Motorcyclist seriously injured in collision
A 35-year-old Oshawa man was seriously injured following a collision on his motorcycle in Oshawa Saturday. On July 29, just before 8 p.m., a Toyota Corolla was travelling [...]
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Man arrested after vandalizing gas line
Police have arrested a 35-year-old man after he deliberately damaged the gas line at the rear of a building causing a significant leak. On Monday, July 24, 2017, at [...]
Interest rate hike long overdue
Dear Editor, Today, July 12, to watch and listen to the media reaction to the quarter point rise in the bank of Canada lending rate, you would have thought the country was [...]
Climate change fraud
Dear Editor, In your June 21st edition, I was dismayed to read John Peate’s letter in which he denigrated a previous correspondent’s letter on climate change, in [...]
Looking back to our roots
As we look ahead to this holiday weekend, there will be many getting ready to escape to the bliss of the cottage or the solitude of a campground, or perhaps just getting [...]
Minimum wage law “unfair” chamber hears
The Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce recently held a roundtable to discuss the changes under the provincial Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act. The discussion was led by Karl [...]
Many options for cannabis distribution upon legalization, advocate says
The provincial government is currently seeking public input on a future distribution system for marijuana if it is legalized by the federal government in 2018. By Joel [...]
Further oversight on hold at city hall
While Bill 68 received Royal Assent on May 30, some of the changes it proposed have yet to come into effect. Oshawa city clerk Andrew Brouwer says he’s working to [...]
A new home for honey-makers
A recently installed apiary at Durham College is now home to over 50,000 honey bees. The new project at the Galen Weston Centre for Food aims at helping bolster a strong bee [...]
A passion for paint
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express It starts in the shadows. Much like the passion that fuels it, it’s mostly unseen, even sometimes when someone is looking right at it. [...]