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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

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

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

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...

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

Regional active cases decrease to 173, with 9 new cases in Peterborough, 5 in Kawartha Lakes, 4 in Hastings Prince Edward, 3 in Northumberland.
The Convivio Chorus performing at the December 2015 In From The Cold concert at Market Hall in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Linda McIlwain / kawarthaNOW.com)

In From The Cold holiday radio broadcast raises record-breaking $12,957 for YES in Peterborough

In lieu of an in-person concert, a 'best of' selection from the past 20 years of concerts was broadcast on Trent Radio and people were asked to donate.
A sombre Ontario Premier Doug Ford arrives at a media conference on Queen's Park on January 8, 2021, accompanied by Ontario's associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe, education minister Stephen Lecce, and health minister Christine Elliott. (CPAC screenshot)

Premier warns Ontario in ‘desperate situation’ as province reports 4,249 new COVID-19 cases

New cases in greater Kawarthas include 9 in Peterborough, 6 in Hastings Prince Edward, 6 in Northumberland, 4 in Kawartha Lakes, and 2 in Haliburton.
Premier Doug Ford responding to a reporter's question about whether students will return to school during a media conference on January 7, 2021. (CPAC screenshot)

Elementary schools to remain closed until Jan. 25 as Ontario reports new record of...

Record number of 89 new deaths, including 2nd death in 2 days in Kawartha Lakes, which is reporting 13 new cases,
Northumberland OPP and Cramahe Township Fire Department vehicles responding to a house fire in the town of Colborne on January 6, 2021, which claimed the life of a 45-year-old woman. (Photo; OPP)

Colborne house fire claims life of 45-year-old woman

Victim identified as Tanya Skeew Hawk of Cramahe Township in Northumberland County.
Peterborough police car. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Woman assaulted in Peterborough apartment building after asking neighbours to be quiet

23-year-old Laura Thackeray has been arrested and charged with assault.

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