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Ontario manufacturer touted by defence minister announces relocation plans to PolandWoodward Inc. plans to close its facility in Peterborough, Ont., at the end of August 2027, putting 165 employees out of work.EconomyJul 14
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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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Ontario cutting funding for 7 supervised drug consumption sitesThe government in 2024 banned supervised consumption sites within 200 metres of a school or daycare, targeting 10 sites across the province for closure by the end of March 2025.HealthMar 16
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Toronto’s donor-funded consumption sites bracing for fallout of Ontario funding cutsOntario is giving seven defunded consumption sites time to transition to its abstinence-based model — homelessness and addiction recovery treatment, or HART, hubs.CanadaMar 19
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Ontario town worried over planned military radar site: ‘Very frustrating situation’The radar system, with an estimated cost of $6 billion, is being built to monitor airspace from the Canada-United States border to the Arctic for incoming missiles.CanadaFeb 2
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From freezing rain to -50: Canada braces for severe winter weatherFreezing rain is set to hit parts of Ontario and Quebec as a powerful winter system brings blizzards, blowing snow and extreme cold to much of Canada.WeatherDec 27, 2025
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Canada’s high-speed rail will start with Ottawa-Montreal line, minister saysThe 200-kilometre stretch of the Alto High-Speed Rail corridor is only the first phase of a line that will eventually connect Toronto and Quebec City.CanadaDec 12, 2025
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Snow warnings for parts of Ontario. Here’s what to expectSnowfall warnings are in place for several parts of Ontario with several centimetres of snow having already fallen in many communities.WeatherNov 30, 2025
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Power outages persist in hard-hit areas after Ontario ice stormHydro One says more than 280,000 homes and businesses were still without power as of Tuesday morning.WeatherApr 1, 2025
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VETS Canada receives federal funding to enhance its work with homeless veteransMinister of Veteran Affairs announced Thursday that VETS Canada will receive $840,000 for its Beacon of Hope program that helps support homeless veteransNewsJul 4, 2019
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Diane Therrien reflects on stunning victory in Peterborough mayoral raceTown ward councillor Diane Therrien becomes just the second woman elected as mayor of Peterborough in landslide victory over incumbent mayor Daryl Bennett.PoliticsOct 23, 2018
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MAP: These are the Rona and Lowe’s stores closing by FebruaryThe stores will be closed by the end of the company's fiscal year, Feb. 1, 2019.CanadaNov 5, 2018
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HIV/AIDS groups scramble for cash after federal transition funds dry upSix Ottawa-based HIV/AIDS organizations didn’t have their funding renewed by the Liberal government in 2016. Their transition funds just ran out and they're sounding the alarm bells.CanadaApr 28, 2018
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What’s open – or closed – in Peterborough on Thanksgiving weekendMost City of Peterborough municipal services will be closed on Thanksgiving Monday.ConsumerOct 11, 2019
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City of Peterborough launches online community engagement siteThe city says Connect Peterborough is another way for officials to engage with residents.PoliticsOct 31, 2019
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Sean Conway secures Peterborough-Kawartha NDP nomination for provincial voteLocal musician Sean Conway has won the Peterborough-Kawartha NDP nomination.NewsJan 23, 2018
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What’s open and closed in Peterborough over the holidaysWhat's open and closed in Peterborough over the holidays.ConsumerDec 21, 2018
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Most bed bug ridden cities across Canada are in Ontario. Here’s which onesOrkin Canada, a pest control company, has released its annual list of the "bed buggiest" cities, with Toronto taking the top spot for the seventh straight year.CanadaMar 19, 2024
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Niagara councillors seek stats to justify potential change to emergency declarationNiagara's council sent an initiative to alter a state of emergency to a perceived state of crisis downgrade back to committee for more study.PoliticsJul 20, 2023
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Peterborough Quaker Foods City Square to host tree lighting Dec. 15, rink may openThe city on Thursday installed a 35-foot-tall tree sourced from the village of Ennismore at the downtown Charlotte Street park. A tree lighting ceremony is scheduled for Dec. 15.EnvironmentNov 30, 2023