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You can kick back and relax this Civic Holiday long weekend instead of rushing around to get your shopping done, as all grocery stores, malls, and big box stores are open on the holiday Monday, along with selected beer and liquor stores. (Stock photo)

What’s open and closed on the 2025 Civic Holiday

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Holiday hours for 301 selected businesses, organizations, and services in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg, Port Hope, and across the greater Kawarthas region.
Victoria Park Beach in Cobourg. (Photo: Town of Cobourg)

The Beach Report for August 1 to 7, 2025

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Water quality testing results for beaches in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, Northumberland, and Hastings and Prince Edward.
Lindsay-based "freak country" band Asthma Kids (Trevor Hutchinson and Jeremy Gill) perform two shows in downtown Peterborough on Saturday: a matinee show at Crook & Coffer followed by an evening show at the Pig's Ear Tavern along with Kate Ruckus and the Michelle, James & Pete Trio. Pictured is the cover photo of their EP "Fenelon Falls 4, Bobcaygeon 0". (Photo: Asthma Kids)

nightlifeNOW – July 31 to August 6

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Led by campaign chair Paul Rellinger, members of the United Way Peterborough & District's 2025 community campaign cabinet met for the first time on Tuesday, July 29. The 2025 campaign goal will be announced at the Healthy Planet Arena during a launch event on Thursday, September 25. (Photo courtesy of United Way Peterborough & District)

United Way Peterborough & District announces members of 2025 community campaign cabinet

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Led by campaign chair Paul Rellinger, the 21-member cabinet includes a mix of community members, public sector officials, and business leaders.
Smoke from forest fires in Quebec hangs over the Township of Highlands East in Haliburton County on June 25, 2023. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Special air quality statement in effect for Kawarthas region until Thursday

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Smoke from forest fires over the Prairies has moved over the area causing poor air quality.
Kawartha Lakes Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) searching Balsam Lake in Kawartha Lakes after a man fell out of a canoe the evening of July 29, 2025. The following day, police recovered the body of a 75-year-old North York man from the lake. (Photo: Kawartha Lakes OPP)

Police recover body of 75-year-old North York man from Balsam Lake in Kawartha Lakes

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Police say the man fell out of a canoe on Tuesday evening and failed to resurface.
An 11-year-old Wayne Gretzky with Gordie Howe at a "Great Men of Sports" dinner at the Kiwanis Club in Brantford, Ontario, in 1972. Gretsky is one of 87 past participants in the Peterborough Liftlock Atom Hockey Tournament who went on to play for the National Hockey League. (Photo: Brantford Expositor/Post Media)

After 66 years, a cherished hockey tradition in Peterborough will see its final face-off

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Organizers have announced the final Peterborough Liftlock Atom Hockey Tournament will be held in January 2026.
An OPP police car with lights flashing. (OPP photo)

66-year-old Peterborough woman dead after single-vehicle collision on Bensfort Road Tuesday afternoon

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Woman's vehicle went into ditch and collided with a hydro pole.
The Linden Mackey Legacy Fund and the annual Linden Lighthouse Legacy Award will recognize and celebrate community service and leadership in memory of the prominent Lindsay citizen and businessman who passed away suddenly in May 2025. (kawarthaNOW collage)

New legacy fund in memory of Lindsay citizen and businessman Linden Mackey will celebrate...

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Fund administered by Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes includes the annual Linden Lighthouse Legacy Award.
A 20-year-old Bobcaygeon woman is facing an impaired operation charge after the boat she was driving ended up on an island in Kennisis Lake just southwest of Algonquin Provincial Park in the early morning hours of July 27, 2025. Three people received non-life-threatening injuries after the boat struck the island. (Photo: Haliburton Highlands OPP)

20-year-old woman faces impaired charge after driving boat onto island in Haliburton Highlands

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Three people suffered injuries when boat struck the island in Kennisis Lake in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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