Rush Hour Watch
OSHAWA - Residents should keep shovels handy and snow-blowers tuned up as this latest blast of wintery weather is expected to continue throughout today into the early evening.
According to Environment Canada Warning Preparedness Meteorologist, Geoff Coulson, a winter storm crossing the lower Great Lakes this morning will remain over southern Ontario today. There aren't any weather warnings for...
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Less snow to fall in 2009
By Parvaneh Pessian - Jan 07, 2009 - 11:32 AM
DURHAM -- As the Region of Durham's works department geared up to battle the first snowstorm of 2009, concerns were mounting over whether this year's winter conditions will once again wreak havoc on...
Man reports being shot in Ajax
AJAX -- A Scarborough man said he was shot in the hand in Ajax on Monday. Police were called to the Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering Hospital at...
Notre Dame knows the spirit of giving
DURHAM -- Sometimes what Chaplain Anne Heemskerk sees at Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School makes her cry. She gets so moved by the generosity...
Ajax woman wins human rights award
DURHAM -- When teenager Chris-Ann Manning saw a chance to promote racial harmony during Black History Month, she seized the opportunity. And, doing so...
Coming to education in 2009...
DURHAM -- The Catholic school board closed five schools in 2008 and the public board might close three in 2009. Along with saying hello to some new...
Music on a Sunday afternoon
AJAX -- Spend a relaxing afternoon enjoying music at the Ajax Public Library. The Music on a Sunday Afternoon series presents The Bronze Foundation on...
Big battle brewing among the books
OSHAWA -- Musicians of all ages in Durham may want to take note of a new program at Oshawa Public Libraries. In February, OPL will hold a Battle of...
Time to crank up postal service
To the editor: I live in Courtice and, as of Dec. 30, had not had mail delivery since Dec. 22. After receiving no mail for several days before the...
Ice raises a yellow flag
UXBRIDGE -- The pair held tightly onto the power auger as it bored its way through the solid ice, frozen fragments flying in all directions. When they...
Tavares trade not imminent: DePiero
OSHAWA -- The Oshawa Generals are in Belleville Wednesday night, but will John Tavares join them? It's very possible.
Despite rumours that have...
Roads projects steamrolled
UXBRIDGE -- Some roads projects have been cut out of the 2009 budget as councillors scramble to reduce the burden on taxpayers this year. During the...
Ice raises a yellow flag
UXBRIDGE -- The pair held tightly onto the power auger as it bored its way through the solid ice, frozen fragments flying in all directions. When they...
Many hands make light work
UXBRIDGE -- If you build it, they will come. That line proved true in Zephyr recently, as an eager group of about 16 or 17 volunteers came together...