Windsor Star

Wed, 06 May 2026 16:37:25 +0000
Premier Doug Ford defends spending public money to woo foreign firm's AI jobs
The province is giving a $5 million grant to a AI drug company expanding in Toronto. Ford says "this is an investment, not an expense."

Wed, 06 May 2026 16:35:17 +0000
Cops recover gong stolen from Kitchener hospital's cancer centre
A 44-year-old man is facing charge of theft under $5,000

Wed, 06 May 2026 16:33:43 +0000
Union wins $4.7M pension payout for ex-workers at closed London plant, eyes more
By: Norman De Bono The national union representing former workers at London’s shuttered Accuride plant has a message to those employees after a $4.7-million pension settlement: There is more coming. Unifor officials say they are continuing to fight...

Wed, 06 May 2026 16:32:33 +0000
20-year-old charged with second-degree murder in Woodstock death
A Woodstock man is charged with second-degree murder after a suspicious death investigation that began in mid-March.

Wed, 06 May 2026 16:31:22 +0000
‘Summer is here’ – WIFF Under the Stars set to return with blockbusters and family favourites
The Windsor International Film Festival is bringing back the Under the Stars outdoor summer film festival for the seventh year. The three-day film marathon from Friday June 12 to Sunday June 14 promises to satiate movie lovers’ craving for summer b...

Wed, 06 May 2026 16:28:24 +0000
Honda to halt plans for $15-billion EV plant in Ontario, reports Nikkei
The report says the automaker is responding to waning EV demand

Wed, 06 May 2026 15:57:54 +0000
Lakeshore moving to mix of full-time, volunteer firefighters
The Municipality of Lakeshore’s Fire Service is converting 10 unfilled volunteer positions to two full-time positions with the intention of eventually moving away from a fully volunteer department.   The move, which is intended to provide more con...

Wed, 06 May 2026 15:49:26 +0000
Community feedback sought on strengths, challenges across Windsor-Essex
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation is seeking public input for its annual VitalSigns survey about community well-being. VitalSigns, part of a national survey and report program, seeks input from residents about key elements of community living, fr...

Wed, 06 May 2026 14:15:01 +0000
'A big win' — Expeditors Canada moves 70 employees to downtown Windsor
Another white-collar business has moved its office to the heart of Windsor in support of efforts to revitalize the core. Expeditors Canada, which handles brokerage clearances for cross-border trade, opened its new office at the corner of Ouellette Av...

Wed, 06 May 2026 14:12:14 +0000
Windsor police arrest suspects in car theft and related break-in
The Windsor Police Service has arrested two suspects after a stolen vehicle was reportedly used in a break and enter last month. On April 26, at approximately 5:45 a.m., two suspects reportedly stole a vehicle from a property in the 3200 block of Gra...

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