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Workers in Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan will see bigger paycheques as new minimum wage rates take effect. Alberta remains the lone holdout, with the country's lowest rate at $15 an hour.
Drivers around Peterborough are being warned that closures on the A1 begin Wednesday and will continue until December, according to the Peterborough Telegraph. The work is expected to affect journeys through the area for months.
Peterborough battled back from a 2-0 hole to tie it in the second, but Ottawa's four-goal third period sealed a 6-3 win Saturday night at the Memorial Centre. The Petes drop to 1-4 on the season ahead of Thursday's 7pm matchup with Erie.
Peterborough Police arrested 68-year-old Gordon Robert King of Marmora on Wednesday afternoon, seizing fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, and firearms in a two-location investigation. King faces multiple trafficking and weapons charges and appeared in court Thursday.
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.
Minimum Wage Rising in Five Provinces
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A1 Closures Near Peterborough Start Wednesday, Run Until December
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Petes Fall 6-3 to Ottawa at the PMC
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Peterborough Council Split Over $30M Savings Plan
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