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Kawartha Lakes Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are seeking to identify this man in connection with an unprovoked assault in Fenelon Falls on October 10, 2026. (Police-supplied photo)

Police seeking public’s help to identify man in connection with unprovoked assault in Fenelon...

Victim on Francis Street in Fenelon Falls was punched in the face Saturday evening.
A video provided by a group claiming to be Palestine Action Canada showing red paint being splattered on the entrance to GeoSpectrum Technologies Inc. on Whittington Drive in Peterborough in the early morning hours of October 12, 2026. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

Police investigating vandalism at Peterborough defence technology company GeoSpectrum Technologies as hate/bias crime

A group claiming to be Palestine Action Canada said it is responsible for damage at Whittington Drive business owned by Israel-based defence company Elbit Systems.
With the 2026 municipal election taking place on Monday, October 26, internet and telephone voting is underway in the City of Peterborough and the eight municipalities in Peterborough County. (kawarthaNOW collage)

Get to know the candidates in the city and county of Peterborough before casting...

With voting underway ahead of October 26, kawarthaNOW brings together 29 stories featuring candidate interviews, platforms, and responses on key local issues.
Car on flooded road during heavy rain

Special weather statement in effect for rain and thunderstorms in Kawarthas region overnight Monday...

Local rainfall amounts of 40-60 millimetres possible by Tuesday, with risk of potentially severe thunderstorms.
A smartphone sitting on a harvest table covered with squash and fall leaves displaying kawarthaNOW's Thanksgiving Monday 2026 holiday hours story. (kawarthaNOW photo)

What’s open and closed on Thanksgiving Monday 2026

Holiday hours for 293 selected businesses, organizations, and services in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg, Port Hope, and across the greater Kawarthas region.
Kawartha Home Hardware general manager Garnet Hinds at the site of the former historic Kawartha Home Hardware building at 24 Queen Street in downtown Lakefield, which was demolished after being severely damaged in a fire on October 9, 2025. In a video posted on social media on October 8, 2026, Hinds says construction on a new building is ready to proceed. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

One year after devastating fire, Kawartha Home Hardware is preparing to rebuild in downtown...

General manager Garnet Hinds says excavation at the original Queen Street site is 'inches away' as he thanks the community for a year of support.
Calgary singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rae Spoon, who recently released their 13th solo album "Assigned Country Singer at Birth", performs at Sadleir House in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night along with Peterborough's own Evangeline Gentle (now living in Hamilton) and their band. (Photo: Wynne Neilly)

nightlifeNOW – October 8 to 14

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Almost 440 people participated in Hospice Peterborough's annual Hike for Hospice on September 27, 2026, raising a record-breaking $148,000 for the non-profit charitable organization that offers palliative care and bereavement programs free of charge to residents of all ages in the city and county of Peterborough. (Photo: Anne Leavens)

Hospice Peterborough’s annual Hike for Hospice raises record $148,000

Close to 440 participants took part in September 27 fundraiser supporting free palliative care and bereavement programs in the city and county of Peterborough.
Community leaders, campaign volunteers, supporters, and project partners gathered on October 6, 2026 at the Northumberland Humane Society's property at 363 Theatre Road South to mark the start of construction of the new Animal Care & Adoption Centre and the launch of a $4-million capital campaign to support the three-phase project. (Photo courtesy of Northumberland Humane Society)

Northumberland Humane Society breaks ground on new Animal Care & Adoption Centre in Cobourg

$4-million capital campaign will fund a three-phase transformation of Theatre Road facility, with first phase expected to be complete in August 2027.
Heather Thoma, operations manager for Farms at Work, leads a plot tour at the Peterborough Community Farm in Otonabee-South Monaghan during the official launch event on October 3, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Farms at Work)

Peterborough Community Farm officially launches in Otonabee-South Monaghan

Farms at Work initiative will provide land, shared infrastructure, training, and mentorship to aspiring farmers, with applications for 2027 growing season opening soon.

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