Fleeing drunk driver arrested
An Oshawa man is facing charges after a vehicle ended up in the front lawn of a house. Shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28, police were called to Labrador Drive in [...]
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Oshawa speedster nabbed in Peterborough
An Oshawa man has had his licence suspended and car impounded after being caught going well over the speed limit in Peterborough. Officers with the Peterborough County [...]
Councils can’t ignore progress
Dear Editor, I find the decision made by city council members of Vancouver on Feb. 28 to not attend the grand opening of the new Trump Tower in their fair city completely [...]
Scientific evidence says this works
By Bill Fox/Columnist For the last two columns, I have written about Forks Over Knives, both the book and the movie. There is scientific evidence from many sources that this [...]
Durham “treated unfairly” with new PRESTO deal
Several regional councillors called an agreement in principle with Metrolinx over the PRESTO program unfair for Durham. The new deal would see up to nine per cent of PRESTO [...]
Oshawa power merger is dead
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express After nearly a year of deliberations, the Oshawa Power and Utilities Corporation has backed out of possible merger talks with the Whitby [...]
Peony Festival makes top 100
Once again, Oshawa peony Festival has made it to the province’s top 100 festivals and events for 2017. Once again, Oshawa’s Peony Festival has found itself among the [...]
Several weeks before incinerator back online
Durham staff say the Durham York Energy Centre won’t be fully back online until the end of this month. Shutdowns started at the end of January for unexpected repairs. [...]
Muslim child hit with racist threats
Police were called to Woodcrest Public School on Thursday, March 2, after a masked man hurled anti-Muslim threats and slurs at an 11-year-old student. Durham police are [...]
Public talks on transit to be held
Durham Region Transit has announced it will once again be holding public information centres on what lies ahead for transit. Starting March 16 in Oshawa, the talks will give [...]