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Federal immigration minister Marco Mendicino (left) and Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef (second from left) welcome initial Afghan refugees at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on August 5, 2021. Monsef was 11 years old when she fled from the Taliban along with her mother and two sisters, arriving in Peterborough in 1996. (Photo: Rachael Allen / Canadian Armed Forces)

New Canadians Centre in Peterborough to help resettle 78 Afghan refugees

Organization expects many of the refugees, who arrive on Friday, will want to permanently settle in Toronto area.
The aftermath of a fiery collision involving two trucks and a passenger vehicle that claimed the life of the driver of the passenger vehicle at the intersection of Highway 7 and County Road 30 in Havelock on September 16, 2021. (Photo: OPP)

Fatal collision involving passenger vehicle and two trucks closes Highway 7 in Havelock

One truck was carrying explosive materials; shelter-in-place order lifted after experts deem area safe.
A laboratory worker completes a COVID-19 test

Ontario reports 593 new COVID-19 cases, including 20 in greater Kawarthas region over past...

Regional active cases decrease to 110 with 7 new cases in Hastings Prince Edward, 6 in Haliburton, 5 in Northumberland, 1 in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 in Peterborough.
Britney Krzeminsk, a registered veterinary technician at Omemee Veterinary Hospital, is going to shave off all 28 inches of her hair in a fundraiser for the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. She has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Canada Helps. (Photo courtesy of Britney Krzeminsk)

Omemee woman to shave her head in brain tumour research fundraiser

Britney Krzeminsk, a registered veterinary technician at Omemee Veterinary Hospital, will also be donating her cut hair to Chai Lifeline Canada.
A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 577 new COVID-19 cases, including 12 in Peterborough

Active cases in Peterborough climb to 54; updates unavailable for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, and Hastings Prince Edward.
A tornado at Sturgeon Lake in Kawartha Lakes on June 23, 2020. (Photo: Amy Reeds @amy_reeds / Twitter)

ENDED – Tornado watch in effect Tuesday evening for northern Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton

Severe thunderstorms may also produce large hail, wind gusts up to 120 km/h, and heavy downpours
Ontario health minister Christine Elliott provides an update at Queen's Park on September 14, 2021 on the province's new proof of vaccination requirement that goes into effect September 22. (CPAC screenshot by kawarthaNOW)

Ontario government releases guidance to businesses and organizations on ‘vaccine passport’

Province confirms acceptable identification, exemptions, and more for proof of vaccination requirement effective September 22.
COVID-19 lab test swabs. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 600 new COVID-19 cases, with 28 in greater Kawarthas region over weekend

Regional active cases rise to 110 with 10 new cases in Peterborough, 6 in Hastings Prince Edward, 6 in Northumberland, 3 in Kawartha Lakes, and 3 in Haliburton.
A partnership between the Ontario government and Metrolinx, the two GO-VAXX buses operate as fully functioning vaccine clinics, with the necessary supplies and trained staff to provide assistance to people and ensure vaccines are administered safely. (Supplied photo)

Vaccination clinic on a modified GO Transit bus coming to Haliburton and Lindsay in...

Mobile GO-VAXX bus will be at Abbey Gardens on September 19 and the Lindsay Exhibition on September 26/
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

Pedestrian struck and killed on Highway 7 near Omemee early Monday morning

37-year-old Justin Saunders of Emily Township died at the scene.

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