Windsor Star

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:53:29 +0000
Windsor police ask for help finding vandalism suspect
The Windsor Police Service is asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect after a business in the city’s east end was vandalized late last month. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. on March 27 at a commercial property in the 38...

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:39:20 +0000
Motorist seriously injured in Windsor road rage incident; two suspects sought
Two suspects are wanted by Windsor police for assault causing bodily harm following an alleged road rage incident that left one person seriously injured. Officers with the Windsor Police Service responded on Tuesday, April 2, just before 5 p.m., to ...

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:28:58 +0000
Harrow to get $5-million fire station at soccer fields property
Gulf Developments of Windsor will build the new $5-million fire station in Harrow, the Town of Essex decided Monday.  Essex Fire Station 3 will be built at the Rosborough soccer field property in the southwest corner of the parking lot.  Th...

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:18:10 +0000
Amherstburg to introduce third version of business licence bylaw
Amherstburg is taking a third crack at a business licensing bylaw on Monday with a “less over-reaching” proposal after passing and then rescinding a 2023 bylaw then rejecting a second proposed bylaw in early last year.  The intent of the busines...

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:50:35 +0000
Far from perfect, Spitfires vow to be better after series-opening win against Firebirds
No, it was not perfect.  In the end, all that mattered to the Windsor Spitfires was a series-opening win.  The Spitfires watched a two-goal lead slip away, leaned heavy on goalie Joey Costanzo, but never trailed in beating the Flint Firebi...

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:39:21 +0000
DWBIA opens new hub, supports relocating Windsor's Downtown Mission homeless shelter
The Downtown Mission "can't be the first thing that everybody sees when they come into downtown and the last thing everybody sees when they leave," says DWBIA chair.

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:46:14 +0000
$80M pot bust results in $50k fine for Leamington farm
A 2020 police drug raid that led to the seizure of nearly 90,000 illicit cannabis plants and 2,428 kg of dried marijuana has resulted in a $50,000 fine for a Leamington farm. The total value of the illegal pot seized by police was estimated at $80 mi...

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:39:47 +0000
Windsor police seize drugs and loaded handgun after downtown foot chase
Windsor police seized drugs and a loaded pistol on Thursday after multiple calls about a man running with a gun in his hand led to a downtown foot chase. Police responded shortly after 2 p.m. to the reports of a man with a gun in the Glengarry Avenue...

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:59:10 +0000
Nominations open for Lois Fairley Windsor-Essex Nurse of the Year Award
Nominations are now open to crown Essex County’s Nurse of the Year. The 19th annual Lois Fairley Nurse of the Year Community Service Award will honour a Windsor-Essex nurse who has “demonstrated a commitment to serving the community through excel...

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:50:07 +0000
Some Ontario supervisors not on Sunshine List due to contractor status
Many are paid as contractors, meaning they are not subject to public salary disclosure rules.

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