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Johnson Controls closing plant
By Melissa Mancini - Oct 08, 2008 - 08:25 AM

WHITBY -- The plant contracted to assemble doors and make seats for the 2010 Camaro is now slated to close putting up to 400 people out of work. Johnson Controls will be closing plant one in Whitby. ...

Feds cautioned Canadian banks: Flaherty
Oct 08, 2008 - 02:33 PM

The federal government warned "a couple" of...

Fill investigation builds
Oct 08, 2008 - 02:18 PM

UXBRIDGE -- An Uxbridge farmer has been asked by a conservation authority to stop a fill operation ...

Whitby woman thinks she can dance
Oct 08, 2008 - 04:30 AM

WHITBY -- For three years, dance teacher Breanne Wong has passed on her skills to hundreds of people...

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Gas bars hit in early-morning break-ins

DURHAM -- Thieves hit two Canadian Tire gas bar kiosks in smash-and-grab style break-ins early Tuesday. The first incident occurred at the Canadian ...

Man turns himself in after woman and dog assaulted

The suspect in the weekend assault of a Sunderland woman turned himself into Toronto police Monday.The 30-year-old man contacted officers and told ...

Air pistol fired at school, teen charged

OSHAWA -- Charges have been laid against a teenager after a man was shot in the face with an air pistol Monday afternoon in an Oshawa high school ...

Passions fill Pringle Creek at closing meeting

DURHAM -- They'll fight for their school. That was the message resident after resident sent at a public meeting regarding closure and ...

Students leave their mark in Pen Strokes

DURHAM -- With stories such as 'Superman is better than Spiderman', Durham students have created this year's edition of Pen Strokes. In ...

Pickering High School gets Italian for Ortona

AJAX -- Pickering High School students are fundraising Italian style. To help students get to Ortona, Italy, for the 65th anniversary of the Battle ...

Records to play at one's own funeral

We are midway through a great double week of tunesmitery here in the Shwarock City. Our fellow traveller, The Glensley, was sent off on his own path ...

Charlie Brown and friends on stage at the Uxbridge Music Hall

UXBRIDGE- The Uxbridge Youth Theatre's junior division promises to bring fun and entertainment to Uxbridge with the musical, "You're a ...

Alice Cooper takes the stage tonight in Oshawa

Alice Cooper's in Oshawa for a concert on tonight (Oct. 8) at the General Motors Centre .

Are you going to it? If so, send us your reviews and ...

Education needs to meet needs of all children

To the editor: I am a concerned parent of an eight-year-old girl who has ADHD, GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) and a math disability. I spent a ...

Sorenstam left her mark on LPGA Tour

Annika Sorenstam is retiring and many players think this is a good thing... they will now have a chance to win all the money she usually wins. Lorie ...

Vote Conservative for stability

To the editor: For 45 years, my family and I voted Liberal. We are middle class -- in the low to middle range. Last election, after doing our homework...

Gens close but come up short

BELLEVILLE -- A quality performance didn’t translate into a victory for the Oshawa Generals on Wednesday night.

Even at one point in the second ...

Huggins honoured by DRSA

BOWMANVILLE -- Alf Huggins has seen a lot in his day. A soccer enthusiast for more than 50 years, the Bowmanville resident has gone from playing the ...

Monarchs sweep doubleheader to end fastball regular season

PICKERING -- Pickering's St. Mary Catholic Secondary School Monarchs varsity girls' fastball team enters the playoffs loaded with confidence ...

Feds cautioned Canadian banks: Flaherty

The federal government warned "a couple" of Canadian banks that their capitalization ...

Snow maintenance may hit the roof

UXBRIDGE -- Residents may not only be clearing snow from sidewalks this winter, but their rooftops as well, if a proposed bylaw is passed. Township ...

Wal-Mart plaza put on hold until 2009

PORT PERRY -- With the cold winter months quickly approaching and a few details yet to be worked out, the development company proposing to bring a ...

Moraine train offers a chance to see fall colours

UXBRIDGE - The York-Durham Heritage Railway train is offering colourful fall trips through the Oak Ridges Moraine. Trains run on weekends during the ...

Vegetable and cheese tea biscuits

Biscuits are amazingly comforting alongside warm soups, hearty stews and salads. This biscuit has whole wheat flour and shredded Ontario vegetables ...

A 'Grey' day planned for Saturday

WHITBY -- A Greyhound group hosts its first Walk a Grey adoption awareness event in Whitby on Saturday afternoon. The Galloping Greys Play Group and ...

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