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UPDATE: Russ Williams arrest; Base commander charged with two murders  Share  
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BELLEVILLE — First-degree murder charges have been laid against Col. Russ Williams, base commander for 8 Wing-CFB Trenton, in the deaths of both Jessica Lloyd and Marie Comeau. [more]
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Neighbours of murdered Brighton woman reeling at arrest announcement  Share 
Updated 5 hours ago
BRIGHTON – Neighbours of a murdered Canadian forces woman are reeling with news the CFB Trenton base commander has been charged with her murder. "I'm shocked," Jocelyn Kieffer, a next-door neighbour of Comeau's, said Monday. [more]
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Police looking for mischief makers  Share 
Posted 10 hours ago
BRIGHTON – Northumberland OPP is investigating a mischief to property that occurred in the early hours of Feb. 6. A Brighton resident called police after an unknown party threw two rocks through their living room window. [more]
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Four arrested for drug trafficking  Share 
Updated 8 hours ago
COBOURG — Around 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, a vehicle with no front plate caught the attention of a Cobourg Police officer who subsequently followed the car to Denton Dr.. Four male occupants exited the car and started to walk towards Elgin St. [more]
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Impaired driver nabbed after leaving scene  Share 
Posted 9 hours ago
COBOURG – Cobourg Police received the report of a vehicle being up on the curb of William Street at the intersection of Ontario Street and that the driver was walking away from the scene. This occurred Saturday night (Feb. [more]
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Accident victim gets hit twice  Share 
Posted 9 hours ago
COBOURG – On Fri., Feb. 5 at 12:30 p.m., a car was attempting to turn into a private driveway on William Street when it was struck from behind by a car travelling the same direction. [more]
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Traffic stop not just routine  Share 
Posted 10 hours ago
HAMILTON TWP. – A routine traffic stop conducted by a Northumberland OPP officer resulted in a seizure of a number of weapons, some of which were prohibited. Charged with possession of prohibited weapons and other criminal code offences is a 47-year-old Alderville First Nations man. [more]
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Debit card investigation continues  Share 
Updated 2 hours ago
PORT HOPE - On Fri., Feb. 5, Port Hope Police entered into investigations involving the use of fraudulent debit cards. [more]
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Unwanted guest removed, held in cell overnight  Share 
Posted 13 hours ago
PORT HOPE - Port Hope Police were called to a residence in the Kelly Street area of Port Hope with respect to an unwanted guest. Upon arrival police located a male party who had allegedly been drinking throughout the day. [more]
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Letters to the Editor  Share 
Posted 11 hours ago
Relocate the scrap yard For over 53 years the town of Port Hope has supported and sustained a scrap yard operating on a small piece of R-1- zoned land with no buffer zone between it and the single family homes in the area. [more]
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Officer accused of abusing authority  Share 
Posted 11 hours ago
The head of Northumberland OPP said there will be a thorough investigation into an incident allegedly involving one of his officers. The officer is accused of abusing his authority in a number of ways at Dr. [more]
■ Sports / Sports
Novice Cougars still in it  Share 
Posted 11 hours ago
Despite being down two games to none and facing elimination, the Cobourg Sommerville's Cougars have every right to believe they are not out of their first round Ontario Minor Hockey Association Novice A East playoff series against the Uxbridge Stars. [more]
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Rent to double at former Kraft lab  Share 
Posted 11 hours ago
NORTHUMBERLAND -- Northumberland County, which purchased and transformed the former Kraft laboratory and research building in Cobourg into the new home for its emergency services department (EMS), will see overall rental costs this year more than double last year's costs, according to budgetary [more]
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Port Hope officer sentenced to probation on assault charge  Share 
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Port Hope Constable John Kelly Steeves should be able to continue on his job, in spite of probation conditions imposed upon his plea of guilty to an assault charge Friday in the Ontario Court of Justice in Cobourg. [more]
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