Peterborough Latest News

• Conservatives win southern Ontario riding recount — by 4 votes

  The Liberals called for a judicial recount, after the initial validated results following the election on April 28 saw incumbent Liberal Irek Kusmierczyk lose by 77 votes.

  Canada

  19 mins
• World junior trial: Crown seeks new admission of Howden texts after inadmissible ruling

  Crown prosecutors are reattempting to have a text conversation initiated by a member of Canada’s world junior hockey team admitted as evidence after a judge’s inadmissible ruling.

  Crime

  6 hours
• Ontario adding 2,600 teacher candidate spaces amid shortage

  The budget tabled last week by Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy contained a brief reference to spending $55.8 million over two years to train those new teachers by 2027.

  Education

  6 hours
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• Blue Jays feeling confident in close games

  Before the season began the Toronto Blue Jays got together as a team and had a long conversation about talking things over in the dugout and playing for each other more.

  Sports

  May 22
• Police charge 10 in drug and firearm investigation, two suspects outstanding

  Ten people face 112 charges after a multi-force drug and firearms investigation in southern Ontario; police seized guns, narcotics, and over $100K in cash.

  Crime

  May 22
• Shanahan out as Maple Leafs president after more post-season misery

  The Maple Leafs said Thursday it would not renew Shanahan's contract as president and alternate governor after more than a decade on the job.

  Sports

  May 22
• NewsAlert: Shanahan out as Maple Leafs president

  The Toronto Maple Leafs say they will not renew the contract of president and alternate governor Brendan Shanahan after the team was eliminated in the second round of the NHL playoffs by the Florida Panthers. 

  Sports

  May 22
• Former world junior hockey player tears up at ex-teammates’ sex assault trial

  A former member of Canada’s world junior hockey team briefly broke down in tears Thursday at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates.

  Crime

  May 22
• First Nations leaders pledge ‘confrontation on the ground’ over Ontario mining bill

  Ontario says it will consult First Nations on Bill 5, which would suspend provincial and municipal laws in areas it designates as so-called special economic zones.

  Canada

  May 22
• Toronto man on trial for wife’s hit-and-run murder testifies brakes failed

  Giuseppe 'Joe; Zollerano told a jury Wednesday that he never meant to kill his wife Katherine Zollerano.

  Crime

  May 22
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• Measles cases increase by 173 in Ontario, bringing outbreak’s total close to 1,800

  Ontario reports 173 new measles cases this week, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to almost 1,800 since the outbreak began in October 2024.

  Canada

  May 22
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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is now Canada’s 2nd NBA MVP. Here’s how he did it

  Shai Gilgeous-Alexander now follows in the footsteps of Canadian NBA legend Steve Nash, who was given the award in 2005 and 2006 while leading the Phoenix Suns.

  Sports

  May 22
• $65M Ontario lottery winner wants to buy a castle but his wife says no

  The recent winner of the Lotto Max $65-million prize draw says his wife will not let him use the winnings to buy a castle, but they do want to travel the world.

  Canada

  May 22
• World junior trial shows court a ‘retraumatizing’ place for complainants: advocate

  With the vast minority of sexual assault cases not reported to police, advocates say it’s crucial that complainants know they are not alone as they go through the legal process. 

  Crime

  May 22
• Trafficked foreigners found working in Ontario lived in ‘deplorable’ conditions

  Police say three people have been convicted after an Ontario investigation into human trafficking and employing foreign nationals without authorization.

  Crime

  May 22
• Stellantis delays production of one of its vehicles at Windsor, Ont. plant

  Automaker Stellantis is postponing production of the Dodge Charger Daytona R/T at its assembly plant in Windsor, Ont., for the 2026 model year amid U.S. tariff policies.

  Canada

  May 22
• Police shoot 50-year-old man in Collingwood, Ont., SIU investigating

  Ontario's police watchdog says it is investigating after an officer shot and injured 50-year-old man in Collingwood. 

  Canada

  May 22
• Mining claims in Ring of Fire up 66 per cent over past 3 years: environmental group

  There are now more than 43,000 claims in the region that is some 450 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ont., said Anna Baggio, the conservation director of Wildlands League.

  Politics

  May 22
• 2 charged in death of child in Ontario’s Muskoka Region

  Two people have been arrested in the death of a child in Ontario more than two years ago.

  Canada

  May 22
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• Number of kids who died under Ontario’s care network reaches new high

  Internal government data tracks the number of children who died in care, with an open social work file or a case that had closed within a single year.

  Politics

  May 22
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• Blue Jays stick with it in 14-0 rout of Padres

  The Toronto Blue Jays had a refrain in their dugout on Wednesday night: "just keep swinging it."

  Sports

  May 21
• Lukes, Varsho homer as Blue Jays rout Padres 14-0

  Daulton Varsho's grand slam highlighted a seven-run eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays routed the San Diego Padres 14-0 on Wednesday.

  Sports

  May 21
• Police charge Ontario man for not having life jacket on paddle board

  As Ontarians kicked off the 2025 summer over the Victoria Day weekend, a 28-year-old man from Windsor was given a stern reminder from police about boat safety.

  Crime

  May 21
• Toronto-area developer charged in connection with illegal sale of hundreds of homes

  Three men are facing a number of charges in connection to a suspended Greater Toronto Area building company which had sold 453 illegal homes.

  Crime

  May 21
• Municipal climate plans under threat by new Ontario housing bill, critics say

  Part of Toronto's climate plan could be under threat, critics warn, as Ontario advances a bill that could strip municipalities of their power to set green building standards.

  Politics

  May 21