Police have released the name of the man killed in crash on County Road 8 earlier today.

82-year old Joseph Bastien of Amherstburg was driving on County Road 8 between Howard Avenue and Walker Road when he was involved in the crash. Another person was taken to hospital, but the extent of their injuries isn't clear... Click here for full story

The OPP dive team is in the Detroit River this afternoon searching for a missing 20-year old Windsor woman who's presumed drowned.

Police still haven't released the woman's name pending notification of next of kin. According to officials they were having a hard time tracking down her parents. The woman and four other University of Windsor students went to Sandpoint Beach around 4:30 this morning... Click here for full story

A young boy is recovering in hospital after being run over by a tractor.

Police were called to a farm on Countryview Line around 8:30 last night after a man accidentally backed over his three-year old son. The boy was taken to hospital in Chatham and then air-lifted to London as a precaution. Police say the boy's injuries appear to be non-life threatening... Click here for full story

Ontario grains and oilseeds farmers are getting a one year extension on their Risk Management Program.

Agriculture Minister Carol Mitchell announced today that the program is being extended to cover the 2010 crop year. She says the province will continue to go it alone without federal government support... Click here for full story

The tourism information center on Huron Church Road is staying open until the end of September.

The center was expected to close August 1st and relocate to the new service station on the 401 near Tilbury. MPP Sandra Pupatello says the extension will give the province some time to explore other options... Click here for full story

A new designation for King's Navy Yard Park in Amherstburg could help bring more tourists according to town officials.

The park has received 1812 Bi-Centennial Art of Peace Garden status. Culture and Tourism Manager Anne Rota says the park will be featured on a tourism map. A new bronze statue and landscaping will be added to the park before the Bi-Centennial celebrations in two years... Click here for full story

Windsor is playing host to 62 students in an exchange program with it's sister city from Fujisawa, Japan. Global Partners, pairs up teens with host families in a cultural exchange. Community development officer, Nora Romero says it's a celebration of culture and understanding between our cities. The girls will tour a local hospital, city hall and travel to Niagara Falls... Click here for full story

A pair of Lakeshore men face drug charges after police got a complaint from a driver on the 401. Police say marijuana plants, with a street value of about $1,500 was seized when the car was pulled over . The two were released with a September court date... Click here for full story

The Ambassador Bridge company is donating over 200 thousand dollars to a health care provider in southwest Detroit. Thursday the company announced they would be donating to the Community Health and Social Services Centre to help build their new facility. President of the bridge company Dan Stamper says the new facility will help spread the services... Click here for full story

Emergency crews are searching for a missing person at Sandpoint Beach. They were called to Windsor's far east side around 4:30 this morning. Officials could be seen combing the area with flashlights. Few other details are available at this point.. Click here for full story

Lay-offs at Ford in Windsor.

Just under 400 workers at the Windsor engine plant will be laid off November 1st. It's because of the elimination of the second shift at the plant, which will impact roughly 500 people. But CAW Local 200 Vice President Marc Renaud says Ford is adding a second shift at Essex Engine, so 130 of those workers will transfer... Click here for full story

CAW Local 444 leader Rick Laporte announced he will not be running for mayor in the upcoming municipal election.

Surrounded by other local union leaders he said his place right now is with the union as they are approaching some sensitive negotiations... Click here for full story

A new provincial program aimed at reducing emergency room wait times will provide Leamington District Memorial Hospital with 300-thousand dollars in additional funding.

A third of the money has already been ear marked to hire a person to help admit and discharge patients smoothly. Hospital Vice President Sarah Padifeld says delays in Leamington are no longer about a lack of doctors... Click here for full story

The Red Bull Air Races won't be returning to Windsor, or any other city next year.

In a statement on the company's website they announced the racing circuit would be taking a one year hiatus. It's a big blow for Windsor according to Tourism Windsor-Essex-Pelee CEO Chris Ryan. No word on the future of the two-year deal between Red Bull and the city of Windsor, which was funded by the provincial government... Click here for full story

President of the Amabassador Bridge Dan Stamper says they decided to sue individual Councillors to discover who acted in bad faith when making decisions regarding the bridge.

He says too many decisions surrounding the Ambassador Bridge were made behind closed doors. Stamper says he hopes their lawyers move quickly into a discovery mode to find out who did what, when and for what reason... Click here for full story

The final totals from the Essex County Tornado Relief fundraiser are in.

A total or roughly 58-thousand dollars was raised. The goal was 50-thousand. The money is being split between the Salvation Army and the Essex Region Conservation Authority... Click here for full story

The company that owns the Ambassador Bridge has hired a Livonia company to design a portable bridge. The 4-lane bridge would be called into action should traffic on the Ambassador Bridge be halted because of a natural disaster or terrorist attack. Bridge officials stress it's not a second span to the Ambassador Bridge and could be picked up and used at other crossings... Click here for full story

Cam Fowler has signed a 3 year entry level contract with the Anaheim Ducks. The Spitfires defenceman was selected 12th overall in this year's NHL Entry Draft. The 18 year old ranked 7th in scoring among blue liners in the OHL last season, collecting 8 goals and 47 assists , and a plus-38 rating. The 6'1", 190 pounder added 14 points in 19 OHL playoff games in the Spitfires run to their second straight Memorial Cup championship... Click here for full story

Opposition critics want the province to apologize to two women whose breasts were removed after they were mistakenly diagnosed with cancer. Conservative health critic Christine Elliott says people can now apologize in Ontario without admitting liability, so the Liberals should tell the women they're sorry... Click here for full story

An indication of how the financial meltdown of 2008 continues to affect the city of Windsor. The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System took a big hit during the financial crisis and at the end of last year had a $1.5 billion dollar shortfall. That's expected to grow to $5-billion dollars over the next four years... Click here for full story

The vice-chair of the Canadian Transportation Museum says Windsor can no longer call itself the automotive capital of Canada. Mickey Mulder is commenting a day after the Windsor Transmission Plant closed it's doors for good. Mulder says the closure marks the end of an era locally and brings into focus a shift in manufacturing... Click here for full story

The new starting goalie for the Windsor Spitfires says he's looking forward to the upcoming season. 18-year-old Jack Campbell, a Port Huron native has officially signed on with the team. Campbell help the US win gold at the World Juniors earlier this year and was selected in the first round of the NHL entry draft... Click here for full story

The Essex Region Conservation Authority has updated it's strategic plan for the next 5 years. The plan was first drafted in 1995 with a vision for 2020. It's updated every 5 years. This year ERCA is asking the broader community to share their views. It's launched an on-line survey. The survey is on their website www... Click here for full story

A flood advisory has been issued for the entire Windsor-Essex region by the Essex Region Conservation Authority.

According to ERCA officials the ground is already in a saturated state, and the rain from this afternoons storm could cause flooding and drainage problems. Isolated storms over the next six hours could drop as much as 2 inches of rain on the area according to Environment Canada... Click here for full story

Some call it the end of an era.

The last transmission has rolled off the line as the Windsor GM plant prepares to close its doors after 90-years in the city. Joe Lebouef who's worked at the plant for nearly 28 years calls today a sad day. CAW Local 1973 President Bill Reeves says the mood in the plant is somber... Click here for full story

Chatham-Kent OPP have released the name of the man who drowned in Lighthouse Cove trying to save a young boy.

An autopsy has been completed on 37-year old Aaron Wallace of Dresden. He went boating with his family in Lake St. Clair, and jumped into the lake without a life jacket when one of the children appeared to be in trouble... Click here for full story

It will be late summer or early fall before the portable signs littering the roadsides in Kingsville will be removed.

A draft by-law will go back to council in August, which will have some changes to allow smaller festival signs to remain. Mayor Nelson Santos says they can't deal with it any faster... Click here for full story

Road construction in LaSalle has tied up some of the main roadways.

Right now improvements are being made to Malden Road, Front Road as well as the Laurier Parkway. Mayor Gary Baxter is asking drivers to be patient. Another project currently underway is an addition to the Vollmer Complex... Click here for full story

The local Catholic School Board hopes to finalize it's budget next month.

The province extended the deadline for school boards to submit their budgets to the end of this month... and the Windsor Essex Catholic District School board has received a further extension to August 31st. Director Joe Berthiaume anticipates a balanced budget... Click here for full story

A 10-year-old boy from Belle River is being featured in a War Amps Playsafe campaign.

Noah Campeau -- who lost his left foot in a lawnmower accident -- recently filmed a public service announcement with two Edmonton Eskimo players in the CFL. It will be broadcast during TSN football telecasts starting Thanksgiving weekend, including the playoffs and Grey Cup, and on other networks and specialty channels... Click here for full story

Tecumseh Transit will start its expanded service to Windsor August 16. Director of Planning Services Brian Hillman says the new hour long route also allows the service to expand within the town. Tecumseh Transit and Transit Windsor were unable to come to an agreement regarding transfers. However for the time being Tecumseh Transit will accept a valid transfer from Windsor returning to Tecumseh... Click here for full story

Tecumseh Deputy Mayor Tom Burton says he wants answers from Essex Power and Hydro One about power disruptions in the Town. He says there have been an above average number of complaints regarding blackouts. Burton asked administration to set up an open house. Burton says he believes there are infrastructure problems that need to be addressed... Click here for full story

The an answer is no to a fish cleaning station in LaSalle. A citizen's request to install a fish cleaning station at the waterfront has been denied. Administration has cited a number of concerns. One being the town doesn't have any money in this year's budget for the facility. And after consulting with Belle River who used to have a fish cleaning station, they were informed patrons were not following the rules for usage and that it attracts several insects and birds... Click here for full story

Children will be a big part of next month's Dieppe memorial ceremony. A monument will be dedicated in Dieppe Gardens in downtown Windsor on August 19 to the people who fought in the battle that day 68 years ago. Fundraiser Michael Beale says the "A Child Shall Lead The Way" initiative is part of the project... Click here for full story

It's the last day of operations at Windsor's GM transmission plant. Once upon a time GM employed more than seven-thousand workers in Windsor. Today, the automaker will close its final plant in the city. The last transmission will come off the line this afternoon, and the remaining 500 employees will be out of work... Click here for full story

Workers at a company in Bowmanville who picketted at their company's location in Windsor to get their point across have a tentative agreement. That could end a 5 month long strike at St.Mary's Cement. The dispute was over pensions and other concessions. The picket was back in June at the height of the strike... Click here for full story

Windsor has added it's voice to the chorus opposed to the shipment of radioactive waste from the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station through the Great Lakes. The Bruce plant is undergoing a multi-billion dollar renovation right now and the province has hired a Swedish firm to recycle what it can from 32 corroded boilers... Click here for full story

The Ambassador Bridge has gotten approval from the Canadian Border Services Agency for a new customs plaza on the Windsor side of the bridge. A consulting firm has determined the bridge company owns enough land to satisfy the needs of customs agents who would work at the "replacement" crossing for the Ambassador Bridge... Click here for full story

Leamington has been given the go ahead to switch to the OPP. The Ontario Civilian Policing Commission released their findings yesterday. Other then a few conditions involving the offering of jobs to the current employees, the commission found no issues with the proposal from the OPP. Leamington Police Services Board Chair Rob Schmidt expected the ruling... Click here for full story

Day one of the Canadian Women's Amateur Championship will soon be in the books.

150 ladies from across Canada and the US played their first round today at Kingsville Golf and Country Club. General Manager Doug Quick says the course is in good shape despite the heavy rains over the weekend. Several local golfers are taking part from across the Windsor-Essex area... Click here for full story

Essex County farmers have been reporting damage following the weekends storms.

Agricorp, a risk management program for farmers, has received 18 calls about local storm damage. 8 of the calls were for hail damage, 5 for wind damage, and 5 for rain damage. A total amount of damage isn't known because adjusters are still working in the area to determine the extent of the problems... Click here for full story

Premier Dalton McGuinty released the identity of the three ministries being targeted in an OPP probe, and one of them is Windsor-West MPP Sandra Pupatello's ministry of Economic Development and Trade.

Pupatello's ministry office, along with Transportation and Community and Social Services offices were raided July 15th, and documents were seized... Click here for full story

Windsor city council wants to know if Zalevs is complying with Ministry of the Environment orders to clean up its' site.

The orders are related to runoff... leaking lechate... and air quality at the mid-city scrap yard. The city is also keeping the door open to expropriating the scrap yard but acting Mayor Alan Halberstadt admits that could be some time off... Click here for full story

It's taken a full decade but Doctor Alfie Morgan thinks he's finally made city hall a friendly place for small business owners.

City council has adopted a list of recommendations including opening a storefront office to help business owners with paperwork and research... appointing a small business co-ordinator to help negotiate fees and permits... Click here for full story

Local veterans and fallen soldiers who fought in the battle of Dieppe are being honoured in a special way next month.

A black granite monument will be dedicated in Dieppe Park in downtown Windsor on August 19. Fundraising chair of the project -- Michael Beale says the total cost of the memorial is 200-thousand dollars... Click here for full story

This July could be one the hottest ever in Windsor Essex. Environment Canada says the average temperature for the month has been 3 degrees warmer than normal. Senior Climatologist David Phillips says the average hottest temperature for July was 25.3 back in 1955 and 1995. While July won't likely break any records, Phillips says the period from April 1st to the end of July has been warmer than ever recorded in the Windsor Essex... Click here for full story

Disgraced Chatham doctor Ian dePass will be in front of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario the this morning to officially be reprimanded. Last fall, doctor dePass was found to have committed an act of professional misconduct, and was later deemed incompetent. DePass also had limitations placed upon his practice, including only being an assistant in surgery... Click here for full story

The chair of the Southeast Leamington stakeholder committee feels there's getting close to a solution for the troubled area. A public meeting is being planned by Leamington council to discuss a report laying out at least $35 million in necessary work to allow residents and farms to remain in the marsh areas... Click here for full story

Residents living near a methadone clinic on Lincoln Road are somewhat relieved. The clinic will remain for the time being but there's hope it'll move if it becomes a regional hub for addiction treatment. It makes it's application before the Erie St.Clair LHIN on August 10th, and when it does the city's Commissioner of Community Development and Health will be there to suggest alternate sites away from homes and schools... Click here for full story

A projected deficit at the end of the first quarter at Windsor City Hall is bigger, $1.1 million dollars bigger. At the end of the second quarter the city is running with a $4.7 million dollar shortfall. That's with the $1.5 million dollar budget stabilization fund taken into account. Tony Ardovini in the finance department says huge cost overruns at the Windsor Police Department account for some of it... Click here for full story