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Update – Port Hope Fire – Working Smoke Alarms Would Have Given Victims Time To Escape
Exclusive - Investigators have said that if there was a working smoke detector inside the residence where two people
Queenies Bake Shop Thanksgiving Dinner Giveaway in Port Hope
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuhq_-dF9fU Queenies Bake Shop held their 10th annual Thanksgiving Dinner Giveaway on Sunday, October 10, 2021 in downtown Port Hope. People
Friend of Victims in Fatal Fire Starts GoFundMe To Help Raise Funds for Funeral Costs
A Alnwick/Township woman has started a GoFundMe to raise money for funeral costs related to the deaths of two
Good Samaritans Save The Day Notifying Authorities of Broken Rail at Crossing
A woman about to cross a set of railway tracks in Colborne was shocked when she discovered the rail
Teacher with Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic School Board Questions COVID Regulations
Today’s Northumberland received several questions from a teacher with the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic School Board.The teacher
Queenies Bake Shop in Port Hope Gets Set for Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Giveaway
Adam Pearson from Queenies Bake Shop on Walton Street in Port Hope spent most of the day preparing for
OFM Investigators Discover Smoke Alarm with No Batteries In Residence of Deadly Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2NJZRWMBzI Three investigators with the Ontario Fire Marshal’s office looked for the cause into a deadly fire that claimed two
Editorial – Firefighters Fought Through Intense Heat to Rescue Victims of Deadly Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GuJmgvrEYg The news shook the community of Port Hope. Word travelled fast that two people perished in a fire on Friday,
Deadly Fire in Port Hope Claims Two Lives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpqlzLwj-nQ Two people are dead and another person sent to hospital following a house fire in Port Hope on Friday,
“The System Failed” Says The Mother of a Port Hope Man Who Committed Suicide
Spencer Devine was 34-years-old when he took his life on September 15, 2021 by jumping from a railway bridge
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Video – Photo Gallery – Hundreds of Students Attend Level Up! Career Fair in Grafton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmUvYrZmNEg The Haldimand Arena was filled with students on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 learning around rewarding careers in the skilled
Port Hope Council Approves Budget Increase for Rural Roads Office with 4-3 Vote
Port Hope council was divided at its regular meeting Tuesday night, but ultimately rubber-stamped the approval of a budget
Dredging to Resume in Cobourg Harbour
(Today's Northumberland file photo) The Town of Cobourg would like to advise residents that dredging operations of the Cobourg Harbour
Port Hope Summons You to Spooky Season This Fall
The Municipality of Port Hope, in partnership with community organizations and businesses across the community, is thrilled to launch
Alnwick/Haldimand Council Defers Motion to Reconsider Denied Severance and Building Applications
Alnwick/Haldimand Township councillor Mike Ainsworth brought forward a motion at Tuesday’s committee-of-the-whole meeting for previously denied severance and building
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Video – Photo Gallery – Hundreds of Students Attend Level Up! Career Fair in Grafton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmUvYrZmNEg The Haldimand Arena was filled with students on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 learning around rewarding careers in the skilled
Video – Photo Gallery – Canadian Disc Golf Championships Take Place in Port Hope
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTPvgGRoTiU The Canadian Disc Golf Championships wrapped up on Sunday, September 14, 2025 after being held on various courses throughout
Video – Photo Gallery – Grace Bowen Honoured at Cobourg Community Centre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd55SgPdt-U On the same morning local residents were participating in the Terry Fox Run, the memory of Grace Bowen was
Video – Salmon Is A Big Draw for Both Port Hope and Cobourg for Different Reasons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt6faWTnvas If you're ever along the waterways of Cobourg and Port Hope this time of year the main word you're
Video – Parking Is A No No Where There Are No, No Parking Signs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvKTvM9QfBs A Cobourg Municipal By-Law Officer issues a $160 fine to a pickup truck parked in a parking lot just
- Crime
OPP – Nearly 600 Stolen Vehicles Recovered as a Result of Project Vector
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Auto Theft and Towing (PATT) Team and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
OPP – Over 30 People Arrested Regarding Auto Thefts
Thirty-four individuals residing in Montréal and the surrounding area have been arrested following a joint forces operation between the
OPP – 274 Illegal Firearms Seized in Record Breaking Drug Bust
Province's largest seizure of handguns and assault-style rifles results in 16 arrests, 279 charges and one wanted person The Ontario
Quinte West OPP – Five People Charged with Murder (Names Released)
Five People Charged with Murder Five people have been charged with murder in connection with a death in early January
Durham Regional Police – Suspect Wanted in Killing of Pickering Casino Security Guard
Investigators have released the name and photo of a male wanted in the killing of a Pickering Casino security
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Back-To-Back Losses for Port Hope Panthers to Open PJHL Season
The Trent Hills Thunder scored three unanswered goals in the third period to defeat the Port Hope Panthers 3-2
Flesch Brothers from Cobourg Representing Canada in Men’s Rugby
Cobourg’s Mason and Noah Flesch, both St. Mary Catholic Secondary School alumni, were in the starting lineup for Canada’s
Video – Photo Gallery – Canadian Disc Golf Championships Take Place in Port Hope
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTPvgGRoTiU The Canadian Disc Golf Championships wrapped up on Sunday, September 14, 2025 after being held on various courses throughout
Cougars Suffer Third Straight Loss in Trenton
Beckett Ewart opened the scoring against his former club as the Trenton Golden Hawks downed the visiting Cobourg Cougars
Cobourg Cougars Fall to Newmarket in Home Opener
The Cobourg Cougars are winless through two games to start the Ontario Junior Hockey League regular season. Coming off a