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The Region of Durham awarded a 2025 Accessibility Advisory Committee Award in September to Durham College’s Barrett Centre of Innovation in Sustainable Urban Agriculture for accessibility features and programming at the Ajax Urban Farm. The award was presented at the Region’s Annual Accessibility Awards Celebration. The recognition centres
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Registration is open for Do It In Durham Entrepreneurship Week, a series of more than 30 online and in-person business sessions scheduled November 17 to 21 across Durham Region. Most events are free. The program offers workshops, practical sessions and networking. Local organizations are involved, including the Clarington Board
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First-year Finance – Business Administration student Taylor Bacon received a $5,000 tuition credit through Durham College’s annual campus-events registration contest, the college announced Oct. 30. The contest is open to all applicants who register for campus events such as Open House and Program Information Nights. The award
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a Class 2 food recall warning on Oct. 30, 2025, for certain roasted pistachios sold at Fresh Nuts, 12522-132 Avenue in Edmonton, due to possible Salmonella contamination. The products have no listed brand and were sold in variable sizes with no UPC between
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The Region of Durham will temporarily close Bowmanville Avenue (Regional Road 57) in Clarington between Byers Road and Concession Road 10 from 8 p.m. on November 4 to 5 a.m. on November 5 as part of construction to replace the Burketon Station bridge over the Canadian Pacific Kansas
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Durham College’s International Education Office will present two sessions at the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) Conference and Excellence Awards in Québec City from Nov. 2 to 5, covering community partnerships tied to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and coordinated support for international students. The sessions outline
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From Oct. 31 to Nov. 11, Durham Region Transit (DRT) will waive fares for Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members, reservists and veterans across Durham Region. Riders can qualify by showing recognized military identification, travelling in uniform, or wearing service medals. The 12-day waiver overlaps commemorative events in early November.
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On Oct. 27, Durham College’s Social Impact Hub announced Raising Resilient Families, a multi‑phase research project in Durham Region that examined service gaps and ways to improve support for parents with cognitive challenges. The work was funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada through
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced on Oct. 27 a Class 3 recall of Leagel brand Cheesecake 50 Gelato Master School distributed in Ontario due to the possible presence of pieces of metal. The agency advised the product should not be used, sold, served or distributed. The recalling firm is
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a Class 2 food recall warning for unbranded raw pistachios sold in bulk at Bulk Food Warehouse, 516 Plains Rd. E, Burlington, ON, due to possible Salmonella contamination. The nuts were sold from May 1 up to and including Aug. 15, 2025, and the
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a food recall warning on Oct. 25, 2025, for bulk shelled raw pistachios and a pistachio-containing chocolate bar sold at two Kingston stores due to possible Salmonella contamination linked to an ongoing foodborne illness investigation. CFIA says food contaminated with Salmonella may not
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A food recall warning issued Oct. 24 covers unbranded baklava sold at Agora Greek Market, 921 Queen St. W., Toronto, due to possible Salmonella contamination. The product, distributed in Ontario, was sold between Sept. 19 and Oct. 3, 2025. The recall is linked to an ongoing investigation into a foodborne