Doug Schmidt
The Windsor Star
Windsor, ON, Canada
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Windsor pastor 'pleasantly surprised' after Crown drops anti-lockdown charges
Harvest Bible Church's Rev. Aaron Rock still faces a charge of violating the Reopening Ontario Act after attending a gathering in Kitchener. → Read More
Windsor man sentenced to jail for child porn
Steven Brydges, 60, was sentenced in January after pleading guilty last July to possessing child pornography and making it available. → Read More
Two arrested after Windsor police seize rocket launcher, firearms
Two local men face a long list of criminal charges after Windsor police seized an arsenal of deadly weapons, including a rocket launcher. → Read More
Windsor man acquitted on drug trafficking charges
More than two and a half years after being nabbed by a Windsor police bike patrol and charged with multiple counts of possessing drugs for the purpose of… → Read More
Ontario target for new homes in Windsor 'impossible' to meet, say builders
Windsor and Essex County have been tasked with building 30,400 homes by 2031, the city's portion set at 13,000 new residential units. → Read More
New murder trial set — 12 years after deadly, deliberate crash
A new murder trial has been set for Jan. 2024 for Andrew Cowan, who killed his friend and passenger in a spectacular crash 12 years earlier. → Read More
Windsor law firm seeks $100M damages for Wheatley explosion victims
Relief being sought for blast victims includes $60M in general, $20M in special damages; and $10M each in aggravated and punitive damages. → Read More
Windsor ship blaze sparks calls for improved firefighting at ports
The cargo ship Tecumseh was loaded with canola and passing Windsor when it was disabled by an engine room fire in 2019. It was destroyed. → Read More
Impaired driver in fatal crash sentenced to 3 years
Richards was involved in a Highway 3 rollover east of Manning Road in Lakeshore in April 2017. A passenger was declared dead at the scene. → Read More
Canadian warship honoured for record-breaking high seas drug seizures
HMCS Calgary and its A'burg-raised commander have been honoured for seizing record amounts of narcotics during a Middle East deployment. → Read More
Dilkens, deputy police chief testify Monday at blockade inquiry
Mayor Dilkens and Windsor Police Service acting Deputy Chief Crowley are set to testify at the Emergencies Act hearings on Monday in Ottawa. → Read More
Wyandotte St. BIA offers free parking, business incentives
Wyandotte BIA hopes to lure visitors with everything from free Saturday parking, new lighting and street banners to a Santa Claus parade. → Read More
Windsor company sells High Arctic hamlet on solar power
Green Sun Rising, a company in Canada's southernmost city, has been installing solar power projects in Canada's northernmost communities. → Read More
Low voter turnout in City of Windsor election
Less than a third of Windsor's eligible voters showed up to vote for mayor, council and school board positions. → Read More
Costante retains council seat in Ward 2
Voters on Windsor’s west side resoundingly returned Ward 2 incumbent Fabio Costante to city council Monday night. → Read More
Defender of 'little guy' ends decades of courtroom fighting
'Frank's a battler.' Windsor defence lawyer Frank Miller said his court cases could be filled with drama but the reality is nothing like TV. → Read More
Tecumseh mayor 'extremely frustrated' with parks vandalism
Saying he’s “extremely frustrated and disappointed” with a recent spate of vandalism in the town’s parks, Tecumseh Mayor Gary McNamara warned that if it… → Read More
Essex loses Kingsville, Walkerville moves west in proposed redrawing of ridings
The public gets a say on proposals to redraw federal electoral boundaries that will change the ridings where some locals get to vote. → Read More
Ignoring previous advice to quit crime, local man jailed again
Gary Bravo, 54, was sentenced to 42 months in prison after pleading guilty to possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking. → Read More
Accused killer regains bail release after new firearms charge
Raul Huezo was free on bail pending his murder trial when police arrested him again after reports of a man with a firearm in Mic Mac Park. → Read More