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Daytime lane restrictions are planned for Stellar Drive in Whitby from September 8 to 12, according to Durham Region. The restrictions will affect the section between 850 metres and one kilometre west of Thornton Road South. Durham Region stated the lane restrictions are required to repair asphalt in support of
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Drivers in Durham Region may notice new horizontal white lines painted in the middle of some traffic lanes. The Regional Municipality of Durham refers to these as optical bars, with spacing between the lines that narrows over each marked stretch of road. The municipality states that these markings are intended
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Residents in Oshawa can attend a community vaccination event on Wednesday, August 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the Region of Durham. The event will take place at 1540 Ritson Road South, with the Region advising attendees to look for the Durham Region Transit bus
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A 35-year-old man, Kemoy Chisholm, is facing 12 new criminal charges related to human trafficking after additional victims came forward, according to the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) on August 26, 2025. Chisholm is currently serving a five-and-a-half-year prison sentence for earlier human trafficking convictions. Police allege he attempted to
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A 69-year-old woman sustained life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle collision on Concession Road 5, west of Newtonville Road, according to the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS). The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, August 24, 2025. DRPS stated that officers from East Division responded to the
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On Friday, August 22, 2025, a single-vehicle rollover occurred in the area of Uxbridge Concession 3, just north of the Uxbridge-Pickering Townline, according to Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS). The incident involved a loaded Freightliner truck traveling southbound on Uxbridge Concession 3. Police reported that the vehicle entered the soft
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A 35-year-old man was arrested on August 23, 2025, in Oshawa after officers from Durham Regional Police Service's Central East Division investigated a domestic-related incident. The arrest occurred near King Street West and Stevenson Road South. Police stated there was no threat to public safety during the incident.
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Police are investigating a shooting that took place early Monday morning in Whitby. Durham Regional Police stated that officers from Central West Division responded to reports of multiple gunshots near Victoria Street West and Halls Road South at approximately 2:45 a.m. on August 25, 2025. When police arrived,
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Adult mosquitoes collected in Whitby have tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Durham Region Health Department. This represents the first positive batch identified in Whitby this season. In total, 19 mosquito batches across Durham Region have tested positive for the virus this year—four in Clarington, seven
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The Regional Municipality of Durham has ended mandatory water restrictions for residents and businesses in Beaverton, Cannington, Sunderland, Uxbridge, Port Perry, Orono, Blackstock, and Greenbank, effective August 23, 2025, according to an official announcement. The change follows a period in which the region experienced extreme heat and a lack of
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A 35-year-old Oshawa man was arrested and charged after a human trafficking investigation led by the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) Human Trafficking Unit. Police executed a search warrant at a residence in Oshawa on August 19, 2025. According to DRPS, the investigation began in early June and involved allegations
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A 32-year-old man was arrested by Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) in relation to a stabbing that occurred in Oshawa on August 16, 2025. Officers arrested the suspect near Simcoe Street South and Olive Avenue at about 2:25 a.m. on August 20 while responding to a suspicious person