Making a run for it
Ethan Duggan of the Oshawa 16U elite Legionaires takes off from second base during his team’s match-up against the Etobicoke Rangers on July 14. The Legionaires would [...]
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Durham Region Film Festival returns
The Durham Region Film Festival is coming back for a second go round. The second-annual festival is set to take place Sept. 16 to 18, with screenings and other activities at [...]
Unemployment rate goes up
More people in the Oshawa area are out of work, according to new numbers from Statistics Canada. In June, the Oshawa census metropolitan area – which also includes Whitby [...]
Dispose of propane tanks safely
With summer weather comes barbecues, and with many barbecues comes propane. As a result, the waste management division of the region’s works department is reminding [...]
Warrant issued for federal offender
The Ontario Provincial Police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a man serving a sentence for break and enter and theft. The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) [...]
Oshawa man killed in car crash in Scugog Township
An Oshawa male has died following a head-on collision in Scugog. Police were called to the scene of a motor vehicle collision on Simcoe Street, north of Harper Road in Scugog [...]
A piece of history, gone forever
Re: “The slow destruction of Harriet Cock House,” July 6, 2016 Dear Editor, Mayor Henry, members of council… you need to do better. The people of Oshawa deserve it. [...]
The truth behind the secret meeting
The truth is out, and it is troubling. Our city council has once again shown a disregard for municipal legislation and once again has been caught in the act. The Ontario [...]
No plans for sweeping service review report
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express It is designed to trim the fat, to tone up the city’s processes and service delivery and, most importantly, it is designed to save cash [...]
A walk among the gravestones
The Pioneer Memorial Garden Cemetery is the final resting place of many of the city’s early luminaries, including John Ritson, members of the Luke family and George [...]