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Cobourg’s outdoor rink reopens Saturday with new mandatory mask requirement

Rink was temporarily closed while municipal staff reviewed province's stay-at-home order.
Police car lights. (Stock photo)

40-year-old man dies after being struck by a vehicle on George Street in Peterborough

Pedestrian struck on Thursday night was transported to a Toronto hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
A Buckhorn man, identified only by his first name Rob, with the deer he rescued after it had fallen through the ice on Lower Buckhorn Lake on January 14, 2021. After recovering, the deer returned to the woods. (Photo: Shelley Fine / Facebook)

Buckhorn man hailed as hero for saving a deer that had fallen through the...

Neighbour Shelley Fine's story and photos on Lower Buckhorn Lake Facebook group are going viral.
Two cars on a snow-covered road

Up to 15 cm of snow forecast for Hastings County by Saturday

Other areas of the Kawarthas, including Haliburton, Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, and Northumberland, can expect 2 to 5 cm.
A swab test bring completed on a patient. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 3,326 new COVID-19 cases, including 14 in greater Kawarthas region

Regional active cases fall to 134, with 5 new cases in Peterborough, 5 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Northumberland, 1 in Hastings Prince Edward.
Peterborough police car. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Coroner investigating after man’s body found beside train tracks in Peterborough

Police say there is no threat to public safety.
A woman at home looks out of her window. (Stock photo)

What the legal text of Ontario’s stay-at-home order says

Province releases text of new regulation under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act .
The Rotary Harbourfront Outdoor Rink in Cobourg. (Photo: Town of Cobourg / Facebook)

Cobourg’s outdoor rink is temporarily closed until January 16

Rink will remain closed while town council seeks further direction from province on stay-at-home order.
Two pedestrians walking on an icy surface. (Stock photo)

Freezing drizzle advisory this morning for northern Kawarthas (ENDED)

Areas affected include northern Peterborough County, northern Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County, and Hastings Highlands.
A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 2,961 new COVID-19 cases, including 16 in greater Kawarthas region

Regional active cases drop to 139, with 8 new cases in Peterborough, 3 in Northumberland, 3 in Hastings Prince Edward, and 2 in Kawartha Lakes.

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