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VIDEO: One Pickering councillor has chosen not to join her colleagues in supporting upcoming PRIDE events in the city. @CityofPickering
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Whitby Mayor Elizabeth Roy released a statement slamming the #1MillionMarch4Children held today in Whitby at the @DDSBSchools office. She said such "events that specifically target the 2SLGBTQIA+ community have no place in our town." @TownofWhitby
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Drag Queen Storytime is coming back to Durham libraries this spring, with events set for all eight libraries over the next month.
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A bit of positivity for your Saturday morning -- an Oshawa brewery has switched gears and is now making hand sanitizer for front-line workers.
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Durham police have confirmed that a delivery driver transporting two kangaroos to Quebec made a pit stop Thursday night at the Oshawa Zoo to “let the kangaroos stretch their legs” when one of the creatures escaped its handlers.
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BREAKING NEWS: Face masks made mandatory in Durham @RegionofDurham #masks #facemasks #COVID19Ontario #coronavirus
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HAVE YOU SEEN THIS KANGAROO?
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Humboldt Bronco has new home in Oshawa — Bryce Fiske, a former defenceman with the Humboldt Broncos, signed a letter of intent June 5 to play for the UOIT Ridgebacks starting in the 2018-19 season. #HumboldtStrong
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BREAKING NEWS: @DRPS Durham Regional Police Service chief says suspect arrested overnight in Ottawa. Suspect is the person who was seen in the video they released. He’s 21, from Whitby. It was a random attack.
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Leaders at the Abilities Centre in Whitby have requested that a portion of Gordon Street be renamed Jim Flaherty Street in honour of the former federal finance minister and Abilities Centre founding volunteer.
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Yesterday, workers at the General Motors Oshawa plant marked the milestone of one million masks produced locally for Health Canada.
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Durham's Catholic schools will fly the Pride flag starting this June after trustees voted 6-2 in favour earlier tonight. "All of our students deserve to feel loved and welcomed in our Catholic schools," director of education says. #onted
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Some @durhamcollege staff and students are using 3D printers to make parts for face shields. Chris Daniel, a professor with the college’s school of science and engineering technology, is working from his garage.
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Durham's Drag Queen Storytime are making a return to local libraries later this month and early in June. Sponsored by the Durham Children's Aid Society and Youth Pride Durham, events began on Saturday, May 27.
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Mr. Dressup, Ernie Coombs, at the rehearsal for the last show in 1996. Coombs was a longtime resident of Pickering, where he raised his family. The City of Pickering plans to hour Coombs with public art. #Dressup #casey #finnegan #kidsTV
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'It was like a Hallmark movie.' Bowmanville couple overwhelmed when neighbours pulled together and shovelled street to help pregnant woman get to the hospital. @LakeridgeHealth @ClaringtonON
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Some brightness for your rainy Sunday -- a second brewery in Durham is now making hand sanitizer to help fight COVID-19.
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BREAKING NEWS: 'Sudden and unexpected' death of 2-year-old at Lakeridge Health Ajax being investigated by Ontario Coroner. @LakeridgeHealth
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Police in Durham are joining others across the province in saying they do not plan to conduct random stops to enforce the stay-at-home order.
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Who knew schools had all this stuff? Facilities staff searched DDSB schools and came up with thousands of pieces of personal protective equipment to donate to Lakeridge Health.
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Courtice family man, coach and firefighter Earl Strong remembered as always having a smile on this face @Toronto_Fire @TPFFA @clarchief @ClaringtonAAA
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Students are asking the Durham District School Board to make menstrual products available for free in school washrooms. What do you think about this idea?
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Congratulations, Mike! As of this afternoon, Whitby's Mike Shoreman is the first person with a disability to cross all five Great Lakes on a paddleboard. @MikeShoreman
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If you were a kid in Canada between 1967 and 1996 - or even a parent or a grandparent at that time - there's a good chance you remember Mr. Dressup. And if you lived in Pickering, you may have a fond memory from running into him at some point.
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Loretta and Sam Traynor bravely and powerfully spoke about husband and father Chris, 50, and Sam’s siblings and Loretta’s children Bradley, 20, Adelaide, 15, and Joey 11, in an emotional eulogy at St. Mary of the People Church on Thursday, Sept. 17.
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David Ayres was on fire on the ice while his wife Sarah, @35Ayres , was heating things up on social media @Canes @MapleLeafs
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'Plenty of space available': Environmentalists oppose opening Greenbelt up for development in Durham #greenbelt #development #Bill23 #homes
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Whitby resident Kimberley Black is speaking out against gender-based violence after suffering a violent assault last year. An upcoming Mother's Day virtual walk will benefit a new scholarship in her name at Ontario Tech University.
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Doug Ford @fordnation says Durham and Halton will not be going to modified Stage 2 at this time.
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A crowd gathered in Pickering Saturday to rally against Bill 23, which could see about 7,400 acres of Greenbelt land used for housing development - including Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve in Pickering.
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On the last night of their lives, Chris and Joey Traynor did something they truly loved -- and were winners doing it. Joey's baseball coach shares his last memories and high regard for the father and son.
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"You can drive for free": Doug Ford announced the removal of tolls from Hwy. 412 and 418 starting April 5.
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The very first Chick-fil-A restaurant in Durham Region will open its doors for lovers of the original chicken sandwich in Oshawa on Thursday, Nov. 16. @ChickfilA @ChickfilANews
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The Whitby McDonald's at 200 Taunton Rd. E. raised the most money in one day across Canada for Ronald McDonald House Charities, which has 29 homes across Canada where families of ill children can stay near their kids while they get treatment. @McDonaldsCa
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'It hasn’t destroyed me... as weird as it sounds.' She was raped and left for dead on the side of the road but this Whitby woman refuses to let this horrific experience define her. Read how she is recovering and the path she has mapped out for herself.
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Daniel Vanheyst, the man killed in a workplace accident in Oshawa, is being remembered as a hard-working and “godly” young man who is now being grieved by family and friends.
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HAPPY TO BE HOME: Whitby man spent 20 days on a ventilator due to COVID-19, now he’s finally home
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Premier Doug Ford on Hwy. 412 and 418: 'I'd love to get rid of the tolls' @407ETR
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A Pickering teen who was the subject of a racist message in his high school yearbook has been given a four-year scholarship to any Canadian university or college. Toronto Argos step up for victim of racist incident.
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PAYING IT FORWARD — The Zen Restaurant in Ajax giving away 1,000 meals to those in need The ZEN
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BOMB GIRL BIRTHDAY: Louise Johnson, an original Ajax Bomb Girl, turned 99! Glenn Healy, a former @MapleLeafs , played the bagpipes. Louise has lived in Ajax since the Second World War. She came here to work at the munitions factory and stayed after the war ended. #bombgirls
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The Durham District School Board will continue sharing school COVID-19 data to whatever extent is possible - trustees have just voted unanimously at a special board meeting. #onted #onpoli
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Look at that smile! Meet the 'smiliest' baby in Whitby and beyond. Nyles, 1, of Whitby, was chosen the winner of the Canadian Gerber Photo Search for 2023 Spokesbaby of the Year.
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Teachers call for Pickering's Sir John A. Macdonald school be renamed, saying Canada's 1st PM committed 'genocide'
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A Port Hope girl who fought for her life after being hit by a car two years ago is making strides in her recovery and is now the central character in a new campaign by SickKids Foundation. @SickKidsNews @sickkids
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You better be vaccinated if you want to attend Ontario Tech University next month. The Oshawa university has joined other post-secondary institutions requiring students, faculty & staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. @ontariotech_u
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Pickering family featured in Tim Hortons ad. The Azmat family in Pickering built a snowperson dressed in dupatta. @TimHortons
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Twelve-year-old Ally, left, and Hannah Hollingshead, 15, have been delivering the Pickering News Advertiser since 2016. The sisters donated all of their collections from the past 3 weeks, $210, to St. Paul's on-the-Hill Foodbank. #TeamDurham #DurhamStrong
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Would you lace up your skates if an ice skating trail came to #Clarington ?
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A Durham police officer put himself at risk to save the life of a 'distraught' man who was in the live lanes of Hwy. 401 at 6:30 p.m. Monday. @DRPS @DRPSWestDiv
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Owen Brady’s hockey career has been put on hold more than once, but he keeps looking to the future @owenbradyy1 @Oshawa_Generals @OHLHockey @WhitbyWildcats
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GOING TO THE HOSPITAL? Wear a mask. Lakeridge Health has announced, due to a rise in COVID-19 and respiratory illnesses in the community, masks are mandated in all areas of all facilities as of Monday, Oct. 16. #COVID #COVID19 @LakeridgeHealth
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Long-time dine-in customers at the 415 Simcoe St. S. Tim Hortons in Oshawa were shocked when they found the doors locked & the store permanently changed to drive-through only. Staff said service was changed for the "safety of the staff." @TimHortons
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Oshawa NDP incumbent Jennifer French has been re-elected, beating predictions that the riding would turn blue in Durham's closest race.
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UPDATE: No need to worry Leafs fans, Hydro One is reporting they will delay a planned Clarington power outage if the Toronto Maple Leafs game goes past 11 p.m. @HydroOne
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NDP leader Andrea Howarth speaks in Oshawa making 'urgent' call for smaller class sizes. Local teacher describes 'utter shock' at learning many classes would be pre-pandemic sizes. @AndreaHorwath @jennkfrench @fordnation @DurhamDSB @EastdaleCVI
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Hall of famer @Robbiealomar and his Foundation 12 helping to fund fully accessible baseball diamond in #Whitby .
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Pickering will officially be home to the largest movie backlot in Canada after the city and a leading company in the film industry sealed the deal.
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Lakeridge Health has implemented a COVID-19 vaccination mandate that requires everyone working at its sites – from doctors to volunteers – to be fully vaccinated or face suspension and, possibly, termination. @LakeridgeHealth
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Former POW camp dormitory, national historic site to remain after @ClaringtonON turns down developer's request to demolish Camp 30 building
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READY FOR LIFT OFF: After being grounded for years, the air ambulance will be back in Bowmanville. @LakeridgeHealth
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What does it look like in your Durham neighbourhood? Share your pictures with us, and we may use them in the newspaper and on our website. Happy shovelling, and stay safe.
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COVID19 CHAMPION: Lily Toor, 6, has been working on painting Kindness Rocks to spread love and positivity throughout her Clarington neighbourhood during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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IS THAT JERRY SEINFELD? The Food and Art Café had an unexpected guest when the comedian showed for lunch. Of course he had the soup. @JerrySeinfeld
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There was so much blood I didn’t know what to do — Once the initial panic passed, 17-year-old knew what to do help her little brother. Ajax teenager honoured by @DurhamParamedic for her quick thinking to help her little brother.
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Does it bother you when you can hear a car coming from blocks away? “It is intolerable. Not only is it impossible to sit on the balcony and enjoy the outdoors, we even find that when sitting inside with all the doors and windows closed."
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A Durham police officer who praised the Freedom Convoy is now facing charges under the Police Services Act.
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Did you know children and teens 19 and under currently make up the biggest group of active COVID-19 cases in Durham? Here are five pieces of data to keep an eye on in the third wave.
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ON THE GO TO PEARSON AIRPORT: Durham residents can skip expensive airport parking fees while travelling as a new GO Transit bus route offers hourly, affordable service to Toronto Pearson Airport.
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Big news -- GM Canada has announced it is now hiring for the Oshawa assembly plant.
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CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS STUDENT HAS NEVER MISSED A DAY OF SCHOOL? Jake Moores graduated from O’Neill CVI in Oshawa with a perfect attendance record. The student has never missed a single day of school since starting junior kindergarten. @OCVIPrincipal
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Drivers in Durham are one step closer to having tolls removed on the 412 and 418 highways after a bill to scrap them passed second reading in the Ontario Legislature on Nov. 18. @jennkfrench
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FUN TIMES: The people have spoken, and Oshawa has backtracked on an idea to limit tobogganing to just two hills in the city. You are free to enjoy sliding down all city-owned sledding hills this winter. @oshawacity
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Dylan Waduck rang the bell at the Hospital for Sick Children after 850 days of cancer treatment. Cancer patients often ring a ceremonial bell to celebrate the end of their radiation treatment or chemotherapy.
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BREAKING NEWS: Bowmanville Zoo to close @Bowmanville_Zoo @peta
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Daijza Dacres is a Grade 9 student at Dunbarton High School who came up with the idea for the Durham District School Board to host a conference for black girls. @DurhamDSB @DunbartonDHS
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PUT TEACHERS AT THE FRONT OF THE VACCINE LINE: 'I think it is incumbent on us to do what we can do, what is in our power to do,' trustee says. @RegionofDurham
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Ajax woman's text message read: "I need help, he is going to come, he is in the house." UK police department praised for long-distance efforts to end the attack from 5,000 kilometres away. @DRPSWestDiv @DRPSWestDiv @DurhamPolice
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FORMER MAYOR HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT CARRUTHERS CREEK DEVELOPMENT: ‘Are you going to let politicians working for developers get away with this?’ Ajax flooding more likely. #carruthercreek #TRCA #durhamregion #steveparish #greenbelt
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Hands up if you feel like this letter writer who says it is time for Ajax to plow windrows like they do in Richmond Hill.
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IT IS OVER: #Coronavirus outbreak over at Hillsdale Terraces in Oshawa #covid19 @durhamregion @DurhamHealth
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Justin Bieber to play show in Bowmanville in support of @Bowmanville_Zoo @justinbieber
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Oshawa GM plant to keep on trucking. Less than a year after what was thought to be the last Oshawa-made GM vehicle rolled off the line, @UniforTheUnion and @GMcanada announced they will restart auto assembly at the Oshawa GM plant in 2022 @JerryPDias
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After 31 years at GM, this Durham resident found herself starting over. She just opened a spa in Oshawa -- the first Pure + Simple location in Durham.
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Local teacher James Cook has been honoured with a Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence. In the social justice and equity course he created, students research topics that are meaningful to them like climate change, pay equity and mental health.
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Lost dogs who covered 60 km in six weeks reunited with owners! #goodnews #teamchelsea
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Ready to make hay: #Brooklin 's Emily Batty goes for Olympic glory Saturday @emilybatty
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Protestors converge on @Bowmanville_Zoo over tiger whipping video @peta
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BREAKING NEWS: Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve will stay intact following a surprise return of land previously removed from the Greenbelt. Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday he will return all 7,400 acres. #greenbelt #dougford #video
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Kudos to her! Scugog teen's effort to raise thousands for dollars for Durham cancer centre surpasses goal.
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