March break is right around the corner and that means so is the Little Native Hockey League annual tournament. The Little NHL is the largest ice hockey tournament for First Nation youth in Ontario. Last year, about 250 teams, 3,400 players, and over 10,000 family members attended the event. This...

City of Kawartha Lakes OPP arrested and charged three individuals with a variety of charges following a traffic stop in Kinmount. AT 5 a.m. this morning, an officer on patrol in Kinmount conducted a traffic stop on County Road 503. The driver was found to be a prohibited driver, and the...

**Written by Richard Coffin Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says with the U.S. launching a trade war against Canada, the government will be there for Canadians.   The PM also addressed U.S. President Donald Trump directly, quoting the Wall Street Journal. “Donald, they point out that even though you’re a very smart guy,...

**Written by Richard Coffin American booze is coming off the shelves at the LCBO, and the province is cancelling its Internet deal with Starlink.    Those are Premier Doug Ford’s initial moves in the tariff war with the U.S.  But they aren’t the only ones.   “We said we’d never start a trade and...

Incumbent PC candidate Laurie Scott has unofficially been re-elected in Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock. Scott was in the lead all night, followed by the Liberals Alison Bennie, and the NDP's Barbara Doyle. When the dust settled and all the polls closed, Scott had a nearly 15,000 vote lead. Scott will be part of another...

The Trillium Lakelands District School Board says all schools, education and childcare centres will be closed on Thursday (Feb. 13). The board shared the decision in anticipation of the forecasted storm that is scheduled to hit central Ontario this evening and continue into the morning. Officials say schools will not be moving...