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Opal, a nine-month-old Australian Shepherd puppy, has been reunited with her owners Claudia Woodruff and Gavin Bergsma of Cobourg after she was stolen, along with the couple's pick-up truck, from Simcoe Street just south of Port Perry in Durham Region on August 11, 2021. (Photo: Claudia Woodruff and Gavin Bergsma)

Opal the stolen puppy reunited with Cobourg owners; 31-year-old Clarington woman charged

Nine-month-old Australian Shepherd was in her owners' pick-up truck last week near Port Perry when it was stolen.
A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 526 new COVID-19 cases, including 21 in greater Kawarthas region over past...

Regional active cases rise slightly to 50 with 11 new cases in Hastings Prince Edward, 6 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Northumberland, 1 in Peterborough, and 1 in Haliburton.
Residents 80 years of age and older receiving their first doses of the Pfizer vaccine at the COVID-19 immunization clinic in Peterborough on March 21, 2021. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)

After five months, COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Peterborough’s Evinrude Centre is shutting down

Health unit to offer walk-in clinics throughout the city and county in August and September, with province also requiring school-focused clinics in September.
A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 511 new COVID-19 cases, 68% among unvaccinated people

Updates unavailable on weekends for Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, and Hastings Prince Edward/
On August 15, 2021, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau spoke with reporters at Rideau Hall in Ottawa after visiting Governor General Mary Simon to seek the dissolution of Parliament and the launch of a general federal election to be held on September 20. (CPAC screenshot by kawarthaNOW)

Canadians to elect a new federal government on September 20

Peterborough-Kawartha only riding in greater Kawarthas riding with a full slate of major party candidates.
The 167th annual Lindsay Exhibition returns as an in-person event in September 2021, featuring traditional favourites including midway rides and games, fair food, livestock shows, a demolition derby, and a country music concert. The fair will run for an extra five days, from September 17 to 26, to allow for limited capacity due to physical distancing, with other pandemic protocols also in effect. (Photo courtesy of Lindsay Agricultural Society)

COVID-safe Lindsay Exhibition returns in September with traditional favourites including livestock shows and a...

Fair runs an extra five days from September 17 to 26 to accommodate physical distancing, with masks required indoors and fully vaccinated midway staff.
A lab technician evaluates COVID-19 rapid tests. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 578 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily increase since June 10

Updates unavailable on weekends for Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, and Hastings Prince Edward.
After being closed since October 2020 and several construction-related delays, the Warsaw Road Swing Bridge on Parkhill Road in Peterborough reopened for vehicle and pedestrian traffic on August 14, 2021. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough’s Warsaw swing bridge has finally reopened

Parks Canada announces Parkhill Road bridge has opened to vehicles and pedestrians as of August 14.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

Bancroft man charged with attempted murder after assault injures three

Police arrest 36-year-old Maurice Martin after August 10 assault at Woodview Lane in Bancroft.
A COVID-19 test swab in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 510 new COVID-19 cases, including 17 in greater Kawarthas region over past...

Regional active cases climb to 48 with 7 new cases in Hastings Prince Edward, 4 in Northumberland, 3 in Peterborough, and 3 in Kawartha Lakes.

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