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A spikebelt has been used to stop a fleeing stolen pickup truck north of Trenton. Quinte West O-P-P tried to pull over a suspicious vehicle on Wooler Road, but the driver sped away, and police followe...

The Hastings-Prince Edward Health Unit hopes it can reduce the number of student school suspension notices it has to send out because of immunization records. Spokesperson Carol Snell says about five-...

Plans for new development at a Wellington-area resort will go to Prince Edward County Council next month. Plannning staff recommended the Official Plan and rezoning requested by "Fields on West Lake" ...

Wellington residents will finally be able to buy gas in their own community. Councillor Peter Mertens says the Prince Edward County Committee of Adjustment voted for a minor variance for 142 Main Stre...

Occasional Elementary School teachers with the Kawartha Pine Ridge School Board have a new contract. Trustees approved the four-year deal for the 590 teachers, members of the Elementary Teachers Feder...

Officials at the South East LHIN open house in Picton have discussed building the proposed Family Health Team building at a location closer to the hospital. Three LHIN representatives and two from Pri...

A British Columbia woman whose crime spree stretched from Belleville to Peterborough has been sentenced to eight months in jail. Thirty-one-year-old Michelle Kaczmarek, who pleaded guilty to 15 charge...

A Canadian soldier from the Colborne-area has died in the Afghan mission. The military says the body of 30-year-old Major Michelle Mendes of Wicklow was found in her room yesterday at the Kandahar air...

Difficult times for school boards as they go about trying to set their budget for this year. The Kawartha Pine Ridge School board will work towards a balanced budget, while dealing with a declining en...

There's a tentative contract settlement between elementary teachers and the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. Details not available as both sides have yet to ratify the agreement. Almost 13 h...