Dithering on auto bailout could be catastrophic: Oshawa mayor
By Melissa Mancini - Nov 21, 2008 - 03:24 PM
TORONTO -- Now is the time to act to help the auto sector because "dithering can be catastrophic" says Oshawa Mayor John Gray. Mayor Gray was one of about 30 Ontario mayors who met in Toronto today to discuss the flailing North American auto industry. They mayors are calling on the federal government to loan money to Chrysler, General Motors and Ford so the Big Three can get through this tough economic time, Mayor Gray said. Municipalities also need help training people on layoffs so they can find new, meaningful employment, ...
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Whitby girl missing since October
Nov 21, 2008 - 03:06 PM
WHITBY -- Police are seeking help locating a Whitby teen who's been missing since late October. Melissa Lal, 16, of Foundry Lane in Whitby was last seen Oct. 24. The girl has gone missing before ...
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A reluctant rat: Agent wanted out
By Jeff Mitchell - Nov 21, 2008 - 02:10 PM
WHITBY -- He was paid thousands to inform on drug dealing among his biker brothers, but a police agent has testified he was reluctant to implicate two Hells Angels in a murder plot. "I wasn't ...
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Whitby girl struts her stuff in talent competition
By Parvaneh Pessian - Nov 21, 2008 - 04:30 AM
WHITBY -- The judges of the International Presentation of Performers (Ipop) competition didn't know what they were in store for when nine-year-old Rachel Barber hit the stage this month. The Whitby ...
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A reluctant rat: Agent wanted out
WHITBY -- He was paid thousands to inform on drug dealing among his biker brothers, but a police agent has testified he was reluctant to implicate two...
From Pakistan to Canada
DURHAM -- Shaffan Din doesn't remember much about his school in Pakistan - mostly that it was small and only had one window. He was only in Grade ...
Bullying: in the schoolyard
DURHAM -- Ellen's son was in Grade 4 or 5 when he started dealing with bullies. "His friends actually turned on him and started picking on ...
How to deal with bullying
DURHAM -- The Canadian Red Cross offers an array of tips for youth dealing with bullying, and for their parents. Here are some of them:...
Christmas with the king
WHITBY -- On Dec. 6, Elvis will be in the building. Port Perry's Ron Moore brings his annual Christmas With The King show to the Centennial ...
Clarington Older Adults OK for now
To the editor:Re: Seniors take good, bad from council, Nov. 6. The article indicated Clarington councillors have recently voted for staff to look at ...
Tavares gunning for Tanti
OSHAWA -- John Tavares could become the all-time leading goal scorer for the Oshawa Generals this weekend. The 18-year-old sensation heads into ...
Hoping for a Christmas shopping boom
DURHAM -- Jason King opened Alcatraz Skate shop in 1996, without much of a business plan. But with the retail season's yearly heyday creeping up,...
Don’t lower the boom
I am trapped in the claws of a wild thicket as branches poke my sides and scratch my face.
Insects hover around me gnawing at my skin. I watch ...