Windsor Star
Sun, 22 Feb 2026 03:42:50 +0000'Grandparent' scam on the rise, LaSalle police say
The LaSalle Police Service is warning residents about a rise in the “grandparent scam.” The service is reminding residents that police officers and members of the justice system, including lawyers, will never attend a residence to colle...
Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:22:26 +0000Michigan man fined for fishing in Lake Erie near Amherstburg
An individual from the United States has been fined for illegally fishing in Lake Erie near Amherstburg. The Belleville, MI resident pleaded guilty in Ontario Court of Justice to fishing without a licence and fishing with extra lines, the Mini...
Sat, 21 Feb 2026 19:37:56 +0000Driver charged with impaired after hit-and-run on cyclist
A 30-year-old man faces multiple charges, including impaired driving, following a hit-and-run collision that seriously injured a bicyclist early Feb. 20. Windsor police say that shortly after 1 a.m. officers responded to a collision in the 2800 b...
Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:21:31 +0000Windsor police search for suspect in downtown business break-in
Windsor police are asking for the public’s help as they search for a suspect involved in a break-and-enter at a business in the city’s core. Police said employees arrived at the business located in the 2500 block of Ouellette Avenue short...
Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:49:22 +0000Despite EV slowdown and Stellantis exit, Windsor’s NextStar battery plant 'business as usual' with production, hiring
Despite headwinds in the electric vehicle market and a major ownership shakeup, Windsor’s $6-billion NextStar Energy battery plant is operating “business as usual” when it comes to production and hiring, its CEO says. “With this change in the...
Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:42:51 +0000They made it! St. Clair College students enjoy convocation in downtown Windsor
Hundreds of St. Clair College students crossed the stage Thursday to collect their diplomas during the school’s 58th annual convocation ceremony. “It is a pleasure and an honour to welcome and recognize those individuals who — with fitting ...
Sat, 21 Feb 2026 04:17:53 +0000With a chance to take over top spot in the conference, Spitfires fail to compete hard enough in loss to Rangers
It was another missed opportunity for the Windsor Spitfires. With a chance to move into first place in the Western Conference, the Spitfires produced nothing on offence in a 3-0 road loss to the Kitchener Rangers on Friday. “We didn’t com...
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:38:17 +0000U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Trump tariffs unlikely to ease pain for Windsor-Essex
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down U.S. president Donald Trump’s punishing trade policy is not expected to offer much reprieve for Windsor-Essex’s battered automotive and manufacturing sectors, local union and economic leaders say....
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:02:46 +0000'Incredible gift' — Local family donates $1 million to new Windsor-Essex regional hospital
Members of a Windsor-area family have donated $1 million to the new Fancsy Family Hospital — the latest of several seven-figure donations to the regional acute care facility. The joint donation comes from two branches of the Collavino family, inclu...
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:31:12 +0000No doctor? New partnership aims to virtually ease primary care shortage in Windsor-Essex
For people without a family physician, a sore throat or prescription refill can mean hours spent at a walk-in clinic or an overcrowded emergency room. A new local partnership between the UHC — Hub of Opportunities and a local virtual health care pl...