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Canadian Search and Rescue demonstration takes Cobourg beachfront  Share  
Updated 1 hour ago
COBOURG — It was Support Our Troops day at the Cobourg Waterfront Festival. At 10 a.m., the Canadian Search and Rescue (SAR) demonstration took to Victoria Park beach to demonstrate life-saving skills. [more]
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Injured Toronto man found lying on Cobourg street  Share 
Updated 6 hours ago
COBOURG — Cobourg Police were sent to a report of a man lying on the sidewalk on Division Street Tuesday evening June 30 at 11:52 p.m.. When officers arrived, they found a young male lying unconscious on the sidewalk. [more]
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Breach, mischief charges laid  Share 
Posted 8 hours ago
A vehicle was driving south through the lane way onto Ontario Street Wednesday evening, when a male kicked the passenger side door of the vehicle. At approximately 9:38 p.m., the Port Hope Police were dispatched to the area of Ontario Street, regarding a disturbance. [more]
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Lights smashed  Share 
Posted 8 hours ago
On Wed., July 1 at approximately 1:30 a.m. the Port Hope Police were called to the area of Ward Street where two coach lights were smashed. The caller reported that they observed two youths leave the area walking eastbound on Ward Street. [more]
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Be sure bikes are roadworthy  Share 
Posted 8 hours ago
On June 30 at 2:35 p.m., a Port Hope youth was traveling south bound on King Street. The youth allegedly attempted to apply the brakes as she approached Peter Street. [more]
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Merchants beware of PIN pad thefts  Share 
Posted 8 hours ago
Port Hope Police are advising merchants that have debit service to ensure the pin pads are kept secure. On June 19 a local restaurant had their pin pad stolen from the counter of the restaurant. Two men were seen in the restaurant with newspapers that covered the area where the pin pad was. [more]
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Beef products recall issued  Share 
Posted 11 hours ago
OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume certain beef products because these products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. [more]
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Drug seizure in Port Hope  Share 
Updated 9 hours ago
PORT HOPE – On June 30, the OPP Central Drug Enforcement unit members stopped a vehicle on the 5th Line of Port Hope. As a result of the stop, 34 grams of cocaine and 43 oxycodone pills were seized. [more]
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RIDE yields various charges  Share 
Updated 10 hours ago
BRIGHTON –Northumberland OPP were busy on the evening of Canada Day, conducting a RIDE program on County Road 30 in Brighton. [more]
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Cobourg Waterfront Festival Schedule - Friday and Saturday  Share 
Updated 1 hour ago
Cobourg Waterfront Festival July 1-4, 2009 -- FRIDAY July 3 -- ROTARY ARTS and CRAFTS tents 10 a.m.-6 p.m. — Cobourg harbourfront COBOURG LIONS FINE ART SHOW and SALE 10 a.m.-6 p.m. — Victoria Park beachfront THE MARKETPLACE 10 a. [more]
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Moped stolen in Brighton  Share 
Posted 12 hours ago
BRIGHTON – On July 1, the Northumberland OPP responded to a theft of a moped at a residence on Chapel Street in Brighton. The moped was stolen from a shed behind the house. It is described as a 1975 Honda moped blue and white in colour. [more]
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Motorcycle impounded, Colborne man charged with impaired and racing  Share 
Updated 10 hours ago
BRIGHTON — Around 9 p.m. June 30, a Northumberland OPP officer was conducting radar on Presqu’ile Parkway in Brighton when he spotted a motorcycle travelling southbound at a high rate of speed. A high reading of 133 km/hr in a 40 km/hr zone was recorded. [more]
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Police on the lookout for ATV  Share 
Posted 12 hours ago
PORT HOPE – Some time around 11 p.m. on June 27 a 700 Arctic Cat Military green ATV went missing from an unlocked barn on Loyalist Road in the Municipality of Port Hope. Northumberland OPP were called to the scene on June 30 at approximately 5:50 p. [more]
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Two home invasions reported in Trent Hills  Share 
Updated 10 hours ago
CAMPBELLFORD — Two incidents of home invasions in Campbellford are are being investigated by Northumberland OPP. Around 5 p.m. Monday, June 29, Northumberland OPP responded to a reported home invasion at Canal Road residence in Trent Hills. [more]
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Moreland and Arbuckle return July 16  Share 
Posted 12 hours ago
When Moreland and Arbuckle, the Mississippi hill country blues-influenced band, came through Cobourg to a private show in March, they brought the house down, playing three and a half hours of cranked-up Mississippi blues a la RL Burnside and Junior Kimbrough, blended with their own ideas and old [more]
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Sale of land would allow extension of boardwalk  Share 
Posted 12 hours ago
A west beach property owner is offering to sell a strip of lakefront land to the Town of Cobourg so the boardwalk can be completed from the marina area westward to Bagot Street. [more]
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Letters to the Editor  Share Comments 
Posted 15 hours ago
Personal information withheld Like others, I am skeptical about the conclusions of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) that we in Port Hope have never been harmed by the nuclear industry, and we are not going to be in the future. [more]
■ Sports / Sports
Saxons continue to develop young talent  Share 
Posted 12 hours ago
As showcased by the Cobourg Saxons, the local rugby scene continues to be vibrant during the summer months. Cobourg, which draws players from around the Northumberland area, has two men's teams as well as a women's entry this season in the Toronto Rugby Union. [more]
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Appeal means family to relive officer's murder  Share 
Posted 12 hours ago
Revulsion may be too gentle a word for what Gordon Garrett feels about the man who murdered his police officer son five years ago. "He should have been hung, or shot, or electrocuted or something, for what he did," said Garrett, 79. [more]
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Nuke workers face higher cancer rates, study says  Share 
Posted 12 hours ago
A study which looked at cancer rates among Canadian workers concluded nuclear-power workers are 3.8 times more likely to die from radiation-related cancer than nonworkers, but Mayor Linda Thompson says the report does not apply to Port Hope workers. [more]
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Former army cadet leader arrested on sex charges  Share 
Posted 12 hours ago
Cobourg Police have arrested Robert Murney, 47, of Cobourg and charged him with attempting to procure a female under 18 years and soliciting for the purpose of prostitution. [more]
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Wrap up a BLT  Share 
Posted 12 hours ago
right up there with the best food combinations of all times. The second part came from a discovery that people I thought would know how to make a wrap did not . [more]
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