Warrant Issued for Downtown Shooting Suspect: The #Bancroft OPP have officially issued an arrest warrant for a 17-year-old male suspect from the Greater Toronto Area following a brazen shooting in downtown Bancroft late Saturday afternoon (June 6). Just before 5:00 PM, emergency units rushed to a parking lot at the corner of Bridge Street and Hastings Street North following multiple calls of shots fired. The suspect was seen fleeing the area on a bicycle. Shortly after, a male victim arrived at North Hastings Hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The teenage suspect faces eight criminal charges, including assault with a weapon, reckless discharge of a firearm, and unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon. While police state this was an isolated incident, the Bancroft Crime Unit and Forensic Identification Services are aggressively continuing the search and appealing for public dashcam footage.
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#Peterborough Man Charged with First-Degree Murder: In a major multi-jurisdictional update, the Toronto Police Service Homicide and Missing Persons Unit has officially arrested and charged 39-year-old Andrew Christopher Matthews of Peterborough (also known as Andrew Christopher Chesson) with First-Degree Murder. The arrest is tied to the December 9, 2025, homicide of 79-year-old Jolan Kun inside a St. Clair Avenue West apartment in Toronto. Two Toronto men were previously charged earlier this year. Matthews was taken into custody on Monday, June 8, and is scheduled to appear in room 107 of the Toronto Regional Bail Centre this morning.
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#PeterboroughPetes Execute OHL U18 Draft Picks: Future team assets took center stage yesterday as the Peterborough Petes completed the 2026 OHL Under-18 Priority Selection. Holding the 13th overall pick, the Petes shored up their depth by selecting forward Nolan Gerow from the Hamilton Steel U18 program in the first round. In the second round, they selected steady defenseman Cole McLennan from the Upper Canada Cyclones U18 squad with the 33rd overall pick. This sets the stage for the primary 2026 OHL Priority Selection draft kicking off this Friday, June 12.
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Impaired Driving Enforcement Spike: #CityofKawarthaLakes OPP have issued a public reminder after processing multiple distinct impaired driving violations over the first week of June. Recent incidents include separate single-vehicle collisions on Centreline Road and Westview Drive in Emily Township. Both drivers, along with several others stopped over the weekend, face immediate 90-day license suspensions and vehicle impoundments.
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A 29-year-old #Peterborough man turned himself in and was charged with mischief under $5,000 after smashing a window with his fist at La Mesita Restaurante (247 George St. N.) early Sunday morning. The incident caused an uproar on social media regarding police response times. Peterborough Police Chief Stuart Betts took the unusual step of releasing a statement explaining that at the time of the 2:45 a.m. call, local officers were fully deployed responding to 12 other high-priority calls, including a mental health crisis on a bridge and an intimate partner violence incident. Community members offered to fundraise for the owners, who stated they prefer people support them simply by buying their food.
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The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating a serious single-vehicle crash on County Road 10, south of Highway 115. A #Peterboroughpoliceofficer attempted a traffic stop on a 23-year-old driving erratically in a Dodge Charger on Tupper Street in Millbrook. The driver fled, later colliding and entering a ditch, scattering debris and igniting a small grass fire. The driver sustained multiple serious injuries and was airlifted by an Ornge air ambulance to St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto
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Corporate Services Director Sara Beukeboom presented a revised 2026–2035 long-term financial plan to the #KawarthaLakes committee of the whole. The plan highlights six percent annual budget increases (four percent operating, two percent capital) and four percent water-wastewater rate increases from 2027 to 2029. It also proposes increasing the debt servicing ratio from 10 to 12.5 percent to fund affordable housing projects (Murray Street and Gull River). Mayor Doug Elmslie noted that hard financial decisions are ahead, particularly after the municipality spent nearly $30 million on relief efforts following a March 2025 ice storm
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The 31st annual #PeterboroughGreekFestival will take place this Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (406 Parkhill Rd. E.). Organizer and former city councillor Dean Pappas highlighted that the local Greek community consists of 100 to 200 families with over 120 years of history in the city. The festival features authentic food, live music, and folk dancing, with proceeds supporting the church and local initiatives like Good Neighbours Peterborough.
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The #Peterborough #Victoria #Northumberland and #Clarington (PVNCD) Catholic District School Board was awarded a commemorative plaque by the Terry Fox Foundation. The board has cumulatively raised $4.09 million for cancer research. During the 2025 campaign alone, area Catholic schools raised $137,135, with Peterborough's St. Peter and Holy Cross secondary schools ranking among Ontario's top 25 fundraising schools.
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The release of #Cobourg’s draft parks and recreation master plan has triggered a public debate between Mayor Lucas Cleveland and Deputy Mayor Nicole Beatty ahead of the fall municipal election. Cleveland strongly condemned the draft plan for including "inflammatory" social advocacy language such as "housing is a human right" and recommendations for safe syringe disposal bins in public parks, expressing fears of returning to the chaos of the previous Brookside encampment. Beatty defended the document on Facebook, emphasizing that it is an honest assessment meant for public feedback, not a plan to accommodate encampments.
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A 21-year-old Toronto driver was charged with stunt driving after being caught traveling 166 km/h in an 80 km/h zone on Highway 7 near Norwood. The driver, who told Peterborough County OPP they were heading to a friend's cottage, was stopped Friday evening for going more than double the speed limit. As a result, their driver's licence was suspended for 30 days, their vehicle was impounded for 14 days, and they are scheduled to appear in court.
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#PeterboroughCityCouncilGeneralCommittee has endorsed several major proposals ahead of a final approval vote on June 15. Key initiatives include a 50% reduction in residential development charges to stimulate local housing, and the approval of a 16-unit apartment building near the regional hospital to help meet provincial housing targets. Additionally, the committee backed a new five-year tourism strategy, an updated community safety and well-being plan, and a motion to rename the Knights of Columbus Park bowl after local lacrosse legend Bobby Allan.
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