Windsor Star
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 19:05:28 +0000Windsor man wins $100K on Plinko ticket
A Windsor resident is $100,000 richer after playing the OLG’s Instant Plinko game. Christopher David is a grand prize winner and he plans to use his winnings for his retirement. “When I went to the store to watch my PLINKO Chip Drop, I dis...
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 19:01:13 +0000OPP 'automated licence plate reader' alert leads to Essex motorist's impaired driving charge
A Lakeshore driver has been charged with impaired driving following a single-vehicle collision Friday. Ontario Provincial Police were called to Rochester Townline Road in Lakeshore, at approximately 7:30 p.m. Police said their investigation led...
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:59:07 +0000Fire at downtown seniors building contained to one unit
A fire at a downtown apartment building Monday morning was quickly extinguished. Crews were called to the Villa Monte Cassino Seniors apartment building in the 800 block of Windsor Avenue, about midway between Elliott Avenue East and Erie Street E...
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:55:19 +0000Five Windsor teens face charges after armed assault
Five Windsor teenagers, including a 13-year-old, face numerous charges following an assault with weapons on a woman on the city’s west side. Police responded Dec. 14, shortly after 6 p.m., to a residence in the 3500 block of Wells Street, where a...
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:02:28 +0000No more swimming at Windsor's only beach? Sand Point's fate hinges on Lifesaving Society review — Dilkens
City council voted to close Sand Point Beach last summer following a 15-year-old boy's death in nearby Detroit River waters in May.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:42:10 +0000'The need is urgent' — Sally Ann needs more Windsor donors, volunteers to keep kettles ringing
'We urgently need Canadians to give today so hope can remain within reach for those who need it most.'
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:26:49 +0000Jealousy, rage, 'ultimate tragedy' — Windsor courts saw partner murders, violence in 2025
Intimate partner violence, some ending in tragic homicides, figured heavily in Windsor courtrooms in 2025.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:10:00 +0000Opinion: 'Hearts dancing with love' — early Chatham Christmas seasons
To prepare for this week’s column, I went to our Christmas file.
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:01:34 +0000Police seek suspect after vehicle set ablaze in Amherstburg
Windsor police are asking the public for help identifying a suspect after an early morning vehicle fire in Amherstburg. Officers responded to a fire call in the 200 block of Mullen Crescent shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 13. Investigators learned t...
Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:37:42 +0000Peanut, the pony found wandering in Chatham has new home, big brother
Life is turning out quite well for Peanut the pony, after it was recently found wandering in Chatham.