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Humour, poise helped boys endure night in forest

By Jeff Mitchell - Oct 02, 2008 - 03:43 PM

BOWMANVILLE -- Lost and huddling together to ward off the dark and cold, the boys turned to Commander Blue Jay for help with their plight. "Tell the police that we're lost," Andrew Connell ...

Durham's outdoor workers ready to strike
Oct 02, 2008 - 11:58 AM

DURHAM -- Durham's outdoor workers are set to walk off the job as early as Oct. 13, the Region says....

Durham cops vote in favour of job action

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Oct 01, 2008 - 10:46 PM

DURHAM -- Police officers in Durham Region could be donning ball caps and handing out information ...

Shields appearance at CAW hall riles activist
Oct 02, 2008 - 12:58 PM

OSHAWA -- Recent endorsements of an NDP candidate by Canadian Auto Workers officials in Oshawa have ...

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Crime

Pot crop, loaded rifles seized from Blackstock home

BLACKSTOCK -- Dozens of pot plants, loaded rifles and ammunition were seized last weekend after Durham police came knocking at a Mountjoy Road address...

Suspect sought in Pickering gas station robbery

PICKERING -- Durham Regional Police are hoping security camera photos will help them track down a man who threatened a gas station clerk with a knife ...

Tippett's request to appear in person denied

PETERBOROUGH -- Every time Stanley Tippett goes to court, so, too, does an Emergency Response Team and that costs money. That's part of the reason the...

Police investigate desecration of Pickering temple

Drugs found in north Durham raid

Suspicious package destroyed, investigation continues

Education

College support staff could strike

DURHAM -- Support staff at Durham College could be in a strike position tomorrow. If support staff at Ontario's 24 community colleges fail to ratify ...

University gets research grants

DURHAM -- The work of three local university professors just got a funding boost from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). ...

More students sited for Durham Catholic schools

DURHAM -- The Catholic board had no issues with municipal plans that could yield more students for its schools. Trustees at a recent Durham Catholic ...

Parent pitches petition on nits

Ground broken for two Ajax schools

University gets money for hydrogen project

Entertainment

A tribute to Paul Newman

Paul Newman's death on Sept. 26 has not been far from my mind these last few days. Long an admirer of Newman, I was honoured with the chance to meet ...

Signs of optimism in local music scene

It takes a bit of time for the dust to settle, although considering the miserable wet weather of the year, there hasn't actually been much dust to ...

There's still time to enter juried Clarington art show

BOWMANVILLE -- Artists have until Oct. 8 to enter their works in the 28th annual juried art show of fine arts at the Visual Arts Centre of Clarington....

Dan Carter releases new book

Bookmark the library for fun this month

Opinion

Bradley 'comfortable' with retirement from CFL

For the first time in a long time, Mike Bradley was able to walk comfortably from the football field and go home, bypassing the customary stop at the ...

Conservative candidate's response leaves voter cold

To the editor: I read the Q and A with Colin Carrie and it struck me just how out of touch this man is with the working stiff. In response to a ...

Finance minister should be pushed on his record

To the editor: I see Jim Flaherty got a whole page to himself in Whitby This Week and trust that the same opportunity will be given to other ...

Statement was supportive, not derisive, of troops

Parking problem bigger than RV issue

Let's be live-and-let live

Sports

Pither named OHL Player of the Week

GUELPH -- Luke Pither is off to a quick start with the Guelph Storm. The Burketon resident was named the Boston Pizza OHL Player of the Week for the ...

Exhibition doubleheader for Blue Knights

OSHAWA -- The Oshawa Blue Knight Junior Men Field Lacrosse teams will play two exhibition games against formidable opposition on Saturday. The Blue ...

Bradley would like to tackle coaching one day

COURTICE -- Players from both the senior and junior football teams at Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School in Courtice got to hear from a different ...

Dunlops look forward to new season

Watts breaks OCAA scoring record

Martin earns Canadian Tour card

Business

Farmland or housing?

DURHAM -- Food or fuel. It's a debate that has been hot in the media since the issue of ethanol has come to the forefront. But it's a question...

September car sales good for import nameplates

DURHAM -- Cars with import nameplates had a decent sales month in September, but the same was not true of American-based autos. Overall, ...

Bank's RV drives into region to help small businesses

DURHAM -- An RV rolled through the region recently as part of a cross country tour aimed at small businesses. Scotiabank is running the RV across the ...

Workers will hand over their used boots to Flaherty on Monday

GM sales fall again

Durham farms throw their gates open to the public

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