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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a Class 3 recall for 40-pound cases of Chicken Wings Split distributed in Quebec due to semicarbazide contamination. The recall date is Feb. 10, 2026, and the alert was originally published Feb. 17, 2026. The recall may affect food-service settings rather than
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Recreation centres in Clarington, Ont., will be open Monday, Feb. 16, for Family Day programming only, while the Municipal Administrative Centre, Hampton Operations Centre and the Clarington Animal Shelter will be closed. The holiday schedule affects when residents can access some municipal buildings and how quickly certain requests are handled,
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Children aged 12 and under can ride Durham Region Transit (DRT) for free across Durham Region over the Family Day weekend, according to a Feb. 11, 2026 post from the transit agency. DRT also said it will operate on a weekend schedule on Family Day. The fare and schedule changes
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Wilson Road North in Oshawa is expected to be closed between Attersley Drive and Terrace Drive from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 11 while Durham Region completes an emergency watermain valve replacement. Residents and businesses in the area may experience low water pressure or a
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Clarington Library, Museums & Archives will hold its Winter WonderLearn Festival on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Courtice Library. The event is drop-in and open to all ages. The festival runs on Family Day, when most Clarington Library, Museums & Archives
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Tanya Heck, a faculty member at Durham College’s Oshawa and Whitby campuses, has earned the WorldChefs Certified Pastry Chef designation, the college said in a post dated Feb. 10. The designation may be of interest to local residents who follow Durham College’s culinary programs, which train students for
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The Ontario Works office at Midtown Mall, 200 John St. W. in Oshawa, is scheduled to reopen Wednesday, Feb. 11, after closing last week for cleaning and repairs following flooding, according to Durham Region. The office provides Ontario Works services for local clients, and the reopening means the Midtown Mall
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Durham Region plans to drill a new municipal water-supply well at 12235 Simcoe Street in the Township of Scugog from Feb. 17 to Sept. 30, 2026, to augment the water supply for the Port Perry community. For residents and businesses near the site, the project is expected to bring more
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Clarington council has approved a heritage permit under the Ontario Heritage Act to allow the demolition and removal of two structures at 2656 Concession Road 4 in Darlington: a one-storey brick rear wing and a one-storey wooden outbuilding connected to an existing farmhouse dwelling. Council considered the application on Jan.
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Durham Region Transit’s Transit Executive Committee met Feb. 4 in Whitby, where members approved a DRT Technology Roadmap and received updates that the agency added more than 46,000 scheduled hours and 23,000 On Demand hours in 2025, according to Durham Region Transit. For riders in Durham Region,
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Durham Region Transit (DRT) closed its Customer Service Desk at 110 Westney Road South in Ajax on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, meaning in-person inquiries, fare media sales and lost and found collection were not available that day. The closure matters for riders who rely on the front desk for help
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a food recall warning on Feb. 7, 2026, for Al Kanater brand Halawa with Pistachio because of possible Salmonella contamination. CFIA said the product was distributed nationally. Residents who may have bought this product are being asked to check their cupboards for the