Police await return of nurses
Durham police are working to get specialized mental health nurses back into squad cars as soon as possible. A program that previously saw two nurses join police on mental [...]
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Summer jobs deadline extended
Employers looking to get some extra help this summer now have some extra time to get their applications for the Canada Summer Jobs program. Small businesses, not-for-profit [...]
Men’s basketball squeaks out win over Panthers
Brandon Halliburton’s three-pointer with 3.4 seconds to go proved to be the difference on Saturday night as the Durham College men’s basketball team walked away [...]
Love over hate
Dear Editor, On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order blocking immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, and banning Syrian refugees from entering [...]
Passing along some words of wisdom
By Bill Fox/Columnist A friend sent me this as an email the other day, and I thought it was worth sharing and perhaps giving you a chuckle: Jean Kerr: The only reason they [...]
Police seeking car jacker
Durham police are searching for a suspect after a car jacking in Oshawa. According to investigators, a man got into his car at a plaza at Stevenson Road and Laval Drive just [...]
Arrest made in January assault
Durham police have arrested a suspect in connection with a serious assault on a downtown street earlier this year. At approximately 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3, police received [...]
City OKs tax increase
City councillors have approved the 2017 budget for Oshawa, which will see $141 million spent on operating costs and $34 million go toward capital projects. As a result of the [...]
Region launches Black History Month celebrations
Jean Augustine, the driving force behind bringing Black History Month to Canada, joins Chief Paul Martin and Deputy Chief Chris Fernandes in front of a new DRPS cruiser [...]
A look back at Oshawa in the early days of confederation
A clipping from the Oshawa Vindicator, the city’s newspaper at the time, details some of the goings on in the early days of Confederation in 1867. By Jennifer [...]