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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a Class 2 food recall warning on Dec. 13 for Aoun brand Tahineh – Ground Sesame 100% (800 g) due to possible Salmonella contamination. The product was distributed in Ontario, Alberta, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Saskatchewan. Salmonella may not change a food’s
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Announced Dec. 15, the Ontario government will provide $529,358 through the Ontario Together Trade Fund to help Cargowall Limited install two automated roll-forming lines in Clarington, with 14 new jobs planned and 29 positions retained across Durham Region. The money comes from the Ontario Together Trade Fund, announced
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a recall notification on Dec. 11, 2025, for Great Value 100% Grape Juice due to tartrate crystals. The affected 1.82‑litre bottles were distributed nationally in Canada and are being recalled by Refresco Canada Inc. According to the CFIA, consumers, retailers and food‑
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Times Higher Education ranks Ontario Tech University in Oshawa in the 801–1000 band worldwide and 144th among young universities—second in Canada for 2024—while the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects lists the school in the global Top 100 and No. 2 in Canada for Energy Science and
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Clarington Library, Museums & Archives will host guided Edwardian Christmas tours at Waverley Place in the Sarah Jane Williams Museum on Saturday, Dec. 13 and Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Registration is required. The program is intended for families with children in Grades
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A six-week Introduction to Employment program for adults will run Mondays from Nov. 17 to Dec. 22, 2025, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Bowmanville Library in Clarington. Advance registration is required for each session through the Participation House Project, and a Durham Region Transit (DRT)
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The Durham Region Health Department’s Oral Health Clinic at 200 John Street West in Oshawa will be closed on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, for an all-day general staff meeting. The clinic will reopen Monday, Dec. 15, at 8:30 a.m. The department posted the closure notice on
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Whitby — Durham Region received $140,000 from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund on Dec. 9 to support a 10-year update of the Durham Community Climate Adaptation Plan, first approved by Regional Council in 2016. The update is intended to guide how municipal services prepare for and
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Soper Creek Wildlife Rescue will host evening sessions of its Christmas with Wildlife program at 6706 Gibbs Road in Clarington on select dates in November and December 2025. Admission is $15 plus HST per person age 2 and up, with attendance limited to two-hour time slots. This is the
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JC Green Cannabis Inc. is recalling certain Jonny Chronic dried cannabis and pre-roll products because labels overstated total THC and CBD, Health Canada announced December 9, 2025. The recall involves 4,659 units sold between September 19 and December 4, 2025, through authorized retailers in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia,
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Durham Region says the May 23–25 Wheelchair Basketball Canada National Championships at the Durham College and Ontario Tech University campus in Oshawa generated $25,500 for the Durham Region Para Sport and Recreation Opportunities Fund and an estimated $157,500 in local economic activity. The Opportunities Fund supports parasport
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On Dec. 8, 2025, Bre Wittgen, a talent acquisition manager with Fairmont Banff Springs, visited Durham College’s Whitby campus to brief hospitality students on the hotel company’s Summer Work Experience Program (SWEP) and graduate programs. Durham College has partnered with Fairmont for more than 15 years to support