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"All of my shows were cancelled and have since been moved online. It has definitely been a struggle but, once I learned the ways, it's been a triumph to be able to perform virtually during this tough time." Said Jiddawy, Graphic Designer/Illustrator/Drag Queen (Photo: Julie Gagne)

The Essential Project: graphic designer/illustrator/drag queen Said Jiddawy

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A visual documentation by photographer Julie Gagne of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Peterborough artists and arts organizations.
Hydro One workers replacing a hydro pole. (Photo: Hydro One)

Planned power outage in northern Peterborough County on October 18

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Hydro One will be switching off power for almost 5,000 customers on Sunday morning and early afternoon for hydro pole replacements.
A laboratory worker completes a COVID-19 test

Ontario reports 721 new COVID-19 cases, including 1 new case in Peterborough

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No new deaths, 4 new CPU admissions, backlog of tests under investigation increases slightly to 26,558.
No, this isn't a scene out of a 1950s sci-fi B movie: it's one of the scary tableaus you can experience this October during "Halloween Fright Nights" at Indian River Reptile & Dinosaur Park just east of Peterborough. The COVID-safe family-friendly drive-through event runs on multiple nights up to and including Halloween. (Photo: Indian River Reptile & Dinosaur Park / Facebook)

Take a spooky and creepy drive through Indian River Reptile & Dinosaur Park this...

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Proceeds from family-friendly COVID-safe 'Halloween Fright Nights' will help care for rescued reptiles at the not-for-profit sanctuary,
"I hope when we are able to enter our theatres again that together we will find joy in that collaboration and rebuild both our Peterborough venues and companies. That is my dream right now." Randy Read, Artistic Director of New Stages Theatre Company (Photo: Julie Gagne)

The Essential Project: New Stages artistic director Randy Read

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A visual documentation by photographer Julie Gagne of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Peterborough artists and arts organizations.
Lab analysis of a nasal swab for COVID-19. (Stock photo)

New Ontario COVID-19 cases average 734 per day over the Thanksgiving weekend, CPU admissions...

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2 new cases in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, 1 new case in Haliburton, outbreak at Fairhaven in Peterborough declared over.
Police released this photo of 16-year-old Brock Beatty of Tweed on the evening of Sunday, October 11, 2020, after he had not returned from an ATV ride in the afternoon. Early on Thanksgiving Monday, searchers located Beatty and his crashed ATV on a trail. The seriously injured teenager died several hours after being transported to hospital.

Tweed teenager dies following ATV crash in Thanksgiving tragedy

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16-year-old Brock Beatty had not returned from his ATV ride on Sunday afternoon, searchers located the seriously injured teen early Monday morning.
A freelancer working from home. (Stock photo)

Applications for federal Canada Recovery Benefit open on October 12

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CERB replacement pays $1,000 every two weeks for up to 26 weeks, but the government will withhold 10% in taxes.
What's open and closed on Thanksgiving Monday 2020

What’s open and closed on Thanksgiving Monday 2020

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Holiday hours for 275 selected businesses, organizations, and services in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg, Port Hope, and across the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces new public health measures in Toronto, Peel, and Ottawa at a media conference at Queen's Park on October 10, 2020. (CPAC screenshot)

As second wave of COVID-19 intensifies, Ontarians urged to limit trips outside of home...

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Government announces new public health measures for Toronto, Peel, and Ottawa for next 28 days.
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