Biker trial delayed as juror falls ill
WHITBY -- Just a day after it began the trial of two Hells Angels accused of plotting the murder of a rival was halted when a juror fell ill. Superior...
Parents make sure their input added
AJAX -- Less than a dozen people took up the Durham District School Board's invitation to share their public education ideas and views. An Ajax ...
Volunteers honoured for work in school
DURHAM -- Instead of serving up hot lunches and reading lessons, Durham school volunteers were served some appreciation. Under bright lights, before a...
Cleaning up Oshawa's closed schools
OSHAWA -- With the consolidation of 11 Oshawa schools into six comes extra furniture and equipment for the Durham Catholic board. In the coming weeks...
Things go bump in the night
DURHAM -- "This is Halloween, this is Halloween, pumpkins scream in the dead of night." For many, this line from 'The Nightmare Before ...
Photography heritage program for youth
AJAX -- Cultivate the activist and artist within. The Youth Centre hosts The Urban Eyes Youth Photo and Awareness Project series that will provide the...
Despite major bumps, Regent is back
They have an old saying in the entertainment business that, no matter what happens, the show must go on. Perhaps that was never more true than this ...
Claws bared for another Classic
WHITBY -- The Notre Dame Cougars from Ajax are starting to develop quite a Classic reputation in girls' basketball. That's something the Austin ...
Scugog sports heroes honoured
PORT PERRY -- Three of Scugog's sporting legends, a local ball team that captured a provincial title, and a veteran scribe who has filled the ...
This woman's got Moxie
BROOKLIN -- Whatever you do, don't say that Marissa McTasney's business -- which produces work wear for women -- caters to a niche market....
Going to the dogs
WHITBY -- One local woman's business plan came to her while she was doing something she does every day: walk her dogs. Jo Ann Baguioro-Thompson was ...
A passion for pumpkin carving
DURHAM -- Forget the fancy tools. All it takes is imagination to create a great looking pumpkin for Halloween. In special videos featuring Russ ...
Coral Creek to get its playground
UXBRIDGE -- Children in an east-end subdivision will soon have a new place to play. The Township is moving ahead with a playground for the Estates of...
Uxbridge Youth Centre opens
UXBRIDGE -- Slowly, they started coming through the door. "I'm just coming to check things out," said Tom Ban, a Grade 13 student. "...