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'Tune-up' for Pickering, overhaul at Darlington nuclear plant
By Rob Ferguson - Feb 09, 2010 - 09:00 AM

DURHAM -- Pickering's nuclear power plant would get a "tune-up" and close in a decade, while the 20-year-old Darlington nuclear operation is...

Program makes passage into Pickering
By Kristen Calis - Feb 06, 2010 - 04:30 AM

PICKERING -- Shashi Bhatia attributes her happy journey in Canada to a willingness to reach out to the community, and encourages other newcomers to do...

Pickering home values rise in 2009: RE/MAX
By Kristen Calis - Feb 04, 2010 - 04:31 PM

PICKERING -- Price appreciation for single-detached homes in Pickering went against the trend in the GTA last year, found a report by RE/MAX Ontario...

Pickering girl has big heart
By Kristen Calis - Feb 04, 2010 - 02:37 PM

PICKERING -- Maya Preston turned eight years old on Saturday and already she's raised around $800 in financial donations toward charities that are...

Family Day fun in Pickering
Feb 04, 2010 - 02:37 PM

PICKERING -- The February family holiday is just around the corner and Pickering has a list of events to keep both parents and kids busy for the day...

Greenwood library in Pickering turning 150 this year
By Kristen Calis - Feb 04, 2010 - 12:30 PM

PICKERING -- The Greenwood library is about to experience a big birthday and Ajax-Pickering MP Mark Holland knows the perfect present...

Free education session in Pickering
Feb 04, 2010 - 11:39 AM

PICKERING -- A free information session by Centennial College is meant to help newcomers to Canada get on track with the education they need to drive...

Car plunges into ravine in Pickering
By Kristen Calis - Feb 03, 2010 - 12:33 PM

PICKERING -- Two people suffered minor injuries when a Subaru took out a wire fence and plunged into a ravine off Kingston Road in Pickering Wednesday...

Pickering fire damages two homes

By Kristen Calis - Feb 03, 2010 - 11:57 AM

PICKERING -- No one was hurt in a house fire in the Westshore neighbourhood Wednesday morning, Pickering fire officials said...

Pickering fire on Sunday 'not suspicious' say police
By Jeff Hayward - Feb 02, 2010 - 02:27 PM

PICKERING -- While the exact cause of a fire that started in the garage of a building on Liverpool Road in Pickering Sunday afternoon is not yet known...

Loaded handgun recovered at scene of Pickering robbery
Feb 02, 2010 - 11:06 AM

PICKERING -- One person has been charged and police are seeking other suspects in the gunpoint robbery of a Pickering off-track betting establishment...

New Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade president officially sworn in
By Reka Szekely - Feb 02, 2010 - 04:30 AM

AJAX -- A long-time Pickering resident has been sworn in as the Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade's president for 2010. Jason Cameron, a...

Pickering Horticultural Society blooms
Feb 01, 2010 - 03:29 PM

PICKERING -- It has been beautifying the City of Pickering for nearly 80 years, and the Pickering Horticultural Society continues to bloom. The group...

Seedy Saturday in Pickering

PICKERING -- This Saturday, heritage gardeners are hosting a day that should get residents'...

Pickering business makes cases for Vancouver Olympic torch

PICKERING -- He has kept hockey's biggest superstar, an Olympic icon and the tour gear of the...

No decision yet on Pickering nuclear refurbishment

PICKERING -- Ontario Power Generation reported a good year in 2009 at its Pickering B plant, but...

Two suspects at large after Pickering robbery

PICKERING -- Police are seeking two men after the robbery of a Pickering business Friday night.

Pickering-based company to throw a free wedding

PICKERING -- Financing a wedding is tough at the best of times, let alone when people are cutting...

Ajax-Pickering hospital foundation gets new chairman

AJAX -- A husband, father of three young kids and managing director for a real estate investment and...