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Kirkfield's Wendy Page at the OLG Prize Centre in Toronto picking up her $1 million prize. (OLG-supplied photo)

Kirkfield woman wins $1 million in Lotto 6/49

61-year-old retiree Wendy Page plans to travel across Canada and do some home renovations.
Surveillance footage shows a man who dumped two bags of garbage inside a Lindsay office on July 23, 2020. (Police-supplied photo)

Police seek man who dumped two bags of garbage inside Lindsay office

Man threw garbage bags into office without saying anything to office staff.
This man is wanted in connection with a purse-snatching incident in Lindsay on July 26, 2020. (Police-supplied photo)

Police seek suspect in Lindsay purse-snatching incident on Sunday

Woman received minor injuries when bicycle-riding man pulled her purse off her shoulder.
First Friday Ptbo Art Crawl is coordinating a new public art mural to be installed on the two interior walls of the alleyway of the Commerce Building at the northwest corner of Water and Hunter streets in downtown Peterborough. Local artists are encouraged to apply. The deadline for submissions is August 4, 2020, with the mural to be completed during the month of August. (Photo: First Friday Ptbo)

Local artists invited to submit proposals for new public art mural in downtown Peterborough

First Friday Ptbo Art Crawl is coordinating mural to be installed in Commerce Building alleyway.
Ontario premier Doug Ford announces $4 billion in funding for municipalities to address operating and transit shortfalls at Queen's Park on July 27, 2020. Also pictured are transportation minister Caroline Mulroney, municipal affairs and housing minister Steve Clark, finance minister Rod Phillips, and deputy premier and health minister Christine Elliott. (CPAC screenshot)

Ontario municipalities to receive $4 billion in COVID-19 relief from provincial and federal governments

Half of the funding will address municipal operating pressures, the other half will address transit shortfalls.
Severe thunderstorm

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for the Kawarthas on Monday

Torrential rain and damaging wind gusts are possible mid-afternoon into late evening.
Outdoor yoga sessions at 4th Line Theatre's Winslow Farm in Millbrook will be led by yoga instructor Madison Sheward. (Photo: Christine Mepstead)

Outdoor yoga comes to 4th Line Theatre’s Winslow Farm in Millbrook in August

One-hour sessions of physically distanced yoga are free of charge thanks to Nexicom.

Peterborough police seek two knife-wielding men who robbed children of their bikes

Incident took place on Sunday afternoon near Pinewood and Cahill Drive.
Chris Johnston of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, has won the 2020 SiteOne Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River with a four-day total of 97 pounds, 8 ounces. He's the first Canadian to ever win a Bassmaster Elite Series event. (Photo: B.A.S.S.)

Peterborough angler Chris Johnston first Canadian ever to win a Bassmaster Elite title

Johnston takes home $102,000 for his victory at SiteOne Bassmaster Elite on the St. Lawrence River in Clayton, New York.
A laboratory worker completes a COVID-19 test

Ontario reports 138 new COVID-19 cases and surpasses two million tests, no cases in...

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, and Hastings and Prince Edward counties.

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