Open data pilot goes live
By Graeme McNaughton/The Oshawa Express The region has launched a new pilot project that will make information more accessible online. Durham Region’s Open Data site, which [...]
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Unemployment remains unchanged
The amount of people out of work in the Oshawa area was the same last month as it was the month before, according to new data from Statistics Canada. The unadjusted [...]
Save those batteries
Durham residents, hold on to your batteries – the next curbside battery collection is coming soon. To coincide with the promotion by local fire departments to change smoke [...]
Lunch and learn program off to great start
With a few weeks under their belt, Mary Street Community School’s Lunch and Learn program is rolling on strong. “All the kids participate. It’s great,” Kasia [...]
Gas station robbed
Police are trying to identify a suspect following an armed robbery at a gas station. Officers responded to the Husky Gas Bar on Wilson Road South at approximately 4:15 a.m. [...]
Man mugged by four people
An Oshawa man suffered minor injuries after being attacked and mugged by four suspects. At approximately 11 p.m. on Monday, March 7, police responded to the area of Simcoe [...]
Convenience store robbed at knifepoint
Durham police are looking for information from the public after an Oshawa convenience store was robbed at knifepoint. At approximately 3:20 a.m. on March 11, police responded [...]
Editorial was badly timed
Re: “Time they are a changin’,” March 9, 2016 Dear Editor, The problem I have with articles like this, regardless of the format, is people who have all the so called [...]
The fuse is lit
Ethanol. Some say it’s a cleaner source of energy, but for years it has been a dirty word in Oshawa, and the city has been unable to wash it away. Silence and calculated [...]
Clearing the air on the Genosha project
Tracey Christie, the president of Bowood Properties, says work on the former Genosha Hotel will be complete by the 2017 deadline, despite a months-long work stoppage. By Joel [...]