Archive for April, 2009

General Motors cuts Pontiac, plans to reduce U.S. workforce

DETROIT -- General Motors is saying goodbye to Pontiac and up to 8,000 more U.S. jobs than it said it would cut in February.

The failing automaker released details of its new restructuring plan on...

Swine flu could evolve into pandemic, Durham doctor says

DURHAM -- It's too early to know how long the swine flu situation could last, says the head of infectious diseases for Rouge Valley Health System.

Dr. Ashley Roberts said swine flu is a...

Whitby man’s sex trial hinges on arguments of consent

WHITBY -- The lawyer for a self-confessed sex offender maintained Thursday that some of the videotaped acts his client engaged in with a teenager, including those where she appeared scared, were only...

Nothing Durham can do if people ignore swine flu advice

DURHAM -- Durham Region would "take no specific action" if someone with swine flu was to go out in public, says Dr. Robert Kyle.

"We provide advice. If they chose to ignore it, so be...

St. Vincent discount store in Oshawa reopened

OSHAWA -- The fundraising arm of St. Vincent's Kitchen has reopened.

St. Vincent Pallotti's Discount Store, in downtown Oshawa, was closed for about two months for renovations and upgrades...

Durham farmers worried about losing Mexican crews

DURHAM -- Paul Watson is "not hitting the panic button yet."

The farmer at Watson Farms in Bowmanville hires workers from Mexico during peak seasons. He said he is worried that some of...

Back from Mexico, woman dies

The woman who had been waiting in Mexico five days for a bed and was finally transported to Peterborough, has died. Victoria George-Pazanno passed away at Peterborough Regional Health Centre...

Public meeting on Clarington incinerator on May 12

CLARINGTON -- A public meeting on the proposed incinerator is being held next month in Bowmanville.

Durham and York regions are partners on an energy-from-waste facility, which would be in...

Search efforts scaled back for missing Bowmanville man

BOWMANVILLE -- A search for a 19-year-old Bowmanville man missing since April 20 has been scaled back after his dog was found dead.

Joshua Wiedrick's canoe was found in the area of Pike Bay...

Emerg overcrowded at Lakeridge hospitals

DURHAM -- Lakeridge Health went to Code Orange Wednesday afternoon to deal with crowded emergency departments.

Lisa Shiozaki, Vice-President of Patient Services, said the situation wasn't related...

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