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What's On Windsor: Apple festival, pizza festival, drive-in movies and more

Also check out the Fitness Expo in LaSalle on Saturday

By Millar Holmes-Hill, Brian MacLeod

Windsor-Essex News

Lakeshore mayoral candidate speaks out about racism after alleged gun threat

Crime

The exterior of the downtown headquarters of the Windsor Police Service

Windsor-Essex News

Man breaks into Windsor home, barricades himself inside with knife

Homeowner watched the suspect break a glass panel on the front door and enter the home

Windsor-Essex News

Woman dies in single-vehicle crash in Leamington

Collision occurred Tuesday morning on County Road 31

Windsor-Essex News

Windsor police change approach, step up arrests for public drug use amid downtown complaints

Windsor police are “proactively looking for” public consumption of drugs following community complaints, with officers arresting individuals “when appropriate,” according to Chief Jason Crowley.

The door of an Essex County OPP vehicle.

Windsor-Essex News

Speeding e-bike rider in Tecumseh charged after failing to stop for OPP

If an e-bike travels faster than 32 km/hr, it is treated as a motor vehicle

Windsor-Essex News

Speeding charges surge in Essex County: OPP report

‘We’re seeing a 126.7 per cent increase for the big four: speeding, seatbelt, impaired and distracted driving’

Politics

Windsor-Essex News

The man who helped bring the Gordie Howe bridge to life, finally walks across

'I'm a believer that we need to build a stronger relationship with Canada, not a weaker one'

By Trevor Wilhelm

Windsor-Essex News

Dilkens calls opponent unqualified, commits to ban U.S. businesses from city hall contracts

'My opponent isn't qualified to take this on. The threats are simply too great'

Tim Byrne, CAO of the Essex Region Conservation Authority

Windsor-Essex News

ERCA boss worries municipal fees could rise with impending amalgamation

'We just wish the province would be more forthcoming with actual information'

Coun. Jo-Anne Gignac speaks during the Windsor Police Board meeting

Windsor-Essex News

Dilkens, Gignac bid farewell to Windsor police board

New provincial law prevents Dilkens from serving another term due to past auxiliary officer role

Business

Occupancy of the almost 100,000-square-foot geo-thermally climate-controlled residence began in April.

160-bed long-term-care residence opens in Lakeshore

The company has three more planned in the region, including Amherstburg, Leamington and Windsor

A worker is shown on the assembly line at the Stellantis Windsor Assembly Plant

Third shift at Windsor Assembly Plant a sticking point as Unifor, Stellantis pause talks

‘Right now, Stellantis is just a huge mess, as they’ve been for a long time’

Sports

Former first-round pick Anthony Cristoforo is the last man standing from an elite OHL Draft class by the club in 2022 as the defenceman turned forward embards on his final season of junior hockey. Windsor. Geoff Robins/The London Free Press/Postmedia Network

Windsor Spitfires

Cristoforo last man standing in an elite draft class for Spitfires

Anthony Cristoforo was the first pick of an elite class draft. Now, he’s the lone one remaining. The 20-year-old Cristoforo was the Windsor Spitfires’ first-round pick in the 2022 OHL…

Michal Svrcek of the Windsor Spitfires moves in on London Knights goalie Brian Cooke on Saturday at the WFCU Centre in Windsor. (WINDSOR STAR - DAN JANISSE)

Sports

Spitfires trying to stay patient after earning a single point in two games

Patience can be a tough commodity at times. Two games into the season and the Windsor Spitfires are trying to keep things in perspective after earning just a single point…