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Sun, 28 Feb 2021 03:20:42 +0000
Police arrest suspect in Louis Avenue homicide
Windsor police have arrested a man in connection with an alleged homicide just days after a body was discovered at a Louis Avenue home. The major crime unit has identified the victim as Lamont Rhue, a 55-year-old man from Windsor. Officers were calle...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 23:01:16 +0000
COVID-19 cases increase by 25, three additional deaths
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is reporting Saturday 25 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three additional deaths. Two men in their 70s who lived in the general community succumbed to complications brought on by the disease, as well as a man ...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 12:00:40 +0000
Guest column: City budget strikes out on many community needs
“Show me your budget and I can tell you your priorities.” For all the talk about this pandemic exacerbating inequities in the community, reading Windsor’s municipal budget would not give this away. It seems we keep investing in stat...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 11:00:23 +0000
Reader letter: Safety measures work in slowing spread of COVID-19
I am a family doctor in Windsor and also working in a nursing home. I have seen the devastating effects of COVID-19 on that population, as well as some of the people I care for at my office. I believe misinformation and inappropriate use of informati...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 01:47:32 +0000
As pandemic drags on, more women reporting acts of domestic violence
Laura Stairs says when her nearly six-month-old romantic relationship turned physically violent, she knew she had to end it. When her ex-boyfriend threatened her, said Stairs, she knew she had to go to the police. If he finds her, she fears the worst...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 01:29:21 +0000
Note to readers about the Digital News Subscription Tax Credit
Subscribers to the Windsor Star in print, online and via the ePaper are now eligible for the new federal Digital News Subscription Tax Credit. If you are a paying subscriber, you can claim on your personal income tax and benefit return for the years...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 01:12:30 +0000
UPDATED: All front-line Windsor police to carry naloxone
All front-line Windsor police officers will be equipped with naloxone within weeks, Chief Pam Mizuno and Mayor Drew Dilkens announced Friday. The decision was made following this week’s urgent conversion of the downtown aquatic centre into a te...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:59:03 +0000
Windsorite faces multiple charges after bank reports suspected fraud
A Windsor woman is facing multiple charges after police investigated a report from a Kingsville bank about someone apparently trying to fraudulently cash cheques. Kingsville OPP received a call on Feb. 2 about a possible fraud in progress, OPP said i...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:56:41 +0000
COVID-19 case rate in Windsor-Essex dips, remains high
“We still have a long way to go.” Those words of caution from the top doctor for Windsor and Essex County followed his announcement Friday that the local COVID-19 case rate had once again dipped. Careful not to ignite premature celebratio...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:49:31 +0000
Deadly outbreak rescinded at Village at St. Clair; owners named in $110M lawsuit
The COVID-19 outbreak at Village at St. Clair was declared “officially over” on Friday, just as the long-term care home’s parent company faced a $110-million class action suit alleging gross negligence and the wrongful deaths of residents. Vill...



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