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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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LEAF brings nature back to Durham Region

Nature is beautiful. However, with more than 80 per cent of the Canadian population living in urban areas, people can often feel disconnected from...

Durham Region set to ‘Be the Roar’ at the Parasport Games

#ParamazingThis is the hashtag Don Terry, games co-chair for the 2023 Ontario Parasport Games, used to describe the athletes who will compete this February...

Santa Claus parades return after two years

Santa Claus has finally come out of lockdown. He has appeared at several parades in Durham Region recently for the first time in two...

Durham Region looks to adopt an ‘alternative’ emergency response program

Durham Region is in the process of developing a crisis-response service that doesn't require the use of police. The model, known as the Durham...

Lakeridge Health Oshawa pediatric unit suffers as virus leaves its impact

Oshawa mother Ashely Bollert is one of many Canadian parents feeling the stress of a spike in COVID, flu and respiratory syncytial viruses (RSV)...

MRC Arcade takes over the Pit with homegrown video games

Friday was a night of celebration at Durham College for the Mixed Reality Capture (MRC) Studio. The Pit was turned into a gamer's paradise...

DC grad is the first Black chef to win Top Chef Canada

Chef Tre Sanderson's culinary journey started in his kitchen at home where he learned to cook with his Jamaican mother and grandmother.Now he's been...

Jake Farr creates welcoming communities

Jake Starratt-Farr remembers his parents were actively involved in their community, doing what they could to make it a safer and more enjoyable place....

The debate continues over real versus fake Christmas trees

Many Canadians have either set up their Christmas tree already or they're getting prepared for it. While some people go with an artificial tree...

PG Case bridges the gap between communities in Durham

Pita-Garth (PG) Case took time out of his Saturday afternoon to talk to residents of Whitby’s East ward. After hours of canvassing, being shunned...

Public school board association president clarifies controversial topics raised by “anti-woke” candidates

A Durham District School Board trustee is back on the job, six months after she resigned over public backlash for controversial tweets she made...

Trustees express concern about rise of “anti-woke” culture in recent election

Municipal elections are over and Ontario set a new record for voter turnout – but not a good one.Only 33 per cent of eligible...