to Hamilton hospital with burns after downtown Windsor fire
One person rescued from a downtown Windsor blaze has been taken to a Hamilton hospital for burn treatment. Windsor Fire crews were called to a blaze in the 700 block of Pelissier Street between Wyandotte Street West and Elliot Street at around 3:30 p...
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:19:00 +0000Local roundup: Spitfires to face Knights in 2025-26 OHL home opener
Once again, the Windsor Spitfires will hit the road before coming home. The Ontario Hockey League released home-opening dates for the 2025-26 season and for the third year in a row the Spitfires will open the season on the road. Windsor will begin th...
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:01:26 +0000Windsor Assembly to return to full production schedule
Stellantis has scrapped its fluctuating production schedule for the early portion of the summer and is returning the Windsor Assembly Plant to full production beginning the week of June 23. Both the plant’s shifts are now scheduled to work daily un...
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:34:01 +0000Tecumseh unveils options to tackle housing shortage — fourplexes aren't on the list
The dreaded new F-word — fourplex — is off the table as the Town of Tecumseh forges ahead with its hotly debated plan to take on the housing shortage. Four living units as-of-right — meaning without public hearings or council approvals — will...