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One of the 100 homes that participated in last year's East City Neighbourhood Yard Sale. The 2025 event takes place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, with individual homes selling everything from clothing and furniture to books, toys, and hidden treasures. As well as offering bargains, the annual event is an opportunity to connect with neighbours and help build a resilient community. (Photo: Ashley Bonner)

Peterborough’s East City Neighbourhood Yard Sale offers bargains while building community

Peterborough city councillor Kevin Duguay speaks in support of a city staff report recommending a 60% raise for the mayor and a 52% raise for councillors starting in the next term of council from 2026-2030. The only other councillor to address the report was Gary Baldwin, who voted against the report after his motion to defer the report failed. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of City of Peterborough video)

Peterborough city council endorses 52% raise for councillors and 60% raise for mayor

Located at 310 Division Street, Cobourg's new homeless shelter includes a warming/cooling room and laundry, washroom and shower, and dining facilities on the first floor, 35 emergency shelter beds on the second and third floors, and 10 transitional housing units on the fourth floor. (Photo: Northumberland County)

Northumberland County says it is working to comply with Town of Cobourg’s order for Transition House emergency shelter

An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car with lights flashing. (Photo: OPP)

Police officers rescue seriously injured woman from her submerged vehicle in Rice Lake

The Trent-Severn Waterway, which connects communities throughout Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough & The Kawarthas, and Northumberland County, is an important driver of the visitor economy in Kawarthas Northumberland. (Photo: RTO8)

Regional Tourism Organization 8 seeking tourism industry leaders in Kawarthas Northumberland to serve on its board

Through the Rural Stop Gap program and enhanced home care monitoring provided by Toronto-based healthcare company Gotcare, Campbellford Memorial Hospital's discharge planning and Ontario Health at Home team can help more patients go home sooner, freeing up much-needed hospital capacity while supporting recovery at home. (Photo: Campbellford Memorial Hospital)

New program at Northumberland hospital uses technology to support patients at home

Federal Liberal leader and prime minister Mark Carney spoke to a large crowd of supporters during a rally at the Peterborough Sport & Wellness Centre on April 19, 2025. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)

Liberal leader Mark Carney welcomed to Peterborough by a large crowd of enthusiastic supporters

In March 2025, the Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus (EOWC) signed a memorandum of understanding agreement with the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, a U.S.-Canada coalition working to develop a plan to restore and protect the Great Lakes ecosystem. (Photo: EOWC)

Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus signs partnership agreement with U.S.-Canada Great Lakes coalition

Cassius Clay (later known as Muhammad Ali) during the light heavyweight division final against Zbigniew Pietrzykowski of Poland at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Despite being only 18, he easily won all four of his fights to claim the gold medal. (Photo: Marvin Newman/SI/Icon SMI)

New series about boxing legend Muhammad Ali being filmed in Cobourg from April 21 to May 2

Peterborough City Hall. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

City of Peterborough staff propose 60% raise for the mayor and 52% raise for councillors next term

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