Amber Young is Durham's third homicide
Body found in grow-op
By Jennifer Stone - Oct 30, 2008 - 12:27 PM
OSHAWA -- Two blue police tents tarp off a large part of the backyard of 307 Bloor St. E. this hour, as police investigate not only a marijuana grow operation, but the discovery of a dead 21-year-old woman, who had earlier been reporting missing. Two men have been charged in connection with the grow-op. Police expected one of the men would be charged later today "in relation to the homicide," a media release said. Names of the accused are not being released, pending swearing of the charges in court, police spokesman David Selby said....
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Warrants issued for paving scam suspects
By Jeff Mitchell - Oct 30, 2008 - 04:30 AM
DURHAM -- Arrest warrants have been issued for two men identified by police as the ringleaders of a scam that saw dozens of Durham residents swindled by paving companies. One of the suspects had been ...
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Poopy note for Pickering music fans
By Kristen Calis - Oct 30, 2008 - 10:51 AM
PICKERING -- Ted Bell and his wife won't go to another Sunday afternoon of music at Esplanade Park that the City puts on again after finding it hard to manoeuver around all of the goose poop. Mr...
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Suspect in bank heist sought
OSHAWA -- Police are seeking help in identifying a man who robbed an Oshawa bank Monday morning. The suspect fled with cash stuffed into a plastic bag...
Amber Young is Durham's third homicide
OSHAWA -- Two blue police tents tarp off a large part of the backyard of 307 Bloor St. E. this hour, as police investigate not only a marijuana grow ...
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...
Clarington sports briefs for Oct. 30
S.J. Nicholas gets revenge in finals PETERBOROUGH -- To build a great team you need to start from between the posts and outward and it was the ...
Lords have big Knight in Peterborough
PETERBOROUGH -- After 20 minutes of play, the Durham Lords had all they needed. At least from a points standpoint. The women's basketball program ...
Flaherty, Oda retain cabinet posts
DURHAM -- There will be no change in cabinet representation for the region as Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled his cabinet in Ottawa earlier ...
Uxbridge picking up cleaning bill
UXBRIDGE -- The Township will pick up the tab to clean the newly-opened youth centre. In a recent report accepted by Uxbridge's finance committee,...
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...