News/Canada/Windsor (Page 6)

Windsor OPP in Leamington racially profiled Black man facing drug offences, judge rules in acquitting himA man arrested for drug offences was racially profiled by Ontario Provincial Police in Leamington, a Superior Court judge has ruled, deeming evidence against him inadmissible as a result. “Anti-Black bias, whether implicit or otherwise, mustContinue Reading

Windsor A pressurized oxygen chamber exploded Friday, killing a five-year-old patient and injuring his mother at a suburban Detroit medical facility. The child’s mother was also injured, police saidThe Associated Press · Posted: Jan 31, 2025 6:02 PM EST | Last Updated: January 31 Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is used forContinue Reading

Windsor The company expects losses will narrow with its battery-powered vehicles, a reorganization of the China business will lead to improved results, and GM is ending robotaxi development at Cruise, its autonomous vehicle unit, which will lead to savings. Automaker expects losses to narrow as it sees demand for priceyContinue Reading

Windsor A freighter was on its way to Canada on Sunday after it was freed from ice that trapped it in a frozen Lake Erie for days, the U.S. Coast Guard said. U.S. Coast Guard escorts Manitoulin freighter for several kilometres to open waterThe Associated Press · Posted: Jan 26,Continue Reading

Windsor Charter challenge of Ontario’s controversial long-term care law thrown out by courtAn Ontario court has thrown out a Charter challenge of a controversial long-term care law that allows hospitals to move people into homes they didn’t choose, or charge them $400 a day if they refuse and want toContinue Reading

Windsor The 202-metre Manitoulin had dropped off a load of wheat and was heading back to Sarnia, Ont., when it became stuck in ice that was rapidly forming in sub-zero temperatures off the Buffalo shoreline.  The Manitoulin was headed back to Sarnia, Ont., after dropping off a load of wheatTheContinue Reading

Windsor Windsor police officer acted in ‘self-defence’ during bar fight, Crown calls it a ‘non-existent threat’An Ontario judge is now considering if a Windsor police officer facing three assault charges acted in self-defence when he struck a man in a bar bathroom in Ottawa or if those actions warrant conviction.Continue Reading

Warning: Story contains graphic images: A Windsor police officer charged after an altercation with a man in an Ottawa bar’s bathroom testified Wednesday that he was the one who “was the victim of an assault.” Sgt. Deler Bal, 51, is accused of assaulting 45-year-old Donald Conner inside the Prohibition Public House on Sept. 23,Continue Reading

Windsor On the second day of the trial for a Windsor police officer, the Ottawa man accusing the sergeant of attacking him during an off-duty incident in a bar bathroom faced questions about inconsistent testimony. Sgt. Deler Bal has pleaded not guilty to 3 assault charges, trial began Monday inContinue Reading