A man is facing multiple charges after threatening people and uttering hate related comments in several restaurants and parking lots in Whitby. Police say it happened to several employees and motorists at numerous Tim Hortons locations throughout the month of February.…

Durham police continue to crack down on retail theft in Oshawa. Officers set up a Safe Shop initiative at a plaza at Harmony Road North and Taunton Road East over the weekend. Officers were in the area to deter criminal…

Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster is reminding residents about the importance of having working smoke alarms. He sent out his condolences to the family of a person killed in a fire at a home on Nash Road near Varcoe Road late…

Nottawasaga OPP are announcing the arrest of four teenagers, including a 17-year-old from Ajax, after a armed robbery investigation in Alliston. On February 19, police carried out several search warrants at a number of homes across multiple jurisdictions related to…

TORONTO — An annual hospital ranking by Newsweek magazine has deemed Toronto General the second-best in the world. The University Health Network (UHN) hospital has moved up a spot since last year, placing just behind Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic on…

A new pilot project aims to discourage panhandling across Durham Region with new signs. The signs, which read ‘No Panhandling,’ have been installed at three intersections along Bloor Street in Oshawa to start. Councillor Brian Nicholson shared the news on…

OTTAWA — Canada is sending $8-million in food aid to people in Cuba, where a U.S. oil blockade has triggered a humanitarian crisis. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and MP Randeep Sarai, secretary of state for international development, say the…

School board trustees with the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (KPRDSB) are urging the province to gather input and do research before eliminating their jobs. KPRDSB represents schools in Clarington, Peterborough and Northumberland. Clarington Trustee Cathy Abraham introduced a…

No injuries were reported after a vehicle went up in flames on Highway 407 in Pickering. It happened Tuesday afternoon in the westbound lanes near Lake Ridge road. Two lanes were closed as crews cleaned up the roadway and removed…