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

Police identify victim of fatal single-vehicle collision in Port Hope on Saturday

Campbellcroft man killed after vehicle hit hydro pole on County Road 10, Whitby man charged with impaired operation causing death
Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith and Fairhaven executive director Lionel Towns at Fairhaven Long-Term Care Home in Peterborough, which is receiving $2.2 million for additional staffing this year. It is one of five long-term care homes in Peterborough County receiving $7,212,576 in provinical funding to increase the hours of direct care provided to residents. (Photo: Office of Dave Smith)

Province providing $7.2 million for five long-term care homes in Peterborough County

Funding will be used for additional staffing this year to increase the hours of direct care for residents.
Zachary Ellis-Hayden and Sona Makulova were the first professional soccer players signed by Peterborough's new Electric City FC in February 2022. League1 Ontario has released the 2022 men's and women's premier division regular season schedule, including Electric City FC's inaugural season. (Photos courtesy of Electric City FC)

Game dates set for inaugural season of Peterborough’s Electric City FC

First men's division home game is May 7 with first women's division home game on May 14.
A middle-aged man wearing a face mask in a store. (Stock photo)

Peterborough Public Health recommends using face masks for a few weeks after March 21

Local COVID-19 wastewater signal showing increase in transmission days before provincial mask mandate is lifted.
Sir Sandford Fleming College, Sutherland Campus. (Photo: NGA Architects)

With college strike averted, Peterborough Transit routes to Fleming College return to normal

Faculty union and College Employer Council reach last-minute agreement to enter binding interest arbitration
Canadian indie folk-rocker Tennyson King performs Saturday, March 19 at the Gordon Best in downtown Peterborough with Sarah Lewis, Kyle Chivers, and Earthen Dolls in "Coffeehouse Vibes", an evening of music, poetry, and performance hosted by Danny Taro. (Cover photo from King's latest album Good Company)

nightlifeNOW – March 17 to 23

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region
Toronto-based singer, stage performer, marketing manager, and baker Colin Asuncion is performing an intimate concert at Port Hope's Capitol Theatre on March 27, 2022. (Photo: VicShmik)

Singing baker Colin Asuncion ‘opens up’ at Port Hope’s Capitol Theatre on March 27

Toronto-based performer and star of 'The Great Canadian Baking Show' will share songs and stories.
During "Kids' Bike Build", B!KE: the Peterborough Community Bike Shop refurbishes donated bikes and provides them free of charge to local organizations working with children and youth. (Photo: B!KE)

B!KE in Peterborough seeking donations of kids’ bikes for giveaway event

Donated bikes will be refurbished on April 10 and given away to local organizations working with children and youth.
Stream in winter. (Photo: Otonabee Conservation)

Flood watch in effect for Otonabee watershed except for Kawartha Lakes, Otonabee River, and...

Warm weather combined with 20 to 50 mm of rain will result in continuous snowmelt and rainfall run-off.
Laura Blake, Shawn Torrison, and Hilary Caird (pictured with Cobourg police chief Paul VandeGraaf) worked together to pull a woman from Lake Ontario on Boxing Day. (Photo: Cobourg Police Service)

Cobourg police recognize four members of the community for their selfless actions

Hilary Caird, Laura Blake, and Shawn Torrison helped a woman in distress, and Tyler Woods helped police apprehend a suspect.

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