Region declares state of emergency
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Regional Chair John Henry and Durham Regional Council have declared a state of emergency in Durham Region due to COVID-19. The declaration [...]
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Region to build new bus depot in Oshawa
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Durham regional council has voted to pay $7.9 million for a new bus depot in Oshawa. The land is located on Thornton Road. The financing for [...]
Local grocery store worker tests positive for COVID-19
(Photo by Chris Jones) By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express COVID-19 has made its way into an Oshawa grocery store. An employee at the Real Canadian Superstore on Gibb [...]
First COVID-19 death hits city
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express The City of Oshawa has seen its first death from COVID-19 after one of four residents at a long-term care home has died. The individual, a [...]
Elementary teachers, province reach agreement
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express Elementary teachers and the provincial government have reached a tentative agreement, and normal school functions will begin again – [...]
Lines form at local stores due to pandemic
Residents gathered outside of the No Frills on Bloor Street in the hopes to stock up on essentials and found they had to wait in line as the store was limiting the amount of [...]
Fire burn ban in place in city
Oshawa Fire Services has issued a fire ban for burn permits. All open air burning permits are suspended until further notice and are prohibited under city bylaws, according [...]
Oshawa: Stay safe, stay home
By Chris Jones/The Oshawa Express The show must go on for essential services in the city of Oshawa despite the provincial government announcing the closure of all [...]
Interactive self-assessment tool now available
With the increasing severity of the COVID-19 outbreak, Ontario has now launched an enhanced and interactive self-assessment tool. This new tool takes the public through a [...]
Ontario to open select child care centres
(Twitter photo) In order to support health care and frontline workers during the COVID-19 outbreak, the province is opening select child care centres to help frontline [...]