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A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. (Photo: Lisa Ferdinando)

Ontario ramps up vaccinations, with people 55 and older eligible for the Pfizer vaccine...

'Predictable and increased' COVID-19 vaccine supply from federal government means everyone 18 and over will be eligible by end of May
Ontario labour minister Monte McNaughton announces Ontario's proposed COVID-19 paid sick leave program at Queen's Park on April 28, 2021. (YouTube screenshot)

Critics slam Ontario’s proposed COVID-19 paid sick leave program as inadequate

Province's program would reimburse employers for up to three paid days per employee,
Lab analysis of a nasal swab for COVID-19. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 3,480 new COVID-19 cases, with 1 new death in Peterborough

Regional active cases decrease to 249 despite 13 new cases in Hastings Prince Edward, 11 in Peterborough, 8 in Kawartha Lakes, and 5 in Northumberland
Cambium's new materials testing laboratory at Sophia Street in Peterborough's East City. The company, which is currently renovating the location to consolidate its multiple Peterborough operations, also has offices in Barrie, Oshawa, Kingston, and Calgary. (Photo: Cambium Inc.)

Peterborough business success story Cambium Inc. marks its 15th anniversary

Since 2006, award-winning consulting and engineering firm has grown to five locations and more than 130 employees.
A laboratory worker completes a COVID-19 test

Ontario reports 3,265 new COVID-19 cases, with 2 new deaths in Hastings Prince Edward...

Regional active cases rise to 254 with 19 new cases in Peterborough, 14 in Hastings Prince Edward, 9 in Northumberland, and 3 in Kawartha Lakes.
Joshua Innes. (Police-supplied photo)

Kawartha Lakes police issue arrest warrant in connection to April 18 stabbing incident in...

34-year-old Joshua Innes wanted for aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, and more.
The Link, a new rural transportation service connecting Selwyn Township and Curve Lake First Nation to Peterborough, launches on May 3, 2021. The pilot service uses full accessible 15-passenger buses operated by Peterborough Transit. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

New rural transportation service connecting Selwyn and Curve Lake to Peterborough launches on May...

Ride The Link for free during the month of May, and enter a contest to win one of three 10-ride bus passes.
Dr. Sally Chivers, professor of English and Gender & Women's Studies at Trent University, pictured at the 2020 ReFrame Film Festival. Since joining Trent in 2003, Chivers has had a far-reaching impact in the interdisciplinary study of aging and society, with work spanning five disciplines: Canadian studies, film, disability, age, and women's studies. (Supplied photo)

Trent University in Peterborough honours Dr. Sally Chivers with Distinguished Research Award

Professor and cofounder of Trent Centre for Aging & Society recognized for her significant contributions to study of aging and research in disability.
A swab test bring completed on a patient. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 3,510 new COVID-19 cases, including 40 in greater Kawarthas region

Regional active cases fall to 246 despite 13 new cases in Kawartha Lakes, 12 in Northumberland, 9 in Hastings Prince Edward, 4 in Peterborough, and 2 in Haliburton.
Peterborough-area business owner Glenn Stonehouse (pictured with Misty) has donated $300,000 to Peterborough Humane Society's new animal care centre. (Supplied photo)

Local business owner donates $300,000 to Peterborough Humane Society’s new animal care centre

Dog adoption program to be named in honour of One Fine Food and Wildfire Golf Club owner Glenn Stonehouse.

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