Windsor Star
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 02:31:50 +0000Strong winds upturn trailer, blow off roof in Cottam
A line of strong thunderstorms with high winds rolled through Windsor and Essex County Wednesday afternoon, blowing a roof off a house and overturning a trailer in the Cottam area. The band of strong storms rolled across Michigan late in the afternoo...
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 02:05:44 +0000Amherstburg lawyer takes CAO post after staff ejected
Amherstburg’s lawyer took over the duties of CAO John Miceli this week after several senior managers were told to leave town hall in the presence of Windsor police. Mayor Aldo DiCarlo confirmed Wednesday that three employees were removed from town ...
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 23:51:35 +0000Jarvis: 'We're definitely entering the fourth wave'
I feel like we’re stubbornly, recklessly barrelling toward calamity, again, I told Windsor Regional Hospital chief of staff Dr. Wassim Saad on Wednesday. “That’s a very fair and accurate assessment,” he replied. “We̵...
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 23:41:45 +0000Grandfather, 75, dead in Lake Erie boating incident
A 75-year-old father and grandfather has been identified as one of two Windsor men involved in a boating incident on Lake Erie Friday morning. Provincial police said Wednesday Robert Thibert, 75, was found deceased Friday morning after a capsized boa...
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 23:16:14 +0000Single-game sports betting bill to be proclaimed Thursday
A more than 10-year journey that was begun by former Windsor-Tecumseh NDP MP Joe Comartin will be completed Thursday with the proclamation of Bill C-218 that will legalize single-game sports betting in Canada. Windsor West NDP MP Brian Masse, who too...
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 22:57:00 +0000Project Arrow gets injection of $5-million in federal funding
The federally funded agency FedDev Ontario announced it is giving up to $5-million in non-repayable funding to the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association to support its all-Canadian, zero-emissions Project Arrow concept vehicle. Project Arrow ...
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 22:29:14 +0000Ambassador Golf Club won't be turned into housing, owners insist
Rumours that the owners of the Ambassador Golf Club in Windsor have designs on turning the green links into houses are not based in fact, says a spokesman for the Coco Group. “It’s an honour to operate that course,” Anthony Rossi, C...
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 22:07:42 +0000Grey-Hall nominated as NDP candidate for Windsor-Tecumseh
Gemma Grey-Hall has been named the New Democrats’ candidate for Windsor-Tecumseh. During a public announcement of her candidacy at Coventry Gardens on Wednesday morning, Grey-Hall said she’s “honoured to be a part of continuing the ...
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 21:42:18 +0000Two males arrested in Windsor break and enter
Two Windsor men face criminal charges following a break-in at a home near Walkerville Wednesday morning. Patrol officers with the Windsor Police Service were called to the 1600 block of Kildare Road for a reported break and enter at around 1:35 a.m. ...
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 21:38:43 +0000Downtown Windsor to host revolutionary street theatre show
C-O-N-T-A-C-T performances — an app-based theatrical show without a theatre — take place in the streets of downtown Windsor Aug. 19 to Sept. 19.