Pointing laser at an aircraft is not a bright idea
Dear Editor, Imagine you’re driving down a dark stretch of road and a car is coming toward you with its high beams on. We’ve all been there and know that it impairs your [...]
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Postal workers to be locked out
Canada Post has announced it will be locking out its workers after months of unsuccessful negotiations with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. Both the City of Oshawa and [...]
Pitcher represents Canada
Zachary McQuaid, seen here pitching in last season’s EOBA All-Star Game, was recently in Oklahoma as part of Team Canada in the Junior Sunbelt Classic. The tournament [...]
Timeline on incinerator boiler restart unknown
While the region is still unsure as to when exactly Boiler No. 1 at the Durham York Energy Centre will be brought back online, some regional councillors have called for more [...]
Funding found for jumbotron
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express The final price is stamped and Oshawa now has an idea of where the money will be coming from to pay for the new score clock system at the [...]
Ombudsman now on the job
It is official – the Region of Durham now has its own ombudsman. Passed at the final meeting of regional council before its summer recess, ADR Chambers Inc. has been named [...]
Police to appoint new deputy chief
Uday Jaswal, formerly a superintendent with Ottawa police, will soon be the newest deputy chief of Durham police. Durham police will once again have two deputy chiefs. As of [...]
Get rid of hazardous wastes safely
Across the region, garages are being cleaned out, basements emptied and storage sheds emptied out. However, not all that garbage should find its way to the dump. The Region [...]
The effects of bladder cancer
Bladder cancer starts in the cells of the bladder, which is in the lower part of the abdomen. It is a hollow, balloon-shaped organ with a flexible, muscular wall. The bladder [...]
Oshawa bank robbed at gunpoint
Police were on scene at the RBC bank on Laval Drive on June 28 following a robbery. According to police, three male suspects, one of whom reportedly had a gun, entered the [...]