Councillor Roger Bouma studies a document during a City council meeting. He recently introduced a motion to investigate the source of an internal email that was published on social media.

By Geoff Zochodne/The Oshawa Express

Durham members of the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) protested outside Oshawa MPP Jerry Ouellette's office on Athol Street recently, along with those against the ethanol plant at Oshawa's harbour.

A for sale sign at the former IQT building on Wentworth.

By Geoff Zochodne/The Oshawa Express

The City of Oshawa’s preferred location for a new Consolidated Operations Centre most likely has millions left on a $9.1 million mortgage.

From left, Durham EMS Chief Richard Armstrong, Durham Region Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Kyle, Region CAO Garry Cubitt, Regional Chair Roger Anderson, Mayor John Henry and Councillor Lorne Coe, threw some dirt in the air during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Oshawa North Paramedic Response Station.

Oshawa's Don Wilson proudly shows off his new home decor out front of his home for the NHL playoffs. Wilson, sporting a new Boston Bruins jersey, says this is something he traditionally does during playoffs when Boston's involved, although this year he's added a few new items to the display.

Oshawa Generals' Equipment Manager Bryan Boyes is being inducted into the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame this year. He is seen here with his son by his side. His son has recently graduated and is hoping to follow in his father's footsteps of becoming an equipment manager for a hockey team.

During the annual Frank Sobil Spring Classic Tournament, the Oshawa Kicks fought hard against the Oak Ridge Knights. The Kicks made it to the semi-finals during the weekend tournament, but were defeated by the KNSC Lions on Sunday, who went on to win against the Burlington Bayhawks.

UOIT's men's hockey team will be heading down south for a pair of exhibition games against Ivy League opponents, the Dartmouth Big Green and the Yale Bulldogs, in October.

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Oshawa Mayor John Henry presents a proclamation to Lucy Weaver, a board member of FRONTENAC Youth Services during a barbecue put together by the staff during Children's Mental Health Week. FRONTENAC staff members decide as a group what to do every year during Mental Health Week, to raise awareness for youth dealing with mental illnesses.

From left, Lakeridge Health Foundation CEO Bob Baker, Director of Women's and Children's Healthcare Tasha Osborne, RBC Regional Vice President Travis Capes, and Lakeridge Health President and CEO Kevin Empey, show off RBC's $325,000 donation to the hospital.

By Geoff Zochodne/The Oshawa Express

The search for affordable housing is one that millions of Canadians are currently finding difficult.

A 33-year-old Whitby man faces numerous charges after a violent road rage incident in Oshawa.

Police believe a fatal medical episode was the cause of death for a 54-year-old man, not the crash that ensued afterwards.

A veteran Durham Police officer with 26 years on the force faces charges after allegedly hitting a parked car before driving into a home in Courtice.

A small and extremely loud homemade chopper-style motorcycle caught the attention of police recently, leading to a chase.

On April 30 at 1:30 p.m. an officer saw a man driving a mini-bike on a sidewalk in the Simcoe and Erie Streets area of Oshawa.

Breaches of privacy?

Email leaks?

Back room real estate deals?

Well, now, things have certainly taken a turn for the Byzantine at city hall haven't they?

Premier Kathleen Wynne is using a tactic that should be familiar to anyone watching this year's NHL playoffs: Stickhandling the puck.

Because if the premier's first budget does not pass muster with at least one opposition party, the NDP, let's not kid, her time as premier may be over. 

Does Premier Kathleen Wynne stand for anything?

Does she?

Or is she simply interested in perpetuating her own rule?

The province’s budget is due to be released. In it will be telling answers to the above questions.

There seems to be a day, a week and a month for any and every cause out there. It’s hard to keep track of them at times.

But many of them have a common denominator: the unpaid volunteer.

Dear Editor,

In my opinion Councillor Tito-Dante Marimpietri was the lead in the fight against the City on behalf of Oshawa citizens and the Highway Heroes Ride organizer.

Dear Editor,

Re: Cellphone rates are astronomical, letter, The Oshawa Express, April 24.

There it goes again, that petulant whine from yet another cellphone addict complaining about the cost of his vice. 

Dear Editor,

I went and bought a printer for my computer recently.

I was absolutely horrified when I looked at my bill and my $29.98 printer actually cost me $11.45 more because of this environment fee.

I am utterly gobsmacked at this price. I could not understand at first why my bill for the printer was almost $50.

By Jennifer Weymark/Archivist

The Oshawa Railway began as the brainchild of Hugo Rathbun and the head of his company, Captain R.C. Carter. This far-sighted company saw a golden opportunity to supply Oshawa with building products from Deseronto.

By Bill Fox/Columnist

With the kidnapping of three young girls who were kept in a Cleveland home for almost 10 years, you wonder if anything was sacred to the kidnappers. Seems to me they were more like animals than human beings.

By Bill Fox/Columnist

I was shocked to see that more than 3,000 food additives; preservatives, flavorings, colours and other ingredients are added to foods in the United States.

I will assume that we are in the same predicament in Canada.

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