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Housing target re-count earns Ajax $4 million bonus from Province

The Town of Ajax is reminding provincial bean counters to carry the ten next time after a reassessment of 2023 housing...

The Town of Ajax is reminding provincial bean counters to carry the ten next time after a reassessment of 2023 housing...

Dog injured in shooting in Whitby

A dog suffered gunshot wounds in a shooting in Whitby Thursday morning. ...

A dog suffered gunshot wounds in a shooting in Whitby Thursday morning. ...

Costco now able to sell alcohol in Ontario as expansion reaches ‘last phase’

Ontario's plan to expand alcohol sales has reached its "final step," the province says, with all licensed grocery and...

Ontario's plan to expand alcohol sales has reached its "final step," the province says, with all licensed grocery and...

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Oct. 31 Weather: Wet and windy Halloween night in southern Ontario

Halloween will be a wet one in Mississauga and southern Ontario. ...

Halloween will be a wet one in Mississauga and southern Ontario. ...

Oshawa Peony Festival finalist for Ontario Tourism Event of the Year

Oshawa’s popular Peony Festival is up for the 2024 Ontario Tourism Event of the Year. ...

Oshawa’s popular Peony Festival is up for the 2024 Ontario Tourism Event of the Year. ...

Clarington Council approves ‘spectacular’ master plan for former Bowmanville Zoo lands

The Master Plan for a future 34-acre park on the former lands of the Bowmanville Zoo have been given an enthusiastic...

The Master Plan for a future 34-acre park on the former lands of the Bowmanville Zoo have been given an enthusiastic...

Museum Village in Port Perry receiving federal funds to expand tourism... Museum Village in Port Perry receiving federal funds to expand tourism season

Scugog Shores Museum Village is receiving $55,000 in federal funding to boost its tourism activities. ...

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New cancer scanner unveiled Friday at Oshawa Hospital

Cancer patients routinely undergo a barrage of tests and treatment and since the opening of the Durham Region Cancer...

Cancer patients routinely undergo a barrage of tests and treatment and since the opening of the Durham Region Cancer...

Ontario lowers projections for how many new homes will be built

Ontario is lowering its projections for how many new homes will get built in the province over the next few years,...

Ontario is lowering its projections for how many new homes will get built in the province over the next few years,...

Spike reported in U.S. visitors to Canadian real estate website during election

The U.S. election is days away and some residents may look to Canada if the results don't go their way. ...

The U.S. election is days away and some residents may look to Canada if the results don't go their way. ...

Demand for ID results in assault, robbery at Whitby gas station

A demand by a Whitby gas station employee for ID for a smoking paraphernalia purchase led to an assault and robbery,...

A demand by a Whitby gas station employee for ID for a smoking paraphernalia purchase led to an assault and robbery,...

Indigenous community in Oshawa honoured with re-naming of downtown street

It took three years to get it done and much of the chatter on social media was heavily flavoured with overt racist...

It took three years to get it done and much of the chatter on social media was heavily flavoured with overt racist...

Is Halloween candy often tampered with, and do police lay charges?

It seems every year after Halloween, reports surface of candy being tampered with across Ontario, prompting warnings...

It seems every year after Halloween, reports surface of candy being tampered with across Ontario, prompting warnings...

Some Oshawa residents will see a drop in energy costs this winter

Some Oshawa residents will see a decreased energy bill starting on Nov. 1.  ...

Some Oshawa residents will see a decreased energy bill starting on Nov. 1.  ...

Planning for new schools in booming downtown Pickering begins now

The ambitious Pickering CityCentre project is expected to transform downtown Pickering in the coming years, with 12,000...

The ambitious Pickering CityCentre project is expected to transform downtown Pickering in the coming years, with 12,000...

Parkwood Estate in Oshawa closed this week for movie production

Lovers of the history, the elegance and the smashingly good high teas at Parkwood Estate in Oshawa will have to wait...

Lovers of the history, the elegance and the smashingly good high teas at Parkwood Estate in Oshawa will have to wait...

11 stolen vehicles, 3 motorcycles, loaded gun and cash seized by cops in Ontario town

An Ontario man faces numerous charges after police in the southwest part of the province seized 11 stolen vehicles,...

An Ontario man faces numerous charges after police in the southwest part of the province seized 11 stolen vehicles,...

Residents reminded to make Halloween decorations accessible in Durham

With Halloween around the corner, regional representatives are urging Durham residents to be safe with their...

With Halloween around the corner, regional representatives are urging Durham residents to be safe with their...

‘Unfamily’ by Whitby/Toronto movie making team earn People’s Choice award at Durham film festival

Siddarth Sharma and Mitchell Jaramillo managed to pack a lot of emotion into an 18-minute film about family, sacrifice,...

Siddarth Sharma and Mitchell Jaramillo managed to pack a lot of emotion into an 18-minute film about family, sacrifice,...

Nuclear alert tests return to Clarington and Pickering today

Nuclear plants in Clarington and Pickering are holding their annual alert testing today. ...

Nuclear plants in Clarington and Pickering are holding their annual alert testing today. ...

Today could be the hottest Oct. 30 on record in Ontario

This could be the hottest Oct. 30 on record in Ontario. ...

This could be the hottest Oct. 30 on record in Ontario. ...

Ontario sets table to balance the books ahead of possible early election

Ontario has sharply lowered its projected deficit for next year, setting the stage for the government to easily be able...

Ontario has sharply lowered its projected deficit for next year, setting the stage for the government to easily be able...

Oct. 30 Weather: It will feel like 26 C in southern Ontario

Temperatures are climbing while skies will continue to clear on Wednesday (Oct. 30) in Mississauga and southern...

Temperatures are climbing while skies will continue to clear on Wednesday (Oct. 30) in Mississauga and southern...

With restoration pegged at $22 million, Clarington looking at other ways to preserve Camp 30 history

The rising and as yet unknown costs of a full restoration of the Cafeteria Building – the largest remaining building...

The rising and as yet unknown costs of a full restoration of the Cafeteria Building – the largest remaining building...

Will your bill be cheaper with electricity rates dropping in Ontario?

The price to use electricity will soon change in Ontario, with rates dropping in many cases. ...

The price to use electricity will soon change in Ontario, with rates dropping in many cases. ...

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