Windsor in Pictures: Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014
The Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. Check out the gallery. Villanova’s Jenna Rocheleau, left, dribbles around Nicole Bus of Sarnia Northern...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014
The Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. Check out the gallery. LaSalle’s Eric Kirby, left, battles Chatham’s Trevor Richardson during junior B...
View ArticleLocal festivals bloom into multimillion-dollar ‘industry’
The numbers are in and, fun and games aside, Windsor and Essex County’s growing array of festivals has morphed into a multimillion-dollar industry. For the first time ever, an attempt has been made to...
View ArticlePolice kept busy with many car crashes on ice-covered roads
Icy roads caused havoc Thursday night with about 20 car crashes in the Windsor area following a short but intense burst of snowfall. Traffic came to a crawl on Highway 401 east of Manning Road after...
View ArticleWindsor Weekend In Pictures: Nov. 15-16, 2014
Siblings Kimberly, left, and Neil Perry, right of The Band Perry perform at Caesars Windsor Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. (RICK DAWES/The Windsor Star) The Band Perry, from left to right, Neil, Kimberly and...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Nov. 17, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Assistant Crown attorney Gary Nikota, left, and assistant Crown attorney Lisa Defoe speak...
View ArticlePhotos: Outgoing mayor, councillors bow out
Councillor Al Maghnieh delivers some final remarks during the final council meeting for the current members of council at city hall in Windsor on Monday, November 17, 2014. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The...
View ArticleLack of stability, control concern for youth in foster care
Angel Haynes says when she first moved to a foster home, she didn’t think it would stick. She’d been through the system in the United States when she was young, and re-entered it in Canada around 12 or...
View ArticleMaiysn Spencer, 8, loses battle with cancer
Maiysn Spencer, the upbeat eight-year-old boy who helped inspire a community, lost his battle with cancer Monday surrounded by family. The LaSalle native died Monday morning at 12:15 at Children’s...
View ArticleAmherstburg Mayor Hurst wraps up final council meeting with no comment
Amherstburg Mayor Wayne Hurst ended his 23 years of service to the town – and his final council meeting – with a firm no comment. Chairing his last meeting Monday after serving four terms as mayor, as...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Nov. 18, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Santa made a guest appearance on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, at the Adventure Bay Family Water...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Nov. 19, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Mayor elect Drew Dilkens answers questions after hearing Flavio Volpe, president of the...
View ArticleSnow and record cold creates chaos for motorists
Record cold temperatures and near-record single-day snowfall levels caught Windsor motorists off guard Wednesday with police responding to nearly two dozen accidents on city roads. Slushy and freezing...
View ArticleSalaries of top positions at CCAC rise despite home care service cuts
As the outcry continues over reduction of services by the region’s Community Care Access Centre, public salary reports show that the government-funded organization’s top positions have become better...
View ArticleForecasters warn of freezing rain for Windsor-Essex on Saturday morning
It’s going to get warmer in Windsor and Essex County this weekend — but also more dangerous. Weather watchers with Environment Canada have issued a freezing rain warning for the region. The crummy...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Nov. 20, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit and United Way Windsor Essex County held an event...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Friday, Nov. 21, 2014
The Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. Check out the gallery. Lancers Erinn Noseworthy, right, collides with Guelph’s Kelly Gribbons during OUA...
View ArticleWeather alert: Mild temps tonight but heavy rain and wind on the way
A weather alert has been issued by Environment Canada on Sunday for Windsor, Essex and Chatham-Kent. A rapidly intensifying disturbance over the Southern United States is setting its sights on Ontario....
View ArticleWindsor Weekend in Pictures: Nov. 22-23, 2014
The Windsor Star’s reporters and photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Titans’ Nathan Smith, left, powers his way past the Giants’ Anthony Elam during the tyke...
View ArticleWind warning in area has ended
Environment Canada had issued a wind warning for Windsor and Essex County early Monday. The national weather agency said a sharp Arctic cold front was expected to blast the region with strong and gusty...
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