Advocate: Region needs to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries
Marko Ivancicevic, an advocate for medical marijuana and the former head of Oshawa’s accessibility advisory committee and medical marijuana working group, says the [...]
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Alert system testing at nuclear plants
On Oct. 25 and 26, the Region of Durham will be testing its public alert systems for the Darlington and Pickering nuclear plants. Taking place within the 10-kilometre area of [...]
Drumming up community support
Not long after the organization got its start in 1966, Club Carib made a name for itself in the community by creating a steel drum band. The band, seen here playing outside [...]
Rate of housing starts is down
The Oshawa area is seeing a downward trend in housing starts. According to new data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), the Oshawa census metropolitan [...]
Change needed at city hall
Dear Editor, Councillors and mayor, if there were an election tomorrow, I would not vote for any of you guys. My concerns are not met, like transit in the City Of Oshawa is [...]
Drugs, gun seized in sting
Police seized this loaded .32 calibre revolver as part of a drug investigation. Thousands of dollars worth of drugs are off the streets after a drug sting. Earlier this [...]
Arrest made in sexual assault case
A 14-year-old male has been arrested in connection to a sexual assault which occurred in Oshawa earlier this month. On Oct. 8, at approximately 6 p.m., a male suspect pushed [...]
Durham MP launches bid for leadership
With his wife Rebecca and children Jack and Mollie (not visible) behind him, Durham MP Erin O’Toole announced that he would be joining the race for leadership of the [...]
Secret incinerator documents released
By Graeme McNaughton/The Oshawa Express A number of documents from a duo of closed meetings dealing with the incinerator have been made public – however, much of what lies [...]
Feds, province chip in for new building at UOIT
Federal and provincial politicians were on hand for a funding announcement at UOIT. The university will be receiving $11.8 million from the feds and $1.2 million from the [...]