Windsor Star

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:04:09 +0000
'Proud to celebrate' — Windsor-Essex Pride Fest kicks off with full slate of events
Windsor-Essex’s largest celebration of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community is in full swing. The official start to Windsor-Essex Pride Fest kicked off on Friday with a flag-raising outside city hall, followed by a Pride Tea Dance on Saturday. “This ...

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:05:39 +0000
Chalebois: Trump’s New Tariffs Put Canada’s Food Economy on the Menu
Washington’s new 50 per cent tariff threat is not a surprise. It is the predictable consequence of mistaking political theatre for a trade strategy.”

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:58:18 +0000
Randy Essex: Cost of bridge opening was cheap compared to other incentives
At least you didn’t have to buy Melania a plane to get the bridge open. As just about everyone in the Detroit-Windsor area must know by now, the Gordie Howe International Bridge is finally set to open to traffic July 27 after years of construction,...

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:35:50 +0000
Data centres use too much electricity and water
It looks like the Americans have figured out how to get our water and the simple Canadian politicians are none the wiser. Isn’t there a drought in Alberta? Do we really have that much electricity that we can afford to add power intensive data f...

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:25:58 +0000
Column: Coalition Supports Implementation of Tecumseh’s Green Vision
Jane McArthur, Steve Colombo, Nicola Radatus-Smith  Every time a tree is planted in Tecumseh, it is an investment in our future. That investment is  solidified with the final plan presented to Council on June 23, 2026, providing a long-term strateg...

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:17:15 +0000
Climate change is being ignored at our peril
Europe and North America are sweltering and severe storms are causing devastating flooding and tornados, while nations struggle to meet their Paris Accord’s global warming targets of reducing greenhouse gases that can cost taxpayers dearly. The...

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:14:35 +0000
Charlebois: Alcohol bans are coming back to haunt Canada
The decision by several Canadian provinces to remove American wines, beers, and spirits from government liquor stores was intended to send a clear political message in response to U.S. tariffs. Symbolically, it resonated. Commercially, however, the c...

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:31:24 +0000
Ex-NHLer Todd Warriner to coach Windsor Lancers women's hockey team
Blenheim’s Todd Warriner is returning to the University of Windsor, but with a new team.

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:13:56 +0000
Fred Francis to run for mayor of Windsor
Francis plans to release a more fulsome mayoral platform in the coming weeks.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:31:17 +0000
Tips for walking or cycling the Gordie Howe bridge
Everything you need to know when the multi-use pathway opens on the new international crossing Aug. 5

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