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American jazz drummer and music producer Jamaal Cody will perform with his trio at the Black Horse in downtown Peterborough on Sunday afternoon. (Photo: Jamaal Cody / Facebook)

nightlifeNOW – May 21 to 27

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Hydro One crews conducting overnight maintenance on lines in the Picton area in September 2020. (Photo: Hydro One)

Planned Hydro One power outage overnight on Saturday to affect over 10,000 Kawartha Lakes...

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Communities affected by 8-hour outage starting at 9 p.m. on May 23 include Bobcaygeon, Dunsford, and Lindsay.
RCMP chief superintendent Chris Leather in 2019 when he was appointed at acting commanding officer for the Nova Scotia RCMP. (Photo: RCMP)

RCMP veteran Chris Leather named new chief of Cobourg Police Service

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Chief superintendent, whose 36 years of policing experience also includes 15 years with York Regional Police, will take over from retiring chief Paul VandeGraaf on June 1.
Community Futures Peterborough's Business Advisory Centre entrepreneurship officer Allison Adam (far right) in the Venture North building in downtown Peterborough with the six young entrepreneurs selected to participate in the 2026 Summer Company program funded by the provincial government and delivered by the Business Advisory Centre. The Business Adivsory Centre received 40 applications for this year's program, which is almost double the number received in 2025. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

Six young entrepreneurs in Peterborough city and county getting a boost for their new...

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Community Futures Peterborough's Business Advisory Centre saw record-breaking interest in this year's provincially funded Summer Company program.
Representatives from Five Counties Children's Centre and the Peterborough Humane Society each hold a cheque for $68,355.98, representing their share of the $138,711.96 raised at 18 Tim Hortons locations across Peterborough, Bridgenorth, Lakefield, and Curve Lake which donated 100 per cent of the proceeds of the sale of Smile Cookies between April 27 and May 3, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties)

Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign in Peterborough area raises almost $137,000 for children and...

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Donation from 18 local Tim Horton locations will be split equally between Five Counties Children's Centre and Peterborough Humane Society.
The vehicle and suspect in the theft of a community pantry from Bridge Street West in Campbellford on the afternoon of May 18, 2026. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

Police seeking suspect in Victoria Day theft of community pantry in Campbellford

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The suspect loaded Maddy's Community Pantry on Bridge Street West into a dark-coloured pickup truck on Monday afternoon.
Severe thunderstorm

Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Kawarthas region for Tuesday afternoon and evening

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Approaching cold front could bring strong wind gusts and large hail, with a tornado possible.
OPP vehicles at the scene of a motorcycle crash on Boundary Road east of Brighton that claimed the life of a 38-year-old Brighton man on May 19, 2026. (Police-supplied photo)

38-year-old man dead in motorcycle crash east of Brighton

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Brighton man pronounced dead after single-vehicle collision Tuesday morning on Boundary Road near Hillview Road.
A skateboarder catches air during a day-long celebration of the expanded skatepark in Peterborough's Bonnerworth Park on May 16, 2026. (Photo: Mike Quigg)

Peterborough’s growing skateboarding community celebrates expanded Bonnerworth skatepark

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Peterborough Skateboard Coalition and City of Peterborough host day-long event on May 16 featuring demos, lessons, music, and more.
Celebrating the birth of Queen Victoria on Monday, May 24, 1819, Victoria Day is always observed on the Monday preceding May 25. Informally considered the start of the summer season in Canada, the Victoria Day long weekend is when many people start gardening, open their cottages, put their boats in the water, and go camping.

What’s open and closed on Victoria Day 2026

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Holiday hours for 295 selected businesses, organizations, and services in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg, Port Hope, and across the greater Kawarthas region
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