Windsor Star
Mon, 04 May 2026 19:48:10 +0000Careless driving charge laid after vehicle slams into Windsor home
An east Windsor house needs repair after being struck by a vehicle on Sunday morning. Shortly after 5 a.m., Windsor police responded to a report that a vehicle had crashed into a residence in the 1300 block of Pillette Road. Officers learned the driv...
Mon, 04 May 2026 17:47:29 +0000Downtown BIA to help cover businesses' operating costs for Windsor’s Project Greenlight surveillance program
Windsor residents can expect to see more blinking green beacons across downtown – and occasionally an AI-voice asking them to move along – as security cameras are installed on downtown businesses in the coming weeks as part of a city-funded initi...
Mon, 04 May 2026 15:24:52 +0000Astronaut Jeremy Hansen reveals outta-this-world letter from King Charles
By: Ryan Goodison Canada’s first-ever astronaut to go to the moon gave thanks in a recent video message to King Charles III, who wished him good luck and commended him for his courage before the historic launch. Astronaut Jeremy Hansen, born in Lon...
Mon, 04 May 2026 14:48:38 +0000End of season also means end of an era for Spitfires
It was more than simply the end of the season for the Windsor Spitfires. Friday’s 5-4 overtime loss to the Kitchener Rangers in the Western Conference final also brought an end to one of the greatest eras in club history. “I’m so proud of...
Mon, 04 May 2026 14:21:49 +0000Ontario's unemployment rate increases for fourth straight year
Ontario's unemployment rate was 7.7% in 2025 — a 0.7 increase from the year previous and the highest non-pandemic increase since 2012
Mon, 04 May 2026 14:05:35 +0000Free comic book day draws large crowds to Windsor shops
It’s a holiday for comic book fans. Lineups stretched down the block to get inside Rouges Gallery Comics on Saturday afternoon for the city’s annual free comic book day. “I was very excited to come here,” said Windsor customer...
Mon, 04 May 2026 13:59:39 +0000Windsor trafficker was caught after selling cocaine to undercover cop
The federal Crown is seeking a penitentiary sentence of two to three years for a Windsor man who unknowingly sold cocaine to an undercover Windsor police officer in 2024. But the man’s lawyer countered during a sentencing hearing Friday that his cl...
Mon, 04 May 2026 13:54:14 +0000Windsor powwow showcases culture and ceremony at Toldo Lancer Centre
Hundreds of people filled the Toldo Lancer Centre on Saturday for the fifth annual Alumni and Student Pow Wow, co-hosted by the University of Windsor and St. Clair College. Dancers in traditional regalia and drum circles set the rhythm early, filling...
Mon, 04 May 2026 11:20:28 +0000Star readers: Downtown Windsor library; jobs; Gordie bridge
In downtown library search, why not make what’s old new again? Re: Still no new home, but Windsor library begins vacating downtown Paul Martin Building (Apr. 22) All this expectation and anxiety about looking for a new place for our downtown li...
Sat, 02 May 2026 19:40:35 +0000Pedestrian, 69, dead from collision on Howard Avenue, say Windsor police
A 69-year-old man has died after being struck by a vehicle on Howard Avenue on Saturday morning, say Windsor police. Officers responded to a report of a collision near the intersection of Howard Avenue and Charles Street at around 5 a.m. and found an...