Durham

• Woman dead, husband in custody following overnight homicide in Oshawa

  A 48-year-old woman is dead following an overnight homicide in Oshawa, Ont., and police say her 41-year-old husband was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder.

  Crime

  Nov 17
  
• Ontario woman charged for making shooting threat at Oshawa school

  Durham Regional Police say they were contacted by the RCMP on Thursday after the Mounties intercepted what they described as a concerning Snapchat message.

  Crime

  Sep 7
  
• Advertisement
• Councillor in Pickering, Ont., posts controversial op-ed criticizing Black History Month

  A Pickering, Ont., councillor is in hot water again after penning an op-ed criticizing Black History Month. Lisa Robinson wrote that such events only create more social divisions.

  Canada

  Feb 9
• Advertisement
• Talks ‘derail’ in lease dispute between Uxbridge Township and Heritage Railway

  A lease dispute between Uxbridge Township council and the owners of York-Durham Heritage Railway has left the future of the holiday favourite in question.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2023
• ‘His honour is protected,’ says Faqiri family after Coroner’s inquest

  The family of Soleiman Faqiri commends the results of a Coroner's Inquest looking into his death. Faqiri died while in custody at the Central East Corrections Centre in 2016.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2023
• Town of Whitby and CUPE Local 53 reach tentative deal to end strike

  More than 300 workers could be back to work as the town of Whitby has come to a tentative agreement with CUPE Local 53. This comes after a month of job action.

  Economy

  Nov 13, 2023
• Town CAO alleges Whitby strikers harassing temp workers and residents

  Town of Whitby CAO alleges striking workers are harassing and intimidating workers and residents while on the picket lines around town.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2023
• Oshawa man faces charges in historic sexual assaults: City of Kawartha Lakes OPP

  City of Kawartha Lakes OPP launched an investigation into a historic sexual assault involving multiple victims stemming from 1986 to 2019.

  Crime

  Sep 27, 2023
• Advertisement
• Woman dies after suspected Ajax, Ont. hit and run

  After reviewing video surveillance, police say they believe at this time that the woman was struck by a northbound pickup truck that fled the scene. 

  Crime

  Sep 22, 2023
• Advertisement
• Oshawa homicide victim identified by police

  Investigators say 26-year-old Andrew Junior Rochester of Oshawa was shot and killed inside a home on Albert Street overnight Thursday. 

  Crime

  Sep 22, 2023