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• Good Samaritans make dramatic Windsor riverfront rescue

  02-05-2025 21:06 via windsorstar.com
  
  Citizens in Windsor made a daring rescue along the downtown riverfront Wednesday afternoon. Read More
  
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• 'Grandparent' scam on the rise, LaSalle police say

  22-02-2026 04:42 via windsorstar.com
  The LaSalle Police Service is warning residents about a rise in the “grandparent scam.”  Read More
  
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• Michigan man fined for fishing in Lake Erie near Amherstburg

  21-02-2026 21:22 via windsorstar.com
  An individual from the United States has been fined for illegally fishing in Lake Erie near Amherstburg.  Read More
  
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• Driver charged with impaired after hit-and-run on cyclist

  21-02-2026 20:37 via windsorstar.com
  A 30-year-old man faces multiple charges, including impaired driving, following a hit-and-run collision that seriously injured a bicyclist early Feb. 20.  Read More
  
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• Windsor police search for suspect in downtown business break-in

  21-02-2026 14:21 via windsorstar.com
  Windsor police are asking for the public's help as they search for a suspect involved in a break-and-enter at a business in the city's core. Read More
  
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• Despite EV slowdown and Stellantis exit, Windsor’s NextStar battery plant 'business as usual' with production, hiring

  21-02-2026 13:49 via windsorstar.com
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• They made it! St. Clair College students enjoy convocation in downtown Windsor

  21-02-2026 13:42 via windsorstar.com
  Hundreds of St. Clair College students crossed the stage Thursday to collect their diplomas during the school’s 58th annual convocation ceremony. Read More
  
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• LaSalle's new commercial development open earlier, employing more people than projected, developer says

  21-02-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  The first phase of a new LaSalle commercial development is open ahead of schedule, and it's on track to exceed employment expectations, the developer says.
  
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• What to know about the Gordie Howe Windsor-Detroit bridge at the centre of Donald Trump's threats

  21-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  U.S. Democrats are probing the relationship between Donald Trump and the owner of the nearly century-old Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ont., after the president threatened to block this year's planned opening of a competing crossing — the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Here's more about the new bridge at the busiest international trade corridor in North America, and why it's at the centre of a ruckus.
  
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• Fears Ontario's student aid program will bring huge debt, put higher education out of reach

  21-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's changes to its post-secondary financial aid model have raised concerns about rising student debt and a return to when unaffordability deterred people from getting a higher education.
  
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• With a chance to take over top spot in the conference, Spitfires fail to compete hard enough in loss to Rangers

  21-02-2026 05:17 via windsorstar.com
  It was another missed opportunity for the Windsor Spitfires.  Read More
  
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• Where does the U.S. Supreme Court voiding some Trump tariffs leave Canada?

  20-02-2026 23:50 via cbc.ca
  The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a number of tariffs that President Donald Trump has imposed since he returned to the White House.
  
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• Gordie Howe bridge will cut deep into truck traffic at competing Ambassador Bridge: DHS

  20-02-2026 22:47 via cbc.ca
  The opening of the new Gordie Howe bridge is widely expected to change the way billions of dollars worth of goods and millions of travelers cross between Canada and the U.S.But a recent U.S. government analysis puts a number on just how significant the traffic impact could be at the busiest international trade corridor in North America.
  
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• Windsor, Detroit business leaders welcome ruling that Trump overstepped authority with global tariffs

  20-02-2026 20:49 via cbc.ca
  Chamber of commerce leaders in Windsor and Detroit have welcomed Friday’s Supreme Court ruling that U.S. President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose sweeping global tariffs.
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Trump tariffs unlikely to ease pain for Windsor-Essex

  20-02-2026 18:38 via windsorstar.com
  A U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down U.S. president Donald Trump's punishing trade policy is not expected to offer much reprieve for Windsor-Essex's battered automotive and manufacturing sectors, local union and economic leaders say. Read More
  
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• 'Incredible gift' — Local family donates $1 million to new Windsor-Essex regional hospital

  20-02-2026 18:02 via windsorstar.com
  Members of a Windsor-area family have donated $1 million to the new Fancsy Family Hospital — the latest of several seven-figure donations to the regional acute care facility. Read More
  
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• Federal government warns First Nations people to carry passport when crossing U.S. border

  20-02-2026 14:42 via cbc.ca
  The federal government has updated its travel advice for the United States, urging First Nations people to carry a
  passport in addition to a status card when crossing the border.
  
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• No doctor? New partnership aims to virtually ease primary care shortage in Windsor-Essex

  20-02-2026 14:31 via windsorstar.com
  For people without a family physician, a sore throat or prescription refill can mean hours spent at a walk-in clinic or an overcrowded emergency room. Read More
  
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• What's on our radar for Feb. 20, 2026

  20-02-2026 14:14 via cbc.ca
  Gordie Howe Bridge has new interim CEO, charges in hospital parking lot death, and more.
  
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• 'Secret meetings' — Democrats demand answers on Moroun's role in Trump threats to Gordie Howe bridge

  20-02-2026 14:05 via windsorstar.com
  Democrat lawmakers in the U.S. have “escalated” their fight to find out if President Donald Trump threatened to block the Gordie Howe International Bridge because of lobbying from the billionaire owner of the Ambassador Bridge. Read More
  
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• Guest column: For all their faults, Olympics what we need right now

  20-02-2026 13:15 via windsorstar.com
  When French educator Pierre de Coubertin and Greek philanthropist Demetrios Vikelas co-founded the modern Olympic movement in 1894, the world was in turmoil. Read More
  
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• Standing watch near Russia border, Windsor soldiers honour comrade killed in Ukraine war

  20-02-2026 13:00 via windsorstar.com
  For Windsor soldiers serving in Latvia as part of a Canadian NATO commitment, the multinational mission along Russia's Baltic border hit home with tragic news last summer. Read More
  
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• Watching the Canadian women's hockey team go for Olympic gold, these students are learning about hockey

  20-02-2026 02:01 via cbc.ca
  Before moving to Canada from the Philippines in 2022, the only thing Ayesa Arquero knew about hockey was that it’s the national game of Canada.
  
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• Gordie Howe bridge authority begins search for new CEO following resignation

  20-02-2026 00:19 via cbc.ca
  Charl van Niekerk has resigned from the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) and has taken up a new position in Toronto, the former CEO confirmed Thursday.
  
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• Zug Island coke refinery fined $100M, ordered to comply with pollution standards

  19-02-2026 23:31 via cbc.ca
  A U.S. court has ordered the company running a Zug Island refinery in Detroit to pay a penalty of $100 million for its sulfur dioxide pollution.
  
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• Essex County to consider relief from green bin fees

  19-02-2026 23:25 via windsorstar.com
  Essex County will consider providing some relief from green bin charges over the next few years.  Read More
  
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• Windsor police lay first-degree murder charge in city's first homicide of 2026

  19-02-2026 23:22 via windsorstar.com
  Windsor police have laid a first-degree murder charge against a LaSalle man in the city's first homicide of the year, less than 24 hours after a man was found unresponsive in a hospital parking lot. Read More
  
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• Man, 31, charged with 1st-degree murder in death of man found unresponsive at hospital parking lot

  19-02-2026 23:08 via cbc.ca
  A 31-year-old-man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a homicide that occurred Wednesday morning, Windsor police say.
  
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• Soldiers vs. Sailors — Local military face off for annual charity hockey game in Essex

  19-02-2026 22:56 via windsorstar.com
  No tanks, no anchors — just skates, sticks, and a six-year-old rivalry on ice. Read More
  
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• Police look to identify four suspects in downtown assault

  19-02-2026 22:06 via windsorstar.com
  Windsor police are searching for four individuals allegedly involved in a group assault that occurred downtown earlier this month.  Read More
  
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