Windsor Star

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:48:05 +0000
HST relief on new homes may take unintended toll on resale prices: Expert
By: Jonathan Juha A move by the provincial and federal governments to spur home construction by removing taxes from new home sales may end up pushing down prices of resale homes in an already-sluggish market, an industry watcher says. The Ontario gov...

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:34:25 +0000
After a first-round sweep, where do the Windsor Spitfires go from here?
A first-round sweep has its perks for the Windsor Spitfires.  Aside from some extra rest, by ending the club’s opening-round series against Guelph in four games on Thursday, many players got the opportunity to go home for Easter on Sunday.  “...

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:28:50 +0000
Essex OPP lay impaired driving charges after vehicles driven into ditch
Two drivers are facing impaired driving charges after Essex County OPP responded to unrelated incidents involving vehicles in ditches last week. During the first incident on April 2, Essex County OPP responded to a vehicle in a ditch at the intersect...

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:03:05 +0000
Windsor police arrest suspect after seven-hour standoff following explosions
Windsor Police continued to investigate Monday after a seven-hour standoff in South Walkerville, in which one man was arrested following reports of explosions. Multiple emergency personnel and vehicles — including a mobile command unit, a tactical ...

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:25:46 +0000
Kingsville section of County Road 20 to close for three months
County Road 20 through the western part of Kingsville will be closed for three months for watermain construction. The route between Heritage Road and McCain Sideroad was set to close April 1 but it remained open Sunday, with construction signs and pi...

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:06:31 +0000
Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II's lunar flyby: When and how to watch
By: Free Press staff Southwestern Ontario astronaut Jeremy Hansen and his colleagues aboard the Artemis II are set on Monday to make human history as they reach a point farther than anyone has ever travelled from Earth, according to NASA. Hansen, a 5...

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:02:30 +0000
Walpole man facing firearms charges frustrated in court
A Walpole Island man being held in the Sarnia Jail on a slew of firearms charges has been frustrated by his stay in custody so far. Thomas Altiman, 26, who was arrested Tuesday on a dozen charges following a traffic stop on the First Nation, appeared...

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:39:17 +0000
Comber's Linda McKinlay honoured as namesake square officially opens
Community booster and retired municipal councillor Linda McKinlay was honoured Saturday with the official opening of the newly created Linda McKinlay Square in Comber. The petite parkette, located on the main street of the Lakeshore village, features...

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:30:05 +0000
Opinion: Doug Ford’s budget continues Ontario borrowing binge
Columnist says Doug Ford is the corporate welfare king of Canada, wasting more money on business handouts than any other premier.

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:52:43 +0000
22-year-old woman charged in connection to February homicide in Windsor
A 22-year-old woman has been charged in connection to a homicide in February that left one man dead. Windsor police arrested the woman March 27 at a residence in east Windsor. She is accused of being an accessory after the fact in the death of 44-yea...

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