Oshawa News

Investigators remained at the scene of Durham's third homicide of 2012 on Sunday morning as they continued to search for clues after a man was gunned down in a driveway on Friday evening.

A pair of robbery victims turned the tables on their alleged attacker early Saturday morning after they helped apprehend a suspect who tried to grab an officer's gun during a struggle.

A GO Transit train was damaged Saturday morning after striking a short track section that appears to have been deliberately laid over the rails.

Staff Sgt. Steven Jones from Durham Police said officers arrived at 1520 Stevenson Rd.

A man in his mid-30's is dead following a shooting in a home on Stevenson Road North in Oshawa Friday night.

The Homicide Unit is investigating after a man was found suffering from a gunshot wound in Oshawa.

If this was a review of the new Chevrolet Camaro convertible, you'd read here about its horsepower claims, its quality of finish and the terrible blind spots endured by its driver when the top is up.

Close to 500 different species of birds have been recorded in Ontario and I wondered, "How many can we see in a couple of days?" Point Pelee National Park, about 50 km southeast of Windsor, has a reputation as a birding paradise and, because seeing birds is best done without the encumbrance of a roof, a Camaro SS convertible seemed to fit the bill ... (more)

Hwy. 407 is coming to Oshawa, the Province reconfirmed as Premier Dalton McGuinty stopped in Durham Region to announce $1 billion to fund the highway's extension to Harmony Road in Oshawa.

Drivers in the Toronto area will have a new route reaching east of the city but it's expected to be more than three years before it's built.

Since returning, Region staff says it has received three potential business proposals -- one for a food processing operation, one for a joint research and development lab with UOIT and one for a tourism investment.

When a visitor walks into one of the rooms lined with rows of cat cages at Oshawa Animal Services, the cats instantly react, rubbing up against the bars, reaching paws out between the bars, looking for a friendly scratch or pet.

The premier is headed to Woodbridge on Thursday, all set to announce who will be doing the work on the 407 extension and how much it will cost.

The event will be held at Tranquil Garden, 1053 Ritson Rd. N. in Oshawa, on May 30 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Powerful Journey Consulting president Cate Collins heads up the event and expects people who participate will feel more self-awareness and acceptance, feel more relaxed in their own skin and more connected to themselves and others.

Two men have been charged after a clerk was roughed up during the robbery of an Oshawa convenience store Tuesday night.

A new SNC-Lavalin joint venture recently selected as preferred bidder by the Ontario government has finalized a $1-billion contract to extend the Highway 407 toll road east.

On May 15, the Ontario Health Coalition made a stop at Oshawa's Northview Community Centre on Beatrice Street as part of its 15-city tour warning about coming cuts to the health-care system.

The Oshawa Hospital Foundation is putting plans for a cancer lodge on hold after hospital officials identified more pressing priorities, said the foundation's CEO.

Aleesha Patrick is a Grade 10 student at Maxwell Heights Secondary School and she has lived at 117 Nonquon Rd.

The fundraising event includes tours of gardens in Oshawa and Whitby where local artists have creations on display and musicians provide entertainment.