Archive for January, 2009

Uxbridge teen remembered as ‘amazing’ person

UXBRIDGE -- An Uxbridge teenager will be remembered as an "amazing" person by friends.

The Uxbridge Secondary School student, who until last year was a Richmond Hill High School student...

Giant Carpet closes its doors

WHITBY -- The economic downturn has claimed another victim.

Giant Carpet and Flooring Ltd. has closed it's doors, putting 100 people out of work. The 12-store chain, with an outlet in the...

West Durham Liberal MPs wary of budget

PICKERING -- The Conservatives should provide budget updates on a regular basis to ensure the money is being spent properly, says Pickering-Scarborough East MP Dan McTeague.

Following the budget...

Biggest punch is yet to come

DURHAM -- The heaviest snowfall accumulation is still to come with a winter storm that's settled over southern Ontario and prompting Environment Canada to issue a snowfall warning.

"We are...

Life threatening injuries in Uxbridge crash

UXBRIDGE -- A man has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a crash in Uxbridge.

A pickup truck and car were involved in a collision on Hwy. 47 near Old Stouffville Road...

Ontario to expand part of Highway 407 through Durham

The government of Ontario is getting back into the toll highway business, announcing it will own the planned expansion of the privately run Highway 407.

In a surprise move yesterday...

Snowfall warning issued

A snowfall warning has been issued for much of southern Ontario, including Durham Region and Northumberland, as a storm packing a winter wallop makes its way across the lower great lakes. Up to...

Cops target graffiti ‘blight’

OSHAWA -- Police are promising to continue a crackdown on graffiti in Oshawa, targeting what one officer termed "a blight" on the community.

Four people arrested last week are believed...

Charges laid in pipe bomb incident

OSHAWA -- Charges have been laid against an Oshawa man following the discovery of a pipe bomb in his apartment building.

Durham police were called to an apartment complex on Nonquon Road Tuesday...

Off-duty cops helps nab robbery suspect

OSHAWA -- An off-duty cop helped collar a suspect in a robbery at a downtown coffee shop Tuesday.

The officer took up the chase after a man fled the Tim Hortons shop on Simcoe Street South just...

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