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A moose in the south end of Lindsay on June 29, 2023. (Photo: Kawartha Lakes Police Service)

RELOCATED – A moose is on the loose in Lindsay

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry staff have captured and relocated the animal.
A young girl sitting on a dock and waving a small Canadian flag. (Stock photo)

What’s open and closed for Canada Day 2023

Holiday hours for 292 selected businesses, organizations, and services in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg, Port Hope, and across the greater Kawarthas region.
Hospice Peterborough is located at 325 London Street in Peterborough. The hospice residence opened in April 2019 and provides around the clock professional care in a tranquil environment for 10 residents at the end of life. (Photo: Hospice Peterborough)

Hospice Peterborough to receive additional $473,000 in provincial funding

Funding increase will cover around 80 per cent of operating costs of organization's 10-bed hospice residence.
Peterborough's Warsaw Road Swing Bridge is located on Parkhill Road East between Armour Road and Television Road. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough’s Warsaw Road Swing Bridge closed during the day on Thursday

Parks Canada closing bridge from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for seasonal maintenance.
This dock valued at $47,000 that was stolen from a Crystal Lake cottage on June 17, 2023 was recovered by police on June 26 thanks to tips from the public. A 46-year-old Trent Lakes man has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of possession of stolen property and theft. (Photo: Peterborough County OPP)

Trent Lakes man arrested after police recover $47,000 dock stolen from Crystal Lake cottage

Tips from public led Peterborough County OPP to arrest 46-year-old Derek Rennie who is facing multiple charges.
The smoke forecast in eastern Canada and the northeastern U.S. for 2 p.m. on June 28, 2023. (Map via FireSmoke.ca)

Wildfire smoke will bring high air pollution levels to the Kawarthas overnight Tuesday

Special air quality statement is in effect for entire region due to smoke from forest fires in northeastern Ontario and Quebec.
Heavy rain coming out of a downspout. (Stock photo0

Localized heavy rainfall possible for Kawarthas region on Tuesday

Slow-moving showers or thunderstorms may produce 30 to 50 mm of rain in some areas.
Peterborough musicians Irish Millie and Nicholas Campbell are the joint recipients of the Peterborough Folk Festival's 2023 Emerging Artist Award. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

Irish Millie and Nicholas Campbell are joint recipients of Peterborough Folk Festival’s 2023 Emerging...

Festival award recognizes fiddler and rockabilly guitarist for their skill, dedication, and artistic merit.
Peterborough's New Stages Theatre Company has announced its 2023-24 season, which includes an all-star cabaret tribute to founding artistic director Randy Read, pictured here performing in a 2017 production of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre. Read stepped down as artistic director at the end of 2022, passing the reins to Mark Wallace. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

Peterborough’s New Stages Theatre Company announces its biggest season yet

Subscription packages available for 2023-24 season featuring eight shows from October to June, including a holiday production and a week-long festival of new work.
Peterborough police car. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

19-year-old man drowns in Otonabee River in Peterborough on Sunday night

Man had just recently arrived in Peterborough as an international student and was attending Fleming College.

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