Durham students below provincial average for vaccinations
By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express Durham students are falling below the provincial average for those who have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. According [...]
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Region moving into Step One of province’s Roadmap to Reopen plan Friday
The Region of Durham will be moving into Step One of the province’s Roadmap to Reopen plan on Friday, June 11 at 12:01 a.m. The province made the decision to move into Step [...]
Kids ending their year online
By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express Durham students will be ending their school year learning online. Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Wednesday, June 2, students would [...]
COVID-19 vaccines now available to those aged 12-plus
Durham Region Health Department is expanding vaccine eligibility to those 12 years and older. The province announced recently that bookings will be open for youth aged 12 to [...]
Food box program helps thousands
Community Care Durham’s Food Box program has helped feed a lot of people in its first year. Originally launched just prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to address [...]
City reopens some outdoor amenities
The City of Oshawa has reopened some outdoor amenities. As of Saturday, May 22, Oshawa residents were able to use tennis and pickle ball courts, skate parks, basketball [...]
DDSB getting some COVID funding for next year
By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express Durham District School Board’s (DDSB) director of education says information is starting to trickle in from the province on what the [...]
Oshawa’s L1L postal code neighbourhood declared a hot spot
The COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Oshawa is located at the Campus Ice Centre at Durham College and Ontario Tech University. Durham Region Health Department has declared an [...]
COVID-19 vaccines now available for those 40 and older
Durham Region Health Department is expanding eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine. Effective immediately, residents who are 40 years or older, those with at-risk health [...]
More charges laid in large gatherings
A second Oshawa male is facing charges after a large gathering that was held in Whitby. The charges relate to gatherings held on March 20, April 17, April 24, and April 27, [...]