Windsor, Ontario news

• Leamington high school student awarded $100K Schulich scholarship

  25-06-2026 12:55 via windsorstar.com
  
  Naomi Georges was in chemistry class when she got an email notifying her that she was one of 100 Canadian high school students awarded the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarship.  Read More
  
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• Windsor police charge hit-and-run driver

  25-06-2026 16:18 via windsorstar.com
  
  A motorist who fled the scene of a two-vehicle collision was captured a short distance away hiding behind a residence. Read More
  
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• Spitfires hoping to live out every player's dream at NHL Draft

  25-06-2026 15:26 via windsorstar.com
  
  The NHL Draft could be a bittersweet event for the Windsor Spitfires.  Read More
  
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• Detroit Lions player Terrion Arnold arrested in connection to Florida kidnapping, robbery

  25-06-2026 13:45 via cbc.ca
  
  Arnold, 23, is accused of being the "primary conspirator" before three men in their late teens were held at gunpoint, battered and pistol-whipped in February in Tampa
  
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• Up to 110 km/h: Ontario to hike highway speed limits

  25-06-2026 12:49 via windsorstar.com
  
  It will soon take less time to reach many destinations along Ontario's major highways as the government moves to increase speed limits.  Read More
  
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• Private meeting with Windsor mayor fuels Amherstburg policing dispute

  25-06-2026 12:46 via windsorstar.com
  
  Accusations of secrecy and disrespect dominated Amherstburg council Tuesday after two councillors met privately with Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens to discuss the town's policing future. Read More
  
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• Here's why you could wait more than 48 hours to be admitted into ERs in places like Windsor

  25-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A report released Thursday by the Canadian Institute for Health Information found that limited emergency room capacity, difficulties in accessing standard care and the country's aging population are to blame for patients spending more than 48 hours waiting in ERs.
  
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• Here's why you could wait more than 48 hours to be admitted at ERs in places like Windsor

  25-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A report released Thursday by the Canadian Institute for Health Information found that limited emergency room capacity, difficulties in accessing standard care and the country's aging population are to blame for patients spending more than 48 hours waiting in ERs.
  
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• Headed to the ER? Here's why you could now wait more than 48 hours to be admitted

  25-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A report released Thursday by the Canadian Institute for Health Information found that limited emergency room capacity, difficulties in accessing standard care and the country's aging population are to blame for patients spending more than 48 hours waiting in ERs.
  
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• CBC documentary tells story of Walpole Island family heirloom

  25-06-2026 03:25 via cbc.ca
  
  A new CBC documentary tells the story of a local Indigenous film-maker who stumbled across an old family heirloom. Derek Sands found his great-great-grandfather's canoe in a museum collection more than a century after it disappeared.
  
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• Here's how Windsor-Essex beaches are tested for E. Coli

  25-06-2026 03:00 via cbc.ca
  
  CBC Windsor's Acton Clarkin takes a look at how beaches in Windsor-Essex are tested for E. Coli and how to stay safe before taking a dip.
  
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• Windsor Police Service officers doubling up on downtown patrols

  25-06-2026 02:47 via cbc.ca
  
  Funerals were held Wednesday for two police officers recently killed on the job in Montreal and in Toronto. As Jason Viau found out, their deaths are affecting change for Windsor Police officers patrolling downtown.
  One in Montreal, the other in Toronto.
  
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• Unifor accuses Titan Tool and Die of cutting retiree health-care benefits, pension supplement

  25-06-2026 01:30 via cbc.ca
  
  According to the union, the cuts made by the company affect former employees and surviving spouses who relied on benefits earned through decades of service to the company.
  
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• Ban on kids using social media welcomed by Windsor parent advocate

  25-06-2026 00:07 via cbc.ca
  
  Bill C-34 proposes restricting social media use to ages 16 and older. Amanda Pettit, lead of the Windsor-Essex chapter of the parent advocacy group Unplugged Canada, says it's about time.
  
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• UWindsor partners with regional auto network to get student ideas to market sooner

  24-06-2026 23:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Everything from theft protection to sleep detection is worked on in the labs.
  
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• Windsor police charge three after teen allegedly drugged, sexually assaulted

  24-06-2026 20:16 via windsorstar.com
  
  Windsor police have charged three suspects alleged to have been involved in the drugging and sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl. Read More
  
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• Police arrest three suspects following sexual assault

  24-06-2026 20:16 via windsorstar.com
  
  Windsor police have charged three suspects alleged to have been involved in the drugging and sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl. Read More
  
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• New WECAR president: lower development charges could spur 'missing middle' home sales

  24-06-2026 19:56 via windsorstar.com
  
  Lowering development fees can make a difference in the housing market by putting more houses within reach of buyers, said Alyssa Ismail, president of the Windsor-Essex County Association of Realtors.   Read More
  
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• Windsor doctor recognized for work with sickle cell disease patients

  24-06-2026 17:08 via windsorstar.com
  
  A Windsor doctor, and long-time advocate for sickle cell disease patients, has been honoured with a medical award of excellence. Read More
  
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• 401, 402 stretches in southwestern Ontario included in 110 km/h highway increase

  24-06-2026 16:04 via cbc.ca
  
  Speed limits at several stretches of Ontario highways will be increasing to 110 km/h according to Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria.
  
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• Michigan Senate candidate accuses Trump of keeping Canada-U.S. bridge closed to help donor

  24-06-2026 15:59 via cbc.ca
  
  Mallory McMorrow's new ad accuses Trump of blocking the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge and suggests he is doing it to benefit a major political donor, building on an anti-corruption message she has sought to make central to her campaign.
  
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• Women charged after gold necklace distraction theft

  24-06-2026 15:19 via windsorstar.com
  
  Two women have been charged by Windsor police in connection with a distraction theft investigation. Read More
  
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• Red Raiders Cavanagh twins double up at WECSSAA awards

  24-06-2026 14:55 via windsorstar.com
  
  Facing the Essex Red Raiders often meant double trouble to the opposition.  Read More
  
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• Letter: Cyclists must follow rules of the road

  24-06-2026 14:25 via windsorstar.com
  
  Recently, I almost hit a cyclist with my car. I was stopped to turn right, and of course, looking left at the flow of traffic. Just as I took my foot off the gas to turn, a bike came flying from the right on the sidewalk.  Read More
  
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• OPP investigates fake emergency call in Leamington

  24-06-2026 14:21 via windsorstar.com
  
  No arrests have been made in an ongoing investigation in Leamington involving a fake emergency call for a domestic disturbance with weapons. Read More
  
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• Leamington 'swatting' incident investigated. What it means — and what police think

  24-06-2026 13:33 via cbc.ca
  
  Police say a fake emergency call was made about a violent family dispute involving weapons at a Talbot Road East home around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Several units responded.
  
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• Wheatley, Ont., Legion reopens nearly 5 years after explosion

  24-06-2026 12:34 via cbc.ca
  
  The newly rebuilt Legion officially opened its doors to the public, drawing a steady stream of members and residents.
  
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• Possible exposure to whooping cough at Leamington walk-in clinic

  24-06-2026 12:04 via windsorstar.com
  
  A potential exposure to whooping cough has been identified at a Leamington walk-in clinic.   Read More
  
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• Canada-U.S. tensions causing decline in Windsor-Essex tourism

  24-06-2026 12:01 via windsorstar.com
  
  Fewer Canadian and American travellers visited Windsor-Essex last year amid ongoing political tension between both countries. Read More
  
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• Learning to speak to artificial intelligence

  24-06-2026 11:24 via windsorstar.com
  
  The emergence of generative artificial intelligence has felt to many like a leap into a science fiction inspired future where computers finally speak our language. Read More
  
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