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Durham

Whitby reaffirms condemnation of antisemitism

December 20, 2025
DP Staff

The Town of Whitby, which has witnessed several instances of hate, has reaffirmed its condemnation of…

Durham Money

Halving of region’s 6+% tax hike shot down by 1 vote

December 18, 2025
DP Staff

Durham Regional Council yesterday voted by a majority of just one against the halving of the…

Durham

Whitby starts action on ‘discrimination in council’ report

December 17, 2025
DP Staff

The reverberations of the October 9, 2024 Whitby Council meeting in which insinuations of racism and…

Durham Money

15:13 vote halves Durham Region proposed tax hike to 3%

December 14, 2025
DP Staff
1 Comment

A 15:13 vote has slashed the proposed 2026 property tax hike of 6.04 per cent by…

Durham Money

Residents may pay $1bn in property tax to Durham Region

December 13, 2025
DP Staff
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Durham Region residents may be asked to cough up more than $1 billion in 2026 property…

Business Durham Sports

Whitby Sports Complex gets $1.5mn for naming rights

December 6, 2025
DP Staff

The Town of Whitby has announced that the Whitby Sports Complex, under construction,  will now be…

Durham Offbeat

Results of inquiry into council racial microaggression are in

December 3, 2025
DP Staff

An independent law firm, Bernardi Human Resource Law, retained to look into allegations of racial microaggression…

Durham Money

Durham Region explains its 6.5% tax guideline for 2026

December 2, 2025
Eudore R. Chand
2 Comments

The Region of Durham has clarified that its guideline of 6.5 per cent tax increase for…

Durham Money

Brock residents may see a 4.87% rise in overall 2026 tax

November 27, 2025
DP Staff

The Township of Brock, under strong mayor powers, has proposed a 3.98 per cent rise in…

Durham Money Offbeat

Will Durham taxes be debated or will they be deemed passed

November 24, 2025
Eudore R. Chand
1 Comment

Six Durham municipalities have announced their proposed budgets for 2026 so far this year (see below),…