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Blackstock teen missing
Oct 02, 2008 - 08:48 PM

DURHAM -- Durham Regional Police are asking for help finding a teenage girl from Blackstock who may be with a 22-year-old man she met on the Internet. Police Thursday night released a photo of ...

Durham College staff reach a deal to avert strike
Oct 03, 2008 - 10:42 AM

DURHAM -- College support staff have signed and sealed a deal, eliminating any potential for a ...

Humour, poise helped boys endure night in forest

Oct 02, 2008 - 03:43 PM

BOWMANVILLE -- Lost and huddling together to ward off the dark and cold, the boys turned to ...

Region and union head to mediation next week
Oct 03, 2008 - 08:39 AM

DURHAM -- Durham's outdoor workers are set to walk off the job as early as Oct. 13, but both ...

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Crime

Pot crop, loaded rifles seized from Blackstock home

BLACKSTOCK -- Dozens of pot plants, loaded rifles and ammunition were seized last weekend after Durham police came knocking at a Mountjoy Road address...

Suspect sought in Pickering gas station robbery

PICKERING -- Durham Regional Police are hoping security camera photos will help them track down a man who threatened a gas station clerk with a knife ...

Tippett's request to appear in person denied

PETERBOROUGH -- Every time Stanley Tippett goes to court, so, too, does an Emergency Response Team and that costs money. That's part of the reason the...

Police investigate desecration of Pickering temple

Drugs found in north Durham raid

Suspicious package destroyed, investigation continues

Education

Durham College staff reach a deal to avert strike

DURHAM -- College support staff have signed and sealed a deal, eliminating any potential for a strike this year.

Support staff at Ontario’s ...

College support staff could strike

DURHAM -- Support staff at Durham College could be in a strike position tomorrow. If support staff at Ontario's 24 community colleges fail to ratify ...

University gets research grants

DURHAM -- The work of three local university professors just got a funding boost from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). ...

More students sited for Durham Catholic schools

Parent pitches petition on nits

Ground broken for two Ajax schools

Entertainment

Dating via the "Personals" comes to Uxbridge

UXBRIDGE - OnStage Uxbridge brings back memories of dating via personal ads with the upcoming comedy-musical, "Personals." The play, part of...

Bowmanville concert on Oct. 5 raises money for St. Joseph's Church

BOWMANVILLE -- Clarington Concert Band and St. Stephen’s Secondary School Choir are joining forces on oct. 5 to rasie funds for renovations to St. ...

Calling all Alice Cooper fans

Alice Cooper's in Oshawa for a concert on Oct. 8 at the General Motors Centre .

Are you going to it? If so, send us your reviews and we'll print a ...

Change in venue of Oct. 3 half of Glen Bensley tribute

Twists and turns at art galleries

A tribute to Paul Newman

Opinion

Candidate gets a very public lesson in politics 101

It takes a lot of courage to run for public office. In many cases, those who take up the challenge have to sacrifice their work and family lives while...

Bradley 'comfortable' with retirement from CFL

For the first time in a long time, Mike Bradley was able to walk comfortably from the football field and go home, bypassing the customary stop at the ...

Conservative candidate's response leaves voter cold

To the editor: I read the Q and A with Colin Carrie and it struck me just how out of touch this man is with the working stiff. In response to a ...

Finance minister should be pushed on his record

Let's be live-and-let live

Parking problem bigger than RV issue

Sports

Mitchell shows flashes of brilliance

ASHBURN -- On the surface, it might appear Will Mitchell's rookie season on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour was a disappointment. Dig a little ...

Pither named OHL Player of the Week

GUELPH -- Luke Pither is off to a quick start with the Guelph Storm. The Burketon resident was named the Boston Pizza OHL Player of the Week for the ...

Exhibition doubleheader for Blue Knights

OSHAWA -- The Oshawa Blue Knight Junior Men Field Lacrosse teams will play two exhibition games against formidable opposition on Saturday. The Blue ...

Bradley would like to tackle coaching one day

Dunlops look forward to new season

Watts breaks OCAA scoring record

Business

Farmland or housing?

DURHAM -- Food or fuel. It's a debate that has been hot in the media since the issue of ethanol has come to the forefront. But it's a question...

September car sales good for import nameplates

DURHAM -- Cars with import nameplates had a decent sales month in September, but the same was not true of American-based autos. Overall, ...

Bank's RV drives into region to help small businesses

DURHAM -- An RV rolled through the region recently as part of a cross country tour aimed at small businesses. Scotiabank is running the RV across the ...

Workers will hand over their used boots to Flaherty on Monday

GM sales fall again

Durham farms throw their gates open to the public

Life

Uxbridge's Queen of Ontario

UXBRIDGE -- An Uxbridge woman has been crowned queen of Ontario. Jennifer Megens, 21, was recently named 2008-2009 Ontario Queen of the Furrow during ...

Garden of plenty

PICKERING -- Garlic, beets, kale, tomatoes, squash, lettuce and pumpkins are just some of the vegetables in Pickering's community garden this fall....

Explore Durham, one pumpkin patch at a time

As big and golden as a harvest moon, there's something irresistible about a pumpkin. And now that Halloween has grown into a major holiday for ...

Little church, big heart

DivorceCare session begins Oct. 27

Bookmark the library for fun this month

Election 2008 Top Stories

Jim Flaherty on the hot seat

Questions put to the candidates in Scugog

Shields appearance at CAW hall riles activist

Candidates go head-to-head

Durham candidates on the economy

Workers will hand over their used boots to Flaherty on Monday