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Man walks away from school with boy
By Crystal Crimi - Oct 17, 2008 - 04:30 AM

DURHAM -- Using his daughter as bait, Dean Kory walked away from Ritson Road Public School with a kindergarten student, no questions asked. No one from the school asked for his identification, name or...

Electricity bills to increase
Oct 17, 2008 - 04:30 AM

DURHAM -- Residents will be seeing a price increase on their electricity bills next month. For a ...

Girls collecting teddy bears for Sick Kids
Oct 16, 2008 - 05:30 PM

AJAX -- Cassandra Pearce and Leanna Martin are hoping to make a stay in the hospital a little more ...

Hoile route to remain unchanged
Oct 16, 2008 - 02:41 PM

AJAX -- Route 222 will continue to run accordingly to Hoile. Durham Region Transit executive ...

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Fall in all its glory

The Thanksgiving weekend offered residents the ...

Man accused in killing held

LINDSAY -- An Oshawa man accused of killing his ex-wife remains in custody, awaiting disclosure of the prosecution's case against him. Jack ...

Toronto man charged in North Durham ATM-skimming scheme

DURHAM -- A Toronto man is facing 74 fraud-related charges in relation to ATM-skimming schemes he allegedly carried out in recent weeks at banks in ...

Home invasion probe leads to 90 charges

OSHAWA -- An investigation into a violent home invasion this past summer in south Oshawa has led to dozens of charges against five teenagers accused ...

Man walks away from school with boy

DURHAM -- Using his daughter as bait, Dean Kory walked away from Ritson Road Public School with a kindergarten student, no questions asked. No one ...

Mentoring program needs volunteers

CLARINGTON -- Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board's Champions for Youth mentoring program is in need of community volunteers to work with ...

Breaking down student assessments

DURHAM -- The Durham District School Board is on the verge of making some big breakthroughs in provincial testing, a staff report shows. Many ...

Appealing events to check out this weekend

DURHAM -- If you're looking for something to do this fall weekend, you don't need to go far from home, which is good considering the price of ...

Sheila Masters is mastering art in Ajax

AJAX -- Mastering art might be impossible, but it seems Sheila Masters has gotten about as close as she can. A lifelong painter and early member of ...

Actors sought for The Wizard of Oz

UXBRIDGE - Uxbridge actors can follow the yellow brick road all the way to auditions for The Wizard of Oz. Ryleepuss Productions holds auditions for ...

Short campaign could have hurt, or maybe it helped

There just wasn't enough time to get his message out, said Conservative candidate Rick Johnson after losing the Ajax-Pickering riding Tuesday ...

Frustration abounds over collections

To the editor: Recently I put out two folding plastic lawn chairs with my garbage. When the garbage man left them I asked why and he said they were ...

Pedestrians should stay on the sidewalks

To the editor: What is it with people walking on roadways around this city? I'm getting more than a little tired of having to dodge idiots who ...

Ridgebacks hope to bite a little harder this season

OSHAWA -- Marlin Muylaert doesn't harbour any illusions that his UOIT Ridgebacks men's hockey team will shock the world and make a massive ...

Ajax judokas golden at Quebec Open

AJAX -- Ajax Budokan Judo Club athletes put forth medal-winning performances at the recent Quebec Open event in Montreal. The meet attracted 600 ...

Glazier part of Olympic history in Canada

BOWMANVILLE -- In a strange twist, not being good at something eventually led Lori Glazier to a berth on the Canadian Olympic team that competed at ...

Moving business in the community for 80 years celebrates anniversary

OSHAWA -- There's an old saying that goes: if you've got it, a truck brought it. Ross Mackie should know. Ross was born into a trucking family...

Clarington looks to market smart

COURTICE -- Clarington officials are hoping local businesses will be motivated to join a tourism-marketing organization after some inspiration from an...

Hot stuff fuels interest in Buster Rhino's

WHITBY -- A local entrepreneur successfully slayed two dragons on national television. The "dragons" in question are big-shot investors on ...

Stop the Madness

DURHAM -- Durham residents are being asked to help in making roads safer. The Durham Region Health Department and the Durham Regional Police Service ...

Volunteers of Distinction

DURHAM -- Volunteers are being rewarded for their exceptional work in the public school system. The Durham District School Board is hosting its ...

Changing the Face of Epilepsy lecture series

DURHAM -- There is always help. Epilepsy Durham Region is hosting free monthly public lectures about caring of a child with epilepsy. The meetings ...

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