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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.
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.
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