Breaking News
DURHAM -- Long lines have formed at gas pumps with prices expected to jump more than 12 cents a litre at midnight.
Gas
price watchdog, Pickering-Scarborough East Liberal MP Dan Mcteague, is
predicting a jump to 136.6 a litre for regular gasoline, up 12.9 cents. The increase will beat the previous high set in the first week of July when a litre of regular hit 136.5, according to the ...
Grants help get immigrants involved
DURHAM -- Two years' worth of Parents Reaching Out grants have been helping immigrant parents get more involved in the school community. With more...
Schools for sale
DURHAM -- Three Oshawa schools are for sale. Canadian Martyrs, Father Francis Mahoney, and St. Michael Catholic schools were declared surplus at the ...
Working on their character
DURHAM -- It was all about character for two public school board superintendents presenting at a recent meeting. Team work, responsibility, respect, ...
Indie musicians putting on a show
OSHAWA -- The Shwa-ltz is back.
The free, all-day, indie music festival, the result of big ideas and hard work of local organizers and musicians, ...
On a quest for self
Usually, of course, it's the singer's work; the voice, the song that can bring something new and forceful to one's existence, something ...
Farm-Tech should be built elsewhere
To the editor: From ancient history to modern times ethanol/alcohol has been produced and gone by the wayside as time marched on. The negative effects...
Whitby is Durham's star
To the editor: Whitby is again getting the attention in Durham! It started with our always popular duck race -- what a blast! One of our few days ...
From Blue Devil to Bulldog
SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Zack Greer is heading back to school. And the lacrosse field too. The long time box lacrosse star with the Whitby Warriors, who ...
Lords lay the hammer down on Queen's
OSHAWA -- The Durham Lords men's baseball team appears to have playing on the road down pat. Now, this weekend they'll have an opportunity to ...
CAW elects new leader
OSHAWA -- The Canadian Auto Workers union has elected a new leader. Ken Lewenza, former president of CAW Local 444 in Windsor will be taking the head ...
Teddy bears and tea at Parkwood
OSHAWA -- This month, children can learn about teddy bears, make their own and attend a special tea with grandparents at Parkwood Estate. On Sept. 21,...
Look after those teeth
The Onatrio Dental Association says learning healthy habits at school age essential to good long-term oral healthAs kids head back to school this ...
A winning battle with listeria
UXBRIDGE -- Today, Nicole Vos of Uxbridge is happy and healthy with five daughters. But the 38-year-old's first attempt to have a child a decade ...