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AFGHANISTAN -- Another Canadian soldier has been killed in
Afghanistan. Trooper Brian Richard Good from The Royal Canadian
Dragoons based at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa was killed when his
armoured vehicle struck an explosive device today north of Kandahar
City.
Trooper Good, 42, is a father with two daughters. Three other Canadian soldiers were injured in the attack...
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Plowing through Clarington
AJ Groen / Metroland
CLARINGTON -- Metroland reporter Jenn Stone accompanied light equipment operator Brian Allin on his snow clearing route. Mr. Allin works for Clarington operations department out of the Road 42 Depot. January 7 2008
By Jennifer Stone - Jan 07, 2009 - 02:59 PM
CLARINGTON -- A woman leaning on a snow shovel smiles wanly up at Brian Allin as he drives his plow by her Port of Newcastle home Wednesday morning. She knows some of her hard work, shovelling out the end of her driveway, is about to be undone as the Clarington light...
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Freed sex offender to settle in Ajax
Jan 07, 2009 - 09:04 AM
AJAX -- Durham police have taken the rare measure of issuing a warning about a recently-released sex offender taking up residence in Ajax. Orville Dwayne Thompson, 37, was released...
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Tavares trade not imminent: DePiero
By Shawn Cayley - Jan 06, 2009 - 06:52 PM
OSHAWA -- The Oshawa Generals are in Belleville Wednesday night, but will John Tavares join them? It's very possible. Despite rumours that have suggested the superstar has been or is on the verge...
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Gun pointed at woman's head in robbery
AJAX -- Two teenaged suspects are being sought by police investigating a street level robbery in Ajax in which a woman had a gun held to her head. The...
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...
Artfest on the Esplanade
DURHAM -- The City of Pickering and the PineRidge Arts Council are getting ready for the annual Artfest on the Esplanade. The one-of-a-kind annual...
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...
Always be prepared to go fishing
It was about this time last year when I was visiting a friend in Beaverton. I looked out over the lake and saw several groups of people dragging their...
Atom Blades off to a great start
Atom Blades Off To A Great Start NORTH DURHAM -- The North Durham Atom Blades girls' hockey team is off to a great start this season. The team...
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...
Learning series for parents
DURHAM -- Family Services of Durham is presenting a series of workshops for parents. The Regional Municipality of Durham and Social Services...
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...