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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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Kawartha Pine Ridge, Trillium Lakelands school boards approve 2024-25 budgetsThe KPR board's budget for the 2024-2025 school year is $519.8 million — $36 million higher than than the $483-million budget that was approved for 2023-2024.EducationJun 19
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More Ontario school boards join social media lawsuit against Meta, Snapchat, TikTokFive Ontario school boards and two private schools have joined a lawsuit that claims social media tech giants Meta, Snapchat and TikTok are disrupting student learning.CanadaMay 29
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Snow squall warning in effect for Peterborough, City of Kawartha Lakes, MindenEnvironment Canada says lake effect snow squalls are expected during the morning and early afternoon of Wednesday.WeatherDec 13, 2023
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Kawartha Lakes mother wants school bus stop moved off Highway 35 in PontypoolA mother says a school bus stop at an intersection on Highway 35 is a risk for her daughter and other students. The original stop was on a private road off of the highway.TrafficDec 14, 2023
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Hastings Prince Edward School Board names new director of educationKatherine MacIver will take over the board's top spot July 1. Her predecessor, Sean Monteith, resigned in early March of this year.EducationJun 22, 2021
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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 11, 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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Job action planned by some Ontario high school teachers postponedTORONTO - Most Ontario high school teachers are putting off job action that would have seen them skip staff meetings and sit out standardized tests.PoliticsNov 7, 2012
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Teachers at 3 school boards walkout FridayTeachers at three more school boards took their turn at staging a one-day walkouts to end the first week of rotating strikes.Dec 14, 2012
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School closures and bus cancellations for February 27A slushy winter storm tracking through the Greater Toronto Area has forced several school closures and bus cancellations Wednesday morning.<br />Feb 27, 2013
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School closures and bus cancellations for February 8A major winter storm tracking into the Greater Toronto Area has forced several school closures and bus cancellations Friday morning.Feb 8, 2013
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Trillium Lakelands District School Board opts to close schools on ‘snow days’The Trillium Lakelands District School Board says students will learn online on 'snow days.'EducationNov 12, 2020
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Peterborough-area digs out after latest snowfallSchool buses were cancelled in Peterborough, Northumberland County and the City of Kawartha Lakes on Tuesday after a storm dumped up to 20 cm of snow on the region.WeatherFeb 16, 2021
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COVID-19: HKPR reports 11 new cases, school outbreak; 80% vaccination rateThe HKPR health unit on the weekend reported the 100th hospitalized case of COVID-19 since the pandemic was declared in early 2020.HealthDec 6, 2021
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COVID-19: 1 new case in Northumberland County; 2 Lindsay schools report casesThere are single cases of COVID-19 at three schools within the City of Kawartha Lakes as of Wednesday afternoon.HealthNov 10, 2021
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COVID-19: 6 new cases for Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge health unit; active cases at 27The health unit reports a new hospitalized case of COVID-19 in Northumberland County. There is currently one case in an intensive care unit.HealthSep 29, 2021
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COVID-19: HKPR reports 15 new cases, jail outbreak over; 80% of eligible residents fully vaccinatedThe Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit reports 21 active cases in the Kawarthas, four in Northumberland County and one in Haliburton County.HealthSep 27, 2021
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COVID-19: 22 new cases for HKPR health region; outbreak lifted at Grafton Post OfficeDr. Natalie Bocking, medical officer of health, will host two virtual 'Talk with the Doc' sessions in May to answer public questions about the pandemic and vaccine rollout.HealthApr 29, 2021
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Man charged with attempted murder following shooting in Lindsay: policeLindsay police found a male with gunshot wounds following reports of gunshots in the area of Peel and Albert streets on Friday morning.CrimeMar 11, 2022