Mayor says NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series returning to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on Labour Day weekend 2027

Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster said in an Aug. 24, 2026 statement that the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is “coming back to Clarington” to race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on the 2027 Labour Day weekend, after what he described as a seven-year break. The statement is the first public

Baseline Road closed between Liberty Street South and Simpson Avenue due to downed hydro line

Baseline Road is closed between Liberty Street South and Simpson Avenue because of a downed hydro line. The closure is in effect until further notice, the Municipality of Clarington said in a notice posted Aug. 24. The closure affects traffic on a section of Baseline Road, and drivers may need

All baseball diamonds in Clarington closed Aug. 24 due to wet conditions, municipality says

All baseball diamonds in Clarington were closed Aug. 24, 2026, due to wet conditions after recent rainfall that may be unsafe for athletes, according to the Municipality of Clarington. The closure could affect anyone planning to use a municipal diamond that day, but the municipality’s notice did not provide

CFIA recalls Kim Phat Seafood Medley in Quebec over undeclared egg, fish, soy and wheat

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a food recall warning on Aug. 21, 2026, for Kim Phat brand Seafood Medley (500 g) distributed in Quebec, saying the product contains egg, fish, soy and wheat that are not declared on the label. The advisory includes specific package details—such as

Durham College says Bistro ’67 at Whitby campus won two Whitby Reader’s Choice Awards

Durham College says its teaching restaurant, Bistro ’67 at the Whitby campus, received two Reader’s Choice Awards for Whitby this summer: a Diamond award for “Best Bang for Your Buck” and a Platinum award for “Best Vegetarian Restaurant.” Bistro ’67 is open to the public and is used as

CFIA recalls Compliments and Selection corn dogs in Quebec warehouses over Listeria

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it has issued a Class 2 recall notification for Compliments Corn Dogs and Selection Chicken and Pork Corn Dog products distributed at the warehouse level in Quebec due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The notice is aimed at warehouses handling the products in Quebec. The

OneTang walnut soft candy with black sesame recalled in Ontario and Manitoba due to stones

OneTang brand Walnut Soft Candy with Black Sesame (160 g) has been recalled after stones were found in the product, according to a notice published by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The recall is dated Aug. 20, 2026, and the product was distributed in Ontario and Manitoba. The CFIA advises

CFIA recalls Cardinal Roadhouse chicken burgers sold in Ontario and two other provinces over undeclared egg

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a recall notice for Cardinal Roadhouse brand Chicken Burgers because the product contains egg that is not declared on the label. The recall is dated Aug. 20, 2026, and the CFIA last updated the notice on Aug. 21, 2026. The agency said

700 metres of new trails open on former Bowmanville Zoo lands as first phase of park plan

About 700 metres of new public trails opened Aug. 20 on the former Bowmanville Zoo lands in Bowmanville, marking the first completed phase of the Bowmanville Park Master Plan. The trails are part of the Bowmanville Park Master Plan to turn the 13.7-hectare property into a municipal park.

Ontario Tech and Centre for Designing Change launch PACE Ontario physical AI centre in Oshawa

Ontario Tech University and the Centre for Designing Change have launched the Physical AI Centre of Excellence (PACE) Ontario, a new initiative anchored at Ontario Tech in Oshawa, the organizations announced Aug. 20, 2026. The partners say the centre will focus on research, testing and training tied to what they

Registration opens Sept. 2 for Clarington’s free girls’ tennis and soccer program

Registration opens at 7 a.m. on Sept. 2, 2026, for Her Game, Our Goal, a free tennis and soccer program for self-identified girls ages seven to 13 in Clarington, according to program information posted by the Municipality of Clarington. The program includes a two-week tennis session starting

CFIA recalls four Wu Xian Zhai products for undeclared wheat

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a Class 1 food recall warning for four Wu Xian Zhai brand products—two Vegetarian Beef flavours and two Preserved beancurd flavours—because they contain wheat that is not declared on the label. CFIA says the products were distributed in Ontario, Nova