• Lady Louise Windsor looks ready for action as she competes in the Windsor Park Carriage Driving Trials

    The 20-year-old royal, who inherited her love of carriage driving from her grandfather the late Prince Philip, clearly took the competition seriously in Berkshire on Saturday.

  • Windsor hospitals honour exceptional nurses

    Windsor hospitals this week recognized several nurses for providing “extraordinary” patient care. On Wednesday, during National Nurses’ Week, Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare announced the recipients of the Jeanne Mance Extraordinary Nursing Care Award. The award recognizes nurses who go above and beyond to provide compassionate and professional care to patients and exemplify teamwork, compassion, stewardship, and […]

  • Michael Bolton cancels Caesars Windsor performance

    The Michael Bolton show scheduled for Oct. 17 at Caesars Windsor has been cancelled. The show was called off due to Bolton’s “continuing recovery from recent surgery,” said Caesars Windsor officials, in a news release. Refunds are available through original point of purchase. If purchased online or by phone through Ticketmaster, refunds will be automatically […]

  • What does it take to be Windsor’s police chief? Love

    Elementary school student Abel Thomas gave Windsor police Chief Jason Bellaire a run for his money Thursday, besting the chief at his own job. “I have to say that at our command meeting this morning, he outperformed me pretty easily,” Bellaire told a gathering at Devonshire Mall for the launch of three days of Police […]

  • Total crime statistics up this year in Windsor and Amherstburg

    Incidents investigated by police in Windsor and Amherstburg are up just under four per cent so far this year with an 11.7 per cent increase in thefts from property as a leading cause. Overall police occurrences in Windsor and Amherstburg — which include municipal bylaw infractions, collisions and traffic violations — are up about 3.9 […]

  • Windsor man faces trafficking charges for fentanyl, other drugs

    Windsor police seized more than $250,000 in illegal drugs and arrested and charged a Windsor man with several counts of possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking. Officers with the Windsor police drugs and guns enforcement unit and emergency services unit arrested the suspect around 1 p.m. on Wednesday on suspicion of drug trafficking. […]

  • Top Windsor-Essex business leaders honoured for excellence

    The area’s top business talent enjoyed a moment in the limelight Wednesday night as the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce held its 33rd annual Business Excellence Awards, presented by the Windsor Star at the Chrysler Theatre. There were 10 categories announced in a ‘secret reveal’ format during the ceremony, to go with […]

  • Illness forces TLC to cancel Caesars Windsor appearance

    A previously announced TLC concert, slated for Thursday night at Caesars Windsor, has been cancelled. Caesars officials released a statement Tuesday saying artist illness was the reason the Grammy-winning girl group, featuring Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas and Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, scrubbed the show. “We deeply regret to inform you that we must cancel the upcoming show […]

  • Pro-Palestinian protesters set up encampment at University of Windsor

    A group of pro-Palestinian protesters who disrupted a University of Windsor senate meeting last week has set up an encampment on campus, requesting supplies as they dig in until administrators answer their demands. The demonstrations began Thursday with protesters calling for university administration to financially divest from organizations that benefit or support Israel. “We’re not […]

  • Thanks, Mom! Windsor-Essex celebrates Mother's Day

    Mothers were celebrated in many different ways across Essex County on Sunday as families arranged a variety of outings. At the Canadian Transportation Heritage Museum, two sittings of 100 each were sold out, said Christine White, who manages the 1950s-themed diner inside the museum. It’s the second year for the event, and bookings are coming […]

  • Windsor police arrest two following knifepoint carjacking

    Two adults are in police custody following a carjacking near one of Windsor’s oldest cemeteries. Shortly after 6 p.m. on May 5, Windsor police officers responded to a report of a vehicle robbery on Ellis Street East just east of Howard Avenue. That’s by Windsor Grove Cemetery. Through investigation, police learned that two suspects opened […]

  • Walk on: Windsor kicks off Wellness Wednesdays for mental health

    Wellness Wednesdays have returned to downtown Windsor workplaces. For the month of May, people who work downtown and members of the public are encouraged to go for a walk at lunchtime each Wednesday this month to improve their physical and mental well-being. Speaking at the event’s kickoff at Charles Clark Square this week, Ward 3 […]