Windsor in Pictures: Nov. 24, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. – Paul Dinunzio, owner of Vapourama E-Cigarettes in Amherstburg, vapes from a Dovpo DT-50, a...
View ArticleLocal health network to hold planning meeting on future of Leamington obstetrics
The next meeting of the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network will be to help decide on a timeline for a decision on the future of obstetrics at Leamington District Memorial Hospital. The...
View ArticleTecumseh’s Eagle Press makes impression on auto suppliers
Twenty-year old Ted Polewski was entering his second year in mechanical engineering at the University of Waterloo when the sudden death of his father uprooted him onto the proverbial crossroads. He was...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Nov. 25, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Freedom way looking north from Park Street East in Windsor, Ontario on November 25, 2014....
View ArticleNew hearing requested for Amherstburg police constable acquitted of charges
The director of the Independent Police Review has requested a new hearing for an Amherstburg constable who had his disciplinary charges dismissed, saying the hearings officer did not permit the...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Nov. 26, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. – Kingsville Firefighters, Windsor Essex EMS Paramedics and Ontario Provincial Police...
View ArticleTwo vehicle crash on Highway 3 in Kingsville
Highway 3 at the Cameron Side Road in Kingsville was closed for several hours Wednesday as emergency crews dealt with a serious collision that sent at least two motorists to hospital. The collision...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Nov. 27, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Goodfellow and Windsor firefighter Anthony Revenberg sells newspapers on Ouellette Ave. in...
View ArticleProvince launches new initiative to get students physically active 60 minutes...
Windsor-Essex school boards say it will take a community effort to fulfill a new provincial initiative to improve student health with 60 minutes of daily exercise. “It’s not just the schools — it’s a...
View ArticleOPP ramps up R.I.D.E. campaign for holiday season
The Ontario Provincial Police will stop and check more drivers over the coming weeks as its annual safe driving campaign ramps up for the holiday season. Officers will be stopping drivers throughout...
View ArticleLeamington man found dead inside burning vehicle
Investigators are trying to piece together what happened after firefighters found a man dead inside a burning car. Essex County OPP said someone driving down Mersea Road 6 in Leamington noticed a car...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Friday, Nov. 28, 2014
The Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. Check out the gallery. Spitfires forward Cristiano DiGiancinto, right, and Plymouth Whalers Mathieu...
View ArticleLocal students aiding testing’s move into the digital age
The quiet of a class writing an exam seems to be the first casualty of the Education Quality and Accountability Office’s move to computerized testing. Instead, the steady clicking of computer keys...
View ArticleUPDATED: Power restored to thousands of residents in Essex
Over 2,000 residents in Essex County were affected by power outages Sunday night according to Hydro One. The cause was reported as equipment/material failure. As of 7:30 p.m., reports indicated there...
View ArticleWindsor Weekend in Pictures: Nov. 29-30, 2014
The Windsor Star’s reporters and photographers covered the city and county this weekend. Check out the gallery. Joe Fauteux speaks during a roundtable discussion held by Ontario NDP leader, Andrea...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Dec. 1, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Knobby’s Kids, front row from left, Noah Villeneuve, 9, Caleb Villeneuve, 7, Zoe Villeneuve,...
View ArticleAmherstburg Mayor DiCarlo promises transparency
Amherstburg Mayor Aldo DiCarlo pledged a new era of openness and transparency while acknowledging the major accomplishments of past councils during the inaugural ceremony for the town’s new council. In...
View ArticleJoin Queen Elsa for a Frozen holiday celebration
The Frozen in Time holiday event on Sunday, Dec. 14 will feature Scandinavian traditions such as Fjord horses. (HANDOUT/The Windsor Star) Can’t hold back your holiday excitement anymore? Let it go at...
View ArticleNo foul play in death of Leamington man found inside burning vehicle
Essex County OPP have ruled there was no foul play involved in the death of a man found inside a burning vehicle. Police said Kevin Michael Ascott, 29, of Leamington, died Friday inside a burning car...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Dec. 2, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. The former Angiler Lumber building on Howard Ave. is shown on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, in...
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