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An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car with lights flashing. (Photo: OPP)

19-year-old Scarborough man dead in suspected drowning in Faraday Lake near Bancroft

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Three men were in a canoe that capsized, but only two men made it safely to shore.
Severe thunderstorm

Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Kawarthas region beginning Tuesday afternoon

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Storms could bring damaging wind gusts up to 110 km/h, large hail up to 4 cm, and the risk of a tornado.
A Peterborough police car with lights flashing at night. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

25-year-old Cavan-Monaghan Township man dead in single-vehicle collision early Sunday morning

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Peterborough police responded to a report of a damaged vehicle in a ditch on Sherbrooke Street West just east of Highway 7.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

Ontario’s police watchdog investigating death of motorcyclist in Madoc on Sunday night

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Police were following a suspect vehicle travelling erratically and at high speed on Highway 7 when it collided with a motorcycle.
In 2003, wife-and-husband team Sarah Quick and James Barrett founded Globus Theatre in Bobcaygeon which, in 2006, became the company-in-residence at the Lakeview Arts Barn, a former cattle barn the couple transformed into contemporary 150-seat theatre with an attached restaurant. In celebration of having purchased the building and completed repairs and upgrades, Globus Theatre is hosting a disco dance trivia party fundraiser on May 10, 2025, with all proceeds supporting programming of new Canadian plays, accessible professional performances, arts education, and more. (Photo: Dahlia Katz)

Globus Theatre in Bobcaygeon celebrates new chapter with May 10 disco dance trivia party...

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Professional theatre company has purchased the Lakeview Arts Barn and completed repairs and upgrades.
United Way Peterborough & District CEO Jim Russell holds up a mock real estate listing of the organization's $1.5 campaign goal and campaign cabinet chair Shirley Turner, a real estate agent, holds up a "sold above asking" sign reflecting the $1,506,198 raised, during a celebratory event on April 25, 2025 at McDonnel Street Community Centre in Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of United Way Peterborough & District)

United Way Peterborough & District meets $1.5 million fundraising campaign goal

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The organization met its goal for the first time in 10 years thanks to support from community members, local workplaces, and new fundraising initiatives.
Pierre Poilievre at a rally in Windsor on April 11, 2025. The Conservative leader's visit to Keene on April 27 is described as a "whistle stop" rather than a rally. (Photo: Pierre Poilievre / Facebook)

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to make a ‘whistle stop’ in Keene on Sunday

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Peterborough Conservative candidate Michelle Ferreri says afternoon event at Keene Truck is 'not a rally' but 'like a drive through'.
In addition to their Thursday night residency at the Black Horse Pub in downtown Peterborough (April 19th was their 600th gig), pianist Rob Phillips and vocalist Carling Stephen will be celebrating International Jazz Day Peterborough with a special "Dine With Jazz" show at the Black Horse from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday evening, followed by a no-cover performance by the Curtis Cronkwright Quartet. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

nightlifeNOW – April 24 to 30

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Bats are one of the wildlife species that commonly carry rabies. The most common bat species in Ontario is the Little Brown Bat, which is endangered due to a disease known as white nose syndrome. (Photo: Wikipedia)

Health unit seeking person who may have been exposed to rabid bat in Lindsay...

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After the person moved the bat from a road to a tree, it was taken to a wildlife sanctuary and later tested positive for rabies.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car with lights flashing. (Photo: OPP)

Police officers rescue seriously injured woman from her submerged vehicle in Rice Lake

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45-year-old Port Elgin woman drove off Wood Duck Drive at full speed and went directly into the water early Tuesday morning.
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