Windsor, Ontario news

• Windsor, Tecumseh get $84.4M for cutting the cost of building new homes

  23-10-2026 23:09 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  The federal and provincial governments are providing Windsor and Tecumseh with up to $84.4 million in infrastructure funding in exchange for reducing development charges, a move expected to cut the cost of building new homes by tens of thousands of dollars.
  
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• This Ontario township isn't voting for a mayor or councillors on Monday — for the 3rd election in a row

  23-10-2026 21:30 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Enniskillen is a mainly agricultural community located in Lambton County.
  
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• Trump to swap some tariffs on Canadian goods amid midterm pressure

  23-10-2026 20:44 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump is poised to lift tariffs on some Canadian products — and hit others with new duties — as Republicans in border states lobby for relief from trade actions that have put them in a shaky political position ahead of November's midterms.
  
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• Trump to exempt some Canadian products from tariffs amid midterm pressure

  23-10-2026 20:44 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump is poised to lift tariffs on some Canadian products as Republicans in border states lobby for relief from trade actions that have put them in a shaky political position ahead of November's midterms.
  
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• Voting in ward 6? Here are your city council candidates

  23-10-2026 17:03 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  There's less than a week to go until Windsor's municipal election day on Oct. 26. If you're a voter casting a ballot in Ward 6 — the part of the city that includes the Riverside neighbourhood and stretches from Pillette Road to Little River — here are your candidates for city council.
  
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• Parks Canada plan to cut 500 jobs draws criticism from union

  23-10-2026 14:00 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Parks Canada is restructuring its workforce following a $145-million budget cut over the next three years. The union representing the public servants said the impending layoffs are "disappointing."
  
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• Republican 'Muslim Brotherhood' attacks on El-Sayed in Michigan seek to exploit Democratic fault lines

  23-10-2026 13:28 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  The race is said to be a 'toss-up' with the Democrat holding ​a slight edge in some polls
  
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• School buses cancelled due to fog in Essex County for 2nd straight morning

  23-10-2026 12:36 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Buses are running in Windsor, Chatham-Kent and Sarnia-Lambton as normal.
  
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• Crime Stoppers had 'potentially one of the most harmful data breaches' Canada has seen. What's next?

  23-10-2026 11:16 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Two days after an exclusive CBC investigation revealed the extent of the Crime Stoppers data hack in Canada, experts are now weighing the long-term implications of what could be among the country's most dangerous privacy failures.
  
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• Searches of cellphones, laptops by U.S. customs up more than 32% so far this year

  23-10-2026 10:00 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Searches of electronic devices such as phones and laptops of travellers entering the United States are up more than 32 per cent this year and are on track to set a new record, CBC News has learned.
  
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• Windsor Police Service pauses participation in Crime Stoppers after data breach

  23-10-2026 00:02 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  The Windsor Police Service has temporarily paused its participation in the Crime Stoppers program after a cybersecurity breach resulted in the release of more than 1.5 million tips.
  
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• Mayor walks away amid questioning about ex-Windsor, Ont., police chief’s racist remarks

  22-10-2026 23:37 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  One week after telling the Black Council of Windsor-Essex that calling out racism “is No. 1,” Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens walked away amid questioning about racist comments made by the southwestern Ontario city's recently retired police chief.
  
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• Windsor rotary club hopes to help restore fire-damaged totem pole

  22-10-2026 23:33 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  The City of Windsor says the incident remains under investigation. It says arson is suspected but has not been confirmed.
  
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• Detroit tourism bureau halts advertising in Canada amid trade war, hopes Canadians won't 'hold grudge'

  22-10-2026 20:04 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Detroit’s tourism bureau has completely stopped marketing to Canada, saying they understand that the “antagonistic” American actions have strained relations between the two countries.
  
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• Minister giving Stelco owner 15 days to reverse layoffs before turning to the courts

  22-10-2026 16:15 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is giving the American parent company of Hamilton-based Stelco 15 days to reverse layoffs before seeking legal action.
  
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• Minister gives Stelco owner 15 days to reverse layoffs before turning to the courts

  22-10-2026 16:15 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is giving the American parent company of Hamilton-based Stelco 15 days to reverse layoffs before seeking legal action.
  
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• Carney announces trade and defence partnership with Turkey

  22-10-2026 13:44 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney's political and economic tightrope act began Thursday as he and Turkish President Recep Erdogan announced a strategic partnership aimed at expanding trade and defence co-operation.
  
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• These candidates want more diversity represented in Windsor-Essex councils

  22-10-2026 12:00 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Many racialized candidates running across Windsor-Essex in this municipal election say diversity is needed.
  
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• Detroit tourism bureau halts advertising in Canada amid trade war, hopes Canadians won't 'hold a grudge'

  22-10-2026 10:00 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Detroit’s tourism bureau has completely stopped marketing to Canada, saying they understand that “antagonistic” American actions have strained relations between the two countries.
  
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• Voting in Windsor's Ward 10? Here are your city council candidates

  22-10-2026 02:58 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Municipal election day is less than a week away, and Windsor voters will be headed to the polls to choose a mayor and city councillors. If you're voting in Ward 10 — which stretches from Huron Church Road to a section of Walker Road — here are your four choices for city councillor.
  
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• 2nd person dies, 17 remain displaced after weekend apartment fire in Windsor, fire officials say

  22-10-2026 01:26 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Two people have now died and a total of 17 remain displaced after a fire in a Windsor apartment early Sunday, fire officials say.
  
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• If you live in Windsor's Ward 9, here are your candidates for city council

  22-10-2026 01:00 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  There's less than a week to go until Windsor's municipal election on Oct. 26, when Windsorites choose a new mayor and city council. If you live in Ward 9 — the large, south Windsor ward that includes the Windsor airport — here are your city council candidates.
  
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• Soldier injured in fatal Alberta training exercise fire honoured as 'one of our own' by Tecumseh, Ont., mayor

  22-10-2026 00:29 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  A catastrophic military training exercise in Wainwright, Alta., that claimed the lives of four Canadian soldiers has hit close to home in Tecumseh, Ont., where one of the dozens of soldiers who were injured has deep family ties.
  
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• Windsor Votes 2026: Candidates reflect on tone of mayoral race

  22-10-2026 00:02 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  As Windsor's municipal election day approaches, we asked the leading candidates for mayor how they feel about the tone of the race to date. CBC's Dalson Chen reports.
  
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• If you're voting in Windsor's ward 8, here are your 2 candidates for city council

  21-10-2026 22:19 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Election day is less than a week away, and Windsorites will be able to vote for their next mayor and city councillor. If you live in Ward 8 — stretching from Pillette Road over to Little River, and south to the E.C. Row Expressway — here are your two candidates for city councillor.
  
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• Voting in Ward 7? Here are your Windsor city council candidates

  21-10-2026 20:02 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Election day in Windsor is less than a week away. Windsorites will elect a new mayor and city council. If you're casting your ballot in Ward 7— the city's easternmost ward, which stretches from Little River to the Town of Tecumseh border and includes Forest Glade — here are your options for city councillor, alphabetically and in their own words.
  
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• CBC Windsor's Chris Ensing heads home to London

  21-10-2026 18:51 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  From the Ambassador Bridge blockade to City Hall, Chris Ensing spent the last nine years reporting on some of the biggest stories in Windsor-Essex County. Now, he's heading up the 401 to take on a new role at CBC London. We caught up with him to look back on his time in Windsor and say goodbye.
  
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• CBC Windsor's Chris Ensing heads home to host London Morning

  21-10-2026 18:51 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  From the Ambassador Bridge blockade to City Hall, Chris Ensing spent the last nine years reporting on some of the biggest stories in Windsor-Essex County. Now, he's heading up the 401 to take on a new role at CBC London. We caught up with him to look back on his time in Windsor and say goodbye.
  
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• Carney, Ford to announce funding for clean auto investments: source

  21-10-2026 15:59 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are expected to unveil new support for auto companies making clean investments during the trade war with the U.S., CBC News has learned.
  
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• Carney, Ford announce nearly $9B partnership to support steel, auto, critical mineral sectors

  21-10-2026 15:59 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Alongside Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced an $8.7-billion support package for steel, critical mineral and auto sectors.
  
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• Carney, Ford announce $8.7B partnership to support steel, auto, critical mineral sectors

  21-10-2026 15:59 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Alongside Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced an $8.7-billion support package for steel, critical mineral and auto sectors on Wednesday.
  
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• Ontario cancer patients speak out over disappointment with drug funding decision

  21-10-2026 15:20 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Some Ontarians with Stage 4 cancer, whose doctors say they are good candidates for treatments unavailable in the province, were buoyed last month when a man won a court challengeagainst his OHIP out-of-country denial. But their hopes were dashed when Health Minister Sylvia Jones responded to the court ruling by changing the rules.
  
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• Toronto Crime Stoppers pauses program after CBC exclusive finds over 1.5 million tips leaked across Canada

  21-10-2026 10:00 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  An exclusive CBC investigation has found more than 1.5 million tips sent to Canadian Crime Stoppers chapters were captured in a massive hack announced last March. A CBC analysis identified that at least half of these tips included personal information.
  
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• Problem gambling jumps, suicides triple in Ontario after expansion of online casinos

  21-10-2026 10:00 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Nearly 130,000 Ontarians now show signs of problem gambling, compared to some 43,000 in 2018, a tripling of the number of people who meet the criteria of gambling too frequently, losing money and struggling with addiction, CBC News has learned.
  
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• More than 1.5 million Canadian Crime Stoppers tips leaked, CBC exclusive finds

  21-10-2026 10:00 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  An exclusive CBC investigation has found more than 1.5 million tips sent to Canadian Crime Stoppers chapters were captured in a massive hack announced last March. A CBC analysis identified that at least half of these tips included personal information.
  
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• Casting your ballot in Ward 5? Here are your council candidates

  21-10-2026 03:00 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Windsor voters will head to the polls on Oct. 26. If you're voting in Ward 5, the ward that includes Ford City, here are your candidates for council, in their own words and in alphabetical order.
  
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• OSAP pause at private post-secondary institutions to remain in effect until new year

  21-10-2026 01:03 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  A pause on student financial assistance payments across all private post-secondary institutions in Ontario will stay in effect until at least the new year, the province's colleges and universities minister announced Tuesday.
  
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• If you're voting in Ward 3, here are your city council options

  21-10-2026 00:43 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Windsorites will head to the polls on Monday to cast ballots for the city's next mayor, city council and school trustees. If you live in ward 3 — the ward that includes downtown, where many of the city's services for people with mental health, addiction and housing concerns — here are your candidates for city council, in alphabetical order.
  
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• If you're casting your ballot in Ward 2, here are your city council candidates

  20-10-2026 22:00 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  With Windsor's municipal election day less than a week away, voters will soon be heading to the polls. If you're voting in Ward 2 — the west-end ward that includes Sandwich Town and the University of Windsor — here are your options for city council, in alphabetical order and in their own words.
  
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• No Canada-U.S. trade deal expected before American midterm elections: sources

  20-10-2026 21:01 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  The Canada-U.S. trade war is poised to grind on for the foreseeable future, as sources tell CBC News hope of a deal before the American midterm elections has completely faded.
  
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• How an immigration protest near the Gordie Howe bridge shut down its multi-use pathway

  20-10-2026 20:57 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  A heated American political protest centred around immigration occurred near the Gordie Howe bridge this past weekend,shutting down its pedestrian and cycling pathway. Passenger and commercial vehicles were not affected.
  
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• Casting your ballot in Ward 1? Here are your candidates for Windsor city council

  20-10-2026 20:00 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Voters in Windsor's Ward 1, the south Windsor ward bordering both LaSalle and Tecumseh, have seven possible choices for city councillor.
  
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• Juror sends mysterious letter to jailed man he just helped convict of murder in Windsor, Ont.

  20-10-2026 18:30 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Roughly two months after a first-degree murder trial in Windsor, Ont., ended, one juror took the “highly unusual” step of sending the convicted man a letter requesting to meet.
  
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• 12-year-old girls hurt after their e-scooter collides with minivan in Windsor

  20-10-2026 15:42 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  The injuries to both 12-year-olds are considered "serious" but not life-threatening.
  
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• Windsor playground closed as police investigate

  20-10-2026 14:40 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Several evidence markers could be seen scattered near a picnic table at Garry Dugal Park on Drouillard Road near railroad tracks.
  
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• Man in critical condition after being found unconscious at Windsor park

  20-10-2026 14:40 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Several evidence markers could be seen scattered near a picnic table at Garry Dugal Park on Drouillard Road near railroad tracks.
  
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• Guelph psychotherapist urges Ontario to fund long-term supportive therapy with OHIP

  20-10-2026 12:00 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  A Guelph psychotherapist has launched a petition asking the province to have long-term supportive psychotherapy covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). Marinela Trickett, clinical director of Trickett Psychotherapy, says seeing a psychotherapist can cost over $100 a session out of pocket.
  
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• What if hackers shut down the Windsor-Detroit tunnel? Cybersecurity conference to test response

  20-10-2026 10:00 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  Cybersecurity experts will gather Tuesday for Operation: Defend the North, a conference at St. Clair College designed to test how organizations and emergency responders would manage a major cyber crisis.
  
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• Canadian who stole a Las Vegas flamingo after drinking '30 to 40' beers convicted of animal cruelty

  20-10-2026 02:13 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  A Las Vegas court convicted Ontario man Mitchell Fairbarn of animal cruelty charges Monday for snatching a flamingo named Peachy from its habitat at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino last March in what prosecutors called a drunken and malicious act.
  
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• Canadian charged with animal cruelty in Vegas flamingo theft tells trial he drank '30 to 40' beers that day

  20-10-2026 02:13 via CBC | Windsor News
  
  A Las Vegas court heard closing arguments Monday in the case of an Ontario man charged with two counts of felony animal cruelty after authorities allege he entered the flamingo habitat at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino last March and took a bird named Peachy back to his room.Mitchell Fairbarn of Ontario told his trial he never meant to hurt Peachy, the bird he took in March
  
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