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Ice pellets and freezing rain on car

Freezing rain and rain expected for the greater Kawarthas Monday night to Tuesday night

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Localized flooding possible as well as ice accretion due to freezing rain.
Supported by Kawartha Nordic Ski Club and Wild Rock Outfitters, the 24 Hour Ski Marathon for Mental Health takes place on February 26 and 27, 2022 at Kawartha Nordic in North Kawartha Township. A group of Peterborough-area skiers will be cross-country skiing for 24 hours to raise funds for the Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge's Mobile Mental Health and Addictions Clinic. (Photo: Wild Rock Outfitters / Instagram)

Peterborough-area skiers to cross-country ski for 24 hours to raise funds for mental health

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Kawartha Nordic Ski Club and Wild Rock Outfitters fundraiser on February 26 and 27 will support CMHA HKRP Mobile Mental Health and Addictions Clinic.
A counter-protester against the "slow roll" vehicle convoy in Peterborough on February 19, 2022, was pushed into the intersection of Brealey Drive and Stenson Boulevard after standing in the crosswalk attempting to block vehicles from going through the green light. Shortly after, a convoy participant potentially assaulted the counter protester. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

Counter-protest against Peterborough ‘slow roll’ vehicle convoy turns confrontational

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Dump truck almost runs over counter-protester, who is then potentially assaulted by a convoy participant.
The passenger in a car that collided head-on with this pickup truck on County Road 35 west of Campbellford on February 18, 2022 died in hospital, with the driver in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of OPP video)

One dead, one critically injured after two-vehicle collision in Trent Hills on Friday afternoon

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Head-on collision between car and pickup truck closed County Road 35 between Godolphin Road and Woodview Road for several hours.
Snow squall

Strong winds and blowing snow across greater Kawarthas region on Saturday

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Wind gusts up to 80 km/h across region, with up to 8 cm of snow in northern parts of region.
Peterborough resident Christina Dicosmo won the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation's 50/50 lottery's grand prize of $42,472.50 on February 17, 2022, and chose the $2,000 cash bonus prize, making her total winnings $44,472.50. (Photo courtesy of PRHC Foundation)

Peterborough’s Christina Dicosmo wins over $46,000 in cash in PRHC Foundation’s 50/50 lottery

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Tickets for next lottery are now on sale, with half of ticket sales supporting equipment and technology at the hospital.
Ross Memorial Hospital is located at 10 Angeline Street North in Lindsay. (Photo: Ross Memorial Hospital)

Lindsay’s COVID-19 assessment centre moving back to Ross Memorial Hospital on February 22

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By-appointment-only COVID-19 tests and clinical assessments available, with plans underway to offer Paxlovid.
18-year-old Alex Tobin was shot in Omemee on February 18, 2020 and died in hospital. Witnesses described two suspects who were seen fleeing the building on foot and then departing the area in a motor vehicle on Highway 7. (Photo courtesy of Tobin family)

OPP releases video appeal for information in unsolved 2020 murder of Alex Tobin in...

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18-year-old was shot in an apartment on King Street East on February 18, 2020 and died in hospital,
Mississauga rockers The Jailbirds headline The Red Dog in downtown Peterborough on Friday, February 18 with guests Kippers, Shot Down Twice, and Mellohoney. (Photo: thejailbirds.com)

nightlifeNOW – February 17 to 23

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
A Lakefield resident who lives close to St. Paul Catholic Elementary School took this photo of the fire that destroyed a storage shed used by the school. Peterborough police are investigating the fire as a suspected case of arson. (Photo: Mz Emma @Hey_MzEmma / Twitter)

Police suspect arson after Wednesday night fire destroys storage shed at Lakefield school

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Witness reports seeing three people in the area shortly before and after the fire.
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