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Police officers vs. demonstrators in peaceful standoff.

.The Windsor Star has a team on the ground at the Ambassador Bridge protest as dozens of police officers move demonstrators away from the international border crossing. Follow 𝗗𝗮𝘅 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗿, Trevor Wilhelm, KotsisStar, Kathleen Saylors, and Craig Pearson. windsorstar.com/news/local-new…

It's like it's turned into a street party this afternoon. Tables have been set up on Huron Church for refreshments. Police haven't moved in several hours.

The Ambassador Bridge blockade is essentially no more at the moment. Police have cleared everyone out from Huron Church Road south to Tecumseh Road. Some arrests were made and vehicles towed.

More good news for Windsor: Stellantis announces $3.4-billion investment in Ontario plants windsorstar.com/news/local-new… via The Windsor Star

ICYMI: This fact-filled, compassionate profile of a community leader facing cancer by Trevor Wilhelm Trevor Wilhelm is a must-read. 'How long will I have to live?' Maestro Robert Franz and his fight with Stage 4 cancer windsorstar.com/news/local-new… via The Windsor Star

Great read: a detailed, historic and compassionate feature by Trevor Wilhelm Trevor Wilhelm, based on Walter Cassidy's research of someone who should be remembered. Forgotten no more: The story of the first man to die of AIDS in Canada windsorstar.com/news/local-new… via The Windsor Star

Big battle: Vitella Plumbing bests Windsor Police in hard fought best-of-3 tug-of-war competition at the Kingsville Highland Games. Great weather. Great fun.

Halt! Terry Wallace, of Clan Wallace worldwide, prepares for battle at the Kingsville Highland Games.

Ian Sutherland, with the Peel Regional Police Pipe Band, pipes his heart out at the Kingsville Highland Games, which has attracted a large crowd Saturday morning.

Happy Canada Day everyone!🇨🇦

Jennifer Jones, a Windsor community leader and the first ever female president of Rotary International, wins the Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award.

Windsor Poet Laureate Emeritus Marty Gervais ⁦marty gervais⁩ addresses the crowd during the 10 edition of the popular Poetry at the Manor.

It’s municipal Election Day in Ontario. Time to vote!

WIFF rocks! The most popular cultural event in Windsor launched for the first time since 2019. Windsor International Film Festival ⁦WIFF⁩ executive director Vincent Georgie introduced the Opening Night film, mentioning how the community needs such events.

Grow On more! Windsor Symphony Orchestra maestro Robert Franz discusses his cancer journey at the launch of Grow On Windsor 2022. ⁦growonwindsor⁩ Grow On raises funds and awareness for cancer affecting men and all money raised stays in Windsor-Essex.

This a remarkable and compassionate — but unflinching — ode to the hard life of homelessness, by photographer @winstarjanisse and reporter Trevor Wilhelm It's a two-part Star series 12 months in the making: A Year on the Street windsorstar.com/news/local-new… via The Windsor Star

After a three-year freedom-of-information battle, more light is shed on a cold case: Windsor police name Topic killer 52 years after her murder windsorstar.com/news/local-new… via The Windsor Star

Great fun! A Windsor tradition, the Carrousel of the Nations, is a 48-year celebration that highlights food, dance culture and community. We checked out a number of the villages Saturday, including the Scottish and Hungarian festivities shown here. Try it yourself!

Accountability and transparency are important. Great work from Trevor Wilhelm and The Windsor Star for pressing on this story: windsorstar.com/news/local-new…