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In early 1968, as riots rocked American cities and the Vietnam War escalated, the legendary entertainer and activist Harry Belafonte took over `The Tonight Show' from Johnny Carson for one week, with guests including Bobby Kennedy, Aretha Franklin, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Sidney Poitier. This historic event is documented in "The Sit In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show", available for streaming at the virtual ReFrame Film Festival from January 22 to 29, 2021. (Photo courtesy of ReFrame)

Check out the film lineup at this year’s virtual ReFrame Film Festival

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Almost 50 documentary films available for Ontario audiences to stream at home from January 22 to 29.
A COVID-19 test swab in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 2,903 new COVID-19 cases, including 19 in greater Kawarthas region

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Regional active cases unchanged at 148, with 9 new cases in Peterborough, 9 in Northumberland, and 1 in Hastings Prince Edward.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a state of emergency for Ontario at a media conference at Queen's Park on January 12, 2021. (CPAC screenshot)

Ontario declares immediate COVID-19 state of emergency for at least 28 days

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Stay-at-home order, allowing trips only for essential purposes, goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. on January 14.
Adalsteinn Brown, the dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, presenting updated COVID-19 modelling projections at a media conference at Queen's Park on January 12, 2021. (CPAC screenshot)

New Ontario COVID-19 modelling projects as many as 20,000 daily cases by mid-February

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ICU occupancy could exceed 1,000 beds, with 50 to 100 deaths per day.
A laboratory worker completes a COVID-19 test

New COVID-19 deaths in Northumberland and Kawartha Lakes as Ontario reports 3,338 new cases

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Active cases in greater Kawarthas drop to 148, with 11 new cases in Northumberland, 6 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Peterborough, and 1 in Haliburton.
Similar to other Ontario municipalities such as St. Catharines, the City of Peterborough is setting up free 15-minute curbside pick-up zones in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: City of St. Catharines)

Free 15-minute curbside pick-up zones coming to downtown Peterborough

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Zones will allow drivers to make quick stops to pick up orders from local businesses during province-wide shutdown.
The City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service in Lindsay. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

Three people fined for weekend social gathering at Lindsay residence during province-wide shutdown

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Police responded to complaint about multiple people attending a home who did not live there.
Rosalea Terry (top left), lead for the Innovation Cluster's Women Breaking Barriers program, in a Zoom session with some of the 10 female founders in the first cohort of the program. The next six-month cohort of Women Breaking Barriers begins on March 1, 2021, with applications for the next 10 female founders open until February 12. (Photo courtesy of Innovation Cluster)

Applications now open for second cohort of Innovation Cluster’s Women Breaking Barriers program

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Six-month business accelerator program, which begins on March 1, fast tracks female-led companies in STEM and social innovation fields.
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 3,945 new COVID-19 cases, including 3 in Peterborough and 5 in Hastings...

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Active regional cases decrease to 167; reports unavailable today for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton.
COVID-19 lab test swabs. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 3,443 new COVID-19 cases, including 21 in greater Kawarthas region

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Regional active cases decrease to 173, with 9 new cases in Peterborough, 5 in Kawartha Lakes, 4 in Hastings Prince Edward, 3 in Northumberland.
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