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13 recreation facilities recieving upgrades  Share   
Updated 7 hours ago
Thirteen recreational facilities in Peterborough city and county will be upgraded thanks to federal and provincial government funding. MP Dean Del Mastro and MPP Jeff Leal made the multi-million dollar announcement Thursday morning. [more]
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Generals hire Tugnutt  Share 
Updated 6 hours ago
Former Peterborough Petes goalie and current city resident Ron Tugnutt has been hired as the new goaltending coach for the Oshawa Generals, the OHL club announced on Thursday. [more]
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Perry invited to Olympic camp  Share 
Updated 6 hours ago
Peterborough's Corey Perry of the Anaheim Ducks is among 46 players who have been invited to Canada's 2010 Olympic men's hockey team orientation camp, Hockey Canada announced on Thursday. [more]
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Resort plan fails to get required support  Share 
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MP Dean Del Mastro dropped his controversial Little Lake resort and condominium complex proposal in the city's lap on Tuesday after it failed to get 60% support in a poll. [more]
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Adam West bares all ... in Family Guy outtake  Share 
Posted 14 hours ago
Animation is about 117 years old, depending on what you count as the earliest examples. In the pioneering era, the focus was on making even rudimentary movements look convincing, so Winsor McCay struggled to get Gertie the Dinosaur looking smooth-on-the-hoof in 1914. [more]
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  Share 
Posted 14 hours ago
Lost Little Lake ballots sign of deeper problem? It has been more than a month since the public opinion ballots for the Little Lake development proposal were to be mailed out to the local constituency by MP Del Mastro's offices. [more]
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Ruttan carves out Hall of Fame career  Share 
Updated 8 hours ago
Wood carving is a huge hobby for Ken Ruttan and he also carved out a pretty impressive career on the lacrosse floor. On Tuesday the Peterborough native was informed he will be inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in a ceremony this fall. [more]
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Tips sought in cold case  Share 
Posted 14 hours ago
For 36 years all she has wanted are answers about her mother's murder. Kelly Vaine was 13 when her mother, Karen Wo o d c o c k , was found murdered at the side of a road on July 1, 1973. [more]
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Prieur eases the pain at World University Games  Share 
Updated 7 hours ago
No pain, no gain? Andrea Prieur always aims to ease that taxing athletic adage. And as Team Canada's chief therapist, she'll be offering a healthy dose of help for student-athletes looking to muscle their way to medals at the World University Games (Universiade 2009) in Belgrade, Serbia. [more]
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Petes' GM says "Czech mate"  Share 
Updated 7 hours ago
GREG DAVIS Examiner Sports Editor The chess match of the CHL Import Draft had Jeff Twohey saying “Czech mate.” The Peterborough Petes’ GM used the team’s first-round selection to take left winger/center Jiri Sekac of the Czech Republic on Tuesday afternoon. [more]
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Tales to make your hair stand on end  Share 
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What measures 2.5 cm in diameter, is 50,000 times hotter than the sun and kills more people than hurricanes and tornadoes combined in the U.S.? No doubt you have the answer, lightning. [more]
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Fiery Snider offers faceoff flair  Share 
Updated 7 hours ago
The faceoff wizard is now the newest face on the Peterborough Lakers. [more]
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