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Blackstock teen missing
Oct 02, 2008 - 08:48 PM

DURHAM -- Durham Regional Police are asking for help finding a teenage girl from Blackstock who may be with a 22-year-old man she met on the Internet. Police Thursday night released a photo of ...

Humour, poise helped boys endure night in forest

Oct 02, 2008 - 03:43 PM

BOWMANVILLE -- Lost and huddling together to ward off the dark and cold, the boys turned to ...

Crews put finishing touches on Regent
Oct 03, 2008 - 04:30 AM

OSHAWA -- With the big stuff checked off the list, Glyn Laverick says the finishing touches on the ...

Durham's outdoor workers ready to strike
Oct 02, 2008 - 11:58 AM

DURHAM -- Durham's outdoor workers are set to walk off the job as early as Oct. 13, the Region says....

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Crime

Pot crop, loaded rifles seized from Blackstock home

BLACKSTOCK -- Dozens of pot plants, loaded rifles and ammunition were seized last weekend after Durham police came knocking at a Mountjoy Road address...

Suspect sought in Pickering gas station robbery

PICKERING -- Durham Regional Police are hoping security camera photos will help them track down a man who threatened a gas station clerk with a knife ...

Tippett's request to appear in person denied

PETERBOROUGH -- Every time Stanley Tippett goes to court, so, too, does an Emergency Response Team and that costs money. That's part of the reason the...

Police investigate desecration of Pickering temple

Drugs found in north Durham raid

Suspicious package destroyed, investigation continues

Education

College support staff could strike

DURHAM -- Support staff at Durham College could be in a strike position tomorrow. If support staff at Ontario's 24 community colleges fail to ratify ...

University gets research grants

DURHAM -- The work of three local university professors just got a funding boost from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). ...

Parent pitches petition on nits

DURHAM -- An Ajax parent wants to put an end to nits at Bolton C. Falby Public School. Nicole Lee has started a petition to ban students from coming ...

More students sited for Durham Catholic schools

Ground broken for two Ajax schools

University gets money for hydrogen project

Entertainment

A tribute to Paul Newman

Paul Newman's death on Sept. 26 has not been far from my mind these last few days. Long an admirer of Newman, I was honoured with the chance to meet ...

Signs of optimism in local music scene

It takes a bit of time for the dust to settle, although considering the miserable wet weather of the year, there hasn't actually been much dust to ...

There's still time to enter juried Clarington art show

BOWMANVILLE -- Artists have until Oct. 8 to enter their works in the 28th annual juried art show of fine arts at the Visual Arts Centre of Clarington....

Dan Carter releases new book

Community effort celebrated in Reflection Park

Opinion

Candidate gets a very public lesson in politics 101

It takes a lot of courage to run for public office. In many cases, those who take up the challenge have to sacrifice their work and family lives while...

Bradley 'comfortable' with retirement from CFL

For the first time in a long time, Mike Bradley was able to walk comfortably from the football field and go home, bypassing the customary stop at the ...

Conservative candidate's response leaves voter cold

To the editor: I read the Q and A with Colin Carrie and it struck me just how out of touch this man is with the working stiff. In response to a ...

Finance minister should be pushed on his record

Statement was supportive, not derisive, of troops

Let's be live-and-let live

Sports

Mitchell shows flashes of brilliance

ASHBURN -- On the surface, it might appear Will Mitchell's rookie season on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour was a disappointment. Dig a little ...

Exhibition doubleheader for Blue Knights

OSHAWA -- The Oshawa Blue Knight Junior Men Field Lacrosse teams will play two exhibition games against formidable opposition on Saturday. The Blue ...

Pither named OHL Player of the Week

GUELPH -- Luke Pither is off to a quick start with the Guelph Storm. The Burketon resident was named the Boston Pizza OHL Player of the Week for the ...

Bradley would like to tackle coaching one day

Dunlops look forward to new season

Watts breaks OCAA scoring record

Business

Farmland or housing?

DURHAM -- Food or fuel. It's a debate that has been hot in the media since the issue of ethanol has come to the forefront. But it's a question...

September car sales good for import nameplates

DURHAM -- Cars with import nameplates had a decent sales month in September, but the same was not true of American-based autos. Overall, ...

Bank's RV drives into region to help small businesses

DURHAM -- An RV rolled through the region recently as part of a cross country tour aimed at small businesses. Scotiabank is running the RV across the ...

Workers will hand over their used boots to Flaherty on Monday

GM sales fall again

Durham farms throw their gates open to the public

Life

Explore Durham, one pumpkin patch at a time

As big and golden as a harvest moon, there's something irresistible about a pumpkin. And now that Halloween has grown into a major holiday for ...