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A hand depositing a letter into a mailbox. (Photo: Canada Post)

Federal government extends tax deadline for 2024 charitable donations to end of February

Charities that rely on postal mail for holiday donations saw a significant decrease due to the four-week postal strike.
Community Care Peterborough staff members helping with the charitable organization's Meals to Go fundraiser on December 3, 2024. A total of 634 meals were donated for seniors and adults living with physical challenges throughout Peterborough and surrounding areas in December. (Photo courtesy of Community Care Peterborough)

Community Care Peterborough’s Meals on Wheels fundraiser exceeds goal of 600 donated meals in...

Celebrating the program's 60th anniversary in 2024, a total of 634 meals were donated for local seniors and adults living with physical challenges.
Car on flooded road during heavy rain

Rainfall warning in effect for Kawarthas region on Sunday

20-40 mm of rain expected in Peterborough and Northumberland counties, with 15-25 mm expected in Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car with lights flashing. (Photo: OPP)

Unsuccessful search for man in apparent distress near Trent River east of Hastings

Northumberland OPP, EMS, and fire department spent over four hours Thursday evening searching for man who reportedly called out for help.
Celebrate New Year's Eve with Diamond Dave & The Smoke Eaters at Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Diamond Dave & The Smoke Eaters)

nightlifeNOW – December 26 to January 1

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
A person wearing a Santa hat in front of a Christmas tree holding a smartphone displaying the 2024 holiday hours listing on kawarthaNOW's website. (Photo: kawarthaNOW)

What’s open and closed over Christmas and New Year’s 2024

Holiday hours for 289 selected businesses, organizations, and services in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg, Port Hope, and across the greater Kawarthas region.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car with lights flashing. (Photo: OPP)

Peterborough teen facing multiple charges after abandoning partially submerged vehicle in Otonabee River

Police traced 17-year-old driver to a Lakefield address, where he told police his vehicle had hit black ice on County Road 32 Sunday night.
Cars on a road in a winter snow storm. (Stock photo)

Winter weather travel advisory in effect for Kawarthas region Monday

Snow expected to begin by late morning with accumulations of 10-20 cm expected by evening followed by risk of freezing drizzle.
Now based in Lac-des-Loups in western Quebec, Peterborough folk multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Benj Rowland is returning home to perform at the Pig's Ear Tavern on Sunday afternoon. (Photo: John Gearin)

nightlifeNOW – December 19 to 25

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
17-year-old Brady Hunt was seriously injured on December 12, 2024 when the pickup truck he was driving left the roadway on Highway 28 in Douro-Dummer Township. (Photo via GoFundMe)

Community rallies behind Selwyn teen seriously injured in Highway 28 collision

GoFundMe campaign has raised over $36,000 for 17-year-old Brady Hunt, who is in a medically induced coma at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto.

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