Auto bailout could drive deficit: Premier
By Tanya Talaga - Nov 22, 2008 - 05:45 PM
There are "tremendous pressures" to provide help to the auto sector and others in these tough economic times and if Ontario conceded to all the requests it would face a "multi-billion-dollar deficit", Premier Dalton McGuinty said Saturday.Demands from the auto sector for help could cause Ontario's projected $500 million deficit to "dramatically balloon", McGuinty told reporters after his speech at a Liberal policy convention.But when families face tough times parents curtail new expenditures and do everything they ...
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GM truck plant to close earlier than expected
By Ian Caldwell - Nov 21, 2008 - 08:01 PM
OSHAWA -- CAW local 222 President Chris Buckley says the federal government has to act now to save jobs amidst the economic crisis that has brought General Motors to its knees. "It just keeps ...
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Share your memories of Orr
Nov 22, 2008 - 04:30 AM
OSHAWA -- If you were fortunate enough to watch Bobby Orr weave his magic with the Oshawa Generals, we want to hear your stories. And see your pictures. To commemorate the big day on Thursday, ...
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A reluctant rat: Agent wanted out
WHITBY -- He was paid thousands to inform on drug dealing among his biker brothers, but a police agent has testified he was reluctant to implicate two...
From Pakistan to Canada
DURHAM -- Shaffan Din doesn't remember much about his school in Pakistan - mostly that it was small and only had one window. He was only in Grade ...
Bullying: in the schoolyard
DURHAM -- Ellen's son was in Grade 4 or 5 when he started dealing with bullies. "His friends actually turned on him and started picking on ...
How to deal with bullying
DURHAM -- The Canadian Red Cross offers an array of tips for youth dealing with bullying, and for their parents. Here are some of them:...
Clarington Older Adults OK for now
To the editor:Re: Seniors take good, bad from council, Nov. 6. The article indicated Clarington councillors have recently voted for staff to look at ...
Share your memories of Orr
OSHAWA -- If you were fortunate enough to watch Bobby Orr weave his magic with the Oshawa Generals, we want to hear your stories. And see your ...
Generals go down in shootout
MISSISSAUGA – Neil Conway made 49 saves, but it wasn’t quite enough as the Oshawa Generals fell 4-3 in a shootout to the Mississauga St. Michael’s ...
Financing drying up, auto dealers say
OTTAWA–Canadian automobile dealers say the country's car market is
threatened by banks refusing to lend them money to buy vehicles for
their showrooms...
Family tracker a hit
DURHAM -- Much like the airport screens that let passengers monitor arrivals and departures, Lakeridge Health Oshawa has introduced a new tool that ...