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

45-year-old man dead after off-road vehicle crash in Haliburton County

Single-vehicle collision happened on County Road 121 east of Highway 35 early Sunday evening.
A laboratory worker completes a COVID-19 test

Ontario reports 727 new COVID-19 cases, including 16 in greater Kawarthas region

Regional active cases increase to 93 with 7 new cases in Kawartha Lakes, 6 in Peterborough, 2 in Hastings Prince Edward, and 1 in Northumberland.
With the Ontario government's announcement increasing capacity limits at larger venues, up to 30,000 fully vaccinated fans will now be allowed to attend games at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, even when the dome is closed. (Stock photo)

Ontario increases capacity limits for large venues where proof of vaccination is required

Maximum number of people allowed increases to 5,000, 15,000, or 30,000 depending on venue capacity.
At Peterborough Square on September 23, 2021, volunteers from Survivors Abreast and the Peterborough's Dragon Boat Festival organizing committee presented a cheque for $91,853.20 to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation to help the hospital acquire a new state-of-the-art diagnostic ultrasound machine for its breast assessment centre. (Photo courtesy of PRHC Foundation)

Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival celebrates 20 years with donation of almost $92,000 to PRHC...

Funds will be used to help acquire new diagnostic ultrasound machine for hospital's breast assessment centre.
A COVID-19 test swab in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 677 new COVID-19 cases, with over 70% of total population fully vaccinated

Active cases in greater Kawarthas region decrease to 87 with 5 new cases in Hastings Prince Edward and 2 in Peterborough.
Kingston singer-songwriter Teagan McLaren will be performing Saturday night at the SOS Lounge in Warkworth. (Photo: teaganmclaren.com)

nightlifeNOW – September 23 to 29

Featuring live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region,
Sarah Lewis is Nogojiwanong-Peterborough's first poet laureate, as part of a pilot program by the City of Peterborough administered by the Electric City Culture Council. (Supplied photo)

Spoken word artist Sarah Lewis is Nogojiwanong-Peterborough’s first poet laureate

From Curve Lake First Nation, Lewis was selected from a shortlist that also included Justin Million and Ziysah von Bieberstein.
The new community fridge, currently installed in front of a private residence at 225 Dublin Street in downtown Nogojiwanong-Peterborough, includes a refrigerator for fresh food and a pantry for non-perishables, menstruation products, pet food, personal protective equipment, and more. (Photo courtesy of Community Fridge Ptbo)

Community fridge movement comes to downtown Peterborough to help address food insecurity

Volunteer group builds and installs a community fridge and pantry and is seeking donations and volunteers.
COVID-19 lab test swabs. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 463 new COVID-19 cases, including 12 in greater Kawarthas region over past...

Regional active cases rise by 1 to 89 with 8 new cases in Hastings Prince Edward, 2 in Northumberland, 1 in Peterborough, and 1 in Kawartha Lakes.
All 180 episodes of the iconic sitcom "Seinfeld", starring Michael Richards as Cosmo Kramer, Jason Alexander as George Costanza, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine Benes, and Jerry Seinfeld as a fictionalized version of himself, come to Netflix Canada on October 1, 2021. (Photo: NBC)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in October 2021

Highlights include Seinfeld, Escape the Undertaker, There's Someone Inside Your House, and Diana: The Musical.

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