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Symons Campus at Trent University in Peterborough. (Photo: Trent University)

Trent University’s Symons Campus in Peterborough will reopen Sunday following completion of watermain repairs

In-person classes resume Monday, with affected residence students receiving refunds for time they could not access their rooms.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) seized more than $1 million worth of potent synthetic opioids from an Omemee residence on September 14, 2026 after a six-month investigation involving the Canada Border Services Agency. A 37-year-old Emily Township man was arrested and faces several drug trafficking charges. (Photo: OPP)

More than $1 million in potent synthetic opioids seized in Omemee after six-month investigation

OPP warns emerging drugs can cause significant harm as police seize kilograms of brorphine-related opioids following intercepted shipments.
"Rez Gas" co-playwrights Genevieve Adam and Cale Crowe. Crowe composed all of the music, Adam wrote a lot of the script, and the pair came up with characters and plot together. (Photo: Sam Moffatt)

‘Rez Gas’ by Cale Crowe and Genevieve Adam shortlisted for national playwriting award

Musical by Alderville First Nation musician and Cobourg playwright is a Carol Bolt Award finalist following its 2025 world premiere at Port Hope's Capitol Theatre.
After a four-month hiatus, the Jethro's Blues Jam returns on Sunday afternoon to the former Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough, now Eldorado Music Bar and Social Pub, hosted by the Jethro's Blues Jam All Stars. (Facebook photo)

nightlifeNOW – September 24 to 30, 2026

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
"The Secret Path," written and directed by the late Gord Downie with illustrations by Jeff Lemire, tells the story of 12-year-old Chanie Wenjack who died 60 years ago while trying to walk 600 kilometres to his northwestern Ontario home after fleeing a residential school in Kenora. (Illustration: Jeff Lemire)

Port Hope to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with free screening of...

September 30 event at the Capitol Theatre will be followed by panel discussion featuring Indigenous leaders Marsha Smoke, Hayden King, and Taynar Simpson.
Symons Campus at Trent University in Peterborough. (Photo: Trent University)

Watermain break closes Trent University’s Symons Campus in Peterborough through September 27

All in-person classes cancelled and residence students are asked to leave, with normal operations expected to resume Monday.
Kawartha Lakes police vehicle. (Photo: Kawartha Lakes Police Service)

Two Port Hope residents charged after police find dead dog and two other animals...

Police allege a man and woman abandoned the animals at a rental unit in August for around a month without adequate food, water, or care.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car with lights flashing. (Photo: OPP)

Police seeking witnesses to hit-and-run on County Road 28 that seriously injured a motorcyclist

White sedan failed to remain at scene of Monday morning collision between Boundary Road and Ganaraska Road just south of Bewdley.
Police officers outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville on September 20, 2026, when an exchange of gunfire near the synagogue where worshippers had gathered for Yom Kippur sent a 29-year-old man man and a police officer to hospital. (Photo: CBC)

Peterborough police heighten presence at Beth Israel Synagogue after Belleville shooting

Chief Stuart Betts and Peterborough mayor Jeff Leal issue statements in response to Sunday night shooting at Sons of Jacob Synagogue as worshippers gathered for Yom Kippur.
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of police that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault, or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU investigators who are civilians. (Photo: SIU)

SIU clears OPP officers in May death of 28-year-old man held at Cobourg detachment

The man suffered seizures after his arrest in Cramahe Township, but SIU director Joseph Martino found police acted with due care for his health and well-being.

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