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Red Piston in growth mode
A Windsor company which develops apps for mobile devices with clients ranging from Lowe’s Canada to Dodge, is now creating games for an upstart game console developer which expects to launch its new...
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Chrysler Town and Country garners highest customer loyalty rating
The Chrysler Town and Country won the Polk Automotive Loyalty Award in the minivan category for a record 12th consecutive time, the automaker announced Wednesday. Last year, 31.2 per cent of all...
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Pupatello gets hometown cash boost for leadership run
Sandra Pupatello may have a slim lead over Kathleen Wynne after delegate selection to be the next Liberal leader and premier last weekend, but the tables are turned when it comes to fundraising....
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Jack Lessenberry: The state of Michigan’s ‘politicized’ supreme court
The only thing surprising about scandal-plagued Democratic Justice Diane Hathaway’s decision to “retire” from the Michigan Supreme Court halfway through her term was that it took so long. The question...
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Tires recycled into rubber mulch
Shredded tires may be softening a fall in a playground near you. Leamington received a grant of $3,585 from the Ontario Tire Stewardship program and used rubber mulch made in Windsor for the first time...
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Arts cluster envisioned for downtown core
Smothered by 1970s siding and pebble dash, the former Greyhound station is an “ugly duckling” that – along with the 1901 armouries across the street – is expected to become a downtown swan. The area...
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Could you go screen-free for one day?
J.C. Girard sleeps with her phone on so she can answer texts in the middle of the night. The 21-year-old concurrent education student at the University of Windsor relies on a raft of technology and...
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U of W launches new graduate diploma in palliative and oncology nursing
The University of Windsor’s faculty of nursing is launching a new graduate diploma in palliative nursing, recruiting full-time and part-time students for autumn 2013. The diploma program, which is...
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Coco Paving hit with $212,505 fine in workplace death
Coco Paving Inc. has been ordered to pay a $212,505 fine for a fatal workplace accident that caused the death of a construction worker. Takis Escoto, 34, was hit in the head by a front-end loader while...
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Top student entrepreneur joins The Next 36
A summer running her own window cleaning service convinced University of Windsor business student Alyssa Atkins to ditch plans to study law. It has also earned her recognition as one of the top...
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Cuts to lung and throat cancer surgery boil down to numbers
Local doctors say Cancer Care Ontario should look beyond quotas when it comes to funding lung and throat cancer surgeries. The provincial agency that oversees funding to hospitals to provide cancer...
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Fears raised that Ambassador Bridge may soon carry deadly hazardous materials
The Michigan government is recommending that hazardous materials be allowed to cross the Ambassador Bridge, raising concerns that the 83-year-old crossing would be ill-equipped to handle a spill. “I...
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Province announces funding for Windsor-area schools
The province has awarded two local school boards $8 million to finance capital projects, which may soon see the French-language public system buy the former Oakwood elementary school in South Windsor....
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Jarvis: You cannot ignore this
You can condemn the lack of accountability in spending by Chief Theresa Spence’s reserve, Attawapiskat. You can decry Idle No More’s tactics, blocking highways, railways and the busiest trade corridor...
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Officers met with accused drug dealer for information
Two Windsor police officers met several times with accused drug dealer Ziad Chafchak — who says he was making a cocaine buy for cops when he was arrested five years ago — a constable testified...
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Hudak urges welfare clawback
Ontario should claw back welfare for able-bodied people who’ve been collecting benefits for a long time to motivate them to find a job, Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak said Thursday. But the...
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Brothers donate $20,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters
Brothers Sandy and Dave Wilson kicked off the celebration of 100 years of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada with a ribbon cutting at the Windsor office Thursday. The brothers donated $20,000 to Big...
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Repugnant’ NRA ad slams Obama over armed guards for kids
In a sharp push back against any new gun regulations, the National Rifle Association posted a web video that labels U.S. President Barack Obama an “elitist hypocrite” for allowing his daughters to be...
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Constable denies accusing informant of ‘ratting on’ fellow Windsor police...
Court adjourned early for accused drug dealer and police informant Ziad Chafchak after a witness for the crown cancelled at the last minute Friday. Chafchak is on trial for two counts of trafficking....
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Pharaohs to opera and scams — Eldercollege offers diverse learning
Ever wonder what the Egyptian Pharaohs did in their spare time? Or how to grow orchids in Windsor? Or what goes on under the hood of your car? What about how your municipality spends your tax dollars?...
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