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 ...
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 ...
Ajax judokas golden at Quebec Open
AJAX -- Ajax Budokan Judo Club athletes put forth medal-winning performances at the recent Quebec Open event in Montreal. The meet attracted 600 ...
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 ...