Windsor, Ontario news

• Local roundup: Express make it five wins in a row with another nail-biting victory

  06-01-2025 17:38 via windsorstar.com
  
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• Windsor police arrest 2, seize $400k worth of drugs in pre-Christmas bust

  07-01-2025 23:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Windsor Police say they have arrested two people and seized more than $400,000 in drugs after a months-long investigation supported by Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario (CISO), a partnership that helps combat organized crime.
  
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• The city of Windsor buys vacant west end school in the hopes it will become housing

  07-01-2025 23:30 via cbc.ca
  
  The City of Windsor now owns the former St. Michael's Catholic High School in the west end — and Ward 2 Coun. Fabio Costante says part of the reason for the purchase was to prevent private investors from buying it and letting it rot.
  
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• Ontario launches border-strengthening 'Operation Deterrence' as Trump tariff threat looms

  07-01-2025 22:50 via windsorstar.com
  
  Ontario will beef up security along its border with the United States as part of its response to tariff threats from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday. Read More
  
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• Commercial vehicle drops load of glass on Tecumseh roadway

  07-01-2025 22:43 via windsorstar.com
  
  The driver of a commercial vehicle faces several charges following a lost-load incident that sent glass crashing across a Tecumseh roadway. Read More
  
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• 50 known cases of Parvovirus in Windsor, but case numbers are levelling off

  07-01-2025 22:43 via cbc.ca
  
  Animal Welfare Services (AWS) has seen a slight increase in the total number of animals exhibiting signs of parvovirus in the Windsor area, but the province says the number of animals taken into care by AWS has levelled off since the last week of December.
  
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• Two Windsor men face drug trafficking charges after $400K drug seizure

  07-01-2025 22:41 via windsorstar.com
  
  Windsor police seized more than $400,000 in drugs and arrested two suspects following a months-long investigation titled Project Kraken. Read More
  
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• Sentencing delayed for Toronto man in $36M drug trafficking operation as he waits to become 1st-time dad

  07-01-2025 21:58 via cbc.ca
  
  Sentencing for a Toronto man believed to be the mastermind of a $36-million cross-border drug trafficking operation that started in Windsor, Ont., is being delayed until July because he's waiting to become a first-time father. His partner was previously given a conditional sentence of two years.
  
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• TRUE Fest takes over downtown Amherstburg Jan. 25

  07-01-2025 20:49 via windsorstar.com
  
  Amherstburg’s annual TRUE Fest, an outdoor street party, returns Jan. 25 for an evening of dancing, live entertainment and delicious treats. Read More
  
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• Ontario launches new provincial border security initiative following Trump tariff threats

  07-01-2025 20:18 via cbc.ca
  
  The Ontario government says it has launched its own border security measures aimed at preventing illegal border crossings and cross-border transport of illegal guns and drugs. 
  
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• Ontario launches new border security measures in wake of Trump tariff threats

  07-01-2025 20:18 via cbc.ca
  
  The Ontario government says it has launched its own border security measures aimed at preventing illegal border crossings and cross-border transporting of illegal guns and drugs. 
  
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• ‘Incredibly special’ — Detroit Lions to host downtown Windsor drone show, fan event

  07-01-2025 19:39 via windsorstar.com
  
  Playoff-bound Detroit Lions are taking their party to the streets — and skies — of downtown Windsor. Read More
  
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• Last call: Phog Lounge lugs away bar as it departs downtown Windsor

  07-01-2025 19:14 via windsorstar.com
  
  Changes are ahead for the small red bar on University Avenue West in downtown Windsor. Read More
  
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• Trump says he would use 'economic force' to join Canada with U.S.

  07-01-2025 18:46 via cbc.ca
  
  U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday continued to threaten significant tariffs and said he would be willing to use "economic force," rather than military force, to join Canada and the United States together.
  
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• Trump says he would use 'economic force' on Canada

  07-01-2025 18:46 via cbc.ca
  
  President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday continued to threaten significant tariffs and said he would be willing to use "economic force," rather than military force, to join Canada and the United States together.
  
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• Trudeau says 'not a snowball's chance in hell' Canada joins U.S.

  07-01-2025 18:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday dismissed U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's willingness to use "economic force" to absorb Canada into the United States by reiterating what his Canadian government has said for some time: Merging countries is not in the realm of possibility.
  
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• OHL notebook: LaSalle's Gibson traded by Greyhounds to Generals

  07-01-2025 18:28 via windsorstar.com
  
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• No pressure for Spitfires to deal as OHL deadline looms

  07-01-2025 18:00 via windsorstar.com
  
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• Ontario colleges: Job action looms in Windsor, elsewhere as two sides far apart

  07-01-2025 17:25 via windsorstar.com
  
  LONDON, ONT. — Ontario college students may be out of the classroom as early as Thursday if a deal between the union representing college faculty and the organization that bargains for the province’s 24 public colleges can’t be reached. Both sides are sitting down for last-minute talks amid the spectre of a sweeping strike.   Read More
  
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• Windsor pays $1.5M for former west-side Catholic school property for housing

  07-01-2025 17:10 via windsorstar.com
  
  The City of Windsor has purchased a former school property in the west end with sights set on offering it up for residential development. Read More
  
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• Three suspects sought by Windsor police in west-end gunpoint robbery

  07-01-2025 16:57 via windsorstar.com
  
  The Windsor Police Service has made one arrest and is searching for three more suspects who allegedly broke into a west-end residence with a gun and demanded cash and property from two individuals inside. Read More
  
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• Former Caesars Windsor VP appointed Invest WindsorEssex COO as budget is cut

  07-01-2025 16:35 via windsorstar.com
  
  Invest WindsorEssex announced Monday it has appointed former Caesars Windsor executive Keith Andrews as chief operating officer and strategic advisor to the board of directors. Read More
  
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• Former Caesars Windsor VP appointed Invest WindsorEssex CEO as budget is cut

  07-01-2025 16:35 via windsorstar.com
  
  Invest WindsorEssex announced Monday it has appointed former Caesars Windsor executive Keith Andrews as CEO and strategic advisor to the board of directors. Read More
  
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• 'Mixed emotions' — Windsor-Essex MPs react to Prime Minister Trudeau resignation

  07-01-2025 14:30 via windsorstar.com
  
  Justin Trudeau's decision to step down as prime minister and leader of Canada's Liberal Party has drawn mixed but unsurprised reactions from Windsor-Essex MPs. Read More
  
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• Big piece of 19th century Lake Erie vessel washes ashore in Chatham-Kent

  07-01-2025 13:51 via windsorstar.com
  
  ERIEAU — A large section of a 19th-century vessel has washed up on the shore of Lake Erie in this lakeside community near Chatham. Read More
  
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• Windsor looking at ‘staggering’ fee hikes for home builds, new development

  07-01-2025 13:00 via windsorstar.com
  
  A consultant's report heading soon to city council suggests Windsor development charges could increase by more than 150 per cent — sparking strong backlash from the development community. Read More
  
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• Guest column: Opposition leaders could benefit if Premier Ford doesn't call early vote

  07-01-2025 13:00 via windsorstar.com
  
  Doug Ford’s decision to shelve the idea of taking Ontario into an early election doesn’t come without risk for the province’s 26th premier. The main risk is that one of his opponents, specifically Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, might get her act together and become a real threat if an election happens later. Read More
  
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• These international students are trying to find jobs. But a tight job market leaves them with few options

  07-01-2025 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  International students in Windsor-Essex area worry for future as the scarcity of job limits their options.
  
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• Ontario set a goal 20 years ago to be accessible by 2025. Hamilton group says standards are now outdated

  07-01-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The head of the Hamilton-based Disability Justice Network of Ontario says the 20-year implementation of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act left "a huge chasm" between the disabled community's hopes and reality.
  
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• Ontario accessibility act needs updates and improved enforcement, says provincial advocacy group

  07-01-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The head of the Hamilton-based Disability Justice Network of Ontario says the 20-year implementation of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act left "a huge chasm" between the disabled community's hopes and reality.
  
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