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• Kingston Transit receiving $3.2M from province

  The City of Kingston is among four southeastern Ontario municipalities receiving funding to put towards public transit.

  Politics

  Jan 19
  
• High-profile Ontario cabinet minister Rod Phillips to resign seat, won’t seek re-election

  Late Friday, Ford announced the appointment of Paul Calandra to replace Phillips as Minister of Long-Term Care.

  Politics

  Jan 14
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• Catholic board joins Limestone in letter to Ontario government ahead of return to class

  Trustees of the Limestone shool board, and now the Catholic board, are urging the Minister of Education for Ontario to improve COVID safety measures as in-class learning resumes.

  Education

  Jan 14
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• Cambridge MPP Belinda Karahalios ejected from Ontario legislature

  Cambridge MPP Belinda Karahalios was removed from the Ontario legislature on Tuesday morning by Speaker of the House Ted Arnott.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2021
• Cambridge MPP Belinda Karahalios tests positive for COVID-19

  Cambridge MPP Belinda Karahalios has announced that she tested positive for COVID-19, which will keep her from attending Tuesday’s vote in the Ontario legislature on Motion 8.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2021
• Petition created to lobby province for community safety zones and photo radar along Highway 28

  According to the OPP, there have been close to 300 collisions on Highway 28, between Big Cedar and Apsley, in the last five years. Four of the crashes resulted in six deaths.

  Traffic

  Sep 9, 2021
• Kitchener MPP Amy Fee won’t seek re-election in 2022

  After three years in office, Kitchener South–Hespeler MPP Amy Fee has announced she will not be running in the Ontario 2022 general election.

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2021
• Peterborough parents react to province’s decision to keep schools closed until September

  The Ontario government decided Wednesday to keep schools closed until September. Barring any setbacks, the first day of school will be Sept. 7.

  Education

  Jun 3, 2021
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• COVID-19: Peterborough police issue 6 tickets at anti-shutdown protest; Cobourg police charge 4

  Peterborough police estimate 150 to 200 people gathered for an anti-shutdown march and protest near city hall on Saturday, April 17.

  News

  Apr 19, 2021
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• COVID-19: At least 3 pharmacies in HKPR Health Unit to carry vaccine, the province says

  According to the Ontario government, at least three pharmacies within the health unit's jurisdiction will soon carry the AstraZeneca vaccine.

  Health

  Mar 31, 2021