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City of Kawartha Lakes OPP say one man is dead following a single vehicle crash on County Road 36 (Kawartha Lakes Road 36) on Monday night. Emergency crews responded around 10:20 p.m. to the crash just north of Settlers Road. Police say the driver was pronounced dead the scene. The crash remains under investigation.

A Lindsay, Ont., man is dead after a four vehicle collision on Hwy. 7 near Oakwood on Tuesday, March 19. It happened around 6:05 p.m. on Highway 7 near Taylors road, just east of the community. City of Kawartha Lakes OPP say a 27-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene while a 65-year-old North...

All-terrain vehicles are staying on the roads in the City of Kawartha Lakes. City council is making a pilot program to allow these off-road vehicles on certain streets including in downtown Lindsay permanent. As Robert Lothian reports, the decision comes after years of public pushback.

After more than 80 raccoons were seized from what was the province’s largest raccoon rescue in the City of Kawartha Lakes and euthanized, the owners of Mally’s Third Chance are now facing dozens of charges. Germain Ma speaks to one of them. UPDATE: The province released the following statement after deadline: The Ministry has laid...

Two people were taken to hospital after a transport truck and pickup truck collided on Highway 7 just east of Omemee, Ont., on Wednesday morning. The collision occurred around 5:25 a.m. near Emily Park Road. The highway was closed until 4 p.m. as crews continued cleanup as the transport spilled a large amount of construction...

The City of Kawartha Lakes has finalized its 2024 municipal budget. Residents will see a tax increase of approximately 4.44 per cent, but the municipality’s mayor is calling it a “good news” story. Tricia Mason has those details.

Three people were taken to hospital following a head-on collision on Sturgeon Road east of Lindsay, Ont., on Thursday evening.

It has been years in the making but the Kawartha Gymnastics Club finally has a new home. The club officially opened its doors on Friday to its new home just north of Peterborough, leaving behind decades at a building in Morrow Park in the city’s south end. Meaghan Roy dropped by the new facility to...

No injuries were reported following a house fire in Cambray on Tuesday evening. City of Kawartha Lakes OPP say around 7:20 a.m. emergency crews responded to a structure fire on Elm Tree Road. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

A family in the City of Kawartha Lakes is calling on the Trillium Lakelands District School Board to move their daughter’s bus stop off a major roadway in the village of Pontypool. While the board tells Global News it has done its best to fix the situation along Highway 35, the girl’s mother says they...

One person is dead and two others are seriously injured – one airlifted – following a head-on collision on Highway 7 east of Omemee, Ont., on Thursday morning. According to City of Kawartha Lakes OPP, the collision around 7:40 a.m. involved two vehicles at the intersection of the highway and Emily Park Road, about 3.5...

Budget season is officially underway in the City of Kawartha Lakes. The first budget meeting was held Tuesday morning, providing an overview of the initial draft. Robert Lothian reports.

Some parents in the City of Kawartha Lakes are concerned about the future of the Central Ontario Wolves. Parents have heard the Ontario Minor Hockey Association is looking to dissolve a AAA program from the East division…and they fear the Wolves will be cut. Meaghan Roy reports.

One person died following a head-on collision involving a car and a transport truck on Hwy. 7A near Bethany, Ont., on Thursday morning. City of Kawartha Lakes OPP say the 34-year-old driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. The highway was closed for several hours as police investigated. The cause of the...

Mally’s Third Chance, Ontario’s largest raccoon rescue, located in the City of Kawartha Lakes, is in the process of assembling a team to take legal action against the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Advocates are raising concerns about the wellbeing of nearly a hundred raccoons after they were seized by enforcement officers. Germain Ma...

Updated reports from the Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Service show it will be vital for the municipality to continue to plan ahead to keep up with demands of future population growth. Germain Ma has more.

The Canadian Mental Health Association has linked up with City of Kawartha Lakes firefighters to help bolster the crew’s mental wellbeing. CMHA officials say it is part of a growing trend of emergency services department heads looking to better support first responders. Sam Houpt reports…

It’s a tool that was developed following the tragic drowning of a child in the City of Kawartha Lakes last year. A life-saving app that was brought to the community to help find missing children, and last week it did just that. Tricia Mason has the story.

Last week, the Ford government expanded so-called ‘strong mayor powers’ to municipal leaders. The goal is to aid cities across Ontario in meeting provincial housing targets. However, critics argue the powers skirt the democratic process – giving mayors too much leeway in council chambers. City of Kawartha Lakes Mayor Doug Elmslie addressed his councillors while...

Two communities in the City of Kawartha Lakes have been virtually cut in half for years, due to bridge reconstruction projects. And residents in Bolsover and Bobcaygeon are now demanding answers as the projects drag on. Tricia Mason has an update.