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Latest from Daily DurhamOct 2, 2026 181 stories

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Ajax News

McLean Community Centre east parking lot reopens in Ajax

The east parking lot at Ajax's McLean Community Centre reopened to the public on Friday, October 2; the south lot remains closed to vehicles.

Oct 2, 2026 · 1 min read

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Ajax Events

Ajax Elevate Girls campaign adds prize contest and October 10 activations

Oct 2, 2026 · 1 min read

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Oshawa News

DRT detours Route 901 around Lakeview Park for CIBC Run for the Cure

Oct 2, 2026 · 1 min read

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Brock News

Lake Ridge Road work runs to July 2027 with winter shutdown in Brock, Uxbridge

Oct 2, 2026 · 1 min read

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Ajax Events

Ajax Food Drive wraps October 5: five drop-off locations across town

Oct 2, 2026 · 1 min read

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Oshawa Crime

Yaseen Waggan, 23, charged after allegedly striking officers while fleeing police in Oshawa

Oct 2, 2026 · 2 min read

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Oshawa Crime

Oshawa man charged in counterfeit currency investigation

Oct 2, 2026 · 1 min read

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Pickering Crime

Nikhil Sameer Telang, 19, charged after Pickering arrest in counterfeit-money scheme

Oct 2, 2026 · 1 min read

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Ajax Crime

Mandela Muiruri, 29, charged with sexual assault and forcible confinement in Ajax

Oct 2, 2026 · 1 min read

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Pickering Crime

16-year-old charged after 3D-printed firearm parts seized in Pickering

Oct 2, 2026 · 1 min read

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Durham Region Events

DRPS Children's Games set for October 24 at Durham College in Oshawa

Oct 2, 2026 · 1 min read

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Ajax Crime

Christos Charalambous charged in alleged $400K+ financial exploitation of elderly Ajax woman

Oct 2, 2026 · 1 min read

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Durham Region News

DRPS Marine Unit escorts distressed boaters to safety on Lake Ontario

Oct 2, 2026 · 1 min read

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Ajax News

Ottawa announces $66.3M for energy-efficient housing projects, unveiled in Ajax

Oct 2, 2026 · 1 min read

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Pickering News

People of Durham interviews Pickering mayoral candidate Lisa Robinson

Oct 2, 2026 · 1 min read

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McLean Community Centre east parking lot reopens in Ajax

Ajax Elevate Girls campaign adds prize contest and October 10 activations

DRT detours Route 901 around Lakeview Park for CIBC Run for the Cure

Your community, your news.

Lake Ridge Road work runs to July 2027 with winter shutdown in Brock, Uxbridge

Ajax Food Drive wraps October 5: five drop-off locations across town

Yaseen Waggan, 23, charged after allegedly striking officers while fleeing police in Oshawa

Oshawa man charged in counterfeit currency investigation

Nikhil Sameer Telang, 19, charged after Pickering arrest in counterfeit-money scheme

Mandela Muiruri, 29, charged with sexual assault and forcible confinement in Ajax

16-year-old charged after 3D-printed firearm parts seized in Pickering

DRPS Children's Games set for October 24 at Durham College in Oshawa

Christos Charalambous charged in alleged $400K+ financial exploitation of elderly Ajax woman

DRPS Marine Unit escorts distressed boaters to safety on Lake Ontario

Ottawa announces $66.3M for energy-efficient housing projects, unveiled in Ajax

People of Durham interviews Pickering mayoral candidate Lisa Robinson

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