Words can certainly be a funny thing
By Bill Fox/Columnist Every so often I become a lexophile, or a lover of words. Case in point: Venison for dinner again? Oh deer! How does Moses make tea? Hebrews it. England [...]
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Man injured after hitting bus
An Oshawa man is facing charges after a school bus was hit by a car in Whitby. Police were called to Rossland Road shortly before 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 12 for a collision [...]
Getting over the Harper hangover
Re: “Harper can’t be blamed for everything,” Sept. 7, 2016 Dear Editor, Communities across Canada were damaged by the Harper government, which for 10 years sought to [...]
Rules need teeth
Well, the verdict is finally out. After months of waiting for the report to be complete, and then two more months of waiting for the Region of Durham to make it public, there [...]
Eleven facing charges in cheque fraud investigation
Durham police have charged 11 people in connection with thousands of dollars in fraudulent cheque transactions. Following a two-month investigation dubbed Project Defiance, [...]
GM sees drop in sales
Despite a drop in sales last month for General Motors of Canada, the Oshawa-built Buick Regal saw its sales go up 300 per cent. General Motors of Canada saw its sales fall [...]
Congratulations all around
There were plenty of smiling faces and well earned hugs and handshakes after 14 new recruits – 13 with two legs and one with four – were welcomed into the Durham [...]
Regional news
Site for hazardous waste up for approval The works department has found the spot it wants to put a new hazardous and special waste facility. The site at 1998 Region Road 57 [...]
Lacrosse league shutting down
The Durham Tuftdogs will hold the title of Creator’s Cup champions for some time after CLAX made the decision to cease operations ahead of the 2017 season. By Graeme [...]
We could be doing so much better
By Bill Fox/Columnist I recently saw the Michael Moore movie Where to Invade Next, which is currently available on the pay TV channels and Netflix. The film is about Michael [...]