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A young female student wearing a mask in a classroom. (Stock photo)

Ontario government postpones March break until April

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Education minister says decision was made on advice of public health officials.
A Kawartha Lakes police vehicle blocks access to Pigeon Lake Road east of Lindsay after a police shooting on November 26, 2020 that resulting in a 33-year-old suspect and an OPP officer being seriously injured. The suspect's one-year-old son was found fatally shot in the man's pickup truck. (Photo: CBC)

Infant in deadly Kawartha Lakes incident died as a result of being shot by...

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One-year-old boy was in father's pickup truck during a confrontation with police on November 26, 2020.
Bancroft mayor Paul Jenkins, the town's strategic planner Malcolm Hunt, federal minister of infrastructure and communities Catherine McKenna, and Hastings-Lennox and Addington MPP Daryl Kramp participate in a virtual announcement of almost $1.4 million in federal and provincial funding for the new North Hastings Community Hub. (Screenshot)

Almost $1.4 million in government funding for new community hub in Bancroft

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North Hastings Community Hub will provide new space for North Hastings Public Library as well as 20 affordable housing units.
Dr. Rosana Salvaterra has served as medical officer of health for Peterborough Public Health since 2008. (Photo: Peterborough Public Health)

Peterborough medical officer of health Dr. Rosana Salvaterra retiring later this year

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Dr. Salvaterra says she will stay on until board of health recruits a replacement.
The 2019 novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19 disease. (Graphic: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

First COVID-19 variant case in greater Kawarthas region reported in Northumberland County resident

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Health unit does not yet know which of the three known variants in Canada the resident has been infected with.
Kawartha Lakes Police Service police car. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

Kawartha Lakes police charge eight people with violating stay-at-home order

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Six of the eight people receiving $880 fines were charged as a result of traffic stops involving other offences.
Caressant Care McLaughlin Road is a 96-bed long-term care home in Lindsay. (Photo: Caressant Care)

Ontario reports 1,072 new COVID-19 cases, including 5 in greater Kawarthas region

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Another new death in Kawartha Lakes with 2 new cases in Peterborough, 1 in Northumberland, 1 in Haliburton, and 1 in Hastings Prince Edward.
The Tourism Resiliency Funding Program, offered by Peterborough & The Kawarthas Economic Development and Community Futures Peterborough, will provide up to $20,000 in non-repayable funding to tourism-dependent businesses (such as restaurants, museums, hotels and motels, and entertainment businesses) in the Peterborough region that have incurred eligible expenses created by the pandemic, such as the purchase of personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies for workers, hotel room defogging and disinfecting machines, HVAC upgrades, and more.

Tourism-dependent businesses in Peterborough & The Kawarthas can apply for up to $20,000 in...

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Deadline for applications to Tourism Resiliency Funding Program is Friday, February 12.
Toronto mayor John Tory listening to a reporter's question during a media briefing on February 8, 2021, when Toronto Public Health reported Canada's first known case of the Brazilian variant of COVID-19. (CPAC screenshot)

Ontario reports 1,022 new COVID-19 cases, including Canada’s first case of Brazilian variant

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One new death in Kawartha Lakes with 4 new cases in Hastings Prince Edward, 3 in Northumberland, 2 in Kawartha Lakes, and 2 in Peterborough.
Police car lights. (Stock photo)

Peterborough man faces arson charges after setting gas pumps on fire

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31-year-old Murray O'Dette also faces assault, mischief, and theft charges following Monday night incident at Highway 7 convenience store and gas station.
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