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An OPP police car with lights flashing. (Photo: Ontario Provincial Police)

Two people dead in serious collision on Highway 118 in Haliburton County

64-year-old female motorcyclist and 79-year-old male passenger died Sunday morning after colliding with a transport truck north of Carnarvon.
With its team of chiropractors and a physiotherapist and a massage therapist, Hybrid Health and Rehabilitation in Peterborough treats acute and chronic pain, concussion, aches and sprains, vertigo, and more through individualized treatment plans that leave clients moving like they used to. In addition to hosting various levels of postpartum classes for new moms, the clinic has just launched a new program that will help new dads build strength and find community. (Photo courtesy of Hybrid Health and Rehabilitation)

Know Your Locals: Peterborough’s Hybrid Health and Rehabilitation provides individualized treatment plans to get...

Owned by husband-and-wife chiropractors Dr. Shayla Conrad and Dr. Dan Calow, the clinic has also just launched a fitness and community class for new dads.
Trent University's associate vice president of students Lawrence Lam speaks as Peterborough police staff sergeant Mark Reesor looks on during a media conference on October 3, 2025 about police preparations for Trent University's 54th annual Head of the Trent weekend. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of Peterborough Police Service video)

Peterborough residents will see a larger-than-normal police presence during Trent University’s Head of the...

An additional 11 officers will be on and off campus, along with the police service's crowd management unit and volunteer auxiliary unit.
Vocalist and musician Caitlin O'Connor (Blue Hazel, The Detention Club, The Union), seen here at Peterborough Musicfest's Future Sounds Stage in July 2025, performs a solo show at the Rolling Grape Vineyard in Bailieboro on Sunday afternoon. (Photo: Peterborough Musicfest)

nightlifeNOW – October 2 to 8

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
An OPP police car with lights flashing. (OPP photo)

Police charge 31-year-old Port Credit man with manslaughter in connection with a death in...

Kawartha Lakes OPP have identified the victim as 50-year-old Jason Bucsis of Toronto.
The late Gerry Smith, who passed away in 2024 at the age of 62, was a sergeant with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) who retired in 2017 after 30 years of service. (Photo via Peterborough County OPP)

Smith-Ennismore Community Police dedicating Bridgenorth office to late OPP sergeant Gerry Smith on Thursday

Smith was a huge supporter of auxiliary and community policing who retired in 2017 and passed away suddenly in 2024 at the age of 62.
The Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) is bringing back the family-friendly "Halloween in the Booro" to downtown Peterborough on October 25, 2025 for its fourth straight year. New this year, several businesses in East City will also be participating. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

‘Halloween in the Booro’ returns to downtown Peterborough on October 25

For the fourth straight year, DBIA brings back popular event featuring trick-or-treating at over 45 businesses, a family fun zone, and more.
Learn how 19th-century settlers preserved the fall harvest and prepared for the winter during Applefest at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene on October 5, 2025. (Photo: Hailey Doughty)

Celebrate apples and the fall harvest season during Applefest at Lang Pioneer Village Museum...

Popular annual event returns on October 5 and features historic demonstrations, live entertainment, and lots of apples.
A pickup truck crosses the single-lane bridge on McFarlane Street via Ashburnham Drive on October 31, 2020. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

McFarlane Street Bridge in Peterborough to be closed from October 6 to 10

Parks Canada is closing the single-lane bridge, one of only five access points into East City, for redecking.
Police car lights. (Stock photo)

Kawartha Lakes OPP investigating death in Bobcaygeon on Saturday night

Police believe there is no threat to public safety after death in Bobcaygeon Agriculture Park on Mansfield Street.

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