Firefighters were called to the blaze around 12:30 a.m. Saturday as heavy smoke filled the air and flames spread throughout the building.

The province also announced funding under the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund.

Peterborough County OPP located 30 pounds of cannabis in a vehicle during a traffic stop in North Kawartha Township.

OPP say firefighters helped rescue a man who had fallen into the water near the Burleigh Falls dam.

OPP have charged a Bancroft woman with impaired driving following a crash on Highway 28 in North Kawartha Township on Monday evening.

Emergency crews were called to Stoney Lake on Wednesday for reports of a scuba diver who was late resurfacing.

OPP say two people died after a car and tractor trailer collided on Highway 28 near Woodview on Thursday morning.

Highway 28 near Woodview is closed following a "serious" collision, OPP reports.

The crash happened on Sunday afternoon around 2 p.m. near Mount Julian Viamede Road in North Kawartha Township.

Eight councillors — or half of the Peterborough County council — are gone, replaced by eight new representatives following the October municipal election.