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'The Link' rural bus service logo

‘The Link’ rural bus service celebrating one-year anniversary with free ridership July 11 to...

Five-year pilot project connects Selwyn Township and Curve Lake First Nation to Peterborough.
Participants in the Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha's 2016 'Adventure in Understanding' canoe trip prepare to take their 26-foot Voyageur canoes through the Peterborough Lift Lock on a 100-kilometre journey to Curve Lake First Nation. (Photo: Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha)

First Nations and non-native youth will embark on 100-km canoe adventure along the Trent-Severn...

Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha's 'Adventure in Understanding' this summer seeking participants for August 28 to September 2 trip.
Peterborough Police Service acting police chief Tim Farquharson speaks about the city's second homicide of 2022 during at a media conference outside the Peterborough police station on Monday, July 4. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of YouTube video)

Police search for suspects in Peterborough’s second homicide of 2022

37-year-old Shawn Singh of Peterborough died in hospital following Saturday afternoon shooting in Park Street North and Sherbrooke Street area.
Police car lights. (Stock photo)

One person charged with attempted murder after three people assaulted in Omemee apartment

One of the injured has been transported to a Toronto-area trauma centre after Saturday night incident.
Peterborough police car. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Peterborough police investigating Saturday afternoon fatal shooting

One person dead after shooting on Park Street North near Sherbrooke Street.
Honorary Lieutenant Colonel Lee-Anne Quinn and Major-General (retired) Lewis Mackenzie cut the ribbon for the UN Peacekeepers Monument in Peterborough's new urban park on July 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Sean Bruce)

Peterborough monument commemorates sacrifices of Canadian UN peacekeepers

Canada's famous peacekeeper Major-General (retired) Lewis Mackenzie was guest speaker at Canada Day ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Sandy Beach in Trent Lakes is very popular among residents and visitors because of its soft sand extending into warm and shallow turquoise water. (Photo: Michael Hurcomb)

The Beach Report for July 1 to 7, 2022

Water quality testing results for beaches in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, Northumberland, and Hastings and Prince Edward.
After performing at Westben's "Friends on the Hill" Canada Day concert in Campbellford with Jane Archer and the Reactionaries, Peterborough singer and guitarist Emily Burgess will be at Haliburton Highlands Brewing for a solo afternoon show on Sunday, July 3. (Photo: John Gearin)

nightlifeNOW – June 30 to July 6

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region
A man wrapped in the Canadian flag sitting on a dock with his young daughter. (Stock photo)

What’s open and closed in Peterborough and the Kawarthas on Canada Day 2022

Holiday hours for 285 selected businesses, organizations, and services in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg, Port Hope, and across the greater Kawarthas region
Ross Memorial Hospital (RMH) Auxiliary 50/50 committee members Nelia Steward, Karen Simser, and Jan Morrison present a cheque for $40,000 to RMH Foundation board chair Ryan O'Neill, left, and RMH Foundation CEO Erin Coons, right. (Photo courtesy of Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation)

Ross Memorial Hospital Auxiliary donates $40,000 to Lindsay hospital

Donation raised through 50/50 raffle and hospital gift shop and cafe sales will help fund new $2.5 million MRI machine.

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