What’s going on in Baltimore?
Dear Editor, I can understand being upset over a man’s death in custody. I cannot understand what looting or fires have to do with anything. I have been in a few protests [...]
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We all had one, but I lost mine
By Bill Fox/Columnist I lost mine a few years ago. It was quite sudden. I didn’t even have a chance to say good-bye. One day mine was suddenly gone. We had a family [...]
An unapproved cemetary
By Jennifer Weymark/Archivist In 1992, the Region of Durham began work on expanding Harmony Road. Part of the area being widened was around the corners of King Street and [...]
Seeking answers through tragedy
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express In the City of Oshawa, April 27 to May 3 has been named Rail Safety Week. In an effort to improve rail safety in the city, The Oshawa [...]
Incinerator “six to seven months” behind
The Durham York Energy Centre, originally expected to be running last December, is now expected to be fully operational by August. By Graeme McNaughton/The Oshawa Express The [...]
Gowns for Girls event continues to grow
Alana Glover, right, a Grade 8 student at Bobby Orr Public School, finds her graduation dress along with Zel Colacicco, a station duty operator, at the second-annual Gowns [...]
Hitting the track for the first time
Cars from Red Green Racing, left, and BNIB make their way around the track at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville. Wheelhouse Racing, a team made up of first-time [...]
Mayor: The premier is listening
Oshawa Mayor John Henry By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express In advance of the release of the federal and provincial budgets on April 22 and 23 respectively, the Large Urban [...]
Teachers’ strike enters second week
By Graeme McNaughton/The Oshawa Express For Durham District School Board chair Mike Barrett, the second week of the public high school teachers’ strike looks an awful lot [...]
Council stops reciting the Lord’s Prayer
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express Following a Supreme Court ruling earlier this month, city council has decided to stop reciting the Lord’s Prayer prior to its council [...]