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Boy saves dad using emergency training
By Parvaneh Pessian - Sep 17, 2008 - 09:30 AM

WHITBY -- When 12-year-old Brennan Potter completed a junior fire department program in July, he never imagined that a month later, he'd be using the skills to save his father's life. The program is ...

Student testing shows mixed results
Sep 17, 2008 - 11:39 AM

DURHAM -- Grade 3 and 6 provincial test results released Wednesday morning show gains and losses ...

Accident on ice leaves Toros coach in hospital (0)
Sep 17, 2008 - 04:30 AM

BOWMANVILLE -- An on-ice accident during a Triple-A hockey practice in Bowmanville on Saturday ...

Parks will close at dusk in Clarington (0)
Sep 16, 2008 - 04:01 PM

CLARINGTON -- Areas surrounding museums and libraries have joined parks on the list of ...

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Women vow to hang on to handbags

DURHAM -- Local women say they're going to be more careful with their purses after hearing about a rash of thefts in local stores. Durham Police say ...

Cops trail taxi carrying robbery suspect

OSHAWA -- Charges have been laid against an Oshawa man after police trailed a taxi from the scene of an armed robbery in the city's south end ...

Schoolyard assault leads to charges

BEAVERTON -- Four youngsters have been charged with assault for what police are describing as an unprovoked attack on a schoolmate. A 12-year-old boy ...

Eco schools more than double in Durham

DURHAM -- More Durham public schools are certified green. Twice as many schools received EcoSchool status for the 2007/2008 year. This year, 31 ...

Public board closes in on projects

DURHAM -- This summer's rain wasn't enough to stop $143 million in public school board construction from moving full-steam ahead. Between new ...

Student testing shows mixed results

DURHAM -- Grade 3 and 6 provincial test results released Wednesday morning show gains and losses for Durham’s public and Catholic school boards....

Ancient art form comes to life in Port Perry

PORT PERRY -- When Haliburton artist Susan Fisher paints, she uses "liquid colour." She's actually using a paint made of beeswax and resin, ...

Falling for art

OSHAWA -- Sharon Recalla's route to the world of art was an indirect one. The Oshawa woman, who moved here in 1968, got her start designing the logo ...

Take a hike, sample some wine, pick some apples

Kicking through a pile of leaves on a hiking trail is one of the great pleasures of autumn. No wonder Sept. 22 to 28 is Ontario Hiking Week. The ...

Port Perry Fair a success for 'G-Moms'

To the editor: Once again, the 'G-Moms of Port Perry' hoisted their banner and cooked up a storm at the Port Perry Fair. The G-Moms of Port ...

Lives will change at the conclusion of Q-school

As I type this, golfers are playing at Royal Ashburn trying to qualify for the Canadian Tour. Meanwhile, at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky...

GM celebrates 100th birthday

Tuesday marked a momentous anniversary in world economic history as General Motors -- the leading automotive maker of the past 100 years -- celebrated...

Lambert a one buoy at a time kind of girl

COURTICE -- Sometimes, father does know best. Natalie Lambert would prescribe to that theory, as it applies to water skiing at least. It was at the ...

Triathletes looking for luck from 13th

UXBRIDGE -- Organizers of the Uxbridge Optimist Junior Triathlon are hoping the number 13 proves to be a lucky one. Saturday, Sept. 27 is the date of ...

MoJacks, Bruins down to final roster decisions

NORTH DURHAM -- GMs Murray Parliament of the Port Perry MoJacks and Ron Archibald of the Uxbridge Bruins got what they were looking for at a weekend ...

Retirement option a big hit with GM workers (0)

OSHAWA -- The number of local General Motors workers who have opted to retire or take advantage of the grow-into-retirement plan has now exceeded the ...

Uxbridge invited to 'visioning' meeting

UXBRIDGE -- Residents are invited to give input into the future of Uxbridge's downtown during a weekend event this October. Randy Loewen, ...

A question of boundaries

UXBRIDGE -- A public meeting will be set regarding a request from Uxbridge's BIA to expand its boundaries. But the meeting, likely to be held in ...

Scugog support continues for Terry Fox Run

PORT PERRY - The Scugog community came through with another "phenomenal" contribution towards the fight against cancer last weekend, ...

One hundred days of biking Ontario

AJAX -- Ajax resident and cancer survivor Dee Miller has had her share of the Ontario outdoors this summer. "It rained the entire time," she...

Township looks into tire dump site Video

UXBRIDGE -- The man who filmed a video 10 years ago showing countless tires dumped on an Uxbridge property does not share the same view today as ...

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