Distraught woman rescued from ledge
A Mental Health Response Unit Officer is being credited with saving the life of a suicidal woman threatening to jump off a tall building in central Oshawa. On Monday, Oct. 2, [...]
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Planting the seed
Local dignitaries gathered for the official unveiling of the Legends Centre Pollinator Garden and Meadow in Oshawa this past weekend. The garden is a collaborative effort [...]
Locals help with hurricane relief
Christina Arcangioli, a broker and team lader with Keller Williams in Oshawa, was part of 4,000 Keller Williams employees from around the globe who traveled to Houston, Texas [...]
Food bank visits on the rise in Durham
Volunteers were busy collecting food donations at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Oshawa on the wekend. By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express According to [...]
Taking back the night, one step at a time
Hundreds of women, children and men took to Oshawa’s streets as part of the Durham Rape Crisis Centre’s 25th annual Take Back the Night event. (Photo by Dave [...]
Region must act now on social housing
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express With thousands of people on a waiting list and a report addressing the region’s affordable housing needs set to hit council in just [...]
Ahh, rats!
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express Oshawa homeowners are starting to get a lot of unwanted housemates. In recent months, the City of Oshawa has seen an explosion in the rat [...]
Regional beach testing wraps up for 2017
Oshawa’s Lakeview Park Beach East had a clean season, not once being posted for elevated e. coli levels. Historically high water levels were a thorn in the side of the [...]
UOIT Faculty Association petitions heavy workload
By Dave Flaherty/The Oshawa Express After five months at the bargaining table, the Ministry of Labour has been called in to assist in scripting a new collective agreement [...]
College faculty union approves strike mandate
The bargaining team for faculty at Ontario’s 24 public colleges has received a strike mandate from its members, setting the table for collective bargaining that is [...]