Gas prices plunge in Durham
Gas dips below $1
Jason Liebregts/Metroland
AJAX -- Gas prices were below $1 Friday morning at the Shell Gas Station on Station Street. Oct. 17, 2008
Oct 17, 2008 - 04:23 PM
As predicted by gas-price guru Dan McTeague, prices at the pumps dropped below $1 a litre in Durham.Mr. McTeague had predicted the drop of about a nickel, from an average price in the GTA of $1.04 to 99.3 cents."That's the good news," the Liberal MP said late ...
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Eight years for 'vicious' sex attack on child
By Jeff Mitchell - Oct 17, 2008 - 04:58 PM
OSHAWA -- An Oshawa man has been given an eight-year prison sentence for the brutal sexual assault of a little boy who had come to regard him as a father figure. "(The) attack on (the child) was ...
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Electricity bills to increase
Oct 17, 2008 - 04:30 AM
DURHAM -- Residents will be seeing a price increase on their electricity bills next month. For a residential consumer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per month, the new prices will result in a bill ...
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Man walks away from school with boy
By Crystal Crimi - Oct 17, 2008 - 04:30 AM
DURHAM -- Using his daughter as bait, Dean Kory walked away from Ritson Road Public School with a kindergarten student, no questions asked. No one from the school asked for his identification, name or...
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Soaked suspect leads to grow op bust
SCUGOG -- An alert cop, a soaking wet man and dark-clad suspects prowling in the darkness of a rural Scugog night added up to a drug and weapons bust ...
Man accused in killing held
LINDSAY -- An Oshawa man accused of killing his ex-wife remains in custody, awaiting disclosure of the prosecution's case against him. Jack ...
Man walks away from school with boy
DURHAM -- Using his daughter as bait, Dean Kory walked away from Ritson Road Public School with a kindergarten student, no questions asked. No one ...
Mentoring program needs volunteers
CLARINGTON -- Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board's Champions for Youth mentoring program is in need of community volunteers to work with ...
Breaking down student assessments
DURHAM -- The Durham District School Board is on the verge of making some big breakthroughs in provincial testing, a staff report shows. Many ...
New home for Oshawa's Cinechats
OSHAWA -- There's a big change for Cinechats this fall. Oh, there are still great movies and informal discussions, led by film critic John ...
If I had $300 million dollars
$300 million is a lot of money. It's the exact amount of money that the Canadian Auto Workers union gave up in concessions to General Motors to reach ...
Generals stung by DiBenedetto
SARNIA – The Oshawa Generals ran into Justin DiBenedetto and the Sarnia Sting at the wrong time.Coming off a five-goal, seven-point effort against ...
Get your Camaro while they're hot
OSHAWA -- Those who want a new version of the classic Camaro can get their motors running. The 2010 model, which will be built in Oshawa starting in ...
Clarington looks to market smart
COURTICE -- Clarington officials are hoping local businesses will be motivated to join a tourism-marketing organization after some inspiration from an...
Volunteers of Distinction
DURHAM -- Volunteers are being rewarded for their exceptional work in the public school system. The Durham District School Board is hosting its ...