Archive for March, 2009

Mistrial called in Ajax shooting incident

DURHAM -- A mistrial was called Monday in a shooting trial involving a young offender.

Justice Alexander Sosna called the mistrial, saying the jury heard evidence it shouldn't have in the case...

Region holding meetings on basement flooding

DURHAM -- A pair of public meetings dealing with basement flooding in Ajax and Whitby is being held next week.

Durham Region is hosting meetings in Ajax on Tuesday, April 7 and in Whitby on...

Four held in Oshawa home invasion

DURHAM -- Four males, including three from Ajax, have been arrested following a home invasion in Oshawa early Monday morning.

Durham Regional Police report four males forced their way into a...

‘I’m glad I’m still alive’: woman says after SUV plows into store

OSHAWA -- Her head throbs, her leg is sore and her arms are bruised, but Eunice Lee, 42, is just glad she is still here.

"It was one of the scariest experiences of my life," Ms. Lee...

Assistance rolls continue to swell

DURHAM -- The economic situation is reflected n in the monthly increase in social assistance rolls in Durham Region.

"You can see what's going on," Scugog Mayor and Regional finance...

Fire destroys Scugog storage shed, prompts closure of Old Simcoe Road

PRINCE ALBERT -- A section of Old Simcoe Road was closed just south of Prince Albert late Monday afternoon as Scugog firefighters battled to bring a massive storage shed fire under control.

Large...

Workers hope GM will survive

OSHAWA -- Carter Lloyd, 43, of Port Perry made his way into work Monday afternoon at the General Motors in Oshawa with the company at a crossroads.

The federal government has made it clear that...

GM to get 60-day reprieve

The White House plans to announce today that it will give General Motors Corp. enough government aid to restructure over the next 60 days, while Chrysler will get up to $6 billion (U.S.) and 30...

CAW digs in over GM restructuring

OSHAWA -- The Canadian government has rejected General Motors' restructuring plan but the Canadian Auto Workers will not reopen contract talks to ensure the company's viability, president Ken Lewenza...

Investigation continues into training school fire

BOWMANVILLE -- Investigators from the Ontario Fire Marshal's (OFM) office were on scene Monday morning of a series of suspicious fires at the former Second World War Prisoner of War camp.

The...

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