Windsor Star

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 04:22:40 +0000
Windsor auto supplier wins $20K top prize with pivot to farm sector
'If we could succeed in Leamington, we’ll succeed for the rest of the world.'

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 03:47:10 +0000
Public safety concerns force city to close Optimist Memorial Park after destructive windstorms
The City of Windsor has temporarily shut down Optimist Memorial Park as a safety precaution, after powerful windstorms toppled multiple massive trees and left others weakened and ready to fall. The closure began Wednesday “for public safety,” the...

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 02:59:37 +0000
Man, 21, faces stunt driving charge for going 145 km/h
A 21-year-old man has been charged with stunt driving after allegedly travelling 145 km/h in an 80 km/h zone in Essex.  Essex Count OPP say shortly before 11 p.m. on March 19 police conducted a traffic stop on Highway 3, in the Town of Essex.  Th...

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:11:30 +0000
Man charged after brandishing a machete in downtown Windsor
A 31-year-old man faces a weapons charge after allegedly brandishing machete Thursday.  Shortly before 7 p.m., police responded to an altercation in the 500 block of Ouellette Avenue. Officers determined that a verbal dispute between three indivi...

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:54:28 +0000
Male, 24, faces charge of stunt driving in Windsor
A 24-year-old man faces a charge of stunt driving following a stop by the Windsor police Traffic Enforcement Unit Thursday.  Police say at approximately 7 p.m., the Traffic Enforcement Unit stopped a speeding motorist in the 2300 block of Howard ...

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:22:57 +0000
Teen charged after west Windsor stabbing
A 19-year-old man faces charges following a stabbing in West Windsor Thursday.  Windsor Police Service officers were dispatched to a residence in the 1800 block of College Avenue shortly before 4:30 p.m. following a report of an assault in progress....

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:32:36 +0000
Group hopes to declare Canadian side of Detroit River cleanup complete for fish
Canadian officials overseeing the Detroit River cleanup want to designate fish as “not impaired” by river contaminants. In other words, job well-done. For fish, it’s complete. To do so, the Detroit River Canadian Cleanup will host an open h...

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 03:23:06 +0000
Work still to be done for Spitfires as shootout loss to Knights prevents club from clinching West Division title
The work is not done for the Windsor Spitfires.  With a chance to clinch the West Division title with a win on the road over the London Knights on Friday, the Spitfires came up a shootout goal short in a 3-2 loss before 9,061.  “It was a great ...

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:03:19 +0000
News of the day: Killer visited courthouse before slaying, Windsor's Siddall promoted, and more
Killer visited Windsor courthouse hours before young dad shot Murder trial jurors heard Malique Calloo’s courthouse visit was a frantic attempt to foil a plan by his former girlfriend and Daniel Squalls to move to Detroit with his daughter.   ...

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:19:50 +0000
Hit-and-run driver shatters Windsor bus shelter glass
Windsor police are searching for the driver of a white sedan after a bus shelter near downtown had its glass shattered in a hit-and-run collision earlier this month.  Police shared video surveillance that shows a white, four-door car driving into a ...

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