By Lauren O’Brien As the sun falls, parents turn the heat up on the thermostat and tuck their children under thick blankets. They sleep soundly, with bellies full of pumpkin pie and apple cider. Come morning, when the frost melts,
By Joyce St. Antoine There are certain voices everyone recognizes the moment they hear it. The smooth narration of Morgan Freeman, Oprah Winfrey giving things away or the current Prime Minister making a speech. For Windsor, one of these iconic
By Cody Wall Be strong, Rock on. This is one of the mottoes Andrew Banar follows daily, whether he is working his job at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens, attending a Kingsville Kings game, playing Rock Band or running his self-started business
By Alyssa Leonard Many people in the Windsor area are familiar with the Windsor Goodfellows annual paper drive. It is held every November during the American Thanksgiving weekend, from early Thursday morning to Saturday at noon. Around 600 volunteers pace
Windsor police have joined the annual province-wide “Lock It or Lose It” campaign. Pamphlets were given to shoppers last weekend at Canadian Tire to raise awareness and stop thieves from preying on distracted Christmas shoppers by robbing their cars. Police
by Sumandeep Kaur A homeowner who ran into a burning building to save his dog remains in critical condition in hospital. The blaze broke out in a home in the 1400 block of Pillette Road about 2 a.m. Sunday. Three
Thousands of employees at the General Motors plant in Oshawa were hit with devastating news Monday when the company confirmed the plant will close in 2019. Rumours swirled online late Sunday and GM confirmed them Monday, saying there would be
Windsor police are seeking three suspects in connection with a downtown stabbing that sent a man to hospital with a punctured lung Officers on patrol responded to an emergency at Shawarma Queen at 61 University Ave. W. about 3:30 a.m. Saturday.
The Windsor Public Library board has unveiled preliminary plans for a $38.7 million, 70,000 square-foot library in downtown Windsor. The project still needs to be approved by city council, which would provide the bulk of the funding, and a location
Want to be a police officer? Now’s your chance. Windsor Police is looking to hire 24 additional officers now that the Windsor Police Services Board has endorsed the plan by Mayor Drew Dilkens to increase patrols in the downtown core.
Windsor police arrested more than 80 suspects in one month by stepping up enforcement in downtown Windsor. Between Oct. 8 and Nov. 6, police executed 29 arrest warrants for drug-related crimes and homicides and returned suspects to face charges in
New legislation drafted by the Liberal government could force Canada Post Office workers back to work right before the holidays. Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, Patty Hajdu, tabled the bill in Parliament Thursday. Communities across Canada including Windsor
By Kenneth Pastushyn Binge-watching at the Windsor International Film Festival is quite popular with film buffs, some of whom watch over 40 movies in a week. Many of them are older adults with more flexible work schedules. “The fact is
By Xin Zhang The Windsor Endowment for the Arts unveiled its new home in Walkerville with a celebration of music, song, art, and dance. The organization, which has been supporting and promoting local artists since 2001, moved into the Sho Art, Spirit
By Reem Kodmany The city’s homeless and the agencies that serve them are getting ready for a long, cold winter. “I need money to buy clothes and I need to feel just warm,” said Rahan Tale. “Winter is coming. Last
By Mirjana Janekovic The region’s best minds gathered in Windsor during the weekend of Nov. 17 to share their knowledge and ideas in the battle against cancer. More than 150 scientists, clinicians, researchers, and students from Michigan to London participated
The City of Windsor is asking residents what improvements they would like to see in the University and Victoria Avenue corridors. Possibilities include new parkways, cycling lanes and an extended area for Transit Windsor users, residents were told at a recent
More than 25 people were evacuated and a hockey game interrupted by a small ammonia leak at Central Park Athletics Sunday. Fifteen firefighters responded about 11:30 a.m. Investigators believe the leak was caused by a broken valve. There were no
Eleven people were displaced when a house fire broke out in the 2800 block of Rivard Avenue Sunday. Fire crews arrived about noon to find the home fully engulfed in flames. There were no injuries, but the house suffered $100,000
Michelle Prince, the wife of former Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis, has died following a five-year cancer journey she shared with the public. “She is our hero,” Francis wrote on her Facebook page. “She celebrated the positives and in doing so she
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