Windsor, Ontario news

• Plug-in polluter? Why Canada may need to rethink 'transition' EV

  23-11-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Plug-in hybrid cars are a compromise for people wanting range with electric capability. But new research finds they’re less green than you think — so how should they fit into a zero-emissions future?
  
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• Windsor's Willistead Manor 'pulls out all the stops' to dress up for holiday tours

  11-12-2025 20:16 via windsorstar.com
  The doors are open once again at one of Windsor’s most prestigious addresses, as Willistead Manor invites visitors to admire the manor’s opulent festive décor during its annual holiday tours. Read More
  
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• Rising need: Windsor Goodfellows pack extra Christmas food boxes to meet demand

  11-12-2025 20:01 via windsorstar.com
  In 115 years, the only thing that’s changed is more people need help. Read More
  
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• Toronto police ID killer in 3 homicide cold cases involving young women

  11-12-2025 19:10 via cbc.ca
  Toronto police say DNA testing has identified Kenneth Smith as the killer of three young women in Toronto between 1982 and 1997.
  
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• Windsor police seize drugs, guns and cash, three people arrested

  11-12-2025 19:05 via cbc.ca
  Three people have been arrested and face a handful of charges after an illegal firearms investigation. 
  
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• U.S. border officers intercept new, 'potentially destructive' bark beetle in Detroit

  11-12-2025 18:35 via windsorstar.com
  A tiny but "potentially destructive" member of an imported bark beetle species was intercepted earlier this year by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Read More
  
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• ‘Coolest relationship in the world’ — Amid current turmoil, new Windsor-Detroit book explores cross-border ties that bind

  11-12-2025 16:40 via windsorstar.com
  A pair of Windsor urban historians argues in their latest book that there's much more uniting Windsor and Detroit than what the current political and trade turbulence between their respective nations might otherwise suggest. Read More
  
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• Benjamin Avenue blaze causes more than $40K in damage

  11-12-2025 16:12 via windsorstar.com
  A home and restaurant received smoke damage after fire broke out Wednesday at a residence on the city’s near east side. Read More
  
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• What's On Windsor: New downtown ice rink; holiday markets; breakfast with Santa

  11-12-2025 15:32 via windsorstar.com
  Lace up for a weekend of fun. Read More
  
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• Distracted driving charges surge as Essex County OPP ramps up enforcement

  11-12-2025 14:51 via windsorstar.com
  Ramped-up enforcement and focused police investigative work in three Essex County municipalities have led to decreases in some key crime types and a growing number of charges for multiple others, including a surge in distracted driving tickets. Read More
  
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• ‘Potentially destructive’ bark beetle found at Detroit airport — a 1st in U.S.: border officials

  11-12-2025 14:29 via cbc.ca
  The roughly 3-millimetre insect was found in bark from Ivory Coast brought in by a passenger who was headed to Texas.
  
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• Inside Stellantis CEO's 'emergency room' rush to recapture market share

  11-12-2025 13:20 via cbc.ca
  Antonio Filosa prioritizes sales growth over short-term profits as automaker shifts focus to popular Jeep and Ram models, withfleet sales used to boost volumes and maintain production visibility.
  
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• Opinion: Break down barriers standing in way of a vital Canadian resource — women entrepreneurs

  11-12-2025 13:10 via windsorstar.com
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• Sherrone Moore fired as Michigan football coach for inappropriate relationship, detained by police

  11-12-2025 12:21 via cbc.ca
  Sherrone Moore was jailed on Wednesday, according to court records, just hours after he was fired as University of Michigan football coach for what the university said was an "inappropriate relationship with a staff member."
  
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• Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore fired, faces arraignment over alleged assault

  11-12-2025 12:21 via cbc.ca
  Sherrone Moore is scheduled for arraignment on Thursday afternoon, less than 24 hours after he was fired as Michigan's football coach for what the university said was an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.
  
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• The steaks are high: When beef could finally become cheaper to buy

  11-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  There is a slight bit of positive news for those who love to grill a steak in the summer or enjoy a roast dinner during the chilly winter months: beef prices are expected to climb further in 2026, but not by as much as in recent years.
  
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• Windsor-Essex hospitals recommend visitors mask up

  10-12-2025 23:06 via cbc.ca
  With respiratory virus season upon us, local hospitals are encouraging the public to mask up when visiting.
  
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• Essex town council approves 2026 budget with 2.66-per-cent tax hike

  10-12-2025 22:55 via windsorstar.com
  The average Town of Essex homeowner will see municipal taxes increase 2.66 per cent, or about $95, in the new year. Read More
  
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• Essex County OPP pledge less wait times for criminal background checks

  10-12-2025 22:54 via windsorstar.com
  Long delays in receiving criminal background checks from the Ontario Provincial Police and complaints regarding online applications have spurred officials to increase staffing levels at Essex County detachments to provide face-to-face assistance.  Read More
  
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• Ontario Liberals want province to sell off U.S. liquor and give proceeds to charity

  10-12-2025 21:16 via cbc.ca
  Ontario's Liberals are pushing Doug Ford's government to sell the province's stockpile of U.S. booze that is sitting in storage.
  
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• Trump’s point man on trade floats separate deals with Canada and Mexico

  10-12-2025 20:12 via cbc.ca
  U.S. President Donald Trump’s lead trade negotiator says the administration is considering breaking up the three-way free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, moving toward separate deals instead.
  
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• Windsor-Essex hospitals tighten masking rules as cold, flu season ramps up

  10-12-2025 20:06 via windsorstar.com
  With influenza and other respiratory viruses expected to ramp up this winter, Windsor Regional Hospital and Erie Shores HealthCare are reintroducing modified masking protocols in their facilities. Read More
  
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• West Windsor public school cleared following threatening calls

  10-12-2025 20:03 via windsorstar.com
  Windsor police have launched an investigation into two threatening phone calls about a west-end public school. Read More
  
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• SUV ran stop sign, struck ambulance: Windsor police

  10-12-2025 19:58 via windsorstar.com
  Two paramedics were injured when an SUV ran a stop sign and struck an ambulance in Amherstburg this week, police say. Read More
  
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• SUV ran stop sign, struck ambulance that ended in ditch: Windsor police

  10-12-2025 19:58 via windsorstar.com
  Two paramedics were injured when an SUV ran a stop sign and struck an ambulance in Amherstburg this week, police say. Read More
  
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• 3 injured, including paramedics when driver hits ambulance in Amherstburg

  10-12-2025 19:47 via cbc.ca
  Windsor police say three people were hurt after an SUV ran a stop sign and hit an ambulance in Amherstburg on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• 3 injured, including paramedics, after driver hits ambulance in Amherstburg

  10-12-2025 19:47 via cbc.ca
  Windsor police say three people were hurt after an SUV ran a stop sign and hit an ambulance in Amherstburg on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• 'Slow down,' say police after 2 officers injured while responding to 400 southwestern Ontario crashes

  10-12-2025 19:24 via cbc.ca
  Two police officers were among the multiple people injured as treacherous road conditions resulted in more than 400 reported crashes early Wednesday in southwestern Ontario.
  
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• 'Slow down,' police say after responding to 400 crashes in southwestern Ontario today

  10-12-2025 19:24 via cbc.ca
  Two police officers were among the multiple people injured as treacherous road conditions resulted in more than 400 reported crashes early Wednesday in southwestern Ontario.
  
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• Driver dies after vehicle crashes into loading dock at Sarnia’s Lambton Mall

  10-12-2025 19:09 via cbc.ca
  A 66-year-old man is dead after police say the vehicle he was in crashed into a loading dock at Lambton Mall in Sarnia.
  
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