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More than 390K still without power in Ontario after weekend ice stormHundreds of thousands of people in Ontario are still without power on the third day of a spring storm after freezing rain-coated swaths of the province with thick layers of ice.WeatherMar 31, 2025
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Teachers’ union announces job actionTeachers will commence strike action Monday after talks between the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF) and Ontario government ended without an agreement.<br />Nov 12, 2012
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Transgender student allegedly told not to use school washroomsStudents at a Durham region high school are showing their support for a transgender student who they claim has been banned from using the school's washrooms.Nov 13, 2012
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Deal with high school teachers reached, more elementary ones take strike actionTORONTO - More Ontario elementary teachers are starting strike action even as another school board has reached a tentative deal with high school teachers.PoliticsNov 22, 2012
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Boy, 13, allegedly planned to bring pipe bombs to schoolA 13-year-old boy from Durham Region has been arrested after homemade pipe bombs were found in his home, and police believe the youth may have planned to take the weapons to his school.Jan 14, 2010
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Coronavirus: Delayed start for online classes as demand grows in some Ontario school boardsThree Toronto-area boards say they've seen a surge in parents opting to keep their kids out of the classroom during the COVID-19 pandemic in the eleventh hour, further complicating the already difficult task of co-ordinating classes.EducationSep 14, 2020
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Plenty of Family Day 2020 fun in Peterborough, Northumberland County, Kawarthas, HaliburtonFamily Day features plenty of events to celebrate winter and families in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County and Haliburton area.EntertainmentFeb 14, 2020
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Elementary teachers with Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board stage 1-day strikeElementary teachers in Peterborough rallied outside schools and outside the Water Street constituency office of Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith on Tuesday.EducationJan 28, 2020
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Peterborough area public schools to close if CUPE employees strike: boardKawartha Pine Ridge District School Board serves students in Peterborough, Peterborough and Northumberland counties and Clarington.EducationOct 3, 2019
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Trustees approve East City Public School as name for new elementary school in PeterboroughThe newly named East City Public School in Peterborough is scheduled to open in September 2021.EducationApr 29, 2020
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City of Peterborough closing facilities, child care services for 3 weeks due to coronavirus pandemicThe City of Peterborough is closing all arenas, the public library and the art gallery for a three-week period.HealthMar 13, 2020
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Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board approves 2023-24 school calendar, program changesThe first day of classes will be Tuesday, Sept. 5 and the 2023-2024 school year will end on Thursday, June 27, 2024.EducationMar 1, 2023
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COVID-19: Peterborough reports 63 active cases, Fleming College delays in-person classesThere are 24 active cases of COVID-19 as of Friday afternoon between the public and Catholic school boards serving the Peterborough areaHealthDec 17, 2021
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COVID-19: 2 new cases in Northumberland County, 1 in Kawartha Lakes; HKPR active cases dip to 27The health unit's 2,319 cumulative resolved COVID-19 cases make up approximately 96.2 per cent of the health unit's 2,409 total cases since the pandemic was declared.HealthSep 22, 2021
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COVID-19: 12 new cases for Peterborough area; variant of concern cases surpass 1,000 for regionThe health unit confirmed its first Delta variant case on June 19 and its first confirmed variant case on Feb. 23.HealthSep 14, 2021
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COVID-19: 4 new cases; HKPR District Health Unit launches online forum to answer public’s questionsThe health unit reports 32 active COVID-19 cases in its jurisdiction as of Tuesday, March 9, 2021.HealthMar 9, 2021
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Peterborough Children’s Water Festival makes splashing in-person returnThe two-day festival this week at the Riverview Park and Zoo in Peterborough, Ont., offered interactive projects focusing on water education, conservation and protection.EducationMay 31, 2023
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Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board approves 2022-23 school calendar, program changesThe first day of classes for the 2022-23 school year will be Tuesday, Sept. 6, the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board trustees approved on Tuesday night.EducationFeb 23, 2022
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Schools closed, power outages as snowstorm wallops Peterborough areaEnvironment Canada issued a snowfall warning for the Peterborough region with snowfall amounts of 30-50 cm in some areas, and snow falling at rates up to 5 cm/h.WeatherJan 17, 2022
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COVID-19: HKPR reports 1,124 active cases with 12 in hospital; 30 active outbreaksThe health unit reports 30 active outbreaks at high-risk settings, with half of them at long-term care or retirement homes.HealthJan 12, 2022