Guilty — Jury convicts two men in shooting outside downtown Windsor nightclub

Following a four-week Superior Court of Justice trial, a Windsor jury has convicted two men in the 2023 shooting of a ...

'Comprehensible' win for Grade 8 student at marathon Windsor spelling bee

“You guys are excellent,” word pronouncer Craig Pearson told the two students at the end of the 34th round. Pearson, the Windsor Star’s managing editor, then announced that the judges would move on to ...

‘They killed the head of the snake’ – Windsor's Iranian community celebrates death of supreme leader

The spontaneous celebration at the foot of Ouellette Avenue on Windsor’s waterfront took shape shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86 ...
Opinion

Guest column: 'Canadians matter ... Americans will regret this time in history'

To Grandpa, who worked at the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel during the Great Depression, Canadians represented a symbol of hope and better times.

'Unnecessary anxiety' — Windsor MP Borrelli slammed for hate speech flyer

The flyer delivered to local homes last week from Kathy Borrelli (C — Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore), states the Liberal government’s Bill C-9 — the Combatting Hate Act — “threatens to send a chill ...

Masked man uttering threats, wielding hunting knife, faces 19 charges: police

A 41-year-old masked man who allegedly uttered threats and threatened a bystander with a hunting knife in downtown Windsor is facing 19 criminal charges, including breach of probation, Windsor police ...

Essex OPP launch week-long school bus safety initiative

The ‘Safety Stops Here’ campaign runs March 1-9 and will see officers monitor roads throughout Essex County to ensure drivers are following the rules and giving school buses the space they need to ...

Man arrested after assault with a metal pipe and knife, breach of probation

Shortly after 6 p.m. on Feb. 26, members of the Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Squad and the Problem-Oriented ...

New guide offers safety resources for Essex residents

Essex residents facing challenging situations involving conflict or crisis can now reach for a guide developed specifically ...

Caesars Windsor donates $30,000 to Windsor-Essex Food Bank Association

The $30,000 donation will allow the Windsor-Essex Food Bank Association to buy about 5,000 one-pound packages of protein. UHC is the hub for 15 other food banks through the Windsor-Essex Food Bank ...

Police hunt for third suspect after business break-in; drug bust

Police are searching for a third suspect in a break-and-enter investigation that led to one suspect being charged with drug trafficking. Officers responded to a report of a break-in Feb. 23 at a ...

'My livelihood' — Former Diageo workers angry as Ford defends $23-million Crown Royal deal

The early closure of Diageo’s Crown Royal bottling plant in Amherstburg on Wednesday has reignited criticism of the province, ...