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Windsock blowing in strong winds on a cloudy day

Strong wind gusts forecast for southern Kawarthas including Peterborough Sunday afternoon

Southwest winds gusting up to 80 km/h are possible.
COVID-19 lab test swabs. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 1,396 new COVID-19 cases, including 12 in greater Kawarthas region

4 new cases in Peterborough, 4 in Northumberland, 3 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, and 1 in Kawartha Lakes.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces changes to the government's COVID-19 colour-coding system for Ontario health unit regions at a media conference at Queen's Park on November 13, 2020. The changes come a day after Ontario's top public health officials released new modelling data projecting Ontario could have 7,000 new daily COVID-19 cases by the end of December. (CPAC screenshot)

Ontario modifies COVID-19 colour-coding system after projections of up to 7,000 daily cases by...

With thresholds to move health units into more restrictive levels lowered, four regions will be in Red-Control, six in Orange-Restrict, and five in Yellow-Protect.
Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) is located at 1 Hospital Drive in Peterborough. (Photo: PRHC)

COVID-19 assessment centre at Peterborough Regional Health Centre is expanding

Centre will be closed on November 17 to accommodate move into a larger space at the hospital.
On the heels of another record increase of COVID-19 cases in Ontario, Premier Doug Ford urges Ontarians to follow public health advice at a media conference at Heddle Shipyards in Hamilton on November 12, 2020. (CPAC screenshot)

With a new record increase of 1,575 COVID-19 cases, Ford urges Ontarians to follow...

Five new cases in greater Kawarthas region, 18 new deaths province-wide with 12 in long-term care facilities including 1 in Peterborough.
Peterborough police car. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Peterborough man arrested after emailing bomb threats across Canada

40-year-old Joshua Kimble of Rubidge Street faces 18 charges and remains in police custody.
OPP logo on police car door

Police rescue three-year-old child lost in woods in Selwyn Township

Child found in good condition after becoming separated from playmates in a wooded area behind a home on Thursday morning.
Lab analysis of a nasal swab for COVID-19. (Stock photo)

COVID-19 cases in Ontario continue steep climb with new record of 1,426 cases reported

15 new deaths province-wide, including Peterborough's third death after Fairhaven long-term care resident succumbs to the disease.
Fairhaven is a municipal long-term care home facility located at 881 Dutton Road in Peterborough. (Photo: Fairhaven)

One COVID-positive resident at Fairhaven in Peterborough dies, four more residents test positive

Outbreak on Westview 2 unit began after a visiting caregiver tested positive on October 31.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the surge of COVID-19 cases across the country during a media conference on Parliament Hill on November 10, 2020. (CPAC screenshot)

Trudeau implores premiers to protect public health as Ontario reports another record increase of...

552 new cases in Toronto alone, 15 new deaths province-wide, hospitalizations jump by 55 to 422, average positivity rate increases to 5.7%.

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