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Drivers ignoring signs, swearing are facts of life for road crews Video (0)
By Jillian Follert - Oct 10, 2008 - 04:30 AM

OSHAWA -- At the intersection of Wilson Road and Adelaide Avenue, drivers pause, weighing their options. Giant orange and white signs scream the road is closed -- with the exception of local traffic ...

Oshawa biker guilty of plotting to kill his brother
Oct 10, 2008 - 06:06 AM

A full-patch member of the Oshawa Hells Angels pleaded guilty to plotting to murder his own brother...

Fake cop traps teenage girls in van
Oct 09, 2008 - 01:12 PM

DURHAM -- Police are looking for a suspect who they say impersonated a police officer to trap two ...

Auto sector may `collapse' (0)
Oct 10, 2008 - 07:46 AM

The casualties in Canada's reeling auto sector would increase significantly under a forecast that ...

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Alice Cooper lights up the stage

Legendary rocker Alice Cooper played at the ...

Ajax man arrested following house search

AJAX -- An Ajax resident is facing several charges after Durham Regional Police seized drugs, cash and weapons. Officers with the Drug Enforcement ...

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 ...

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 ...

Changing picture day solves part of the problem

COURTICE -- David Leigh said he's happy to hear picture day at S.T. Worden has been changed so it doesn't coincide with election day, but that...

Less kids in class this summer

DURHAM -- Summer school numbers were down in the Durham District School Board. About 4,000 students went to 2008 summer school programs this year, ...

Green schools cost more green

DURHAM -- At last check, it was $5 million more to build an environmentally certified school, says a public board report. In 2004, a regular ...

Doomed trees become art

UXBRIDGE -- "It looks like fire." "Is it seaweed?" Those are comments from Uxbridge Montessori School students who visited the ...

Second Gemini nomination for Ajax funny guy

DURHAM -- It's hard to get through an interview with Ian Sirota without cracking up. Asked why he moved to Ajax, the comic writer and comedian replies...

Books, photography subjects of special Whitby library programs

WHITBY -- Readers and photographers should check out two programs at Whitby Public Library, central branch, this fall. First up is What To Read Next ...

Pickering putting a green foot down

Development is inevitable. It has to take place to accommodate a growing population, and although many people would rather developers not ruin green ...

Expect slower economic times

Who had even heard of a sub-prime mortgage? Or, a credit default swap? Sadly, we're all too familiar with those terms these days, even if we ...

We can't forget our pledge to eliminate child poverty

When it comes to the elimination of child poverty in Canada, politicians have talked the talk but have not walked the walk. It has been 19 years since...

Busy times on camp for Lords athletics

OSHAWA -- The post season hopes of the Durham Lords men's soccer team took a big hit on Monday night. Up against the Centennial Colts, the Lords ...

Bowler Burns enjoying the trip of a lifetime

Yesterday Terry Burns made a stop in Oshawa, the 29th on his great cross-Canada adventure. Today he is Ajax for No. 30. Only 70 more to go. Burns, a ...

LOSSA football scores from Week 3

DURHAM -- Week three of the LOSSA senior and junior football season provided a little bit of everything for the participating teams. On one hand there...

How low can they go?

DURHAM -- The automotive industry got more bad news on Thursday. J.D Power and Associates released a report that said 2008 U.S. vehicle sales are ...

Incumbent industry minister talks manufacturing

DURHAM -- The Conservative party's newly announced platform will help secure southern Ontario's future as a centre of manufacturing excellence...

Auto sector may `collapse' (0)

The casualties in Canada's reeling auto sector would increase significantly under a forecast that doesn't see a recovery in the key U.S. vehicle ...

Get a mammogram during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

DURHAM -- October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Durham's health department is urging women over 50 to get screened for the disease by ...

UOIT presents 'Crime Pays' for the United Way

DURHAM -- If it don't walk, we bring out the chalk. The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) will be running a CSI/Forensics event...

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 ...

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