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Ontario government invests in long-term care beds in PictonOntario's minister of long-term care announced to a room full of residents of Picton's H.J. McFarland Home that the home would receive 76 new long-term care beds.HealthJul 2, 2019
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Health Unit encourages Peterborough residents to get flu shotsWith flu season just around the corner, Peterborough Public Health is encouraging residents to get vaccinated for the flu.HealthOct 23, 2017
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25th annual Light Up a Life campaign underway at Northumberland Hills HospitalThis year's campaign goal is $150,000 to support the purchase of surgical scopes at the hospital.HealthNov 6, 2018
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Total solar eclipse: Where the best views in Ontario are expected to beWhile a partial eclipse will be seen across much of Ontario, a total eclipse will occur on Monday in areas mainly along Lake Erie and Lake Ontario from Windsor to Cornwall.CanadaApr 5, 2024
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Northumberland Hills Hospital celebrates 15th anniversaryNorthumberland Hills Hospital opened its doors on Oct. 22, 2003.HealthOct 18, 2018
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Northumberland Hills Hospital Foundation’s Light Up a Life fundraiser turns 30Since its inception, the Light Up a Life campaign has raised more than $3.7 million for medical equipment and technology at Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg.HealthNov 13, 2023
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Motorcyclist dead following collision with tractor trailer: Northumberland OPPOn Monday afternoon OPP responded to the reported collision along County Road 30 just five kilometres east of the village of Warkworth.TrafficNov 14, 2023
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Details emerge of elderly couple killed in Cobourg hospital ER shootingMore details are emerging about the couple who died at Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg, Ont. Friday night. Police say Tom Ryan's wife was killed and police then shot Ryan.CanadaOct 30, 2017
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COVID-19: HKPR Health Unit to see ‘most vaccine in the region to date’ in next few weeksSo far, 121,575 HKPR residents, or 72.9 per cent of those 18 years of age and older, have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.HealthJun 16, 2021
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COVID-19 Middlesex-London reports 7 cases; Elgin and Oxford 18 cases, 1 deathThe total number of COVID-19 cases in the Middlesex-London region now stands at 14,572, with 91 active cases, 14,235 recoveries and 246 total deaths.HealthNov 9, 2021
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More details emerge on girl fatally shot by LA police while in clothing storeThe coroner's office has identified the 14-year-old girl who was fatally shot by Los Angeles police Thursday when officers fired on an assault suspect.WorldDec 24, 2021
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Crash into hydro pole in Trent Hills leads to impaired driving arrest: OPPAround 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, Northumberland OPP and emergency crews responded to a reported crash on County Road 30.CrimeOct 25, 2023
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Scarborough man drowns near municipal pier in Cobourg, Ont.Around 4:05 p.m., OPP received information about a person who appear appeared to be in distress in the water on the east side of the pier on Lake Ontario.CanadaAug 13, 2023
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Inmate dies of injuries following May assault at Warkworth InstitutionOn May 28, an inmate suffered serious injuries during an incident at Warkworth Institution, a federal prison southeast of Peterborough. The inmate died Saturday.CrimeJun 27, 2023
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COVID-19 outbreak lifted at Northumberland Hills Hospital rehab unitThe hospital declared the COVID-19 outbreak on May 23 on the 1A inpatient rehabilitation unit.HealthMay 26, 2023
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Vehicle fire leads to abduction investigation in Port Hope, Ont.A man found near the vehicle fire said he had been abducted and forced into the vehicle at knifepoint within the Town of Port Hope.CrimeJan 25, 2023
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COVID-19: HKPR health unit reports 3 deaths, 2 new hospitalized casesRoss Memorial Hospital in Lindsay reported seven inpatients with COVID-19 as of noontime Tuesday.HealthJan 17, 2023
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COVID-19: HKPR reports 20 in hospital with 10 in ICU; active lab-confirmed cases over 400As of noon Wednesday, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay reported 10 hospitalized cases of COVID-19 with eight identifying COVID-19 as the 'primary cause of admission.'HealthJan 26, 2022
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COVID-19: HKPR region ‘close to plateau’ amid Omicron wave as active cases plunge to 349The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit reported 525 resolved cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, as active cases dropped below 350.HealthJan 19, 2022
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Cobourg pedestrian in critical condition after being struck by car: policeOfficers responded to reports of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in the area of King Street East and Coverdale Avenue.TrafficNov 29, 2021