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Canadians headed to the polls Oct. 14?
Happy Thanksgiving! Indications today are that Prime Minister Stephen Harper will likely call an election next week for Oct. 14.
Judge hands down landmark decision in student housing case
By Jillian Follert August 29, 2008 - 08:18
OSHAWA -- A precedent-setting court ruling has found 37 landlords guilty of operating illegal lodging houses near the Durham College/UOIT campus. Justice Peter Howden handed down his decision on ...
Police seek suspect in jewelry theft
PICKERING -- Police are hoping the release of security camera images will help them nab a suspect in a theft from the Pickering Town Centre. The ...
Stanley Tippett audio now online
CLARINGTON -- Clips of an audiotaped interview with accused kidnapper Stanley Tippett are now available on newsdurhamregion.com (See related media ...
The student becomes the teacher
OSHAWA -- Five years ago she was a student in high school. Now Megan de Jonge is back -- only this time she's teaching. The 23-year-old Whitby ...
College classes set to go on Tuesday
DURHAM -- Even if Durham College's support staff hit the picket lines on Tuesday, classes are set to start. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union...
Students below average in Durham?
DURHAM -- The Durham District School Board is one of 10 in the province with below-average student achievement, says a new report. The report, ...
The show will go on, eventually
UXBRIDGE -- A fence surrounds the front entrance of the Uxbridge Music Hall, wood and bricks scattered about waiting for a permanent home on the face ...
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On stage
September 11 to November 1 Class Act Dinner Theatre, 104 Consumers Dr., Whitby, presents Cash on Delivery by Michael ...
Don't lower Oshawa with slang terms
To the editor: Re: Proud to be from The Shwa, letter, Aug. 27 I am discombobulated and exasperated with your "Shwa" letter. Kings, tycoons, ...
Water bottles littered everywhere
To the editor: During Earth Day the largest amount of a single item that we pick up at the waterfront is plastic water bottles. People even throw ...
Art in the Park was great
To the editor: As a first-time vendor at the Art In The Park, I would like to commend the Uxbridge Lions for a well-organized show. We were able to ...
Bruins paste Schomberg 10-4
BRADFORD -- One game into the exhibition season and the Uxbridge Bruins already have a win under their belt. The Jr. C hockey club pumped double digit...
Season winding down at Mosport
BOWMANVILLE -- The 2008 Mosport Speedway season is winding down, and with the race dates disappearing, intensity levels are on the rise. In this ...
Going wild over Durham's zoos
DURHAM -- A trip to the zoo doesn’t have to mean a long drive on busy highways.
There are four zoos in Durham and their owners are hoping to ...
The show will go on, eventually
UXBRIDGE -- A fence surrounds the front entrance of the Uxbridge Music Hall, wood and bricks scattered about waiting for a permanent home on the face ...
Uxbridge receives unexpected cash
UXBRIDGE -- Uxbridge will welcome more than $850,000 in unexpected cash from the Province this year, but it's only a short-term financial solution...
A sign of Terry's legacy
UXBRIDGE -- Maggie Ferraro wants residents to give her a sign they are joining this year's Uxbridge Terry Fox Run. And in exchange, Ms. Ferraro, a...
What it's like to white water raft
I wasn't scared the morning I boarded a packed school bus that would take me whitewater rafting. As the bus left the campsite we were staying at and ...