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More than 1,500 vehicles stopped during Festive R.I.D.E.

Durham Police are now through the fourth week of the Festive R.I.D.E [...]
Police board gets $7.5 million in provincial grants

By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express The Durham Regional Police Services [...]
Production at GM plant wrapping up next week

By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express The final vehicle will roll off the [...]
CROWHURST Gordon

CROWHURST Gordon (Career as a helicopter pilot before owning Crowhurst [...]
Additional firepower: City hiring five new staff for Oshawa Fire Services

By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express Oshawa firefighters recently battled a [...]

Archery With Santa

December 15 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Concert to Feed the Need in Durham

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Annual Christmas Cantata

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Holidays are the purrrfect time to adopt a pet

December 11, 2019

(Photo courtesy of the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society) With the holidays just around the corner, the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society is asking the public to add one more special someone to their holiday list. The organizations have launched iAdopt for the Holidays, a national adoption campaign to find homes for as many animals as possible during a time of year when families are together and can help their new pet settle in. iAdopt for the Holidays runs until Dec. 31 at participating SPCAs, [...]
An East Coast Christmas in Oshawa
Feed The Need seeking $50,000, 50,000 pounds of food
Musicians gathering to Feed the Need in Durham
Free transit on New Year’s Eve
Holiday train rolls into town
Durham is getting its own health team
Donate Pj’s for those in need this holiday season
Long-term care homes hosting holiday sales

Gens having fun despite tough stretch

December 11, 2019

Oshawa forward Ty Tullio (right) and defenceman Mitchell Brewer celebrated after the former scored his first goal of the game, causing a flurry of teddy bears to hit the ice for the annual Teddy Bear Toss during a 5-4 shootout loss to the Kingston Frontenacs. (Photo by Ian Goodall)ddy By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express It’s been a tough stretch for the Gens, as their losing streak has now climbed to four games. Oshawa was on the road on taking on the Kitchener Rangers. The first period was a [...]
Gens profile: Mitchell Brewer
Gens trade veteran forward
Ridgebacks take Gaels to task
FC Oshawa holding team trials
Gens profile: Zachary Paputsakis
Gens hit roadblock
Generals earn redemption
Gens profile: Lleyton Moore

Police release new info on fatal hit and run suspect vehicle

December 12, 2019

Durham police have released new information on the suspect vehicle in a fatal hit and run in Oshawa last month. On Nov. 22, 2019, shortly after 4 a.m., 36-year-old Christye Tingey was struck while riding her bicycle in the area of Stevenson Road and Laval Drive. Tingey died of her injuries, and the suspect vehicle fled the scene. Police say they have received information that the vehicle in question is an older model silver Nissan SUV. The investigation continues, and anyone with new [...]
SIU investigating after stolen vehicle crashes
Man allegedly pistol whipped during drug deal
Officers rescue distraught man from icy waters
Naked man found stabbed in south end
Sweep in central Oshawa leads to hundreds of charges
Third week of Festive R.I.D.E. check sees 22 impaired driving charges

Three ideas – maybe it’s time

December 10, 2019

Bill Fox By Bill Fox/Columnist When travelling on any of the 400 highways as you enter the GTA, there are at least three lanes of traffic in each direction. Wouldn’t it make sense to have the curb lane posted at 100 to 110 km/hour at least, [...]
Looking forward to the future
The most important job in the world
Changing it up with 12 jokes about blond men
The wisdom of Paramahansa Yogananda

Food banks not the answer

December 10, 2019

It can hardly be a surprise the holiday season is the time of year when food banks see the greatest increase in both support from the community and residents using their services. But poverty is something experienced by thousands in Durham Region [...]
Oshawa’s Uber problem
Time for a change?
Durham Region must step up
More than just three simple words

CEO payout is “disgusting”

December 10, 2019

Dear Editor, Oxycontin manufacturer Purdue Pharma paid its CEO $9 million before it filed for bankruptcy – what the hell? Is this company on drugs? The glaring math obscenity that this newsbite reflects is disgusting, and this bloated self-serving [...]
Council should freeze wages
Be aware of your responsibility
Clothing exchange a success
Don’t support self-checkouts

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