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Durham College’s Mixed Reality Capture (MRC) Studio has received $1.75 million in federal funding over five years ($350,000 a year) through the College and Community Innovation program, according to a college announcement dated Oct. 30. For local residents, the funding is tied to applied research work the
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A 91-year-old man died after being hit by a van at about 5:05 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at Simcoe Street and Country Estates Drive, north of Port Perry, according to the Durham Regional Police Service. Durham police said the collision led to a road closure for
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Regional Road 8 in the Township of Uxbridge will be closed from Nov. 2 to Nov. 5, 2026, from east of Concession Road 5 to 50 metres east of Concession Road 5, to allow for the replacement of twin culverts, ditching improvements and asphalt resurfacing, according to the Region of
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a food recall warning for Sunchanggung 990 Ssamjang (Seasoned Soybean Paste) because the product contains sesame that is not declared on the label. The recall applies to products distributed in Alberta and British Columbia, and the notice was last updated Oct. 29, 2026.
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Two Toronto men have been charged after Durham Regional Police say officers spotted two stolen vehicles leaving Whitby’s Williamsburg area early Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, and later boxed the vehicles in in Ajax before arresting two suspects who ran from the scene. The incident matters locally because police say
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Durham College highlighted several recent activities for students in its Computer Systems Technology and Computer Systems Technician programs, including a networking event with the ISACA Toronto Chapter, hands-on cloud and cybersecurity exercises, and a talk from the City of Oshawa’s manager of cybersecurity and infrastructure operations. The college
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a food recall warning on Oct. 30, 2026, for Snow Crab Flavoured Surimi Stick sold in British Columbia after egg and soy were found undeclared on the label. People with egg or soy allergies or sensitivities could have a serious or life-threatening reaction
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A 17-year-old from Ajax has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged robbery involving a firearm at a Tim Hortons in Ajax, Durham Regional Police said. Police said the incident happened around 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, near Middlecote Drive and Taunton Road
Durham Region Transit has detoured Route 227 in Ajax effective Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, because of weight restrictions on Shoal Point Road south of Ashbury Boulevard. The detour is in place until further notice. The change affects riders who use Route 227 along Range Line Road and near Pickering Beach
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a Class 2 food recall on Oct. 27, 2026, for certain unbranded grated carrots distributed in Quebec because they may contain pieces of metal. Consumers and businesses should not use, sell, serve or distribute the affected products. The recall affects both retail customers and
A 58-year-old man suffered minor injuries in a carjacking on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, near Concession Road 4 and Elliott Road in Clarington, Durham Regional Police say. Police said officers responded at about 3 p.m. and that the suspects drove off in the victim’s 2026 Nissan
More than 1,500 students, families, job seekers and education professionals attended Ontario Power Generation’s WattNext Nuclear Career Expo at Durham College’s Oshawa campus at 2000 Simcoe St. N., according to a Durham College post published Oct. 29. The event comes as Ontario’s electricity demand is projected
A beaver dam on the lower Ganaraska River in Port Hope is not flooding private land or increasing flood risk, the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority said in an Oct. 29 media release. The update may be of interest to nearby residents because the conservation authority said it has been tracking
An apartment building near Hall Street and Centre Street South in Oshawa was hit by gunfire at about 11:45 p.m. on Oct. 26, and no injuries were reported, Durham Regional Police said. Police are asking anyone with dashcam, security camera or cellphone video from around 11:45 p.
Ontario Tech University announced in a news release dated Oct. 29 that it has received a $100,000 gift from Fidelity Investments Canada ULC to support scholarships and cybersecurity research at its Oshawa campus. The funding is divided between student awards in the Faculty of Business and Information Technology and
Durham Regional Police say they have issued an arrest warrant for a 31-year-old Oakville man in connection with an investigation into an alleged SIM-swap fraud that police say began in October 2025. The case involves a type of fraud in which someone takes control of another person’
Durham Regional Police say they are looking for a suspect after a 16-year-old female was robbed at about 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, near Rossland Road West and Country Lane in Whitby. Police said the incident happened as the teen was walking to a bus
Two youths were arrested Oct. 28, 2026, in connection with an alleged stabbing and robbery at Landmark Cinemas in Whitby, Durham Regional Police say. The incident, which police say happened after midnight at a local movie theatre, left a 15-year-old boy with what officers described as a significant
The Durham Regional Police Service has added Police Service Dog True to its Canine Unit as part of a new Search and Rescue/Human Remains Detection (SAR/HRD) K9 program. Police said the program is meant to help locate missing people and support searches and investigations involving human remains. True