It probably helped that he was fighting a cold and felt miserable. But it's still a marvel how Coun. Dave Brister suppressed the urge to jump up and jog a victory lap around the council chamber, with a one-finger salute for his foes, after being vindicated over his supposedly ill-timed push to ensure Windsor taxpayers are never again held hostage by a garbage strike.

Does anyone in Windsor believe that only one set of "loose lips" on city council muddied the waters during the CUPE strike last summer?

WINDSOR, Ont. -- When told his estimated $2.74 billion family fortune had bumped them up to 13th place in Canada's richest 100 list, Windsor's Barry Zekelman was nonplussed.

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Samuel Cohen, former president of Twin Pines Dairy, will be remembered as the dairy Sam. He died Thursday at age 95.

WINDSOR, Ont. — Taking advantage of Windsor's sunny climate, skilled labour force, advanced manufacturing reputation and compact geography, a new company is planning to invest up to $180 million in the region's first utility-scale rooftop solar energy project, which is targeting as many as 120 installations across the county.

One of this town's industrial giants has died. Harley Vannatter went from humble beginnings, founding H. E. Vannatter Ltd. in the basement of his Wallaceburg home 1953 and grew it into a world-class tool and die manufacturing plant, which was highly successful for more than 50 years.[...]

A new and improved Legion room was officially opened Nov. 9 at the Wallaceburg and District Museum. The room, which includes medals, pictures, uniforms and military items, has been expanded in the museum's basement area.[...]

The Chatham-Kent Community Governance Task Force is studying various issues, such as council size and ward boundaries. The task force is holding a number of meetings across the municipality to gather views on how to shape Chatham-Kent's political landscape.[...]

As their shots fell, the Wallaceburg Tartans' confidence rose. They avenged three regular-season losses to the Chatham-Kent Golden Hawks with a 54-40 win in the Kent 'AA-AAAA' senior girls basketball final Saturday.[...]

On Monday the Tartan Junior and Senior Boys Volleyball teams visited John McGregor for their SWOSSAA AA quarter final playoff matches. The Juniors won their match 3 -1 and were led by Jordan Durston and Dillon Lapointe on the attack.[...]

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CHATHAM — The Chatham-Kent Golden Hawks were like David without his trusty slingshot Friday night. They just didn't have the weapons to slow the General Amherst Generals, a Goliath in high school girls basketball.[...]

ESSEX — Essex County council has referred a multi-million dollar request from the Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital Foundation to its upcoming budget sessions. Representatives from the foundation appeared before county council last Wednesday night requesting $3 million over seven to ten years for a $78.[...]

AMHERSTBURG — The General Amherst Lady Gens captured their fifth straight SWOSSAA title, this time at the AAA level, as they defeated the Sarnia St. Patrick's Fighting Irish 49-30 Thursday night. It is also the sixth SWOSSAA title in seven years for the junior Lady Gens.[...]

AMHERSTBURG — The Amherstburg Chamber of Commerce is once again trying to get residents and businesses to decorate the town. They are holding their third annual decorating contest in which the best three in each of the residential and business categories will be named.[...]

AMHERSTBURG — The town has sent correspondence to Essex MPP Bruce Crozier as well as the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) asking that the municipality's share of the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund remain intact.[...]

The people who drive the buses already have a union. Now there's a movement afoot to create one for TTC riders. In a week punctuated by token hoarding, a fare hike and a six-hour subway disruption comes the suggestion that a transit users' union is the better way to represent riders' frustrations and interests.

Daniel Sullivan doesn't remember how he got backstage.

If you've been grumbling about the rain these past few days, blame Jutta Mason. She's been praying for it. Her latest triumph: Weather permitting, Dufferin Grove's rinks open this morning, a week earlier than last year.

On those occasions when my friend Christie Blatchford says something particularly ditzy or trips on a sidewalk crack or gets us totally lost whilst driving, I always dryly observe: "You're having a very blonde day."

York University has brought in tough new controls in the wake of a Toronto Star investigation that showed a former student fabricated dozens of its degrees, and another got into Osgoode Hall Law School with a degree purchased from a diploma mill.

The president of the Toronto Blue Jays is the latest from the organization to publicly suggest that pitcher Roy Halladay is not interested in re-signing with the club once his current contract expires at the end of next season.

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have put a stranglehold on the ice dance competition at Skate Canada in Kitchener, Ont.

For a team with glaring defensive issues, Toronto could hardly have done worse than draw Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals on Saturday night on Hockey Night in Canada (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7 p.m. ET).

Warned by their coach about a possible letdown after a disappointing road trip, the Toronto Raptors heeded Jay Triano's advice Friday, at least in the first half, and earned a 120-113 victory over the Miami Heat.

Friends, family and well-wishers are set to pay tribute to the memory of a man who some call Canada's first Inuk filmmaker.

The Ottawa Senators appear much improved from last season, but one thing they'll want to replicate from the disappointing 2008-09 campaign is success against the Buffalo Sabres.

Shin-chi's Canoe, a picture book about a little boy leaving home for a residential school, has won the $25,000 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award.

Gilles-Andre Gosselin, a key player in the federal sponsorship scandal, pleaded guilty Friday to several charges related to fraud totalling $655,276.

The Federal Court says the refugee board must reassess the case of a lesbian soldier who deserted from the U.S. army and fled to Canada, saying the board made mistakes in rejecting her bid to seek refugee status.

British musician Billy Bragg belted out labour songs on a cold, rainy picket line outside the Canadian Museum of Civilization Friday, bringing some cheer to workers who have been on strike for nearly two months.

CAA presented the Barrie police with its South Central Ontario School Safety Patrol Program Achievement Award on Friday. The award was given to recognize the department's strong commitment to traffic safety and the hundreds of elementary students involved in the patroller program.[...]

The Drive Test examination centre on Laclie Street in Orillia remains closed as a strike by employees enters its third month. However, on Monday the centre at 520 Byrne Dr. in Barrie will be open for people waiting to take written tests in all licence classes.[...]

Same game, same result for the Crestwood Mustangs and Collingwood Fighting Owls.[...]

It's one thing for Barrie to absorb Innisfil land, quite another to provide services there and pay the bills. So far, the city is on its own for servicing costs toward the provincially mandated transfer of 5,664 acres on Jan.[...]

MIDHURST - The Simcoe County Museum brings the holidays to life this weekend with its Christmas at the Museum event. This 11th annual artisans' sale features 50 regional artists selling unique merchandise.[...]