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WHITBY -- Hours after the discovery of four bodies in east Toronto, police secured a home in Whitby, but won't say if it's connected to the incident. Durham police spokesman Dave Selby confirmed cops here had secured the home, in the vicinity of Garden and Mary streets, on behalf of Toronto police. But he could not confirm a link to the homicide investigation.
"We've been asked to hold ...
Ready for snow?
The rush has begun to get ready for winter
Walter Passarella / Metroland
COURTICE -- Mark Hamer of Courtice handles an ergonomically correct snow shovel at Goodes Home Hardware while Lisa Goodes-Furey looks on. Nov.19,2008
By Michelle Diaz and Ian Caldwell - Nov 19, 2008 - 03:12 PM
COURTICE -- The pre-snow rush has begun as homeowners and drivers head to the hardware store to stock up on supplies. "They're picking up the salt, ice melter, shovels, and the snow scrapers for the car," Lisa Goodes-Furey, the owner of Goodes Hardware in Courtice,...
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Car fire in Ajax Tuesday
Nov 19, 2008 - 10:19 AM
AJAX -- A car was destroyed in a late night fire in Ajax Tuesday night. The blaze destroyed a 1996 Pontiac Grand Am parked in the driveway at 60 Burcher Rd. Ajax deputy fire chief Mark Diotte said...
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Murder plot discussed in whispers: witness
By Jeff Mitchell - Nov 18, 2008 - 06:04 PM
WHITBY -- The conversation ran from mundane to murder when a police agent met with a high-ranking Hells Angel to discuss dealing with an underworld rival, a jury has been told. Crown witness Steven ...
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Police release video in shooting probe
By Jeff Mitchell - Nov 19, 2008 - 09:18 AM
PICKERING -- Police have released security camera video in hopes of identifying two persons of interest in a shooting last May in Pickering. The video captures images of two men pulling into a parking...
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Police release video in shooting probe
PICKERING -- Police have released security camera video in hopes of identifying two persons of interest in a shooting last May in Pickering. The video...
Grade 5s swim and skate for free
DURHAM -- Many of Durham's Grade 5 students are getting a leg up on healthy living with a free pass that allows to them to swim and skate for free...
Toronto police chief comes to Oshawa
DURHAM -- Women officers had to carry their guns in purses when Toronto's police chief, Bill Blair, started his career. Now, more than 30 years ...
Juno nominee performs in Cannington
CANNINGTON - Blues, jazz, ragtime and swing will fill the air in Cannington this weekend, thanks to Juno nominee Mose Scarlett. The guitarist will be...
Our trash is nobody else's business
The English politician, historian, and poet Thomas Macaulay (1800-59) said that "to be ruled by a busybody is more than human nature can bear....
Fury flip-flopping wins and losses
WHITBY -- The Whitby Fury has been holding its own as of late. Since a dreadful showing in Vaughan on Nov. 8, one that led to a 13-3 loss, the Fury ...
Clarington sports briefs for Nov. 19
Ron Robinson Toros crank it up in London LONDON -- The Clarington Ron Robinson Minor Atom AA Toros played strong at the Tim Hickman Memorial ...
New tax option rolled out
UXBRIDGE -- Residents will have another option how to pay their property taxes next year. Uxbridge's finance committee approved a plan from staff...
GM announces Camaro pricing
OSHAWA -- With the new 2010 Camaro set to roll off the Oshawa Car Assembly Plant's production line in the near future GM Canada announced its ...
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 ...
Clothing exchange has best year ever
DURHAM -- Twenty years in and the Durham Schools Food for Clothing Exchange just keeps getting better. The event hit the two decades mark Nov. 8 and ...