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Katy Shufelt, pictured with Scott Murson of Wild Rock Outfitters, won the grand prize draw of $1,500 in Boro gift cards as part of the annual Holiday Shopping Passport program organized by the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA). Shufelt is donating a portion of her prize to Wild Rock's ComPassion Project, which raises funds and awareness for six local organizations working on the front lines of social and environmental change. (Photo: Peterborough DBIA)

Katy Shufelt wins Peterborough DBIA’s Holiday Shopping Passport grand prize draw

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Shufelt is donating a portion of her $1,500 prize of Boro gift cards to Wild Rock's ComPassion Project.
Police seized these licence plates made out of paper from a vehicle in Peterborough on January 10, 2026. The plate number (which police have redacted in the photo) belonged to a vehicle in Mississauga. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Peterborough man facing charges for having paper licence plates on his vehicle

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Police stopped 45-year-old driver after discovering the plate numbers were for a Mississauga vehicle.
Kayla and Jimmy, pictured with two of their three children, received the keys to their new four-bedroom home in Fraserville during a dedication ceremony on January 11, 2026. The home was made possibly through Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region's homeownership program along with a $100,000 donation from the former Bailieboro-Springville United Church and a land donation from congregation members Don and Pat Wood. (Photo: Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region)

Habitat for Humanity Peterborough & Kawartha Region welcomes 100th family into affordable home in...

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Former Bailieboro-Springville United Church donation of $100,000 and land donation from congregation members helped make four-bedroom build possible.
United Way Peterborough & District CEO Jim Russell presents a cheque to Kathy Woodcock, a special education resource teacher with the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, during a visit to Keith Wightman Public School on January 9, 2026, representing Woocock's share of the proceeds of the United Way's December 50/50 draw. (Photo: United Way)

United Way Peterborough & District now at 90% of its $1.6M community campaign goal

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December 50/50 jackpot awarded to a local educator highlights how small acts of generosity are helping drive the 2025-26 campaign across the finish line.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car with lights flashing. (Photo: OPP)

27-year-old Kawartha Lakes man killed by vehicle on Highway 7 west of Lindsay on...

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Pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene after he was struck by a pickup truck east of Oakwood/
Police car lights. (Stock photo)

62-year-old Peterborough man seriously injured after being struck by vehicle in downtown core

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Man has been walking in a lane of traffic on Sherbrooke Street between George and Aylmer on Thursday afternoon when he was struck.
A wintry mix of precipitation. (Stock photo)

Showers will bring strong winds across the Kawarthas on Friday

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Rainfall amounts of 10-20 mm and wind gusts from 70-90 km/h expected.
Toronto indie rock quartet Noise Hotel (Eric Montpool, Christian Strong, Matt Scharfe, and Brendon Vanderpol) returns to downtown Peterborough for a show at The Pig's Ear Tavern on Saturday night, with local band allura opening. (Photo: Adel Manji)

nightlifeNOW – January 8 to 14

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Peterborough Police Service headquarters on Water Street in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Pat Trudeau)

Peterborough police officer arrested and charged with careless discharge of a firearm

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When off-duty on New Year's Eve, the officer discharged a legal privately owned firearm inside their home and the bullet struck a neighbouring home.
The Humane Society of Kawartha Lakes Second Chance Thrift Store will be relocating from 111 McLaughlin Road to 230 Kent Street West in Reeds Plaza in mid-February 2026. (Photo: Google Maps)

Humane Society of Kawartha Lakes Second Chance Thrift Store relocating to downtown Lindsay

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After 13 years at its McLaughlin Road location, the fundraising shop will move to Reeds Plaza in mid-February.
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