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The Region of Durham said on Oct. 22 that Regional Chair and Chief Executive Officer John Henry is on a brief medical leave. During his absence, Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter will chair Regional Council and Committee of the Whole meetings. The statement did not provide medical details or a return
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Ontario will invest $1 billion through the Building Ontario Fund to build four small modular reactors at Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Bowmanville, the government announced Oct. 23, 2025. The federal Canada Growth Fund will provide $2 billion. Construction on the first unit began in May
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Clarington Library, Museums & Archives lists a PA Day LEGO lunch at Boston Pizza Bowmanville, 2372 Hwy 2, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, from noon to 2 p.m. Reservations are required, and the program has no charge; participants pay for their own food and drinks. The all-ages event is
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Durham Region Transit is detouring Routes 917 and 227 in Ajax starting Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, due to a road closure on Dowty Road and Hunt Street between Fairall Street and Harwood Avenue. The detours remain in place until further notice. All stops on the closed segments are out of
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Four development proposals will go to Clarington’s Planning and Development Committee on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at the Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville. A livestream will be available at www.clarington.net/calendar. The applications are at the start
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Clarington Library, Museums & Archives will hold a registered “Mad Scientists Laboratory” program for Grades 2–6 at the Newcastle Library on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The fee is $8 plus tax, and registration and payment are required. The session falls on
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a Class 2 food recall warning on Oct. 21 for Basha Foods brand Raw Shelled Pistachio "Kernal" due to possible Salmonella contamination. The product was distributed in Alberta. The recall was triggered by CFIA test results, and no illnesses have been reported.
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Whitby, Ontario — A technical issue affecting Durham Region Transit’s On Demand booking app has been resolved, and all On Demand trips will resume Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. Fixed‑route bus service continues to operate. DRT attributed the Oct. 20 disruption to broader challenges at the app vendor’s cloud
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Clarington Library, Museums & Archives (CLMA) will host events in October and November 2025 at the Bowmanville, Newcastle and Courtice library branches and at the Sarah Jane Williams Museum, including a walking tour, a heritage fair, a Heritage Speaker Series talk, a Repair Café, a Winter Market and a Customer
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The Region of Durham has launched Together Against Hate Durham, a three-phase initiative that includes an online resource toolkit and a full-day conference on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, at the Ajax Community Centre. Registration closes Friday, Oct. 31. The program offers residents and organizations materials on recognizing and reporting hate
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The Region of Durham will close Wilson Road North (Regional Road 35) between Cavendish Court and Hillcroft Street in Oshawa, day and night from Nov. 3 to 7, to install water and sanitary services. The closure will disrupt through-traffic on this corridor for five days. The Region announced the work
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a food recall warning on Oct. 17 for certain pistachio products sold in Vancouver due to possible Salmonella contamination. The recall follows CFIA test results and applies to products distributed in British Columbia. The CFIA advises consumers and retailers not to consume, serve, use,