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Police arrested an 18-year-old man after responding to a disturbance in Whitby on Friday, August 1, 2025, at about 1:20 p.m. The incident took place near Dundas Street East and Garden Street, according to the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS). Police said officers were called to the area
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A male e-bike rider was seriously injured after a collision with a van at the intersection of Sommerville Street and Taunton Road West in Oshawa on Sunday, August 3, 2025, according to the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS). Police have charged a local resident in connection with the collision and
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On August 1, 2025, officers with the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) homicide unit arrested 34-year-old Elston Coutinho in connection with the death of a 69-year-old woman. Police stated that Coutinho was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant related to the incident. The case began on June 11, 2025, when West
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A man suspected in the stabbing at Pickering GO station was arrested by police in Oshawa on July 31, 2025, according to the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS). Police said officers from Central East Division responded at around 9:40 a.m. to a suspicious person call near John Street
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Seven individuals have been arrested after a joint investigation by the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) East Crime Team and DRPS Regional Reporting Centre into a series of thefts from LCBO stores in Durham Region during July 2025. The investigation also identified three additional suspects who remain outstanding, according to
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Mandatory water restrictions for Bowmanville residents and businesses have been lifted, according to an announcement from the Regional Municipality of Durham on August 2. The restrictions ended following the completion of maintenance on one of three filters at the Bowmanville water supply plant, which had caused a temporary reduction in
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According to Durham Region, Bowmanville Avenue (Regional Road 57) in Clarington will be closed between Byers Road and Concession Road 10 from 8 p.m. on August 7 to 6 a.m. on August 8. The Region advises that this closure is to allow for construction to replace the Burketon
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On August 1, the Regional Municipality of Durham marked Emancipation Day, which commemorates the coming into effect of the Slavery Abolition Act in 1834 and the end of enslavement of people of African descent across Canada. John Henry, Regional Chair and Chief Executive Officer, issued a public statement for the
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A man suspected in the stabbing at Pickering GO station was arrested by police in Oshawa on July 31, 2025, according to the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS). Police said officers from Central East Division responded at around 9:40 a.m. to a suspicious person call near John Street
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Durham Region has announced that lane shifts will take place on Thickson Road North in the Brooklin community of Whitby between August 5 and October 31. Both northbound and southbound lanes will be affected from a point 250 metres south of Columbus Road to a point 250 metres north of
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Adult mosquitoes collected in Ajax and Pickering have tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Durham Region Health Department. Six mosquito batches have tested positive in Durham Region so far this season: two in Clarington, two in Oshawa, and one each in Ajax and Pickering. The information comes
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Residents and businesses in Beaverton, Cannington, Sunderland, Uxbridge, Port Perry, Orono, Blackstock, and Greenbank are now under mandatory water restrictions, according to the Regional Municipality of Durham. These restrictions take effect immediately and will continue until further notice. All non-essential water use is to be discontinued during the current period