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Ontario Premier Doug Ford at a media conference on October 2, 2020 at Queen's Park, along with Ontario's chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams, Ontario Health president and CEO Matthew Anderson, health minister Christine Elliott, and Ontario's chief coroner and COVID-19 testing lead Dr. Dirk Huyer, where the government announced additional public health restrictions and new testing measures. (CPAC screenshot)

With a record 732 new COVID-19 cases, Ontario announces new public health restrictions and...

Masks required indoors across Ontario, no more social circles, and all testing to be by appointment only as test backlog climbs to a record high of 90,513.
The City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service in Lindsay. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

Police issue $880 fines to four people ignoring COVID-19 safety regulations at Lindsay drive-in...

Officers responded to initial complaint on Thursday night with warnings and then returned later that evening and issued fines.
"Filmmaking — at least experimental filmmaking —is often an isolated experience. However, having a supportive and engaged community is crucial for artistic growth. In my experience, this community is built around (or activated by) going to the cinema: by meeting new people and connecting to others based on this common experience. A crucial component of filmmaking is discourse generated by the cinematic event." - Kelly Egan, Filmmaker (Photo: Julie Gagne)

The Essential Project: filmmaker Kelly Egan

A visual documentation by photographer Julie Gagne of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Peterborough artists and arts organizations.
A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 538 new COVID-19 cases, including 4 in Peterborough, 2 in Kawartha Lakes,...

Backlog of tests under investigation reaches a record high of over 82,000.
St. Peter Catholic Secondary School is located at 730 Medical Drive in Peterborough. (Photo: Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board)

UPDATED – 36 students sent home after inconclusive COVID-19 test result at St. Peter...

Peterborough Public Health is treating the inconclusive test result as a probable case.
The detour routes for the closure of the Warsaw Swing Bridge in Peterborough, effective October 5, 2020 until spring 2021. (Map: City of Peterborough)

Here are the detour routes during the closure of Warsaw Swing Bridge in Peterborough

The Parkhill Road East bridge will be closed from October 5, 2020 until spring 2021.
Like other COVID-19 assessment centres across the province, the drive-through centre Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay has been experiencing long line-ups. The centre will be switching to an appointment-only model as of October 5, 2020. (Photo: Ross Memorial Hospital)

Appointments required at Lindsay’s COVID-19 drive-through assessment centre as of October 5

New system will allow Ross Memorial Hospital to manage traffic flow and focus on people who meet new testing guidelines.
Peterborough police car. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Peterborough police arrest 14-year-old Oshawa boy who had a loaded double barrel shotgun

Police were responding to a disturbance at Chamberlain Street home involving weapons on Wednesday night.
OPP logo on police car door

Police want to speak with anyone who knew 73-year-old man fatally shot in Haliburton...

July 15th death of Leslie Hegedus remains under investigation by Ontario's police watchdog.
Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams speaks about the province's updated modelling projections for the second wave of COVID-19 at a media briefing at Queen's Park on September 30, 2020. (Photo: Premier's Office)

Ontario projects 1,000 new daily COVID-19 cases by mid-October, with up to 300 ICU...

Province reporting 625 new cases, including 1 in Peterborough and 3 in Prince Edward and Hastings counties.

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