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Smile Cookies raise $136K for Community Care Peterborough, $50K for Five Counties Children’s CentreThe Smile Cookies campaign in the area included 15 participating restaurants in Peterborough and restaurants in Lakefield, Bridgenorth, Curve Lake First Nation and Havelock.EconomyMay 30
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Sam O’Reilly powers London Knights to 2nd pre-season win in as many daysThe London Knights and Erie Otters met on Saturday afternoon in St. Thomas, Ont., as the 2024 OHL pre-season continued.SportsSep 7
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Doctors thought she had the stomach flu. But it was near-fatal sepsisIn Canada, one in 18 deaths involves sepsis, making it the 12th leading cause of death nationally, according to the Canadian Sepsis Foundation.HealthSep 13
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9/11 anniversary arrives, bringing somber tone to U.S. election seasonSept. 11 falls in the thick of the presidential election season every four years, and it comes at an especially pointed moment this time.U.S. NewsSep 11
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Mpox vaccines delayed as virus spreads across AfricaOn Tuesday, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention declared a public health emergency of continental concern for the first time ever.HealthAug 14
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Coles-Lyster ninth in women’s track cycling omniumBittersweet. That's how Maggie Coles-Lyster described her ninth-place finish in the omnium at the Paris Olympics, despite turning in one of the standout performances on Canada's track cycling team.SportsAug 11
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Norway’s Princess Martha Louise to wed U.S. shaman amid years of controversyThe wedding comes amid widespread criticism of the couple’s actions and waning support for the Scandinavian royals, who have been hit with a number of scandals.TrendingAug 30
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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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Canada’s rail shutdown, Harris clinches Democratic nomination and other top storiesKamala Harris clinched the Democratic party’s nomination for President and a shutdown brought Canada's train to a halt. Here are the top stories this week.CanadaAug 24
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China ends foreign adoptions, leaving some hopeful families with questionsOnly people who are blood relatives or step-relatives of Chinese children will be able to apply for international adoption.LifestyleSep 9
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Some Western nations may have ignored adoption fraud, Korean adoptees allegeim was caught in an adoption machine that sent hundreds of thousands of Korean children to families in the United States, Europe and Australia.WorldSep 20
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Saskatoon receives $23.6M in federal funding for affordable housing startsThe federal government is pumping more money into affordable housing projects in an effort to continue to curb the affordable housing crisis across the country.CanadaAug 2
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Why clearing out spoiled food may not be enough after disastersPeople returning home after a natural disaster like a wildfire, may encounter unpleasantness, including the smell of rotting food left for weeks in their fridges and freezers.CanadaAug 16
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Columbia University president steps down after criticism of handling protestsThe head of the prestigious New York university faced heavy scrutiny for her handling of protests and campus divisions over the Israel-Hamas conflict.U.S. NewsAug 15
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Motorcycle crash north of Peterborough leads to impaired driving arrest: OPPPeterborough County OPP say just after midnight Sunday, officers responded to a report of a crash on Buckhorn Road in Selwyn Township. A rider was found on the ground.CrimeJun 5
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Kamala Harris, endorsed by Biden, could become first woman to be presidentJoe Biden said Sunday that deciding on Kamala Harris as vice president was “the best decision I’ve made.” She could make history.U.S. NewsJul 21
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Back-to-back wildfires in Similkameen region under investigationThe Lower Similkameen Indian Band says both fires happened Monday afternoon in the Chopaka area, not far from the Canada-U.S. border.CanadaJul 16
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Israel’s Netanyahu visiting U.S. amid political tensions. What to knowIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington this week is looming as a fraught one between the two allies.WorldJul 23
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Car theft finally decelerating in Canada after surge — a ‘positive sign’A new report shows a 17 per cent national decline in auto theft in the first six months of 2024, compared with the same period last year.CanadaJul 16
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Kamala Harris’ top picks for VP could also be her strongest competitorsNothing about Kamala Harris' nomination to the presidential ticket is guaranteed. Here's who could give her a run for her money, or be her biggest ally.U.S. NewsJul 21