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Keene resident and historian John Jennings appointed to Order of Ontario

Retired Trent University professor was a central figure in the creation and development of The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough.
Ice pellets and freezing rain on car

Patchy freezing rain possible tonight in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, and Northumberland

Snow will begin in early Friday evening and then become mixed with patchy freezing rain or ice pellets.
Lab analysis of a nasal swab for COVID-19. (Stock photo)

Ontario COVID-19 cases jump to 3,328, including 27 in greater Kawarthas region

Regional active cases increase to 128, with 13 new cases in Peterborough, 6 in Kawartha Lakes, 4 in Hastings Prince Edward, 3 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton.
Peterborough police car. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Police arrest Peterborough man accused of shooting a dog after search of Park St....

30-year-old Kevin Fenn is also accused of pointing a firearm at the dog's female owner, who he was prohibited from communicating with.
Canada's public safety and emergency preparedness minister Bill Blair speaking virtually at a media conference on December 30, 2020, when the federal government announced all air travellers entering Canada must prove they have had a negative PCR COVID-19 test within 72 hours before arriving in the country. (CPAC screenshot)

Ontario reports record 2,923 COVID-19 cases as Ottawa requires air travellers to have negative...

17 new cases in Peterborough, 4 in Hastings Prince Edward, 2 in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 in Northumberland.
Members of the Kawartha Lakes Police Service and Kawartha Lakes Fire and Rescue rescue a woman who had fallen through thin ice on Scugog River in Lindsay on December 29, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Lakes Police Service)

Woman rescued from icy waters of Scugog River in Lindsay

Woman had become stranded on thin ice on Tuesday afternoon and then fell into the water.
Man clearing snow and ice from car during a winter storm

Winter weather travel advisory for much of the Kawarthas on Wednesday

A quick 2 cm of snow in the early morning will be followed by freezing rain, ice pellets, and snow by afternoon.
Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Ontario's deputy chief medical officer of health, provided an update on Ontario's COVID-19 situation at a media conference at Queen's Park on December 29, 2020. (CPAC screenshot)

Ontario reports record 2,553 COVID-19 cases, with highest-ever positivity rate of 9.7%

Over past 2 days, active regional cases decrease to 111 with 8 new cases in Hastings Prince Edward, 8 in Northumberland, 6 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Peterborough, and 2 in Haliburton.
The Port Hope police station. (Photo: Port Hope Police Service)

Woman charged after spitting in stranger’s face in Port Hope

Victim was in stopped vehicle with window rolled down in unprovoked attack.
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 2,005 new COVID-19 cases, including 3rd case of UK variant

Active regional cases increase to 129, with 7 new cases in Peterborough and 5 in Hastings Prince Edward; reports unavailable for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton.

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