A consultants' report with ideas to save the City of Peterborough up to $30 million has left council divided. The services review suggests zoo fees, airport transfer, garbage collection changes, and sidewalk snowclearing cuts.
With diesel prices at an all-time high, Ontario farmers are calling on government for help. Premier Doug Ford announced an increase to the risk management program at the International Plowing Match in Walkerton.
Four reactors at Pickering Nuclear Generating Station are now coming off-line as part of a $26.8 billion refurbishment that will take about a decade and extend the plant's life by up to 38 years. Energy Minister Stephen Lecce says the project will support 30,500 jobs, while Environmental Defence warns it could boost natural gas reliance.
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit has been called in after an officer and another person were injured in a Sunday evening shooting near the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville. Premier Doug Ford says he is "disgusted" by the violence, which unfolded as the Jewish community gathered for Yom Kippur.
City council is set to discuss a proposed freeze on data centre development in Peterborough, a move that could shape how one of the fastest-growing industries expands in our community. The conversation comes as municipalities across Ontario grapple with the land, power, and infrastructure demands of large-scale computing facilities.
Ontario Provincial Police and Tyendinaga Police Service seized thousands of cannabis plants and shake worth nearly $2.8 million on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, leading to charges against eight people from Tyendinaga and Scarborough.
The provincial legislature's summer recess has been extended by five weeks, pushing the return date to October 27 and leaving just 23 days for new legislation this fall. Opposition leaders say the delay prevents elected officials from holding the government accountable on key issues.
After working his way up from an 11th-round draft pick, Francis Parish enters his third season with the Peterborough Petes ready to deliver physicality and energy. The 19-year-old forward will take the ice Thursday when the Petes host Kingston.
A 67-year-old California resident has died following a boating accident on Georgian Bay. The vessel capsized north of Franklin Island on Sunday afternoon, prompting a multi-agency rescue response.
Our MPP is taking on a new cabinet role at Queen's Park. David Piccini will now oversee provincial infrastructure planning and funding as part of Premier Doug Ford's latest government shuffle.
Ontario Provincial Police have released a video retracing the final hours of Kathleen MacVicar, whose body was discovered at Canadian Forces Base Trenton 25 years ago. A $75,000 reward remains available for information leading to an arrest.
A 33-year-old local resident faces multiple charges after a parent found sexually explicit images on their 12-year-old child's tablet and alerted police. The investigation began August 1 and led to an arrest following a search warrant execution.
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