Durham Latest News

• Honda expected to announce Ontario EV battery plant, part of a $15B investment

  Justin Trudeau, Doug Ford and Honda executives are expected to announce the automaker is building an electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston part of a $15-billion investment.

  Canada

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• ‘Pretty scary’: Ill Ontario man stranded in Costa Rica finally recovering in Canada

  The daughter of a seriously ill Ontario man who was stranded in a Costa Rica due to a lack of available hospital beds back home is relieved now that he's recovering in Canada.

  Canada

  9 hours
• Marchand leads Bruins over Maple Leafs

  Brad Marchand had a relatively quiet — at least by his in-your-face standards — start to the Stanley Cup playoffs.

  Sports

  9 hours
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• 53-year-old pediatrician arrested for alleged ‘historic’ sexual assault in Whitby

  Durham Regional Police Service have arrested a 53-year-old man from Apsley, Ont. in connection with an alleged historic sexual assault.

  Crime

  Apr 24
• Blue Jays place Kiermaier on 10-day DL

  The Toronto Blue Jays have placed centre fielder Kevin Kiermaier on the 10-day injured list with a left hip injury.

  Sports

  Apr 24
• Big warm-up to follow blast of cold air in southern Ontario

  Some of the coldest temperatures since last month are expected in southern Ontario, but it won't last with a big warm-up on the way. 

  Weather

  Apr 24
• Fleming College in Peterborough suspends 29 programs in wake of international student cap

  Fleming College president Maureen Adamson says current students will not be impacted and a focus will be on helping them finish their programs.

  Education

  Apr 24
• No more sick notes? Why the Ford government wants to eliminate doctors notes for illness

  The Minister of Labour will table legislation that would prohibit employers from asking for a sick note for the three days of provincially mandated sick leave.

  Health

  Apr 24
• Leafs winger William Nylander out for Game 3

  William Nylander seems to be getting closer.

  Sports

  Apr 24
• Ontario raising speed limits on some highways, including parts of 401

  The province says that when the changes take effect roughly 36 per cent of its highway network will have a speed limit of 110 km/h.

  Traffic

  Apr 24
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• Ford government wins battle to keep health-care staffing shortage figures secret

  Ontario's privacy watchdog has sided with the Ford government, finding that releasing estimates of the health-care staffing crisis could harm the province's economic outlook.

  Health

  Apr 24
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• Durham police looking for man who allegedly yelled slurs, attacked man with bear spray

  Police say officers were called to the area of Gibb Street and Stevenson Roud South on March 21 just after 6 p.m., after receiving reports of an assault.

  Crime

  Apr 23
• Ontario police trying to find out who’s responsible for calling 911 more than 1,000 times

  Ontario Provincial Police say they're trying to find out who was responsible for making more than 1,000 calls to 911 within hours on Monday. 

  Crime

  Apr 23
• Tensions erupt at Queen’s Park over keffiyeh ban as government MPPs walk out

  The issue first surfaced in the house last Thursday, when PC MPP Robin Martin defied Doug Ford and voted to block an attempt to lift the prohibition on wearing the Arab headdress.

  Canada

  Apr 23
• Samsonov’s solid play helps Leafs tie Bruins 1-1

  Ilya Samsonov had just made a small mistake that quickly turned into a massive problem.

  Sports

  Apr 23
• Woman sexually assaulted on Oshawa street corner: police

  A woman was sexually assaulted while she was alone on a street corner in Oshawa last week, before she and her partner confronted the suspect, police say.

  Crime

  Apr 23
• Ontario hockey prospect to compete for roster spot at arena he once sold peanuts at

  Micah Della Croce, 16, was working the concessions at Sleeman Centre in Guelph, Ont., last season. He was recently picked by his hometown team in April's OHL Priority Selection.

  Sports

  Apr 23
• Dollars and cents: Ontario homelessness spend balloons as community housing craters

  Internal data shows Ontario has increased its homelessness spend over the past five years, while the provincial money for community housing appears to have fallen.

  Politics

  Apr 23
• Peel police chief met Sri Lankan officer a court says ‘participated’ in torture

  The head of one of Peel's police met with a Sri Lankan official who had been found by that country’s highest court to have 'participated in the torture' of an arrested man.

  Canada

  Apr 23
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• Matthews nets winner, Leafs tie series with Bruins

  Auston Matthews desperately wanted to reach 70 goals in the regular season.

  Sports

  Apr 22
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• Renewed tensions over Queen’s Park keffiyeh ban brewing

  A debate around the Arab headdress erupted on Thursday after Ontario Premier Doug Ford said a ban from Speaker Ted Arnott "divides" people and called for it to be reversed.

  Politics

  Apr 22
• Leafs’ Nylander misses 2nd straight playoff game

  William Nylander missed Game 2 of the Maple Leafs' first-round playoff series Monday with an undisclosed injury.

  Sports

  Apr 22
• A Mississauga NHL team? Hazel McCallion’s son wants to make that a reality

  A Mississauga mayoral candidate wants to bring an NHL team to the city, saying 'Mississauga is no longer the little brother or sister of Toronto.'

  Politics

  Apr 22
• Leafs look regroup, solve Bruins’ riddle in Game 2

  Sheldon Keefe's team was in a similar position 12 months ago.

  Sports

  Apr 21
• Jury finds Zameer not guilty in Toronto police officer’s death

  A man accused of fatally running over a Toronto police officer sobbed with relief on Sunday after a jury found him not guilty in the officer's death.

  Crime

  Apr 21