As we begin a new year, here are some of CBC Windsor's most-read stories in 2024

It was a huge year for news in Windsor-Essex, and countless people shared their stories with our journalists in 2024. As we look forward to 2025, here are some of the biggest and most-read stories of the year. 

Police reveal how Harrow, Ont., family died as investigation continues

In June, provincial police responded to a Harrow home for a wellbeing check and discovered the deaths of Carly and Steven Walsh and their children, Madison, 13, and Hunter, 8. Police later called the deaths of Carly Walsh and her children a case of intimate partner violence. The tragedy touched many in our community. Our continued coverage of the investigation and intimate partner violence in Windsor-Essex reached hundreds of thousands of readers in 2024. 

Windsor landlord says tenants who haven't paid 16 months of rent have now paused eviction order

This story by the CBC's Jennifer La Grassa was our most-read single story of the year. She spoke with Windsor, Ont., resident Michael Portman, who was in "shock" after his tenants hadn't paid rent in more than a year when we'd spoke with him, and he was pursuing the matter through the province's Landlord and Tenant Board system. 

Her loved one got a $5,200 bill related to long-term care law. Ontario repeatedly said no charges were reported

In 2024, for the first time, the Ontario government confirmed seven people have been charged fees in relation to Bill 7, a controversial law that enables hospitals to charge patients who refuse to move into a long-term care bed chosen on their behalf. This piece explores the story of Tamara Moir, a Chatham-Kent woman who received a $5,200 bill after her family refused to move her father in law to a long-term care home they didn't choose. 

2 women who died trying to save turtle on road in Chatham-Kent, Ont., remembered for love of animals

After two sisters were hit by a car in Chatham-Kent over the summer, the women's daughter and niece shared how much they loved animals. It wasn't a surprise to the family that they had been trying to save the life of a turtle they spotted crossing the road.

He's been barred from his mother's Ontario long-term care home for over a year. Now, he's pushing back

This story, told by CBC Windsor News at 6 host Katerina Georgieva, outlines the struggle of Paul Ziman to see his mother in long-term care. He was barred by the home — and Ziman isn't alone. Others trying to advocate for loved ones face this same problem across the province. 

Ontario man who posted hospital selfie with woman's dying father sentenced to 60 days in jail

A London man was sentenced to two months in jail after he posted a selfie with a woman's terminally ill father from his Windsor hospital room.

This historic mansion with a rum-running past isn't selling. Here's what's being done to lure a buyer

The Low-Martin mansion is a well-known Windsor home and one with a deep, interesting past.  At the time this story was published in August, the historic home has been on the market since 2022 — and a new realtor had taken on some unconventional techniques to attract interest in the home. 

Rural Ontario man finds high levels of radioactive gas in new home — wants others to check

It was a chance encounter between Bob Barnes and his neighbour that led Barnes to test for radon gas. In this story, he  encouraged others to check the levels in their own homes. 

Meet some of the first residents living on Caldwell First Nation

Caldwell First Nation had spent more than 230 years trying to reclaim its ancestral lands. Over the summer, the first residents moved into newly-built homes on the land, secured by the First Nation in 2020. 

A Windsor water slide has a new weight limit. This woman says the way it's being enforced should change

A Windsor woman encouraged the city to think of a more thoughtful way to enforce weight restrictions on the slides at Adventure Bay water park. That's after she was turned away from using the slide with her son earlier this year.