Windsor Star
Sat, 18 Sep 2021 01:50:19 +0000Martin follows father's footsteps to Windsor after signing with Spitfires ahead of exhibition win over Sting
Ethan Martin had always hoped his road to the Ontario Hockey League would lead to Windsor and a chance to play for the Spitfires. A fourth-round pick by the Spitfires in this year’s OHL Draft, the 16-year-old Martin officially signed on with the cl...
Sat, 18 Sep 2021 01:07:56 +0000Photo: Be a Big Brother, Big Sister
Sat, 18 Sep 2021 00:49:55 +0000Jarvis: From vaccination to electric vehicles, election choice is clear
Whatever you think about this election — Canada didn’t need it, we’re in the middle of a pandemic — the campaign showed clear choices on vital issues here and across the country. Whatever you think about Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau,...
Sat, 18 Sep 2021 00:38:28 +0000Windsor-Essex NDP candidates point to housing woes, make final campaign push
Lack of affordable housing has reached a crisis point in Windsor-Essex and beyond, say the region's NDP candidates — as they make a final campaign push in the last weekend before the election.
Sat, 18 Sep 2021 00:32:15 +0000Rundown of local COVID-19 school closures and outbreaks
Four students and one high school staff member were added to the tally of COVID-19 cases at local schools Friday, including a second student in the same class at St. Anne’s high school. Those cases bring to 36 the number of new diagnoses since the ...
Fri, 17 Sep 2021 22:24:51 +0000Trudeau makes campaign stop at University of Windsor
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau came to Windsor Friday in a late-campaign effort to secure seats for local battleground ridings in what has become a neck-and-neck race with the Conservatives. He trumpeted a commitment to the green economy and electric ...
Fri, 17 Sep 2021 22:03:37 +0000Alert issued over high number of opioid overdoses
A high number of recent opioid overdoses in Windsor-Essex has prompted an alert from the local health unit. Between Sept. 8 and 14, there were 10 opioid overdose-related emergency department visits at Leamington’s Erie Shores HealthCare and Win...
Fri, 17 Sep 2021 22:01:23 +0000Health unit reports 40 new COVID-19 cases
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported 40 new COVID-19 cases on Friday. Twelve of the cases were close contacts of confirmed cases, 12 were community acquired, and transmission sources for 16 are still under investigation. There have been 19,2...
Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:51:46 +0000Windsor police officer assaulted during impaired driving arrest
An impaired driving investigation in Windsor’s west end Thursday morning resulted in charges of resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer. At 10:30 a.m., patrol officers responded to a report of an impaired driver in the 2600 block of Te...
Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:42:28 +0000Long-awaited Amherstburg hotel will be a Hampton Inn and Suites
Amherstburg’s long-awaited hotel will likely break ground this spring, council heard Thursday night, after pandemic-related delays slowed the highly anticipated project. Amico Properties, the developer for the property, said it had struck a deal wi...