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From food security to climate action, the issues shaping our world are playing out right here at home. Our Chronicle student reporters went looking for the stories behind the statistics in Durham Region. They found communities, changemakers and solutions. Click through to explore their reporting and discover what the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals mean for the people who live them every day.

Durham residents unite to cheer on Canada at World Cup events

More than two hundred soccer fans gathered at at Pat Bayly Square in Ajax to make some noise for Canada last week, as they...

Bowmanville’s tight-knit community helps restore a small business

Tracey Pettigrew, owner of ‘Paisley’s The Wee British Shoppe’ in downtown Bowmanville, recalls she and her husband being suddenly woken by fire alarms around...

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Durham residents unite to cheer on Canada at World Cup events

More than two hundred soccer fans gathered at at Pat Bayly Square in Ajax to make some noise for Canada last week, as they...

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Durham residents unite to cheer on Canada at World Cup events

More than two hundred soccer fans gathered at at Pat Bayly Square in Ajax to make some noise for Canada last week, as they...

Farmers’ markets support community and agriculture in Durham Region

Farmers’ markets opened across Durham Region this month and for many its an important way of preserving their heritage.For Wanda Geissberger of Geissberger...

Bowmanville’s tight-knit community helps restore a small business

Tracey Pettigrew, owner of ‘Paisley’s The Wee British Shoppe’ in downtown Bowmanville, recalls she and her husband being suddenly woken by fire alarms around...
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Discussing sexual wellness in younger grades

The head of health promotion at Durham College is a big believer that education is power and that access to appropriate and science-based information...

Car accidents on the rise, raising concerns among students

Car accidents in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are increasing, causing concern among students and the greater community. In response to this, many students...

Students relieved by federal budget changes

Although education has numerous benefits, pursuing it can be financially straining for young people. Many aspiring post-secondary students struggle to secure bursaries and scholarships...

Transit commuters concerned by violence on Toronto’s public transit system

Crime on Toronto's public transit system, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), has been steadily increasing, causing concern among commuters who depend on the system...

Durham Deaf Services hosts a car rally

Oshawa has always been known as Motor City, and now the Durham Deaf Services (DDS) plans to drive money towards their organization with a...

Ajax checks in on its business community

Maryam Afana-Bayoumi recently opened a café restaurant in Ajax with her partner, but she said she had little outside support. She could not find...

Ontario workers find their footing

Many young people take their first steps into the working environment to pursue dreams or line their pockets with extra spending money. In...

Young people find new confidence training at gyms

The government of Canada recommends all young people from the age of five to 17 engage in at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity...

Oshawa’s lip-sync ‘fun-raising’, fundraiser made a return.

Oshawa Music Week’s Our Lips Are Synced charity event supported the hungry while providing a fun time for viewers on April 4th.Durham College’s Music...

Federal ministers visit campus to talk green jobs

She is a girl who loves to build - and build she did. Arlene Matilda Gali, 25, followed her passion to Ontario Tech University,...

Human trafficking in Durham Region: a growing concern

WARNING: This story contains content some readers may find distressing.

Vaping products on the rise in Durham Region

In every school, as a teacher or student, there will always be students skipping class to consume cannabis or vape products.In fact, vaping products...