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Peterborough Police Service headquarters on Water Street in Peterborough. (Photo: Pat Trudeau)

Peterborough police say foul play not suspected after body found in Otonabee River on...

Incident is now a coroner's investigation.
Two teenage theft suspects lost control of their vehicle near Balieboro on September 8, 2021, while fleeing police. The 19-year-old and 17-year-old suspects, both of Peterborough, were uninjured and face multiple charges. (Photo: Peterborough County OPP)

Two teenage theft suspects from Peterborough arrested after twice fleeing police

19-year-old and 17-year-old suspects rammed police cruiser and eventually lost control of their vehicle near Bailieboro.
COVID-19 lab test swabs. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 554 new COVID-19 cases, including 18 in greater Kawarthas region

Regional active cases increase to 88 with 6 new cases in Peterborough, 6 in Hastings Prince Edward, and 6 in Kawartha Lakes.
Canoe & Paddle is a popular pub located at 18 Bridge Street in Lakefield. (Photo: TripAdvisor)

Health unit advises of potential COVID-19 exposure at Canoe and Paddle in Lakefield from...

Peterborough Public Health considers anyone who dined at the restaurant during that period to be a high-risk contact who needs to get tested and self-isolate.
This dragon head, which attaches to the Peterborough's Survivors Abreast Dragon Boat Team's boat, is one of several items that were stolen from the team's storage locker in Peterborough on September 2, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Survivors Abreast)

Public asked to keep an eye out for items stolen from Peterborough’s Survivors Abreast...

Dragon head, drum, wooden drum seats among items stolen in September 2 break-in from breast cancer fundraising team.
A screenshot from a video of a loon family (mom, dad, and two chicks) by Linda Kassi that was our top Instagram post in August 2021 with more than 20,000 impressions and more than 7,500 views. (Video: Linda Kassi @kawartha_kaptures / Instagram)

Our top nine Instagram photographers for August 2021

Every month, we share the work of local photographers from across the Kawarthas.
Severe thunderstorm

Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland for Tuesday night

Heavy rainfall, wind gusts up to 100 km/h, large hail possible.
A laboratory worker completes a COVID-19 test

Ontario reports 1,145 new COVID-19 cases over past 2 days, including 47 in greater...

Regional active cases climb to 77 with 29 new cases in Peterborough, 8 in Hastings Prince Edward, 4 in Kawartha Lakes, 4 in Haliburton, 2 in Northumberland.
Peterborough police car. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Peterborough high school student in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle

Grade 11 student was getting off a transit bus north of Adam Scott Collegiate on Tuesday morning when they were struck.
The fieldstone foundation is all that remains of the Alton family's historic 240-year-old barn after it was struck by lightning on August 29, 2021. The Alton's daughter has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help her parents with immediate costs from the devastating fire and to replace uninsured equipment. (Photo courtesy of Tiffany Alton-Froggatt)

Crowdfunding campaign launched to help Campbellford family recover after fire destroys their 240-year-old barn

The Alton family's underinsured historic barn and its contents were destroyed after a lightning strike .

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