Former PM brings red wave to Oshawa
Former Prime Minister John Turner, right, was in town recently to throw his support behind Liberal candidate Tito-Dante Marimpietri. By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express It [...]
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Pushing for action to help the Great Lakes
Mayors of communities surrounding the Great Lakes, including Oshawa’s John Henry, are calling on various levels of government to take action to protect the [...]
Ask about KI pills
Residents curious about the distribution of potassium iodide (KI) pills will have an opportunity to ask some questions later this month. The two sessions – Oct. 21 at the [...]
“I certainly don’t think Harper is Hitler”
By Graeme McNaughton/The Oshawa Express Oshawa NDP candidate Mary Fowler drew some heat online over the weekend after her Twitter account favourited a tweet comparing Prime [...]
Lane restrictions at Simcoe and Conlin
The region’s works department is advising residents that construction work will result in lane restrictions near the joint Durham College/UOIT campus until the end of [...]
Unemployment rate up
More people in the Oshawa area are out of work, according to new data from Statistics Canada. According to the latest numbers released by the federal number crunchers, the [...]
Unemployment down in Oshawa
There are less people out of work than a month ago, according to new numbers from Statistics Canada. In the Oshawa Census Metropolitan Area, which also includes Whitby and [...]
City: No to ethanol
By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express For the third time, Oshawa city council has passed a motion to affirm the fact that they will not support an ethanol plant at the [...]
Harper announces auto sector plan
Prime Minister Stephen Harper made a campaign stop in Whitby on Tuesday, Oct. 6 to announce his party’s plan to put an extra $1 billion into the Automotive Innovation [...]
Lutczyk trial delayed again
The trial of former councillor Robert Lutczyk, seen here during his days at city hall, has been pushed back until next month. By Joel Wittnebel/The Oshawa Express Once again, [...]