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A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

No new COVID-19 cases in greater Kawarthas region, 149 new cases in Ontario

Most new cases in the province are in the GTA and Ottawa, 70% among people under 40.
Lotto Max. (Photo: OLG)

Second-prize Lotto Max ticket worth $208,034.90 sold in Peterborough

A single winning ticket for $65 million jackpot was sold in Timiskaming/Cochrane district.
Over 12 months, the Innovation Cluster's "Women Breaking Barriers" program will help up to 20 female entrepreneurs fast track their companies in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and social innovation. The Innovation Cluster announced the 10 participants of the first six-month cohort of the program on September 9, 2020. (Photo courtesy of the Innovation Cluster)

Innovation Cluster announces first 10 participants in Women Breaking Barriers program

Business accelerator program fast tracks female-led companies in STEM and social innovation fields.
"The pandemic has put a halt to a number of scheduled productions. I now have time, as we come slowly out of this, to channel my work into a new direction. Keep moving!" - Brad Brackenridge, Performing Artist (Photo: Julie Gagne)

The Essential Project: performing artist Brad Brackenridge

A visual documentation by photographer Julie Gagne of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Peterborough artists and arts organizations.
Theresa Connell and Marlene Dawson of Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay, two colleagues of late emergency department nurse Stacie Vokins, stand in the garden they dedicated to the memory of Vokins (shown in the picture frame), a 20-year employee of the hospital who passed away in November 2019. The garden, which includes heart sculptures by local artist Christina Handley, won the hospital's annual "Garden Cup". (Photo courtesy of Ross Memorial Hospital)

Award-winning garden at Lindsay’s Ross Memorial Hospital honours late emergency department nurse

Stacie Vokins, who worked at the hospital for more than 20 years, passed away in November 2019 at the age of 42.
A laboratory worker completes a COVID-19 test

1 new COVID-19 death reported in Northumberland, 4 new cases in Prince Edward and...

Cases continue to climb in Ontario's large urban centres, with 190 new cases reported yesterday and 185 reported today.
Public health nurse Simone Jackson wearing personal protective equipment as she prepares to open a swab to test a patient for COVID-19 in Peterborough Public Health's clinic. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Public Health)

One new case of COVID-19 reported Monday in Peterborough, for a total of 3...

Reports unavailable for Ontario and for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, and Prince Edward and Hastings counties due to Labour Day holiday.
Students in a classroom and their teacher wearing face masks. (Stock photo)

Ontario education minister issues statement on return to school

Brief statement by Stephen Lecce mentions safety and mental health.
Muskoka chairs on a dock with canoes at a lake. (Stock photo)

What’s open and closed on Labour Day 2020

Holiday hours for 262 selected businesses, organizations, and services in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford in Bracebridge on September 4, 2020, responding to a reporter's question about the spike in new COVID-19 cases in Peel Region. (CPAC screenshot)

Premier Ford says ‘something is broken’ in Peel, which has half of Ontario’s 148...

No new cases to report in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, or Prince Edward and Hastings counties.

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