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1» Police officer, civilians team up to rescue child in Pickering
      Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:56:00

PICKERING -- A Durham police officer was assisted by civilians when he rescued a child trapped in a vehicle on Hwy. 407 in Pickering Sept. 8. A number of passersby stopped to assist the cop as...


2» Durham opposed to change in census form
      Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:43:00

DURHAM -- Add Durham Region to the long list of groups and organizations opposed to the elimination of the mandatory long-form census. The Region's chief administrative officer, Garry Cubitt...


3» Durham section of walk benefits injured troops
      Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:43:00

DURHAM -- A walk coming through Durham Region next week will give the public a chance to aid injured Canadian soldiers. The Military Healing Center is holding a nine-day walk, which will go from...


4» Investigators continue probe into fatal Whitby accident
      Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:58:00

WHITBY -- Both police and a civilian agency continue to investigate an accident that claimed the life of a Toronto woman on Hwy. 401 in Whitby two weeks ago, but neither entity is saying much about...


5» Missing Whitby teen found safe
      Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:00:00

WHITBY -- A Whitby teen who was reported missing in early August has been found. Information supplied to Durham police led them to Belleville, where Jessica Smith, 15, was found on Wednesday. She...


6» North Durham child hospitalized after swallowing ecstasy pill
      Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:57:00

BEAVERTON -- A north Durham toddler was rushed to hospital last Friday after ingesting an ecstasy tablet he plucked from a table in his parents' residence. Durham police and the Children's Aid...


7» Don't want to lose it? Lock it, Durham cops advise
      Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:32:00

DURHAM -- If you don't want to lose it, lock it. That's the message from Durham police, who continue to be inundated by reports of thefts from vehicles throughout the region.


8» Oshawa man dies in Hwy. 401 crash near Napanee
      Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:45:00

OSHAWA -- An Oshawa man died in a single-vehicle accident on Hwy. 401 early Saturday near Napanee. Ontario Provincial Police said Keith Gregory Femia, 55, died when he crashed in the westbound...


9» Ajax company fined for young worker's injury
      Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:30:00

WHITBY -- The owners of an Ajax plant have been fined $50,000 for an accident that left a young worker permanently disabled. Matthew Hennessey, now, 20, lost portions of his left thumb and...


10» Man loses part of ear in Oshawa assault
      Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:30:00

OSHAWA -- A man lost part of his ear in a violent robbery attempt early Monday in central Oshawa. Two people have been charged in the incident, which is alleged to have occurred after the...