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A COVID-19 test swab in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 2,759 new COVID-19 cases, including 35 in greater Kawarthas region

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Regional active cases climb to 264 with 19 new cases in Peterborough, 8 in Northumberland, 4 in Haliburton, 3 in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Hastings Prince Edward.
kawarthaNOW writer Paula Kehoe rides the zipline at Treetop Trekking in the Ganaraska Forest near Port Hope in 2017. Outdoor adventure companies are among the tourism and travel businesses eligible for the Ontario Tourism and Travel Small Business Support Grant of up to $20,000, as long as they have fewer than 100 employees and can show at least a 20% decline in revenue between 2019 and 2020. (Video screenshot)

Applications are now open for Ontario Tourism and Travel Small Business Support Grant

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Province will provide one-time payment of $10,000 to $20,000 for eligible small tourism and travel businesses affected by COVID-19.
On May 13, 2021, in his first media briefing in weeks at Queen's Park, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the province's stay-at-home order would be extended until at least June 2. (CPAC screenshot)

Ontario’s stay-at-home order will remain in place until at least June 2

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As part of 'two-dose summer', youth aged 12 to 17 and their families will begin receiving Pfizer vaccine the week of May 31.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

63-year-old woman dead after possible drowning in Loon Lake near Haliburton

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Police and emergency crews responded to a report of a person in distress in the water,
A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 2,320 new COVID-19 cases, with 24 new cases and 1 new death...

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Regional active cases rise to 258 with 11 new cases in Peterborough, 8 in Hastings Prince Edward, 3 in Kawartha Lakes, and 2 in Northumberland.
A teenage boy receiving a vaccination. (Stock photo)

Ontario plans to start vaccinating older children against COVID-19 in June

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Government will work with public health units and boards of education to begin inoculating children 12 to 17 years old.
Dr. David Williams, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, announced on May 11, 2021 the province is pausing the administration of first doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine due to a higher-than-expected risk of rare blood clots. (CPAC screenshot)

Ontario announces pause in first doses of AstraZeneca vaccine as it reports 2,073 new...

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26 new cases in greater Kawarthas, including 13 in Peterborough, with 1 new death in Northumberland.
Peterborough residents will once again see the Centennial Fountain in Peterborough's Little Lake running as of May 26, 2021, after Peterborough city council oted unanimously to rescind a 2020 resolution that saw the fountain inactive during the 2020 season. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Peterborough city council votes to ‘give people hope again’ and turn Centennial Fountain back...

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Council had voted in April 2020 to keep Little Lake fountain turned off given economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
Ontario's chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams speaking at a media briefing at Queen's Park on May 10, 2021. (CPAC screenshot)

Ontario’s chief medical officer says cases need to drop ‘well below 1,000’ before restrictions...

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Province reports 2,716 new COVID-19 cases, 17th death in Peterborough, 24 new cases in Kawartha Lakes
Close-up of a person receiving a vaccination. (Stock photo)

Ontario further expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility this week

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People who cannot work from home, people with at-risk health conditions, and anyone 40 and older are eligible for a vaccine the week of May 10.
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