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

Peterborough records its 16th COVID-19 death, Ontario reports 3,216 new cases

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Active cases in greater Kawarthas region rise to 237 with 9 new cases in Peterborough and 7 in Hastings Prince Edward.
Nurse Simone Jackson wearing personal protective equipment in March 2020 as she prepares to open a swab to test a patient for COVID-19 in Peterborough Public Health's clinic. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Public Health)

Ontario reports 2,864 new COVID-19 cases, including 40 in greater Kawarthas region

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Regional active cases climb to 233 with 17 new cases in Hastings Prince Edward, 10 in Peterborough, 6 in Kawartha Lakes, 6 in Northumberland, 1 in Haliburton
Lab analysis of a nasal swab for COVID-19. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 3,166 new COVID-19 cases, including 33 in greater Kawarthas region

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Regional active cases climb to 213 with 13 new cases in Kawartha Lakes, 9 in Hastings Prince Edward, 8 in Peterborough, 2 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton.
Canadian author and outspoken environmentalist Farley Mowat, who died in 2014, would have turned 100 years old on May 12, 2021. (Photo: Mowat family)

Port Hope celebrates the late Farley Mowat’s 100th birthday May 10 to 16

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Along with proclaiming Farley Mowat Week, municipality is also renaming local park as a tribute to the iconic Canadian author and environmentalist.
A swab test bring completed on a patient. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 3,424 new COVID-19 cases, with 1 new death in Peterborough

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Regional active cases increase to 204 with 12 new cases in Hastings Prince Edward, 11 in Kawartha Lakes, 10 in Peterborough, 3 in Northumberland, 1 in Haliburton.
A birch bark basket made by Hannah McCue and presented as a gift to His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, when he toured North America in 1860. Hiawatha First Nation and the Peterborough Museum & Archives have received federal funding to facilitate the loan of a group of quilled birch bark items from the Royal Collection Trust in England for a planned exhibition at the museum in 2023. (Supplied photo)

Indigenous ancestral gifts to Prince of Wales in 1860 coming to Peterborough in 2023

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Hiawatha First Nation and Peterborough Museum & Archives have received federal grant for a loan of the items from the Royal Collection Trust in England.
At a media conference on May 5, 2021, Ontario health minister Christine Elliott reported that 43% of Ontario adults have now received their first dose of vaccine, with 65% of adults expected to receive one dose by the end of May. (CPAC screenshot)

With 2,791 new COVID-19 cases, Ontario reports 43% of adults have received first vaccine...

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Regional active cases fall to 199 with 11 new cases in Peterborough, 11 in Hastings Prince Edward, 6 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Northumberland.
The top six photos submitted to Peterborough photographer Heather Doughty's international 'She Inspires Me' contest (clockwise from top left): Angel (Sacramento, California), Neave Alderson (Peterborough, Canada), Thereza Campagnani (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Dr. Kathy Reilly Fallon (New York City, USA), Port Melbourne Icebergs (Melbourne, Australia), and Maibritt Jensen (Newbury, UK). (Photos supplied by Inspire: The Women's Portrait Project)

Here are the top 6 photos of Peterborough photographer’s ‘She Inspires Me’ contest

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Heather Doughty is dedicating the photographic campaign of inspiring women from around the world to the late Jessica Dalliday.
Susan Sauve, transportation demand management planner with the City of Peterborough, demonstrates unloading a bike from a bicycle rack on the front of a Peterborugh Transit bus. The bike racks are part of a pilot program and are available on a limited number of buses on Routes 4, 5, and 8. (YouTube screenshot)

Peterborough Transit launches bicycle rack pilot program

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Racks with space for two bikes are sponsored by Wild Rock Outfitters and available on a limited number of buses on Routes 4, 5, and 8.
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