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Latest from Daily DurhamOct 11, 2026 324 stories

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Whitby News

Whitby resident Jolene Weir among six lost in Latitude air ambulance crash off Nantucket

Former Whitby resident Jolene Beth Weir, a respiratory therapist, was one of four Canadian crew aboard the Latitude Air Ambulance flight lost near Nantucket on October 3; Whitby's mayor extended condolences on behalf of council.

Oct 10, 2026 · 1 min read

The brick Whitby Town Hall civic building on Rossland Road in Whitby, Ontario, photographed on an overcast day with trees, flagpoles, and a curved driveway in front; no people present.

Whitby Crime

Whitby mayor responds to DRPS alert on high-risk offender's release in Durham Region

Oct 10, 2026 · 1 min read

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Whitby News

407 ETR commits $2 million to Ontario Shores for first-responder trauma care in Whitby

Oct 10, 2026 · 1 min read

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Uxbridge news

Uxbridge Arena community centre remains closed after collision

Sep 24, 2026 · 1 min read· AI illustration

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Pickering news

Pickering extends Glenanna and Esplanade closure to September 30

Sep 24, 2026 · 2 min read· AI illustration

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Pickering news

Pickering BRT construction set to bring lane changes to Kingston Road

Sep 24, 2026 · 2 min read· AI illustration

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Durham Region news

Durham Region details September 30 service closures

Sep 23, 2026 · 3 min read· AI illustration

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Ajax news

Ajax Fire asks residents to test smoke alarms September 28

Sep 23, 2026 · 2 min read· AI illustration

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Oshawa news

Attersley Park playgrounds to close for scheduled work

Sep 23, 2026 · 1 min read· AI illustration

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Durham Region Crime

DRPS charges 57-year-old Whitby man in anti-Muslim investigation

Sep 23, 2026 · 2 min read· AI illustration

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Durham Region news

DCDSB asks community to help shape new multi-year strategic plan

Sep 23, 2026 · 2 min read· AI illustration

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Clarington news

Clarington closes Waterfront Trail section for maintenance through Thursday

Sep 23, 2026 · 1 min read· AI illustration

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Oshawa Crime

DRPS seeks public help after packages stolen in Oshawa and Orono

Sep 23, 2026 · 2 min read· AI illustration

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Whitby events

Whitby shares events and service changes for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Sep 23, 2026 · 2 min read· AI illustration

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Oshawa news

Oshawa events mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Sep 22, 2026 · 2 min read· AI illustration

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Whitby resident Jolene Weir among six lost in Latitude air ambulance crash off Nantucket

Whitby mayor responds to DRPS alert on high-risk offender's release in Durham Region

407 ETR commits $2 million to Ontario Shores for first-responder trauma care in Whitby

Your community, your news.

Uxbridge Arena community centre remains closed after collision

Pickering extends Glenanna and Esplanade closure to September 30

Pickering BRT construction set to bring lane changes to Kingston Road

Durham Region details September 30 service closures

Ajax Fire asks residents to test smoke alarms September 28

Attersley Park playgrounds to close for scheduled work

DRPS charges 57-year-old Whitby man in anti-Muslim investigation

DCDSB asks community to help shape new multi-year strategic plan

Clarington closes Waterfront Trail section for maintenance through Thursday

DRPS seeks public help after packages stolen in Oshawa and Orono

Whitby shares events and service changes for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Oshawa events mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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