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Peterborough police car. (Photo: Peterborough Police Service)

21-year-old Peterborough woman charged with assault in hate crime incident

Woman faces multiple charges after several incidents in downtown Peterborough Wednesday morning that also involved two male suspects who remain at large,
Maman Biomedical Inc. founder Latchmi Raghunanan was the winner of the inaugural cohort of the Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas LevelUP program, cosponsored by Invest Kawartha and Launch Kawartha and Prima IP. Applications are open until July 15, 2024 for the second cohort of the program, which begins on August 14 and is the last cohort that will be offered free of charge. (Photo: Vince Killen / LinkedIn)

Innovative tech companies have until July 15 to apply for LevelUP business accelerator program

12-week program offered by Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas culminates in $10,000 pitch competition.
Heavy rain coming out of a downspout. (Stock photo0

Rainfall warning in effect for entire Kawarthas region Wednesday

Remnants of Hurricane Beryl could bring 40-60 mm of rain with torrential downpours at times.
A man texting on a mobile phone. (Stock photo)

51-year-old American man arrested for luring 10-year-old Port Hope girl online

The child's mother discovered the situation and contacted police in January after receiving a $6,000 phone bill.
Members of the cast and crew of "Tide of Hope," the inaugural production of Trent Valley Archives Theatre, which was staged at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough on May 15 and 16, 2024. The play was a fundraising and critical success and a sequel is being planned for 2025, which is the the 200th anniversary of the Peter Robinson Irish emigration. (Photo courtesy of Trent Valley Archives)

Trent Valley Archives Theatre’s inaugural history play ‘Tide of Hope’ a fundraising and critical...

A sequel to the May play is being planned for 2025, which is the 200th anniversary of the Peter Robinson Irish emigration.
Peterborough County Warden Bonnie Clark and City of Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal with Toronto U.S. Consul General Baxter Hunt and his wife Deborah Derrick at Peterborough City Hall on July 8, 2024. (Photo: City of Peterborough)

City of Peterborough welcomes U.S. Consul General in Toronto Baxter Hunt

Event follows a visit in June from the Consul General of India in Toronto.
Car on flooded road during heavy rain

Remnants of Hurricane Beryl may bring heavy rainfall to Kawarthas region by Wednesday

Although exact track of weather system is still unclear, torrential downpours with rainfall rates of 20 to 40 mm per hour are possible.
Day use of Ontario's provincial parks is free on July 19, 2024 in recognition of Healthy Parks Healthy People Day, part of a global movement that reinforces and encourages the connections between a healthy environment and a healthy society. (Photo: Ontario Parks)

Day use of Ontario provincial parks is free on July 19

Ontario government encouraging everyone to visit a provincial park to improve their health in recognition of Healthy Parks Healthy People Day.
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28-year-old Peterborough man charged with two counts of attempted murder

Police say charges resulted from incident of intimate partner violence on July 6 in downtown Peterborough.
In Mae Martin's upcoming Netflix limited series "Wayward", the Canadian standup comic, writer, and actor ("Feel Good", "Sap") plays a queer detective unravelling the sinister story behind a town and a residential correctional school run by a headmistress played by Toni Collette ("Pieces of Her", "The Staircase", "The Power"). Exterior scenes for the limited series are being filmed in Millbrook on July 10, 2024. (Photos: Matt Crockett, Christian Hogstedt)

New Netflix series ‘Wayward’ filming in downtown Millbrook on July 10

Exterior scenes being shot for thriller about a sinister residential school for troubled teens starring Mae Martin and Toni Collette.

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