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Peterborough supervised consumption site to close as Ontario government ends fundingAccording to Fourcast, up to 320 people use the Peterborough consumption treatment site annually. Staff also perform an average of 18 life-saving interventions every month.HealthMar 16
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‘No one deserves this’: Ontario snowplow operator attack sparks concernThe safety of snow removal workers was highlighted again when a Peterborough, Ont., resident opened the cab of a machine and tried to remove the driver's ear protection.CanadaFeb 21
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Toronto-Quebec City high-speed rail project running into rural oppositionA proposed high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City is facing growing opposition from some rural Ontarians and Quebecers.PoliticsMar 4
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Ontario added new police training standards. Small forces are struggling to pay for themA new policing law that came into effect in 2025 raised standards for training and regulations but was not accompanied with new funding for forces to action the changes.PoliticsJan 29
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High-speed rail line could see long tunnels beneath Montreal, TorontoAlto says it plans to burrow from just north of the river that rims Montreal’s north side to downtown in a north-south corridor that would exceed 10 kilometres.CanadaJan 20
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Promise of healing became sexual abuse in homes linked to teen facility, girls allegeVenture Academy has faced years of sexual abuse and assault allegations over its host parents, according to court and child welfare documents, and interviews with former residents.InvestigationsAug 18, 2025
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Rents are cooling in most Canadian cities, RBC report findsRents declined for the first three months of the year in more than half of Canada’s 40 major cities compared with the same period a year ago, analysis from RBC found.CanadaAug 11, 2025
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Ontario city shelves Toronto’s pitch to take on its garbage amid landfill woesAn Ontario city is shelving the idea of taking on Toronto's trash as Canada's largest city continues to look for long-term solutions regarding its landfill capacity.PoliticsJun 26, 2025
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Some Ontario mayors against communities’ financial incentives to attract doctorsBut Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker is going even further, suggesting the federal government should outlaw the practice from "coast to coast."HealthMay 8, 2025
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Almost 2 million people voted on 1st day of advance polls: Elections CanadaAdvance polls continue through Monday, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time.PoliticsApr 19, 2025
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‘Just trying to survive’: Some Ontarians still reeling from ice storm, power outagesFord thanked hydro workers, volunteers and local officials for their ongoing efforts to restore power to tens of thousands of homes and business that are still in the dark.PoliticsApr 4, 2025
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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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Snow and freezing rain return to parts of Ontario; more power outages possibleMore than 200,000 Ontario homes and businesses were in the dark as the latest storm rolled in, threatening to slow recovery efforts and expand power outages.WeatherApr 2, 2025
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Delays plague Toronto Pearson airport as crews deal with backlog from crash, stormsMore delays and cancellations to and from Toronto Pearson airport continue on Wednesday amid a backlog from the Delta plane crash and two major winter storms.CanadaFeb 19, 2025
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Ontario reaches ‘tipping point’ with more than 81K people experiencing homelessnessA new report points to massive growth in the number of people experiencing homelessness, particularly in the southern parts of the province, and demands action from the government.CanadaJan 9, 2025
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Dismembered head found 36 years ago in Ontario river. Now, police know who he isThe homicide of the Otonabee River man has mystified investigators ever since the grisly discovery was made by members of a recreational dive club more than three decades ago.CrimeDec 11, 2024
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Public Health warns of radon levels after high numbers recorded in several Kingston-area homesPublic health officials say more than one in five homes tested showed high levels of radon, a potentially harmful radioactive gas.CanadaAug 12, 2019
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Homeless people lend helping hand in PeterboroughA group of volunteers from Durham Dignity for the Homeless paid a visit to Victoria Park and provided lunch, clothing and other goods to those camping out in tents.CanadaAug 18, 2019
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Peterborough County passes parks bylaws to prohibit camping at Victoria ParkTents started popping up at the county owned Victoria Park on July 1.PoliticsAug 14, 2019
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2019 Canada election: Find your riding, your local candidates and their voting historyThere are 338 federal ridings in Canada and voters will be going to the polls in each on Oct. 21, 2019. Find out what you need to know about your local riding.PoliticsSep 23, 2019