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The day Oshawa, Ont., autoworkers have dreaded for months has arrived, as GM Canada is poised to cut a shift at the city’s plant, costing over a thousand workers their jobs. Up to 1,200 workers throughout the auto supply chain are expected to complete their final shift on Friday as …
Read More »Downtown Oshawa property manager struggling to stay afloat amid open drug use, vandalism
A downtown Oshawa property manager says she risks losing her family business, located opposite a non-profit agency that helps people who are homeless, amid ongoing issues on her property — including drug use, vandalism and public urination. Lord Simcoe Place on Simcoe Street S. has been in Cindy Malachowski’s family …
Read More »GM Oshawa 3rd shift cut postponed to January 2026
The third shift cut at the General Motors’ Oshawa plant has been postponed to Jan. 30, 2026, the company and the union representing workers confirmed on Tuesday. The change means some 750 GM workers will remain on the job until the new year, while 1,500 more who work for auto part suppliers …
Read More »GM to lay off 700 workers at Oshawa plant, citing U.S. tariffs: union president
General Motors is laying off 700 workers at its Oshawa Assembly plant as it makes changes to shifts due to U.S. tariffs, the president of the union representing workers said Friday. The plant, which employs roughly 3,000 people, is moving from a three-shift to a two-shift operation starting this fall, according …
Read More »Family mourns Ontario woman who died ‘defenceless’ in 9-vehicle crash
Christine Potes was out running errands for her nephew’s 10th birthday party on Aug. 10 around noon when she was killed in a horrific chain-reaction crash in Oshawa, Ont. “The last communication I have in my phone with her was like, ‘Is this fruit tray OK?’ She was picking things …
Read More »‘It was me’: Witness says he saw suspect surrender in Oshawa double homicide
Adam Karam-Benton was in the backyard of his house on Glenforest Street in Oshawa, Ont., on Saturday preparing for his daughter’s birthday party when he heard six to eight gunshots. Karam-Benton said that, shaken by the noise, he stayed put for three to four minutes, then went out to the …
Read More »2 shot dead at Oshawa, Ont. homes, 1 in custody: police
A man and a woman are dead and one male is in custody after a daylight shooting at two separate homes in Oshawa, Ont. Durham Regional Police say officers were called to reports of gunshots at a home in the area of Jane Ave. and Glenforest St., around 12:30 p.m. …
Read More »Woman stabbed ‘repeatedly’ in Oshawa home, flees to neighbour for safety: police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 45-year-old woman who was stabbed “repeatedly” inside of an Oshawa residence was able to flee to a neighbouring home for safety, police say. Durham Regional Police said a man is now in custody and facing an attempted murder charge in relation …
Read More »Man airlifted to Toronto hospital after Oshawa crash involving motorcycle
A man in his 40s was airlifted to a downtown Toronto hospital after a crash in Oshawa on Monday, officials say. News Source link
Read More »Oshawa man arrested after wife assaulted, her brother stabbed: police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Durham Regional Police say an Oshawa man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting his wife and stabbing her brother, who tried to intervene. Police said the incident happened on Monday at around 9:30 a.m. at a Grandview Street North and Coldstream Drive …
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