OPP identify Essex man killed in dump truck collision
Essex County OPP have released the name of the man who died Thursday after turning into the path of an oncoming dump truck. Jeffrey Cincurak, 45, of Essex, was pronounced dead at the scene following a...
View ArticleWindsor Weekend in Pictures: Dec. 20-21, 2014
The Windsor Star’s reporters and photographers covered the city and county this weekend. Check out the gallery. Lambert Wybenga, a historical interpreter, prepares chestnuts on an open fire during Fort...
View ArticleDreaming of a white Christmas? Dream on
It looks like Windsor-Essex residents will be left dreaming of a white Christmas this year, weather experts predict. Tyler Hamilton, meteorologist with The Weather Network, says rain is in the forecast...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Dec. 25, 2014
The Windsor Star’s reporters and photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Rev. Canon Kim Van Allen says mass during a Christmas service at the All Saints Anglican...
View ArticleERCA’s smoke free outdoor spaces initiative gets passing grade
An assessment of the Essex Region Conservation Authority’s smoke-free outdoor spaces initiative at three of its most popular sites says it’s been effective but there are some compliance issues that...
View ArticleTop five road fixes coming in 2015 to Windsor-Essex
Winter driving comes with its own headaches but it at least offers a reprieve from the detours and traffic backlogs of major roadwork. “It’s one of those, everybody wants their roads to be improved....
View ArticleWindsor Weekend in Pictures: Dec. 27-28, 2014
The Windsor Star’s reporters and photographers covered the city and county this weekend. Check out the gallery. Members of the Tecumseh Eagles celebrate a goal against Brady Brabant, left, of the...
View ArticlePictures of the Year: Dan Janisse
Award-winning photographer Dan Janisse selected his top images of 2014. Check out the gallery. Luke Willson, a member of the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks visited St. Thomas of Villanova...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Dec. 29, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. A hawk is seen in the sky above Windsor on Monday, December 29, 2014. Ojibway Nature Centre...
View ArticlePictures of the Year: Dax Melmer
Award-winning photographer Dax Melmer selected his top images of 2014. Check out the gallery. Windsor’s Cameron Hughes connects with a punch on Sault St Marie’s Jorgen Karterud, left, as the Windsor...
View ArticleWindsor records greenest December ever
In more than seven decades of meticulous daily weather record-keeping by Environment Canada, Windsor has never had a December without snow. Until now. “It’s a remarkable situation in Windsor, truly...
View ArticleFor some, Christmas is for the birds
Christmas bird counts must be a bit like Forrest Gump’s favourite box of chocolates. “You never know what you’re going to get,” said Betty Learmouth, a “compiler” of last Saturday’s Holiday Beach...
View ArticlePictures of the Year: Jason Kryk
Award-winning photographer Jason Kryk selected his top images of 2014. Check out the gallery. Ted Foreman from Bob’s Animal Rescue, rescues one of several swans from the Detroit River in Windsor,...
View ArticlePictures of the Year: Nick Brancaccio
Award-winning photographer Nick Brancaccio selected his top images of 2014. Check out the gallery. Spits goaltender Brendan Johnston has his mask knocked off as Soo Greyhounds Zachary Senyshuyn, left,...
View ArticleWindsor in Pictures: Dec. 30, 2014
The Windsor Star’s award-winning photographers covered the city and county yesterday. Check out the gallery. Chaouki Hamka from MADD talks about a map showing where police in Windsor have laid charges...
View ArticleImpaired driving a ‘selfish’ choice: MADD
To save $30 on a cab you could end up paying more than $1,000 — or with your life. That’s the message MADD Canada wants to make clear as people plan for their annual New Year’s Eve celebrations. “When...
View ArticleWindsor company seeks cyclists who ‘exude awesomeness’
Are you the kind of person who “exudes awesomeness?” If so, then becoming a professional bicycle tour guide and hitting the local beer and wine trails might just be your thing. WindsorEats is looking...
View ArticleThe Best Of Mike Graston 2014: Local Cartoons
Mike Graston’s Colour Cartoon For Friday, November 14, 2014 Mike Graston’s Colour Cartoon For Saturday, October 04, 2014 Mike Graston’s Colour Cartoon For Saturday, October 25, 2014 Mike Graston’s...
View ArticleThe Best Of Mike Graston 2014: National And International
Mike Graston’s Colour Cartoon For Saturday, November 15, 2014 Mike Graston’s Colour Cartoon For Friday, September 26, 2014 Mike Graston’s Colour Cartoon For Friday, May 09, 2014 Mike Graston’s Colour...
View ArticlePix And Video: Windsor revelers ring in 2015
Masked revellers Lauren Oliver (left), Brittany Hayward, Andrew Brien, Paul Brouwer (back) and Rielly McLaren at The Windsor Star News Cafe on Dec. 31, 2014. (Nick Brancaccio / The Windsor Star)...
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