Windsor Star

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 03:56:12 +0000
Furry fun: Dog Days of Summer returns to downtown Windsor
Downtown Windsor is going to the dogs. The Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association (DWBIA) has teamed up with Dog Training by Kb and the Rising Lotus Foundation for a free, full-day event for humans and their furry, four-legged companions. ...

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:48:20 +0000
Four arrested, drugs and weapons seized in Leamington police raid
Essex County OPP have charged four people, including a 17-year-old, after a raid at a Leamington residence led to the seizure of drugs, weapons, and trafficking materials. On July 11, members of the Ontario Provincial Police’s Essex County Comm...

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:46:25 +0000
Windsor police nab suspect after second online marketplace scam in two months
A 27-year-old Windsor man has been arrested for fraud and theft — just two months after being charged in a similar case. Windsor police said the latest incident happened shortly before 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, in the 2400 block of Dougall Avenue...

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:05:12 +0000
Windsor arson unit investigating Ottawa Street blaze, gas line break that displaced eight residents
Emergency crews are investigating after a Thursday morning fire and gas leak at a mixed-use building on Ottawa Street caused $75,000 in damage and displaced eight residents. According to a Windsor Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson, a fire investi...

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:56:13 +0000
Arts Collective opens Blood Ties July 16
Be a part of the experience of finetuning a production when Arts Collective Theatre hosts a talkback session, looking for audience feedback, following its July 26 performance of Blood Ties.  Blood Ties is the first production of the collective’s n...

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:40:25 +0000
Windsor street fight: Pro-wrestlers square off on Ouellette Avenue in Downtown Showdown
It’s some good old-fashioned body-slamming family fun. The action will be high-flying, hard-hitting — and free — this month when part of Ouellette Avenue transforms into an outdoor professional wrestling arena for the Downtown Showdown. “Ther...

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:10:41 +0000
'We have to do better' — Housing plan for Windsor women fleeing violence gains momentum
Windsor’s Hiatus House has raised $1.3 million on the path to building long-term housing for women fleeing violence, and is forging ahead with the next step in its ambitious multi-year plan. “Forty per cent of women start their new life in ho...

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:06:44 +0000
'A different approach' — Windsor's Shelter Health doctors celebrate $3.88M in provincial funding
A physician-led initiative that brings medical treatment to Windsor homeless shelters is connecting vulnerable people with primary care. Dr. Jennifer Bondy, the visionary behind Windsor Shelter Health Associates, began volunteering in a city shelter ...

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:00:06 +0000
OLG makes almost $3M payment to Windsor for hosting casino
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation announced a roughly $2.98 million payment to the City of Windsor Wednesday for hosting Caesars Windsor.  The Crown agency makes regular payments to host communities for all land-based casino sites in Ontari...

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:45:22 +0000
Windsor housing prices take third highest dip in nation compared to 2024
The price of the average single-family home in the Windsor area dipped by 4.9 per cent year over year, the third largest decline nationally, according to the Royal LePage House Price Survey and Market Forecast released this week. The average single-f...

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