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City to pay region $6.2 million for transit liabilities

The results of a decade long legal battle between The City of Oshawa and [...]
GO East’s opening curtain

Mayor John Henry pulls the covering off a sign for Metrolinx’s [...]
O’Connor is new regional chair

Gerri Lynn O’Connor By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express Durham Region [...]
Councillor Bob Chapman resigns

By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express Oshawa regional councillor Bob [...]
Former councillor Robert Lutczyk granted release from prison

Former Councillor Robert Lutczyk, arrested for kidnapping and weapons [...]

City to pay region $6.2 million for transit liabilities

April 19, 2018

The results of a decade long legal battle between The City of Oshawa and Durham Region have finally been released. According to a city media release, Oshawa will pay $6.2 million to the region to [...]
GO East’s opening curtain

April 18, 2018

Mayor John Henry pulls the covering off a sign for Metrolinx’s latest Park and Ride location adjacent to the Knob Hill Farms site. While no further details were shared about the future of the [...]
O’Connor is new regional chair

April 18, 2018

Gerri Lynn O’Connor By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express Durham Region has its first female regional chair and CEO in the history of the municipality. Uxbridge Mayor Gerri Lynn O’Connor was [...]
Councillor Bob Chapman resigns

April 18, 2018

By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express Oshawa regional councillor Bob Chapman has resigned. Chapman, who has been a councillor for the City of Oshawa and Region of Durham since 2010, is stepping away [...]

Oshawa minor hockey names new technical director

April 17, 2018

Durham resident Richard Bercuson speaks to members of the Oshawa Bantam AAA team as part of a mentorship program he has developed for Oshawa Minor Hockey. Bercuson, who has more than 40 years of coaching experience, was recently named the [...]
Soccer dominates Durham athletics banquet
Gens Nico Gross to represent Switzerland
Baseball volunteers needed

Northern Dancer: Little horse, big legacy

April 18, 2018

In a ceremony at Oshawa City Hall on April 16, the grave site of Northern Dancer was designated as an official heritage site. Northern Dancer, a small horse with a big attitude and an even bigger legacy has had a lasting impact on the City of Oshawa. His gravesite was officially designated as a heritage site under the Ontario Heritage Act on April 16 in an event at city hall. “We’ve got a great day to celebrate the history of this community and the future history of Canada and the world,” [...]
Gerry Dee returning to stand up comedy roots
Numbers up for CLOCA Maple Syrup Festival
Earth Day celebrations across Durham
Oshawa Art Association launching 50th art exhibition
Rotary women recognized as community leaders
Spring cleaning in the city
Bye, RMG
A step ahead, but more work needed

Preliminary hearing for accused in Hache case set for October

April 17, 2018

The man charged after remains of murdered Oshawa teen Rori Hache were found in his basement apartment, will face a preliminary hearing this fall. Set to begin on Oct. 15, the preliminary hearing of Adam Strong is slated to last a full week inside an Oshawa courtroom. Strong has been charged with indecent interference with a dead body. While the DRPS have ruled Hache’s death a homicide, a murder charge has yet to be laid in the case. Strong, 45, was arrested in December after human remains [...]
Police surprise suspect breaking into an LCBO
Home invasion in Oshawa leads to arrest
Man arrested following stabbing at Oshawa apartment
Oshawa man loses $19k in CRA scam
Robbery repeat
Police hunt for suspect after stabbing

Give MLE a boost

April 17, 2018

Cartoon by George Longley Councillors love to talk about being proactive, and right now, they have a perfect opportunity to be just that. A recent report on the annual statistics for the city’s municipal law enforcement squad shows that the department is currently keeping up with their workload, but if one looks a little closer, there are signs that things are starting to slip. The department centres its success around being able to respond to calls in a timely manner, whether that be for [...]
Stand with the people
Solid steps forward in opioid battle
Union issues continue
Time for OFS to open the doors
Filling the gaps
Let them fish