Name: Repair Café
Start: 2019-07-20T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2019-07-20T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Oshawa Public Libraries, McLaughlin Branch

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Scorching weather causes animal safety concerns

By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express As temperatures are peaking over 40 [...]
Viral pigeon up for adoption

By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express With its leg warmers ready to go, [...]
Mayor says opioid crisis solutions must be found locally

By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express Mayor Dan Carter says solutions to the [...]
Hydro One, Scouts Canada unveil Head Safe Program

Scouts Canada and Hydro One have joined together to launch Head Safe, a [...]
Dispose of glass, sharp objects properly

The region wants residents to keep the safety of waste collectors in mind [...]

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Viral pigeon up for adoption

July 18, 2019

By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express With its leg warmers ready to go, Chocolate Milk is ready to go to their new home. Chocolate Milk, a pigeon recently found in the backyard of an Oshawa resident wearing leg warmers, is up for adoption. “The pigeon was found wearing very unique leg attire – we dubbed it leg warmers, but they are beads, so someone has made some bead work for this pigeon,” explains Oshawa Animal Services (OAS) supervisor Kathy Pittman-Feltham. According to Pittman-Feltham, [...]
Hydro One, Scouts Canada unveil Head Safe Program
Exploring the link between art and mental health
The story of Kids’ Safety Village of Durham Region
Get your bibs ready Oshawa, Ribfest returns next month
Grandview, Abilities Centre receive Jumpstart funding
Students can win CLOCA sponsorship to Youth Summit

Blue Knights take gold

July 17, 2019

(Photo courtesy of Oshawa Minor Lacrosse Association) The Oshawa Blue Knights team dominated on its way to capturing the gold medal at The Ray Broadworth Memorial Tournament in Ottawa. Going undefeated, the team scored 74 goals while only allowing [...]
Last inning heroics by 18U Legionaires
Elite coaches needed
Gens captain signs AHL contract
Hunt excited for season
Gens acquire forward
Legionaires leave it all out on the field in Ohio

Teen charged in Oshawa Centre double stabbing

July 19, 2019

A 17-year-old teen from Oshawa has been charged in connection to a double stabbing at the Oshawa Centre earlier this month. The stabbing, which took place July 9, resulted in two males, 19 and 16, being sent to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. Both victims are currently recovering from their wounds. According to police, the 17-year-old turned himself in, and faces several charges including two counts of aggravated assault, uttering threats, carrying a concealed weapon, [...]
Two children found wandering on street
Mother charged after allegedly leaving infant in hot car
Oshawa woman dies after helping to save son
Former teacher charged in decades-old sexual assault case

A parade for being the best

July 16, 2019

Bill Fox By Bill Fox/Columnist I do like parades. Believe it or not, I was at the last three Toronto Maple Leaf Stanley Cup parades In the GTA, we recently had the Raptors NBA Championship parade, Pride parade, and Oshawa’s own Fiesta Parade. At [...]
Trying not to be too negative
A smile is contagious
We’re all in the same boat
I don’t want to put a damper on things, but…

Housing issues need attention

July 16, 2019

(Cartoon by George Longley) The average selling price for a house in Durham in June was $620,256. Despite the subjective “affordability” that Durham offers in comparison to other regions in the GTA, the majority of residents cannot afford these [...]
Tolls taking a toll on commuters
Give up the federal tax fight, Ford
Keep dogs cool this summer
Give developers a small break

Enough of climate hysteria

July 16, 2019

Dear Editor, I thought child abuse was against the law? Why then are many left wing school boards having their teachers scaring the wits out of school children by telling them that we are all doomed in 12 years or less unless their parents sign on [...]
NDP hypocritical for charging
Scheer no different than Ford
Reader says GO rail expansion just needs to happen
Can’t deny truth of climate change