A Brampton man is facing charges after an alleged shoplifting incident in Pickering. It happened around 12:25 p.m. at the Shoppers Drug Mart inside The Shops at Pickering City Centre at Kingston Road and Liverpool Road. Durham police say a…

Non-profits and community groups that lead violence prevention initiatives in Durham Region can now apply for funding. The region’s Community Safety and Well-Being Fund grant program is now accepting applications. The following submissions are being accepted: Submissions for Stream One, Direct Intervention Fund, will…

Durham Region Transit (DRT) wants you to help shape their future. They are hosting a number of public information centres (PICs) or informal, drop-in community sessions across the region. The sessions are a chance for you to share your experiences…

The Town of Whitby is planning to add more sports fields for cricket, soccer and baseball in the future. They have secured more than 60 hectares of land in the northern part of the town on the east side of…

Two men from Durham are being recognized for their exceptional volunteer achievements on the national stage. Both received the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers from Governor General Mary Simon on Thursday during a ceremony in the Rideau Hall Ballroom in Ottawa.…

COBOURG — Sgt. Brandon Malcolm was a respected police officer whose life was “taken far too soon” while on duty in a highway crash east of Toronto, said Ontario Provincial Police commissioner Thomas Carrique on Monday. “Hearts are broken,” Carrique…