Windsor, Ontario news

• 23-year-old driver killed in fiery crash near rail tracks in Windsor

  17-11-2025 16:45 via cbc.ca
  A man died Friday night after authorities say his vehicle hit several cement pillars on Pillette Road — where the street ends — just before railway tracks in the area.
  
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• Paul Martin Building hotel renovations reach Central Branch library space

  17-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  The union representing staff at the Central Branch of Windsor Public Library says the renovations to turn the Paul Martin Building into a hotel are starting to encroach on library space.
  
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• Check out these sculptures made out of food donations

  17-12-2025 00:39 via cbc.ca
  Staff at the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board's main office challenged each other to create sculptures from canned goods and other non-perishables. Their efforts are in support of CBC's Make the Season Kind campaign.
  
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• Residents, business owners frustrated as new intersection near Devonshire Mall delayed again

  16-12-2025 23:09 via cbc.ca
  The opening of a new intersection at Sydney Avenue and Howard Avenue is delayed again, according to Windsor’s mayor.
  
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• Leamington's budget increases taxes 2.5 per cent in 2026

  16-12-2025 22:06 via windsorstar.com
  The average homeowners in the Municipality of Leamington will see taxes increase 2.5 per cent in 2026.  Read More
  
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• Kingsville finalizes 2026 budget with 5.9 per cent tax hike

  16-12-2025 21:49 via windsorstar.com
  Kingsville property owners can expect to pay 5.9 per cent more in municipal taxes next year. Read More
  
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• 'Buy Canadian' policy comes into effect for federal projects worth over $25M

  16-12-2025 21:05 via cbc.ca
  The federal government's "Buy Canadian" policy takes effect Tuesday and Ottawa says it will fundamentally change the way it purchases goods and services.
  
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• Windsor-Essex public school board fills two trustee vacancies

  16-12-2025 19:57 via windsorstar.com
  The Greater Essex County District School Board has selected trustees to fill two temporary vacancies.  Read More
  
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• Inside the Detroit warehouse where America's 'fast and furious' tariffs are enforced

  16-12-2025 19:02 via cbc.ca
  Trade experts say American tariffs have turned routine paperwork into administrative nightmares for manufacturing executives.
  
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• Ford retreats from EVs and takes big financial hit as Trump policies grip industry

  16-12-2025 16:47 via cbc.ca
  It's a visible sign of the auto industry's pullback from a technology carmakers wholeheartedly embraced early this decade. Trump policies reduce federal support for EVs, affecting sales and demand.
  
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• After 1,000 3rd-shift Windsor Assembly hires through internal process, Stellantis says public job postings unlikely

  16-12-2025 16:27 via windsorstar.com
  Those without an inside connection appear out of luck when it comes to nabbing one of the 1,500 coveted auto manufacturing jobs that opened up with Stellantis's plan to relaunch the Windsor Assembly Plant's third shift. Read More
  
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• Annual NHL alumni vs. OPP game Jan. 11 in Lakeshore

  16-12-2025 15:47 via windsorstar.com
  Grab your favourite NHL team jersey and your toque and head down to Lakeshore’s Atlas Tube Recreation Centre for a hockey battle in support of Special Olympics Ontario and the Law Enforcement Torch Run.  Read More
  
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• 'Really disappointing' — Province rejects Essex request for Harrow drainage upgrade funding

  16-12-2025 15:41 via windsorstar.com
  The province has rejected a Town of Essex grant application seeking about $1 million for the expansion of the Harrow raw sewage pumping station.  Read More
  
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• Windsor police charge suspect in commercial burglary

  16-12-2025 15:21 via windsorstar.com
  Windsor police tracked down a commercial break-and-enter suspect following a six-month search, arresting the man last week.  Read More
  
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• UWindsor, Holy Names high school team up to promote physical activity among special needs students

  16-12-2025 15:17 via windsorstar.com
  University of Windsor students are teaming up with leadership students at Holy Names Catholic High School to help students with special needs participate in exercise programs designed to improve their health and quality of life.  Read More
  
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• Candy-toting Santa visits Kingsville park lit up for the holidays

  16-12-2025 15:04 via windsorstar.com
  Santa Claus ho-ho-ho'd, offered Christmas candies and posed for numerous photos with children and families during a weekend stopover at Kingsville’s Lakeside Park pavilion. Read More
  
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• Windsor's public board gets 2 new trustees - at a time when the role's future is uncertain

  16-12-2025 13:51 via cbc.ca
  Chandrika Abhang will represent Amherstburg and LaSalle, while Cheryl Lovell was appointed for Leamington and Pelee Island. They replace two trustees who recently resigned witih roughly a year left in their terms.
  
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• Windsor's public board fills trustee vacancies amidst provincial scrutiny around the positions

  16-12-2025 13:51 via cbc.ca
  Chandrika Abhang will represent Amherstburg and LaSalle, while Cheryl Lovell was appointed for Leamington and Pelee Island. They replace two trustees who recently resigned witih roughly a year left in their terms.
  
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• Ford: On hijabs, turbans, crosses … and secularism in an outraged society

  16-12-2025 13:10 via windsorstar.com
  Outrage is defined as a strong reaction of anger or indignation. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, it is an act that violates accepted standards of behaviour or taste. Read More
  
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• 'I really do believe I could help': Conservative MP Jivani on restarting U.S. trade talks

  16-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Conservative MP Jamil Jivani says he’s ready to lend a hand and do what he can, if Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants help restarting trade negotiations with the United States.
  
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• Windsor Jewish leader calls for action on extremism after attack on Australian Jews kills 15

  16-12-2025 00:55 via cbc.ca
  The executive director of the Windsor Jewish Federation and Community Centre says she’s shocked and horrified by Sunday’s mass shooting in Sydney, Australia that left 15 people dead and at least 38 others injured after two gunmen opened fire at a Hannukah celebration at Bondi Beach.
  
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• School bus driver facing charge in fiery crash in St. Clair Township

  15-12-2025 23:50 via cbc.ca
  A school bus driver has been charged after a fiery crash in St. Clair Township, south of Sarnia, on Friday morning.
  
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• Motorist arrested for impaired driving after vehicle hits Windsor utility pole, flips over

  15-12-2025 22:19 via windsorstar.com
  The driver of a white sport utility vehicle that struck an east Windsor utility pole, causing the vehicle to flip on its side, has been charged with impaired driving. Read More
  
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• Ten hopefuls vie for 2 vacancies on Windsor-Essex public school board

  15-12-2025 21:52 via windsorstar.com
  With a year left in the current term, interviews are scheduled Tuesday for 10 applicants seeking to fill two sudden trustee vacancies at the Greater Essex County District School Board.  Read More
  
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• Ontario has no plans to sell off stored U.S. alcohol for charity, Ford says

  15-12-2025 21:26 via cbc.ca
  Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government has no plan to sell off a stockpile of American alcohol sitting in storage to benefit charities over the holiday season, for fear it could harm local producers.
  
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• Feeling the winter blues: Here's how you can combat feeling SAD this winter

  15-12-2025 21:14 via cbc.ca
  Canadians are no strangers to cold weather but shorter hours of daylight can have an impact on mood.
  
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• New tool helps Windsor police track high-risk offenders who've been released with conditions

  15-12-2025 20:48 via cbc.ca
  The Windsor Police Service has launched a new dashboard to help them monitor high-risk offenders who are subject to court-ordered conditions. 
  
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• Stellantis touts milestone of 1,000 new hires for Windsor Assembly Plant

  15-12-2025 19:58 via cbc.ca
  Automaker Stellantis says it has surpassed 1,000 new hires for the third shift at its Windsor Assembly Plant.
  
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• Windsor police looking for man who stole $8,000 worth of electronics from mall

  15-12-2025 19:29 via windsorstar.com
  Windsor police are asking for help to track down a man who allegedly broke into a Devonshire Mall kiosk and stole more than $8,000 worth of electronics. Read More
  
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• Windsor police now digitally tracking hundreds of high-risk offenders in real-time

  15-12-2025 18:29 via windsorstar.com
  The Windsor Police Service’s newest crime-fighting weapon is an interactive map, which helps officers keep tabs on hundreds of local high-risk offenders. Read More
  
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