NDP leader says back-to-school plan “not good enough”
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath was in Oshawa Monday to advocate for safer, smaller class sizes for the return to school in September. She was joined by local NDP MPP Jennifer [...]
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LIFE Rally Oshawa safe at Memorial Park
After being approached by local bylaw officers, John E. Walker of LIFE Rally Oshawa has been given a warning by the city that they need a permit to hand out food to the [...]
Two-week staggered start for public elementary students
By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express/LJI Reporter Durham District School Board (DDSB) elementary school students will be heading back to school with a two-week staggered [...]
COVID-19 relief money coming for city
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Durham Region is set to receive $22.9 million in COVID-19 relief funding from the federal and provincial governments. The funds come from a [...]
Fresh veggies for Feed the Need
The Adopt-a-Garden program has produced more than 400 lbs of fresh vegetables for donation to Feed the Need in Durham, co-produced by Durham Master Gardeners and the Oshawa [...]
Museum gets help from artificial intelligence
Master Corporal Lana is an AI system which will help the Ontario Regiment to screen as well as keeptrack of visitors. (Photo by Chris Jones) By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express [...]
DDSB dips into reserve funds for students, staff
By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express/LJI Reporter The public school board is one step closer to approving the full back to school plan for September. In a recent special [...]
Oshawa Power launches Compassion Fund
With the disconnection moratorium ending on July 31, some Oshawa electricity customers could be struggling to pay the bill. In response, Oshawa Power has started a Compassion [...]
DRT heading into first phase of ridership recovery plan
Durham Region Transit (DRT) is preparing to roll out the first phase of its Ridership Recovery Framework. Phase A will launch of Monday, Aug. 24 and will introduce a new [...]
U-Pass agreement suspended for fall
By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express/LJI Reporter College and university students who take transit to school will have to pay their own way this semester as the U-Pass [...]