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A 43-year-old Oshawa woman was arrested on July 7, 2025, after Durham Regional Police responded to reports of assaults at a store near Laval Drive and Stevenson Road South in Oshawa. Police say the incident took place around 4:30 p.m. and began with the suspect physically assaulting a
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The Municipality of Clarington has announced plans to designate the properties at 175 Liberty Street North and 192 Liberty Street North in Bowmanville as heritage properties under the Ontario Heritage Act. According to the municipal notice, these two properties are considered architecturally and historically significant within Bowmanville. The notice attributes
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Durham Regional Police are asking for help from the public to identify three suspects following a robbery that took place in the parking lot at 131 King Avenue East in Newcastle on May 21, 2025, at approximately 5:25 p.m. Police state that the suspects were inside a vehicle
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The Durham Regional Police Service launched the Youth in Policing Summer Initiative on July 2, 2025. According to DRPS, 100 students and 10 team leaders were selected out of 1,365 applicants from across Durham Region for the paid program, which is open to youth aged 15 to 18. The
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A man was shot and seriously injured in Ajax on Sunday, July 6, 2025, according to Durham Regional Police. Officers responded around 10:20 p.m. to a report of an armed person near Commercial Avenue and Hunt Street, where the man was found with a gunshot wound. Police said
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Adult mosquitoes collected in Clarington have tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Durham Region Health Department. This marks the first batch of mosquitoes in Durham Region to test positive for the virus during the current season. The weekly mosquito trapping and laboratory testing, which are conducted by
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The Municipality of Clarington announced on July 7, 2025, its intention to designate 33 King Street West in Bowmanville as a property of historical and architectural value under the Ontario Heritage Act. According to the municipal notice, the proposed designation recognizes 33 King Street West for its Italianate architectural style
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A male suspect is being sought by police after a firearm was discharged during a reported road rage incident in Oshawa on Saturday, July 5, 2025. The incident occurred at approximately 7:30 p.m. in the area of Rossland Road East and Wilson Road North, according to Durham Regional
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A 79-year-old man died after a single-vehicle crash in Bowmanville on Sunday, July 6, 2025, according to the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS). The incident occurred at approximately 3:50 p.m. on Bennett Road, north of Port Darlington Road, DRPS said. Police stated the vehicle was travelling westbound on
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Five suspects are being sought by police after a swarming incident at Pizza Pizza at 199 Wentworth Street West in Oshawa in the early hours of July 2, 2025, according to the Durham Regional Police Service. Durham police said the incident involved a group of young people who created a
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The Ontario government has announced that it will replace the Dunlop Street bridge in Barrie as part of preparations to widen Highway 400 to ten lanes. The announcement was made in a provincial news release on July 4 and states that the bridge replacement is part of a nearly $30
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A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for the arrest of a 34-year-old man following the death of a 69-year-old woman in a house fire in Pickering on June 11, according to Durham Regional Police. Police report that this is the third homicide in Durham Region in 2025. Investigators stated they