Do you know this man? You should!
By Bill Fox/Columnist There are not many people with a greater understanding of our society than Jean Vanier. Do you know of Jean Vanier? His father, Georges Vanier, was a [...]
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School board, union reach deal
Durham District School Board chair Mike Barrett says local bargaining is, for all intents and purposes, complete. The board and the union representing secondary school [...]
Mulcair returns to Oshawa
By Graeme McNaughton/The Oshawa Express For the second time in a matter of weeks, NDP leader Tom Mulcair was in Oshawa. The big difference this time, however, is that now he [...]
Parapan Am torch comes to Oshawa
Abigail Cook runs with the Parapan Am torch through Lakeview Park. The torch made its appearance in Oshawa ahead of the start of the Parapan Am Games, which got underway on [...]
City prepared for “unknowns” in student housing
With student numbers set to rise in coming years, the city is making plans for there to be enough places to stay for all of them. Several student-friendly accommodations will [...]
No recall following GM hack
A hacker announced he was able to gain access to GM cars by intercepting the signal broadcasted by OnStar’s mobile app. GM Canada has said they will patch the loophole [...]
Crowds come out for debate night
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express The four big party leaders battled it out in the first debate of the 2015 election on Aug. 6 and the people of Oshawa had a chance to not [...]
Pet bylaws set to be tackled in pair of public meetings
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express Come next month, the city is set to hear from animal rights advocates and the general public on a pair of contentious bylaw changes [...]
City seeks public input on “road map” for future
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express The refreshed version of Oshawa’s strategic plan, set to last until 2019, is now available for reading by the public and the city wants [...]
Both beaches remain open
For the third week running, both of Oshawa’s beaches remain open to swimmers, according to the latest numbers from the region’s health department. Test results for both [...]