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Ontario Colleges Avert Strike, but Underfunding and Precarious Employment Remain in Focus

After over six months of tense negotiations, Ontario’s 24 public colleges narrowly avoided a strike this term. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed by...

Tiny Homes, Big Hurdles

‘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....

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Ontario Colleges Avert Strike, but Underfunding and Precarious Employment Remain in Focus

After over six months of tense negotiations, Ontario’s 24 public colleges narrowly avoided a strike this term. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed by...

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Ontario Colleges Avert Strike, but Underfunding and Precarious Employment Remain in Focus

After over six months of tense negotiations, Ontario’s 24 public colleges narrowly avoided a strike this term. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed by...

Tiny Homes, Big Hurdles

Tiny homes may be growing in popularity, but outdated zoning bylaws make building one almost impossible.

‘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....
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Durham College taking steps to Indigenize campus

In a year in which Canada held its first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Vatican has announced Pope Francis will visit the...

Varsity sports back at Ontario Tech

It's been more than a year since Michael Bullion stopped pucks as a goalie for the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks men's hockey team. Bullion is...

DC/OTU library: The heart of the campus keeps pumping

Some people refer to the library as the heart of every school, so when COVID-19 hit and learning went digital, staff at Durham College...

MOCK DISASTER: Protest underway after party broken up at Majors Road apartment

Co-written by Vandita Kumar and Emily McPhailMore than sixty people are protesting in the parking lot at 22 Majors Road in Oshawa after by-law...

Future teachers learning how to handle pandemic

While the pandemic has been stressful on students, it has taken a toll on teachers.Many teachers have gone on temporary leave, and even quit...

Durham musicians, music venues still feeling pandemic pain

The past year has not been the best for musicians. Since the beginning of the pandemic, they’ve been unable to perform live, tour or...

DC grad shares positives of painful experience

Kathryn Fraser learned at a young age to live in the moment after she was diagnosed with a tumour on her face at the...

The Oshawa Biltmore Theatre plans to re-open their doors

Formerly, the Oshawa Music Hall, The Biltmore Theatre, 39 King St. E. in Oshawa, is about to reopen. Due to COVID-19, the venue was...

Services unite to help Oshawa’s unsheltered people

Editor's Note: This story is part of a series called the Land Where We Stand (LWWS). Uncovering the hidden stories about the land our community is built on is what the Chronicle's feature series, the LWWS, is about.

Women changing the way they work

Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce (GOCC) has been supporting women in business for years. GOCC CEO Nancy Shaw says she has noticed a new...

Shailene Panylo’s friends know she’s trending toward ‘great things’

A politician? A leader? A community activist?Shailene Panylo, is all of the above and then some. She ran in the federal election for...

Homeschooling on rise during pandemic

Homeschooling is on the rise within the Durham District School Board (DDSB) this year. According to the DDSB, 647 students opted for homeschooling...