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Ontario Premier Doug Ford wants to see COVID-19 testing expanded in Ontario. He made the comments at a media briefing on May 21, 2020 at Queen's Park attended by colleges and universities minister Ross Romano and health minister Christine Elliott. (Screenshot / CPAC)

Ontario Premier Ford wants to expand COVID-19 testing to broader public

Province has been lagging behind its daily testing targets for the past four days.
Trails in the Ganaraska Forest, along with the nine conservation areas managed by the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority, will reopen for hiking on May 22, 2020. (Photo: Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority)

Ganaraska Forest set to reopen for hiking on May 22

All GRCA conservation areas will also reopen for hiking, but Ganaraska Forest Centre and washrooms remain closed.
Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region - May 20, 2020

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – May 20, 2020

Cases and deaths as reported by regional health units: Peterborough Public Health; Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit; and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Woman wearing a black non-medical face mask while shopping

Ontario government now strongly recommends using non-medical face masks during COVID-19 pandemic

Physical distancing is 'golden rule'; limit on gatherings of no more than five people remains in place.
In the Netflix comedy "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga", premiering on Netflix on Friday, June 26th, Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams star as Lars Erickssong and Sigrit Ericksdottir, two small-town singers in Iceland who seize a chance to fulfill their dream of competing in the world's biggest song contest. (Photo: Netflix)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in June 2020

Featuring Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, the final season of 13 Reasons Why, Floor is Lava, and more.
Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region - May 19, 2020

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – May 19, 2020

Cases and deaths as reported by regional health units: Peterborough Public Health; Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit; and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, along with education minister Stephen Lecce and health minister Christine Elliott, announces on May 19, 2020 that the province's publicly funded schools will not reopen this school year. (Screenshot / CPAC)

Ontario’s public and private schools will not reopen this school year

Overnight summer camps will also not open, but day camps can proceed in July and August if COVID-19 numbers continue to improve.
Effective May 19, 2020, the Ontario government is allowing some outdoor recreational amenities to open, such as these soccer fields at Beavermead Park in Peterborough. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Ontario extends emergency orders to May 29 but allows outdoor sports fields and off-leash...

Government also allowing outdoor picnic sites to open and drive-in religious gatherings to take place.
Master Corporal Maury McCrillis playing the lament at the Peterborough cenotaph at a Remembrance Day ceremony. (Photo: Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment Pipe Band / Facebook)

Peterborough reservist and piper identified as victim of motorcycle crash in North Kawartha

Maury McCrillis of Peterborough, a member of Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment in Peterborough, leaves behind his wife and unborn child.
The Maria Street Swing Bridge is located at Lock 20 between Armour Road and Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough's East City.

Warsaw, Maria, and McFarlane swing bridges in Peterborough to be temporarily closed this week

Parks Canada is conducting spring maintenance to prepare for 2020 season opening of Trent-Severn Waterway

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