Driver airlifted to hospital following crash
Thickson Road, north of Taunton closed for hours
WHITBY-- An early morning collision involving a tractor trailer and a car sent one person to hospital with life threatening injuries and closed Thickson Road between Conlin and Taunton roads for more than five hours. Oct. 24,2008
Oct 24, 2008 - 09:12 AM
WHITBY -- One man has been seriously injured after a car and a tractor
trailer were involved in a collision on Thickson Road north of Taunton Road this morning.
The accident occurred about 4:30 a.m. and Durham Regional Police have
closed Thickson between Taunton and ...
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Most Durham homeowners facing reassessment increase
By Keith Gilligan - Oct 23, 2008 - 01:37 PM
DURHAM -- Homes in Durham Region are facing an average assessment increase of 13.7 per cent. The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is reassessing properties in Ontario this year, the ...
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Family's eyes opened in Malawi
By Keith Gilligan - Oct 23, 2008 - 08:45 AM
AJAX -- A 26-day trip in Africa was an eye-opener for the Clarke family of Ajax. The Clarkes spent three-and-a-half weeks in the impoverished African nation of Malawi, a country ravaged by HIV and ...
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Durham schools are looking good
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Trustees to get police checks
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The Last Pogo in retrospect
In December, 1978, the Horseshoe Tavern in Hogtown presented its final punk show. Teenage Head played. It ended in a near riot. Cops called. Colin ...
Whitby musician scores another award
WHITBY -- Local guitarist Juan Coronado was recognized at the Ontario Independent Music Awards held last weekend. Coronado won Best Instrumental ...
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 ...
Spooky fun in Durham
DURHAM -- With Halloween drawing near, local groups and businesses are offering plenty of spooky fun events this weekend. There's Fright Night at ...
GuluWalk comes to Oshawa
DURHAM -- Walk with a purpose. Students of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), Durham College, Trent University in Oshawa, ...
Lest we forget annual campaign
UXBRIDGE -- We should give back to those who gave so much to us, says the chairman of an annual campaign. And residents have a chance to do just that ...