As we look back on the week that was, here were our top five most read stories:
1. A Peterborough Police Service officer is facing a criminal charge following the discharge of a firearm while off duty on New Year’s Eve.
2. Peterborough Police and the Ontario Fire Marshal are investigating after a fatal residential fire.
27-year-old man dies after early-morning house fire in Peterborough
3. When it comes to the recently released ‘Report Card on Ontario’s Elementary Schools’, James Strath stands alone in Peterborough.
4. The Peterborough Petes have unveiled details for the 17th annual Pink in the Rink campaign, continuing what has become the Ontario Hockey League’s largest ongoing fundraiser.
Peterborough Petes announce 17th annual ‘Pink in the Rink’ game in support of Survivors Abreast
5. A 60-year-old woman from Orillia has died following a two-vehicle collision in the City of Kawartha Lakes.
https://www.ptbotoday.ca/2026/01/06/woman-killed-in-two-vehicle-crash-on-killarney-bay-road-amid-snowy-conditions/

