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School officials happy with EQAO results Video (0)
By Crystal Crimi - Sep 17, 2008 - 04:03 PM

DURHAM -- Grade 3 and 6 provincial test results released Wednesday show gains and losses for Durham's public and Catholic school boards. The Durham Catholic and Durham district school boards are ...

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

WHITBY -- When 12-year-old Brennan Potter completed a junior fire department program in July, he ...

Scotiabank robbed in Cannington
Sep 17, 2008 - 05:36 PM

CANNINGTON -- The Scotiabank at Cameron Street and Laidlaw in Cannington has been closed as police ...

Rest of funding to flow to Ajax hospital
Sep 17, 2008 - 04:57 PM

DURHAM -- The Ajax-Pickering hospital will hang on to the Regional funding promised for its ...

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Scotiabank robbed in Cannington

CANNINGTON -- The Scotiabank at Cameron Street and Laidlaw in Cannington has been closed as police investigate an afternoon robbery.

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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 ...

School officials happy with EQAO results Video (0)

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

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 ...

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 ...

Work in Afghanistan leading to progress

To the editor:Re: Is war accomplishing anything? John Sproule letter, Sept. 16. John Sproule's letter misses numerous points. True, the Taliban ...

Much more to Greens than the environment

To the editor:Re: Greens should stick to environment only, Robert Page letter, Sept. 12. Robert Page should get his facts straight. It is obvious he ...

Be fearful of a Harper majority

To the editor: The Angus Reid public opinion poll held Sept. 13 shows the Stephen Harper Conservative Party with 39 per cent public support. This ...

Too close for comfort for Lady Cougars

AJAX -- The Pine Ridge Secondary School Pumas threw a definite scare into the defending Durham Region champion Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Rest of funding to flow to Ajax hospital

DURHAM -- The Ajax-Pickering hospital will hang on to the Regional funding promised for its emergency expansion after council voted against ...

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...

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