When the name of Oshawa's premier downtown sports and entertainment venue changed, the details of the deal were kept quiet.
Read MoreThe issue of body worn cameras (BWC) by police officers has been a hot topic in cities across the province. Here in Durham, it's no different.
Read MoreA year after my story on the fentanyl crisis in Oshawa was awarded by the Ontario Community Newspapers Association, I decided to follow-up and see how things had progressed.
Read MoreWhen one looked a little deeper, a consultants report from several years prior pointed to the fact that the house could have been moved and preserved, but at a price. It turns out that price tag was considerably more than what the developer was providing as a "donation".
Read MoreWhen the province announced changes to the Municipal Act that would ban the practice of union and corporate donations to municipal campaigns, I figured it would be a good time to pull out my old research and let readers know what I'd found.
Read MoreI spent almost two years in courtrooms following along with this case. The kidnapping of the city's lawyer at the hands of a former councillor had occurred before I arrived in Oshawa, but for obvious reasons, the case was notorious.
Read MoreWhen a new development began to spring up in Oshawa's downtown, the condos and apartments were being marketed heavily to prospective tenants. However, a big part of the story was being left out
Read MoreAs a result of the story the County of Athabasca fired their chief administrative officer, the man supposedly responsible for monitoring the timesheets and vowed to be more vigilant of the process moving forward.
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