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Heavy rain coming out of a downspout. (Stock photo0

Locally heavy rain expected in the Kawarthas region for Wednesday

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Up to 50 mm of rain possible in some areas along with isolated thunderstorms.
Attendees at a Blue Jays watch party at the Jack Burger Sports Complex in Port Hope on June 7, 2026 celebrate a $158,200 Jays Care Foundation grant to the Municipality of Port Hope for renovations to the Welcome Park baseball diamond at 4640 Dale Road, including a refurbished infield with an accessible turf surface, new accessible dugouts, refreshed bleachers, and new fencing. (Photo: Municipality of Port Hope)

$158,200 Jays Care Foundation grant will help make Port Hope’s Welcome Park ball diamond...

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Made possible by TD, the funding was announced live on national television during a Blue Jays watch party at the Jack Burger Sports Complex.
Kawartha Lakes Centre of Hope celebrates a $10,000 donation from 100 Men Kawartha Lakes at the collective philanthropy group's second quarterly meeting of the year on June 4, 2026 at the Omemee Legion. St. John Ambulance of Lindsay and the Lindsay & District Sports Hall of Fame also each received a $2,500 donation from the group, which is approaching 200 members. (Photo courtesy of 100 Men Kawartha Lakes)

100 Men Kawartha Lakes donates over $15,000 to three charities in Kawarthas Lakes region

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At its June 4 meeting, the collective philanthropy group supported Kawartha Lakes Centre of Hope, St. John Ambulance of Lindsay, and the Lindsay & District Sports Hall of Fame.
The City of Peterborough's new Visitor Centre will be located at the former Parks Canada Peterborough Lift Lock Visitor Centre at 353 Hunter Street East, which was closed at the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020. (Photo: Google Maps)

City of Peterborough to move tourism visitor centre to Peterborough Lift Lock

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Opening on June 26, the new location revives the former Parks Canada visitor centre beside one of the city's most iconic attractions.
During the Second Saturday Sidewalk Sales organized by the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) on June 13, July 11, August 8, and September 12, 2026, a portion of George Street will be closed to motor vehicles from Hunter Street in the north to Simcoe Street in the south to create expanded pedestrian space for shopping, dining, live entertainment, family-friendly activities, and more. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Pedestrian-friendly monthly sidewalk sales returning to downtown Peterborough on Saturdays this summer

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One block of George Street will be closed to motor vehicles during the events on June 13, July 11, August 8, and September 12.
Plywood covers a front window at La Mesita Restaurante at 247 George Street North in downtown Peterborough just north of Sherbrooke after it was vandalized around 2:35 a.m. on June 7, 2026. (Photo supplied to kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough police defend response time after making arrest in La Mesita window smashing

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Chief Stuart Betts says officers were tied up with 12 other calls, including a mental health crisis, when the restaurant's front window was smashed early Sunday morning.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

17-year-old Toronto-area teen wanted for Saturday afternoon shooting in downtown Bancroft

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Victim received non-life-threatening injury in what police are calling an isolated incident.
A front window at La Mesita Restaurante at 247 George Street North in downtown Peterborough just north of Sherbrooke was vandalized sometime overnight on June 7, 2026. (Photo: La Mesita Restaurante / Facebook)

Smashed window at downtown Peterborough restaurant sparks online support and frustration

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A Facebook post by La Mesita Restaurante drew hundreds of reactions after the George Street business was vandalized early Sunday morning.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car with lights flashing. (Photo: OPP)

Three men dead after collision between car and four motorcycles on Highway 7 west...

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18-year-old driver of car and 72-year-old motorcyclist pronounced dead at scene, with 65-year-old motorcyclist pronounced dead at hospital.
The nine Peterborough business leaders who were inducted into the 11th annual JA Business Hall of Fame at The Venue in downtown Peterborough on June 4, 2026. As the ceremony, Junior Achievement of Northern and Eastern Ontario (JA-NEO) also announced that the late late John McNutt, the longtime CEO and president of JA-NEO and executive director of the Council for Persons with Disabilities, along with his wife of 47 years, Sheryl Hopkins, would also be inducted into the JA Business Hall of Fame. (Photo courtesy of JA-NEO)

11th annual JA Business Hall of Fame honours entrepreneurship, community service, and John McNutt’s...

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Thursday night's induction ceremony celebrated nine Peterborough business leaders and paid tribute to JA-NEO's longtime former CEO and his wife Sheryl Hopkins.
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