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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.
The 12-metre tall Mr. Applehead at The Big Apple on Highway 401 in Colborne in Northumberland County is now sporting a big yellow face mask. You can't tell, but he's still smiling under the mask. (Photo: The Big Apple / @bigapple401 on Instagram)

The world’s biggest face mask? Colborne’s The Big Apple does its part to prevent...

Face masks are now mandatory in Northumberland County and Mr. Applehead is no exception.
Thermometer showing temperatures in the mid-thirties

Environment Canada issues another heat warning for the Kawarthas

Hot and humid conditions expected through Monday.
Young people wearing masks during COVID-19 pandemic. (Stock photo)

New COVID-19 cases in Ontario jump to 195, mostly younger people, but with no...

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, and Hastings and Prince Edward counties.
Two photos of 55-year-old Robert Smith of Scarborough, who had gone missing in the Minden area of Haliburton County on July 22, 2020. On July 26, police were called to the north end of Minden Lake where a resident had located a male body near their dock. Police have confirmed the body is that of Smith. (OPP-supplied photos)

55-year-old Scarborough man whose body was found in Minden Lake was convicted child porn...

Robert Smith had been missing since July 22, foul play is not suspected
The beach at Sandy Lake in Trent Lakes. (Photo: Michael Hurcomb)

The Beach Report for July 24 to 30, 2020

Water quality testing results for beaches in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, and Northumberland.
Public health nurse Julie Brandsma dons a mask as she prepares to test a patient for COVID-19. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Public Health)

New COVID-19 cases in Ontario drop to 103, no new cases in Peterborough area...

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

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