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Update – Cobourg Police – Brampton Man Facing Numerous Criminal Charges Including Dangerous Driving/Assault Police
A man has been arrested for numerous charges after police responded to a traffic complaint. On the afternoon of January
Breaking News – Gunpoint Takedown In Cobourg After Vehicle Rams Cruiser Numerous Times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTOyf9O60TQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nO-IDn_KyA A suspect was taken into custody at gunpoint following a dramatic series of events in Cobourg on Friday, January
Port Hope Resident Wins $100,000 Top Prize with Instant Holiday Magic
Marianne Kennedy of Port Hope is $100,000 richer after winning the top prize with INSTANT HOLIDAY MAGIC. Marianne, an occasional
Ontario Outlines Steps to Cautiously and Gradually Ease Public Health Measures
Time-limited Measures to Blunt Spread of Omicron Protecting Hospital and Health Care Capacity With key public health and health care
HKPR District Health Unit Has Two Waste-Water Surveillance Sources in the Fight Against COVID
By Cecilia Nasmith/Today's Northumberland Waste-water surveillance is a new concept in monitoring COVID-19 that is being carried on in Cobourg
HKPR District Health Unit Is On A Booster Push
By Cecilia Nasmith/Today's Northumberland On the COVID-19 vaccination front – Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit Chief Medical Officer
HKPR District Health Unit – Omicron Upended the COVID Paradigm
By Cecilia Nasmith/Today's Northumberland Omicron proved itself as not just another COVID-19 variant, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Natalie Bocking
Rogers Expand 5G Network to Cobourg and Port Hope
By Cecilia Nasmith/Today's Northumberland Cobourg and Port Hope are among eight municipalities in the Eastern Ontario Regional Network to which
Peaceful Port Hope Protest Targets COVID Lockdowns
A small group gathered in Port Hope on Thursday, January 20, 2022 to protest vaccine mandates. The protest was organized
Cleaning Up The Downtown Streets of Port Hope – From Snow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV0OdYxnZ-w Members of the Port Hope Works Department along with private contractors were out early Thursday, January 20, 2022 clearing
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Cobourg Firefighters Rescue Cat Stuck in Tree
It may be a rare call, but on Wednesday evening, June 25, 2026, Cobourg firefighters came to the rescue
Video – Learning About Cobourg’s New Parking Regulations The Hard Way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRS9gMTrjtw Unfortunately a number of people visiting the park and harbour area on Wednesday, June 25, 2026 found out the
Cobourg Council – Bring Back Lifeguards, Students Urge
(Today's Northumberland file photo) By Cecilia Nasmith/Today's Northumberland St. Mary Secondary School students Sydney Ashcroft and Clara MacNeil addressed Cobourg council
Cobourg Council Supports Mayor’s Parks & Rec Objections
(Today's Northumberland file photo) By Cecilia Nasmith/Today's Northumberland Cobourg council has voted unanimously in support of Mayor Lucas Cleveland's notice of
Cobourg Council – Pilot Snow Removal Project Will Proceed
(Today's Northumberland file photo) By Cecilia Nasmith/Today's Northumberland Cobourg council has voted unanimously to proceed with a pilot project offering snow-clearing
- Photo Galleries
Video – Photo Gallery – Hay Fire on Flatbed Trailer Shuts Down Highway 401 East of Cobourg for More Than Eight Hours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wRMRI816ZE A stubborn transport-trailer fire carrying a load of hay caused major traffic disruptions on Highway 401 east of Cobourg
Video – Summer Is Here: Time to Relax and Enjoy the Sunsets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50HwsukH6bY With summer officially underway and the winds calming during the evening hours, Cobourg's waterfront provided the perfect setting to
Video – Photo Gallery – PRIDE Festivities Take Over Downtown Cobourg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR501aTCCDs The annual PRIDE festivities took over downtown Cobourg on Saturday, June 20, 2026. One of the highlights of the event
Breaking News – Video – Photo Gallery – Suspicious Fire at Former File Factory in Port Hope
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGaJ3adHi4A Port Hope Fire and Emergency Services responded to a suspicious fire at the former file factory on Cavan Street
Video – Photo Gallery – Thousands Attend North America’s Largest Historical Military Show at Canadian Tank Museum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r4g189TDiQ The largest historical military show in North America drew thousands of visitors from around the world to Oshawa over
- 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
- Sports
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Marc Mercier’s Hockey Journey from Timmins to Toronto, Cobourg and Cambridge Too
By – David McPherson/Ontario Hockey Association COLLINGWOOD, ON – Ontario Hockey Association Chairman Marc Mercier and Ontario Junior Hockey League
Video – A Dream Come True for Cobourg Hockey Player Picked in the First Round of the OHL Draft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq52lR02ATE What a week it has been for Cobourg's Lauchlan Whelan. The 15-year-old hockey standout is still trying to take it
Lauchlan Whelan Drafted by Windsor Spitfires
Cobourg’s Lauchlan Whelan was a first round pick Friday night at the 2026 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection draft
Municipality of Port Hope Receives $158,200 from Jays Care Foundation
At a Blue Jays watch party yesterday, Port Hope baseball fans, young athletes and community members received exciting news:
Video – Photo Gallery – Toronto Blue Jays Rally to Beat the Baltimore Orioles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-h87bX5jdU Over 41,000 people watched the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, June 7, 2026 at the