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Tory MP deletes post that cost of living is driving parents to traffic kidsIn the now-deleted post shared on Aug. 16, MP Michelle Ferreri said there has been a rise in human trafficking and domestic violence and tied those trends to affordability.PoliticsAug 21
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Next Lotto Max winner will take home record jackpot. Here is who they will beatWhoever wins the next Lotto Max jackpot will be in a league of their own as the grand prize for the Canadian lottery hits $75 million.CanadaSep 11
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‘Highly contagious’ whooping cough subject of summer surge across OntarioProvincial data isn't available for June or July yet but health units across Ontario are reporting a surge in cases of pertussis, or whooping cough.HealthJul 31
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Peterborough, Lakefield long-term care homes to share $444K in Ontario fundingFour long-term care homes in the Peterborough region are sharing $444,000 in new funding. They include Fairhaven, Extendicare, St John's at Fleming, and Extendicare Lakefield.HealthJul 12
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‘It was me’: Witness says he saw suspect surrender in Oshawa double homicideNeighbours and witnesses recounted the moments leading up to and after a fatal double shooting in Oshawa, Ont., on Saturday that left a former hockey player and art teacher dead.CrimeJul 15
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Cap on for-profit centres hampering growth of $10-a-day child-care system in OntarioOntario municipalities have been forced to turn down thousands of child-care spaces in the $10-a-day system because of a limit on the percentage of for-profit spaces.CanadaJul 9
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5 to hospital after Highway 7 crash in Kawartha Lakes on Canada Day: OPPCity of Kawartha Lakes OPP say of the five people in the vehicle involved in the crash early Canada Day, one was transported to a Toronto hospital with serious injuries.TrafficJul 2
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Peterborough marks 20th anniversary of major flood of 2004The city says the damage to private property and infrastructure of the flood of July 15, 2004, was more than $100 million.EnvironmentJul 15
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Eastern Ontario victim services test new app for intimate partner violence survivorsVictim Services Peterborough Northumberland is testing the Safe With Milli app. Intimate partner violence survivors can interact with service providers online and offline.HealthJul 9
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Peterborough health officials applaud AMO stance on opioid crisisA report from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario calls for more action from the province to tackle the opioid crisis that saw 2,300 people die in 2023 alone.HealthJul 10
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Kawartha Lakes short-term rental licensing, demerit point system in full swingProperty owners are accountable to follow applicable rules including the number of guests, noise levels, parking and garbage cleanup at a short-term rental.CanadaJun 27
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Fleming College president talks program cuts, ‘perplexed’ by Peterborough council motionPresident Maureen Adamson says the college will lose 'millions' in revenue, in large part due to the new federal cap on international students. Twenty-nine programs are being cut.EducationJun 26
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Whooping cough cases appear in Peterborough-area schools: health unitPeterborough Public Health urges residents to review their immunization records and get up to date with pertussis immunizations.HealthJun 20
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Peterborough step closer to bringing economic development, tourism in-houseThe new internal 'Economic Development Services Division' will begin on Jan. 1, 2025, and the city's tourism will be branded 'Experience Peterborough.'EconomyJun 19
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Ontario whooping cough cases are on the riseSome epidemiologists attribute the spike in cases due to lagging childhood immunization, in part due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.HealthJun 12
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Spike in overdoses prompts drug poisoning alert for Northumberland CountyThe Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit is connecting recent opioid drug poisonings with a light yellow or green substance being sold as fentanyl or 'down.'HealthMay 9
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Peterborough and the Kawarthas Economic Development to dissolve at end of 2024Peterborough city and county will focus on economic development and tourism in-house and will not renew their contract with PKED, which expires at the end of 2024.EconomyJun 3
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Eastern Ontario Cell Gap project improves service to 21 communitiesTo date the Easter Ontario Cell Gap Project has built 309 cell towers and Rogers plans to upgrade 312 existing cell tower sites.ConsumerJun 5
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Trillium Lakelands District School Board joins lawsuit against social media giantsAccording to a lawyer, the $2.6 billion "Schools for Social Media Change" lawsuit alleges negligence by social media giants with apps such as Instagram, TikTok, SnapChat and more.EducationMay 29
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Porch Pirates for Good food drive returns to support Kawartha Food Share in PeterboroughCity residents are asked to leave a bag of non-perishable food items on their front porch on Saturday, June 1 to be picked up by the food drive volunteers dressed as pirates.HealthMay 21