Windsor, Ontario news

• CHARLEBOIS: The calorie economy is ending

  23-07-2026 13:43 via windsorstar.com
  
  How do you grow an agri-food business when there are simply fewer mouths to feed? Read More
  
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• Windsor killer who fired at victim 15 times sentenced to 9 years for manslaughter

  30-07-2026 13:20 via windsorstar.com
  
  A Windsor man who shot and killed a young Windsor dad was sentenced to nine years of prison for manslaughter on Wednesday. Read More
  
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• Dead crow in Windsor tests positive for West Nile virus

  30-07-2026 13:06 via windsorstar.com
  
  A dead crow found in Windsor has tested positive for West Nile virus. Read More
  
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• Elderly Walpole Island First Nation resident dead after vehicle ends up in St. Clair River

  30-07-2026 12:31 via cbc.ca
  
  OPP say an 84-year-old was the lone occupant and that their investigation into what led to the crash continues.
  
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• Trade an old treasure for a new one at Windsor's 'Trinket Trading Post'

  30-07-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Heather Teahan and her friend Jennifer Ranjit, have set up a 'Trinket Trading Post' outside Teahan's house where people can dropoff trinkets and trade them for new ones. The two friends shared the inspiration behind the post which has quickly become a neighbourhood landmark.
  
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• Dead crow tests positive for West Nile virus in Windsor-Essex, health unit says

  30-07-2026 00:21 via cbc.ca
  
  The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is notifying local residents that a dead crow has tested positive for West Nile virus.The health unit says the positive test follows a recent detection of West Nile virus in a second mosquito pool in the county, though no human cases have been reported in the area.
  
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• Can you spot the secret in this Windsor, Ont., artist's painting of Gordie Howe?

  30-07-2026 00:05 via cbc.ca
  
  Freddy Mason is a Windsor artist who has long loved Gordie Howe — and he was inspired to create this painting of Howe that now hangs aboard the Detroit Princess ship. He spoke with the CBC's Ken Amlin as the bridge named in Howe's honour marks its opening.
  
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• NextStar Energy workers to vote on new collective agreement Aug. 6, union says

  29-07-2026 23:01 via cbc.ca
  
  Workers at Windsor’s NextStar Energy battery plant will vote on a new collective agreement on Aug. 6.
  
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• Former UWindsor shot-putter Sarah Mitton defends Commonwealth gold

  29-07-2026 22:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Sarah Mitton's fifth throw sailed a distance of 19.88-metres, enough for shot put gold Wednesday at the Commonwealth games in Glasgow.
  
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• WPS charges 2 people after dog stolen in armed robbery

  29-07-2026 22:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Two people have been charged by the Windsor Police Service (WPS) after allegedly stealing a dog during an armed robbery.
  The WPS says officers responded to reports of a robbery around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 1600 block of Ouellette Ave. in the city’s west end. Police say the victim was walking his dog when two suspects exited an approaching vehicle and demanded the man surrender his dog.
  
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• Man sentenced to 9 years for fatal shooting in broad daylight, steps away from Windsor daycare

  29-07-2026 22:24 via cbc.ca
  
  After firing 15 shots and killing a 24-year-old across the street from a daycare, a Windsor man has been sentenced Wednesday to nine years behind bars.
  
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• Dog stolen during armed robbery, two suspects charged

  29-07-2026 21:02 via windsorstar.com
  
  Two people have been charged after a dog was stolen during an armed robbery.  Read More
  
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• What’s behind Lake Erie’s steep yellow perch decline?

  29-07-2026 20:55 via cbc.ca
  
  The shallowest of the Great Lakes has seen a drop of roughly 20 per cent, according to an Ontario regulatory body. A swell in the number of walleye and climate change are some of the reasons why, scientists say.
  
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• After 20 years, Windsor actor Rose Napoli makes her Stratford debut

  29-07-2026 19:30 via windsorstar.com
  
  Rose Napoli was in her second year at the University of Windsor’s acting program when she was invited along with a group of students to spend a month training at the Stratford Festival.  Read More
  
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• NextStar Energy workers reach tentative agreement

  29-07-2026 17:48 via windsorstar.com
  
  After nearly a month at the bargaining table, Unifor Local 444 has reached a tentative agreement with NextStar Energy. Read More
  
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• OPP charge two motorists with impaired driving

  29-07-2026 15:57 via windsorstar.com
  
  A Harrow woman faces impaired driving charges after the vehicle she was driving hit a hydro pole in Essex.  Read More
  
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• Ontario gives Windsor hospitals $11M boost for operations, wait time cuts

  29-07-2026 14:15 via windsorstar.com
  
  Patients waiting for diagnostic imaging, surgeries and specialized care are among those expected to benefit from more than $11 million in new provincial funding for Windsor hospitals. Read More
  
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• Liberals block House of Commons committee review of Gordie Howe bridge deal

  29-07-2026 13:10 via cbc.ca
  
  Opposition members of the House of Commons used a meeting of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates Wednesday to call for more transparency on the deal to open the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
  
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• House of Commons committee meeting around Gordie Howe bridge revenue-sharing with U.S.

  29-07-2026 13:10 via cbc.ca
  
  A House of Commons standing committee is set to discuss deal Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Windsor student-led group delivers meals to homeless

  29-07-2026 13:08 via windsorstar.com
  
  Some 350 people in need had a good meal Saturday after a local student group organized the delivery of food throughout the downtown core.  Read More
  
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• LaSalle police search for scooter rider spotted on camera near house fire

  29-07-2026 12:50 via windsorstar.com
  
  LaSalle police are searching for a scooter rider who may have been in the vicinity of a home that was damaged by a fire determined to be arson.  Read More
  
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• Architect behind Gordie Howe bridge on designing landmark crossing

  29-07-2026 12:40 via windsorstar.com
  
  At first glance, the Gordie Howe International Bridge appears to be a study in simplicity. Two sweeping towers. Clean lines. White cables stretching across the Detroit River. Read More
  
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• Windsor Coun. Jo-Anne Gignac has announced she's not seeking reelection; a colleague reflects on her record

  29-07-2026 02:38 via cbc.ca
  
  Longtime Windsor Coun. Jo-Anne Gignac has announced she won't run for reelection in October.
  Gignac made the revelation at Monday night's city council meeting.
  
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• 7,500 vehicles crossed the Gordie Howe International Bridge on day one; here are some reactions

  29-07-2026 00:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Countless Canadians and Americans made the journey to Windsor and Detroit on Monday to be amongst the first to cross the newly opened Gordie Howe International Bridge. The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority says roughly 7,500 vehicles crossed the bridge in its first 12 hours
  
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• 7,500 vehicles crossed the Gordie Howe International Bridge on Day 1; here are some reactions

  29-07-2026 00:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Countless Canadians and Americans made the journey to Windsor and Detroit on Monday to be amongst the first to cross the newly opened Gordie Howe International Bridge. The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority says roughly 7,500 vehicles crossed the bridge in its first 12 hours
  
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• 7,500 vehicles crossed the Gordie Howe bridge on Day 1

  29-07-2026 00:24 via cbc.ca
  
  Countless Canadians and Americans made the journey to Windsor and Detroit on Monday to be amongst the first to cross the newly opened Gordie Howe International Bridge. The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority says roughly 7,500 vehicles crossed the bridge in its first 12 hours
  
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• LaSalle family's Ford Model T takes ride across Gordie Howe bridge

  28-07-2026 21:51 via windsorstar.com
  
  The newest international crossing between Windsor and Detroit carried a vehicle Monday that was older than nearly everyone watching it go by. Read More
  
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• Canadian government removes cap on online passport renewals

  28-07-2026 19:38 via cbc.ca
  
  The federal government is lifting a limit on how many Canadians can apply online to renew their passports, Immigration Minister Lena Diab announced on Tuesday.
  
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• All eligible Canadians can now renew their passports online

  28-07-2026 19:38 via cbc.ca
  
  All eligible Canadian adults can now apply online to renew their passports, Immigration Minister Lena Diab announced on Tuesday.
  
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• All eligible Canadian adults can now renew their passports online

  28-07-2026 19:38 via cbc.ca
  
  All eligible Canadians over the age of 16 can now apply online to renew their passports, Immigration Minister Lena Diab announced on Tuesday.
  
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