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How this Oshawa thrift store is encouraging sustainability

Thrift stores have become essential in reducing environmental waste, offering a sustainable alternative to the disposable culture fostered by fast fashion. This movement includes...

How this local water sensor network is keeping water safe globally

Durham Region is exploring a range of strategies to protect its waterways in the face of growing threats to water quality. These threats stem...

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How this Oshawa thrift store is encouraging sustainability

Thrift stores have become essential in reducing environmental waste, offering a sustainable alternative to the disposable culture fostered by fast fashion. This movement includes...

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How this Oshawa thrift store is encouraging sustainability

Thrift stores have become essential in reducing environmental waste, offering a sustainable alternative to the disposable culture fostered by fast fashion. This movement includes...

‘People aren’t choosing this.’: Basic Needs Out of Reach

“I wasn’t sure what to expect,” recalls a woman who first walked through the doors of the Clarington East Food Bank a year ago....

How this local water sensor network is keeping water safe globally

Durham Region is exploring a range of strategies to protect its waterways in the face of growing threats to water quality. These threats stem...
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Why do police use spike belts?

A 15-year-old Oshawa motorist was charged Oct. 8, 2020, with dangerous operation of a vehicle after Durham police deployed a spike belt to stop...

Indoor farmers’ market coming to Oshawa in 2021

Editor's note: This story has been updated on Jan. 18, 2021 to correct the construction company and the size of the market.Downtown Oshawa is...

Residents fight to protect the water of rural north Oshawa

Allen Frank, 81, has been living in his rural north Oshawa home on Ritson Rd. N. for 48 years. From 2008 to 2016, Whitby...

International Learning creates a better future for all

DC encourages positive international and intercultural learning inside and outside the classroom while expanding education abroad opportunities, and supports for students and employees.

Day in the life of a teacher during the pandemic

Every week, Peter Lee, Culinary Management program coordinator at Durham College (DC), arrives at the Whitby Campus and teaches remotely for his students at...

Challenges and changes for the transgender and non-binary community

A look at how transgender identity has changed over the last decade and what impacts it has on someone who is part of the LGBTQ2+ community.

DC’s Campus Bursary Food Drive helps students and families

"Every year I've been at Durham, I've applied for the Christmas hamper," says Emily Marangon, a student in the Office Administration Executive program. Marangon...

North Oshawa residents battle second landfill close to their homes

Residents of north Oshawa are upset with how city council has handled recent meetings regarding a landfill application close to their homes.Whitby company Hard-Co...

First to arrive, last to be seen

The forgotten first responders.

Sharpe helps score scholarships for track and field stars

As a former employee of Bell Canada, perhaps it's not surprising track and field coach Tony Sharpe has been able to ring up plenty...

Cicada cares for skin through COVID-19

“If you spend more than like 50 bucks, you’re gonna get this free mini oil,” Christina Piazza explains. “People were like, I just want...

Festive R.I.D.E. adjusts to the pandemic

Durham Regional Police Service’s (DRPS) Festive R.I.D.E. program is different this year - due to COVID-19.Police officers are wearing masks, socially distancing and can’t...