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Mortgages, car loans could be harder to get: Flaherty
Bruce Campion-Smith - Oct 09, 2008 - 09:49 AM

OTTAWA-The spill-over from the financial crisis that started in the United States could soon make it tougher for Canadians to get mortgages and car loans and corporations to borrow cash, Finance ...

Ajax man arrested following house search
Oct 09, 2008 - 12:10 PM

AJAX -- An Ajax resident is facing several charges after Durham Regional Police seized drugs, cash ...

A firefighter in the making
Oct 09, 2008 - 04:30 AM

PICKERING -- If a kid on Sammy Xerri's street falls off their bike, or a small grass fire breaks...

Fill investigation builds
Oct 08, 2008 - 02:18 PM

UXBRIDGE -- An Uxbridge farmer has been asked by a conservation authority to stop a fill operation ...

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Ajax man arrested following house search

AJAX -- An Ajax resident is facing several charges after Durham Regional Police seized drugs, cash and weapons. Officers with the Drug Enforcement ...

Gas bars hit in early-morning break-ins

DURHAM -- Thieves hit two Canadian Tire gas bar kiosks in smash-and-grab style break-ins early Tuesday. The first incident occurred at the Canadian ...

Air pistol fired at school, teen charged

OSHAWA -- Charges have been laid against a teenager after a man was shot in the face with an air pistol Monday afternoon in an Oshawa high school ...

Missing Blackstock teen reunited with family

Pickering murders linked, police say

Blackstock teen found in Edmonton, man charged with abduction

Education

Green schools cost more green

DURHAM -- At last check, it was $5 million more to build an environmentally certified school, says a public board report. In 2004, a regular ...

Passions fill Pringle Creek at closing meeting

DURHAM -- They'll fight for their school. That was the message resident after resident sent at a public meeting regarding closure and ...

Students leave their mark in Pen Strokes

DURHAM -- With stories such as 'Superman is better than Spiderman', Durham students have created this year's edition of Pen Strokes. In ...

Pickering High School gets Italian for Ortona

Forgotten battle to be remembered

NDP candidate strikes sour note at school debate

Entertainment

Doomed trees become art

UXBRIDGE -- "It looks like fire." "Is it seaweed?" Those are comments from Uxbridge Montessori School students who visited the ...

Second Gemini nomination for Ajax funny guy

DURHAM -- It's hard to get through an interview with Ian Sirota without cracking up. Asked why he moved to Ajax, the comic writer and comedian replies...

Books, photography subjects of special Whitby library programs

WHITBY -- Readers and photographers should check out two programs at Whitby Public Library, central branch, this fall. First up is What To Read Next ...

Borelians' season opener mixes youth and veterans, drama and laughs

Records to play at one's own funeral

Charlie Brown and friends on stage at the Uxbridge Music Hall

Opinion

Mike Shields will work for you

To the editor: Our MP, Dr. Colin Carrie's recent statements that constituents' concerns about high property taxes as an "irritant" ...

Ajax's slots revenue should remain here

Ajax council should say a resounding 'no' to Mayor Steve Parish's plan to use Town revenue from the Slots at Ajax Downs for bicycle paths ...

Pickering's 'fire boy' an inspiration

It's fair to say that the News Advertiser's editorial staff would like to adopt the city's "fire boy." His real name is Sammy ...

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Sports

Gens close but come up short

BELLEVILLE -- A quality performance didn’t translate into a victory for the Oshawa Generals on Wednesday night.

Even at one point in the second ...

Huggins honoured by DRSA

BOWMANVILLE -- Alf Huggins has seen a lot in his day. A soccer enthusiast for more than 50 years, the Bowmanville resident has gone from playing the ...

Monarchs sweep doubleheader to end fastball regular season

PICKERING -- Pickering's St. Mary Catholic Secondary School Monarchs varsity girls' fastball team enters the playoffs loaded with confidence ...

Breen traded to Erie Otters

Third period rally salvages tie for Bruins

Trojans remain perfect on the gridiron

Business

Boston Pizza opens again in Bowmanville

BOWMANVILLE -- A local restaurant has reopened after fire damage forced it to close weeks after the original grand opening. A fire ripped through the ...

How to run a business from home

DURHAM -- While Alexandria Durrell works, her three-year-old daughter Story isn't in daycare or at a babysitter's. She is playing in the same ...

How people attack learning

Different generations take very different approaches toward learning how to use new technology, according to a recent survey. A survey done for ...

New treatment novel way to treat back pain, says doctor

Feds cautioned Canadian banks: Flaherty

Snow maintenance may hit the roof

Life

Get a mammogram during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

DURHAM -- October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Durham's health department is urging women over 50 to get screened for the disease by ...

UOIT presents 'Crime Pays' for the United Way

DURHAM -- If it don't walk, we bring out the chalk. The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) will be running a CSI/Forensics event...

Moraine train offers a chance to see fall colours

UXBRIDGE - The York-Durham Heritage Railway train is offering colourful fall trips through the Oak Ridges Moraine. Trains run on weekends during the ...

Vegetable and cheese tea biscuits

A 'Grey' day planned for Saturday

In Scugog, one person's junk is another's treasure

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