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    • Kawartha Lakes Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are seeking to identify this man in connection with an unprovoked assault in Fenelon Falls on October 10, 2026. (Police-supplied photo)

      Police seeking public’s help to identify man in connection with unprovoked…

      A video provided by a group claiming to be Palestine Action Canada showing red paint being splattered on the entrance to GeoSpectrum Technologies Inc. on Whittington Drive in Peterborough in the early morning hours of October 12, 2026. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

      Police investigating vandalism at Peterborough defence technology company GeoSpectrum Technologies as…

      With the 2026 municipal election taking place on Monday, October 26, internet and telephone voting is underway in the City of Peterborough and the eight municipalities in Peterborough County. (kawarthaNOW collage)

      Get to know the candidates in the city and county of…

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      Special weather statement in effect for rain and thunderstorms in Kawarthas…

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      What’s open and closed on Thanksgiving Monday 2026

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    • The Capitol Theatre in Port Hope has revealed 11 shows in its 2027 season, including 10 Canadian productions, two world premieres, and the revival of a made-in-Port Hope hit show. (Photo: kawarthaNOW collage of Capitol Theatre graphics)

      Port Hope’s Capitol Theatre announces 11 shows for its 2027 season,…

      Calgary singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rae Spoon, who recently released their 13th solo album "Assigned Country Singer at Birth", performs at Sadleir House in downtown Peterborough on Saturday night along with Peterborough's own Evangeline Gentle (now living in Hamilton) and their band. (Photo: Wynne Neilly)

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      encoreNOW for October 5, 2026 features (from left to right, top and bottom) The Traveling Milburys at Lindsay's FLATO Academy Theatre, The Last Waltz: A Musical Celebration of the Band at Peterborough's Showplace Performance Centre, "Blood Water Earth" at Peterborough's Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, The Mark Ferguson Quartet at Peterborough's Gordon Best Theatre, "Snoopy! The Musical" at Lindsay Little Theatre, and Pokey LaFarge at Peterborough's New Canadians Centre. (kawarthaNOW collage)

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      Santee Smith performing in Kaha:wi Dance Theatre's "Blood Water Earth", which Public Energy Performing Arts is presenting for one night only on October 14, 2026 at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough. Curve Lake First Nation singer-songwriter Missy Knott will perform a musical set to open the 7:30 p.m. show. (Photo: Erik Zennstrom)

      Renowned Indigenous dancer Santee Smith brings ‘Blood Water Earth’ to Peterborough…

      Canadian rock singer Sass Jordan performing at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on July 8, 2026. (Photo: David Pickering Photography / Peterborough Musicfest)

      Canadian rock singer Sass Jordan dies at 63, less than three…

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    • Jeff Menzies and Bill Harris of Kawartha Ethanol with Michael Skinner and Jamie Mason of Miranda Water Technologies at Kawartha Ethanol's Havelock facility during an industrial wastewater treatment pilot using Miranda's MC200 Miracell Rotating Biological Contactor (RBC) system, which removed more than 98 per cent of targeted contaminants under tested operating conditions. (Photo courtesy of Miranda Water Technologies)

      Kawartha Ethanol in Havelock to buy Miranda Water Technologies system after…

      The logo for La Copa by Imperial, an upscale Spanish and Mediterranean social bar from the team behind Imperial Tandoor and Agave by Imperial, opening soon at 224 Hunter Street West in downtown Peterborough. (Graphic courtesy of Imperial Group)

      businessNOW: Giving thanks for new beginnings, lasting milestones, and a community…

      "Climate action is good for business." Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Brenda Whitehead (middle) with Peterborough County economic development manager Rhonda Keenan (left) and Jigsaw Organizing Solutions founder and Women's Business Network of Peterborough treasurer Adeilah Dahlke (right) celebrating sustainable leaders in the community at an event hosted by Green Economy Peterborough in June 2026. (Photo: Heather Doughty)

      A healthy environment is the foundation of a thriving economy in…

      businessNOW: Local businesses and organizations put down roots and build for…

      11-year-old Wyatt Robertson of Cobourg, a client of Five Counties Children's Centre, with happy customer Yvette Virgin, who holds an articulated animal that Wyatt made through his fledging 3D printing business called Prints Charming. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties Children's Centre)

      11-year-old Wyatt Robertson of Cobourg turns his passion for technology into…

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    • A recently completed garage project built through Merrett Home Hardware Building Centre's Beaver Homes & Cottages program. The program offers more than 500 pre-designed garages and carriage homes, which can be altered to fit each customer's lifestyle and preferences. In addition to providing premium-grade materials for the build, the program includes support from a local consultant to finalize designs, navigate permits, and find a local contractor. (Photo courtesy of Merrett Home Hardware Building Centre)

      Merrett Home Hardware Building Centre helps bring your dream garage to…

      Heat pumps are installed and maintained by Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) businesses like 123 HVAC, based in Selwyn Township and serving the broader Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes region. Owner Cory Rawn (left), pictured with business partner Mike Baker, dispels some common myths about heat pumps in advance of GreenUP's inaugural Heat Pump Week from October 13 to 16, 2026. (Photo courtesy of 123 HVAC)

      Too noisy, too costly, too cold? A local HVAC contractor addresses…

      Hannah Bailey, an early childhood educator who works as Quality Inclusion Coach at Five Counties Children's Centre, with her son Max and husband Tom. During the free "Listen With Love" concerts on October 20 and 21, 2026 at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough, Hannah will share in story and song her own family's inclusion journey, shaped by Max, who was born with a rare genetic condition. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties Children's Centre)

      ‘Listen with Love’ concerts on October 20 and 21 bring a…

      Participants in the 2025 Halloween in the Booro event in downtown Peterborough. The Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) is bringing the family-friendly event back for 2026 on Saturday, October 24 from 4 to 6 p.m., followed by a free screening of the 2015 horror comedy "Goosebumps" at Quaker Foods City Square. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

      Halloween in the Booro returns October 24 with trick-or-treating and free…

      GreenUP Ecology Park program coordinator Jonathan Armstrong showed participants how to determine the age of a pine tree during a tree tour he led on Family Night at the park on Peterborough on August 27, 2026. (Photo: Alex Karn / GreenUP)

      Nature, play, and community connection celebrated during GreenUP Ecology Park’s Family…

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