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23-year-old Mathew Saunders of Peterborough has been charged with criminal harassment, possession of child pornography, five counts of an indecent act, and nine counts of voyeurism. (Photo released by Peterborough Police Service)

Police release name and photograph of Peterborough man accused of multiple sex crimes

23-year-old Mathew Saunders has been charged with harassment, possession of child pornography, and multiple counts of indecent acts and voyeurism.
A 26-year-old Peterborough man had his car impounded for 14 days and his driver's licence suspended for 30 days following a police investigation into a cellphone video that showed the vehicle travelling 150 km/h in a 60km/h zone on The Parkway. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

Police charge 26-year-old Peterborough man after he recorded himself speeding

Police were made aware of a video showing a vehicle travelling 150 km/h in a 60km/h zone on The Parkway.
A truck conducting sanitary sewer flushing in the City of Kawartha Lakes. (Photo: City of Kawartha Lakes)

Routine sanitary sewer flushing taking place nightly in Lindsay from September 8 to 12

Preventative maintenance helps remove material from sewer lines and helps eliminate the potential for sewer backups.
Frost on the leaves of a plant. (Stock photo)

Frost advisory in effect for northern Kawarthas region for early Monday morning

Temperatures will drop close to freezing in northern Peterborough County, Haliburton County, and Hastings Highlands.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

38-year-old man dead after single motorcycle collision on County Road 6 in Douro-Dummer Township

Motorcyclist was discovered dead in a ditch early Friday morning but police believe collision happened Thursday night.
Brooks and Bowskill (Cobourg-based wife-and-husband musicians Brittany Brooks and Jimmy Bowskill) will be performing their genre-bending mix of folk, country-rock, pop and rock and roll with Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon shows at the Ganaraska Hotel in Port Hope. (Photo: Lauren Garbutt Photography)

nightlifeNOW – September 4 to 10

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Musician, author, activist, and longtime NDP MP for Timmins-James Bay Charlie Angus is bringing his 'Meidas Canada Resistance Tour' to The Venue in downtown Peterborough on October 15, 2025, with partial proceeds from the event supporting the YES Shelter for Youth and Families. (Photo via Charlie Angus / The Resistance website)

Charlie Angus is bringing his Resistance Tour to The Venue in Peterborough on October...

The activist, musician, author, and retired politician will explore how we can resist division, defend democracy, and build a more caring future together.
Police car lights. (Stock photo)

Peterborough man who stabbed woman in domestic violence incident now charged with attempted murder

49-year-old man was already facing multiple charges after 42-year-old woman was stabbed on August 15.
People watch migrating salmon at the fish ladder at Corbett's Dam in Port Hope, part of a fish sanctuary where fishing is prohibited at all times to protect salmon and wild trout populations. (Photo: Municipality of Port Hope)

Two men charged for fishing in the fish sanctuary on the Ganaraska River in...

Fishing is prohibited at all times in the sanctuary, which includes the fish ladder at Corbett's Dam.
An AI-generated image of two men driving a horse-drawn wagon carrying a load of dynamite along a corduroy road, similar to the 1885 incident in Dourgo that resulted in a massive explosion, killing Tweed residents George Morton and James Simmons and their horses as they were transporting dynamite to Burleigh Falls for construction of the Trent-Severn Waterway lock. (Photo: Google Gemini)

September 4 marks the 140th anniversary of the Douro dynamite explosion in Peterborough County

In 1885, two men were transporting a wagon loaded with dynamite to Burleigh Falls when it exploded.

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