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Premier Doug Ford during question period on May 12, 2020, when members of the Ontario legislature voted to extend Ontario's state of emergency until June 2, 2020. (Screenshot / Legislative Assembly of Ontario)

Ontario MPPs vote to extend state of emergency to June 2

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New legislation also passed to allow for more virtual or remote transactions during COVID-19.
A large crowd at Del Crary Park in downtown Peterborough watches a performance on the Fred Anderson stage at Peterborough Musicfest, Canada's longest-running free-admission summer concert series. For the first time in its 33-year history, the festival has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: Peterborough Musicfest)

No Peterborough Musicfest this summer

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Non-profit organization postpones 34th season of Canada's longest-running free-admission summer concert series until 2021 due to COVID-19.
Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region - May 11, 2020

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – May 11, 2020

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Cases and deaths as reported by regional health units: Peterborough Public Health; Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit; and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Sir Sandford Fleming College has campuses in Peterborough (pictured), Lindsay, Haliburton, and Cobourg. (Photo: Fleming College)

No face-to-face classes at Fleming College for start of fall semester

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College with campuses in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg, and Haliburton willl first offer online courses and alternative course delivery.
At a media briefing on May 11, 2020, Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirmed the Ontario government would be extending the province's state of emergency until early June. (Screenshot / CPAC)

Ontario government to extend state of emergency until June

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Provincial legislature to approve extension on May 12.
Travis Richardson, 34, from Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia, and Shane Simkins-Mather, 33, of Georgina, Ontario, died following a collision on May 7, 2020 betweeen a car and tractor trailer on Highway 28 between Mt. Julian Viamede Road and Northey's Bay Road in Woodview. Pictured is a closure of Highway 28 following another head-on collision in February 2019. (Photo courtesy of Geri-Lynn Cajindos)

Police release names of two men who died in last week’s Highway 28 collision

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Driver and passenger of car that collided with tractor trailer died at the scene.
Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region - May 10, 2020

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – May 10, 2020

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Cases and deaths as reported by regional health units: Peterborough Public Health; Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit; and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region - May 9, 2020

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – May 9, 2020

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Cases and deaths as reported by regional health units: Peterborough Public Health; Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit; and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Hiking in a provincial park. (Photo: Ontario Parks)

Ontario provincial parks to open for free day use by Victoria Day long weekend

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No camping, and recreational activities limited to walking, hiking, biking, and birdwatching.
Taso's Restaurant and Pizzeria and Kewley Security Inc., both in downtown Peterborough, have teamed up to deliver free pizza, wings, and salad to 50 families on May 11, 2020. (Photo: Taso’s Restaurant and Pizzeria)

Two downtown Peterborough businesses looking for 50 local families who need free meals

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Taso's Restaurant and Pizzeria and Kewley Security Inc. will deliver free pizza, wings, and salad on May 11.
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