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Ontario Proposing to Expand Strong Mayor Powers to Municipalities Including Cobourg, Port Hope, Brighton and Trent Hills
Expansion will help municipalities deliver on provincial priorities like building homes and infrastructure Ontario is proposing to expand strong mayor
Hydro One Ice Storm Restoration Update April 7, 2025
(Today's Northumberland file photo) Restoration by the numbers Since the start of the devasting ice storm (March 28, 11 p.m.),
Ontario Taking Action to Protect Workers Amid Economic Uncertainty
Province delivering support to businesses, while making Ontario the best place in the G7 to invest, create jobs and
Update April 6, 2025 – Hydro One Restoration Following Ice Storm
(Today's Northumberland file photo) Restoration by the numbers Since the start of the devasting ice storm (March 28, 11 p.m.),
U.S. Softwood Lumber Duties Will Increase Cost of Housing for Americans
On Saturday, April 5, 2025, Kevin Holland, Associate Minister of Forestry and Forest Products, and Vic Fedeli, Minister of
Hydro One’s Update on Ice Storm
(Today's Northumberland file photo) This past weekend, a major storm system swept across Ontario that has affected nearly 1 million
Ontario Taking Action to Help Communities Impacted by the Ice Storm
(Today's Northumberland file photo) Province deploying workers and resources to support emergency response Following the recent ice storm, the Ontario government
Ontario Raising Minimum Wage to Support Workers
Increase to $17.60 an hour will take effect October 1 The Ontario government is increasing the minimum wage from $17.20 to
Ontario Opens First Nine Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment Hubs
Province supporting community safety and addiction recovery by transitioning drug injection sites near schools and child-care centres into HART
Ontario Building New Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment Hub in Oshawa
Hub will support community safety and addiction recovery in the community The Ontario government is helping create safer communities and
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Sign in Niagara-on-the-Lake Honours Ashley Marie Vaillancourt Killed in Impaired Driving Crash
MADD Canada will host a ceremony to unveil a new roadside memorial sign in honour of Ashley Marie Vaillancourt,
Video – Photo Gallery – Fireworks Light Up the Sky in Pittsburgh Celebrating Independence Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAS_PkWm9sY The City of Pittsburgh celebrated Independence Day on July 4, 2025 with a flurry of fireworks lighting up the
NHH Auxiliary Offers Dixie Mikel Scholarship for Student Hospital Volunteers
The Board of Directors of the Northumberland Hills Hospital Auxiliary is reminding all NHH student volunteers that applications for
Roadwork Update: Construction Progresses to Next Phase of Prince Edward Street (CR64) Reconstruction
With underground infrastructure work on Harbour Street nearing completion, Northumberland County and the Municipality of Brighton are preparing to
Dredging of Port Hope Outer Harbour
(Today's Northumberland file photo) Residents are advised that a suction dredge of the Port Hope outer harbour will be conducted
- Photo Galleries
Video – Photo Gallery – Fireworks Light Up the Sky in Pittsburgh Celebrating Independence Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAS_PkWm9sY The City of Pittsburgh celebrated Independence Day on July 4, 2025 with a flurry of fireworks lighting up the
Video – Silver Cross Mother and Volunteers Clean Up the Highway of Heroes on Canada Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdW2h3vW3v0 The sixth annual Environmental Clean in Memory of Craftsman Kyle Sinclair took place on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 in
Video – Local Cobourg Youth Spends Summer Raising Money to Help Others
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so4LEH97uZk Avery Mitchell-Hicks is one special nine-year-old. Despite having a litany of medical issues, Avery has been doing nothing but thinking
Video – Photo Gallery – Canada Day Celebrations in Cobourg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g74qCTsFTy0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1j0fFDMuoA Thousands of people lined the streets of Cobourg on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 for the Canada Day Parade A sea
Video – Canada Day Fireworks Over Cobourg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0mfOD0q8R4 It was a beautiful evening to cap off Canada's birthday. At 10 p.m. the skies over Cobourg lit up with
- 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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Video – Tucker Williams Continues to Make Big Strides in Lacrosse Development
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESDa5eT__CA Already very accomplished for his age at 14, Baltimore’s Tucker Williams simply just loves playing lacrosse. “People say it’s the
Cobourg’s MacNiel Drafted by Montreal Canadians
Andrew MacNiel of Cobourg was selected in the sixth round, 189th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens at the 2025
Cobourg and District Sports Hall of Fame Inducts Class of 2025
By Cecilia Nasmith/Today's Northumberland Announced last March, a sixth group of inductees was welcomed to the Cobourg and District Sports
St. Mary Student Gets Full Hockey Scholarship
By Cecilia Nasmith/Today's Northumberland Following graduation day at St. Mary Secondary School next week, boom! Sophie Harold is outta here
91-Year-Old Achieves Bronze Medal in PickleBall Tournament
Cobourg resident Bob Carson was the oldest athlete of more than 250 participants from across Ontario who competed in