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Windsor beach near deadly drop-off to stay closed this year
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (763+ words) Water immediately west of Sand Point has claimed nine lives since the beach first opened in 1980. Windsor's Sand Point Beach will remain closed, possibly for years, while the city redesigns the shoreline to keep swimmers away from a deadly drop-off....
Trial begins for three Windsor men charged in violent Walkerville home invasion
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (475+ words) Three Windsor men are standing trial for a violent daytime 2025 home invasion at an elderly couple's Walkerville residence that left one homeowner injured. At the trial's opening on Tuesday, prosecutors alleged Bryan Burleigh and Lester Markham, then 35 and 38, brandished a…...
Mental strength propelled Leamington native Eust'quio to score Canada's biggest goal
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (735+ words) Midfielder scored the winning goal against South Africa in the first knockout round of the World Cup. The biggest goal in the history of the Canadian men's soccer team came off the foot of Leamington native Stephen Eust'quio. But it…...
Cheer up, Hamlet! Goofy Shakespeare mashup hits Windsor stage
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (260+ words) The staging is a remount from an original production written by Korda Artistic Productions. An outdoor "Shakespeare-ish in the Park" experience hits the stage at the Fogolar Furlan Club Friday, promising goofy mashups and fun for all ages." CHEER UP,…...
Spitfires will once again exercise patience after selecting Russian forward Yakushevsky in CHL Import Draft
1+ day, 53+ min ago (458+ words) It appears the Windsor Spitfires'will once again need to exercise patience.' A year ago, the Spitfires selected'Slovakian forward Michal Svrcek'in the first round of the Canadian Hockey League'Import'Draft,'but it'wasn't'until last month that'the Detroit Red Wings' draft pick finally committed'to…...
What Canada's flag means to Windsor more than 60 years after Maple Leaf adopted
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (892+ words) For some it represents opportunity, for others gratitude, sacrifice or unity. The Canadian flag means opportunity to young Christine Yousif, a recent Grade 8 graduate at Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary School in downtown Windsor." Across town, the flag means home to…...
Downtown Windsor hosts first-ever powwow
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (252+ words) Event included competitive dancing, traditional drumming and singing and more than 20 Indigenous artisans. Presented by the Can-Am Indian Friendship Centre, the event drew hundreds to Charles Clark Square and the civic esplanade north of city hall. "It's amazing. I'm so…...
Windsor-Essex manufacturers get foot in door of Canada's growing defence sector
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (859+ words) Manufacturers in Canada's largest automotive hub have started building relationships with prime defence contractors as Ottawa ramps up spending on the domestic supply chain. While visiting the region to attend an event Monday morning, Canada's Minister of National Defence David…...
Letter: Canada-U. S. friendship must endure over bridge dispute
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (119+ words) Windsor Star Many of us may remember the International Freedom Festival, a celebration of friendship between Windsor and Detroit. As the July 1 and 4 national holidays approach, it would be a nice gesture to see the United States government allow the…...
GWYNNE DYER: Why shouldn't countries that benefitted from the transatlantic slave trade pay up now?
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (590+ words) African and Caribbean countries want a formal apology and reparations, but it didn't get support from the United Nations At a "high-level United Nations consultative conference" in Ghana earlier this month, African and Caribbean countries called on the countries that…...