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Ontario storm: Cottage country still digging out of massive snowfall, with more possibleThose in Ontario's cottage country are still trying to dig themselves out of the historic snowfall over the weekend, some snow areas still under a state of emergency.WeatherDec 2, 2024
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Ontario high school teachers, education workers at 9 boards hold another 1-day strikeAs of midnight on Wednesday, workers represented by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation engaged in a full withdrawal of services at nine school boards across the province.EducationDec 11, 2019
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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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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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Snow squalls paralyze much of Cottage CountryThe central Ontario towns of Bracebridge and Huntsville have declared snow emergencies amid a squall that had dumped nearly half a metre of snow by noon Friday, with just as much likely to follow.Dec 8, 2009
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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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Boundary review underway for 3 Kawartha Lakes elementary schoolsA community consultation on the boundary review is scheduled for May 10 at 7 p.m. in the Lindsay Collegiate Vocational Institute cafeteria.EducationMay 3, 2023
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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: Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge health unit reports 10 new cases, 22 activeThe number of high-risk contacts has more than doubled over the past 48 hours, up to 128 as of Friday afternoon, the health unit reports.HealthNov 26, 2021
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COVID-19: HKPR reports 14 active cases; 23,000 residents still eligible for first vaccine doseThe Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit says there are approximately 11,000 children between age five and 11 who will be eligible for a vaccine once approved.HealthNov 17, 2021
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COVID-19: Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County report new cases; Kirkfield school reports caseThe number of active cases remained at 11 — six active cases in Northumberland County and five in the Kawarthas. There are no active cases in Haliburton County.HealthNov 5, 2021
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COVID-19: 3 active cases in Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge District; case at Lindsay schoolA classroom is closed at Leslie Frost Public School following a positive case of COVID-19.HealthOct 29, 2021
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COVID-19: 14th death in Northumberland County; all 5 staff cases resolved at Fenelon Court LTCThe outbreak at Fenelon Court long-term care in Fenelon Falls was declared on April 11 after three staff members initially tested positive for COVID-19.HealthApr 27, 2021
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COVID-19: 27 new cases for HKPR; outbreak declared at Haliburton business, lifted at 5 schoolsThe health unit reports the number of active COVID-19 cases continues to decline, now at 92, down from 102 reported on Friday.HealthApr 26, 2021
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How school boards will tell you if classes are cancelled MondayGlobal News has reached out to a number of boards that are planning to shut down classes Monday should a strike happen, and gathered their responses.EducationOct 6, 2019
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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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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