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A rally held in Cobourg on Saturday marked one year since the death of Vienna Irwin, the two-year-old who was found dead on a daycare's property just north of Cobourg.

Ottawa has plans to finally stop blocking Canadian development aid to Afghanistan this year, but some are concerned about the time it will take to develop the system.

Fleming College president Maureen Adamson says current students will not be impacted and a focus will be on helping them finish their programs.

Entitled "The Gap: Income (In)Adequacy," the report reviews the past 34 years and shows how Ontario's minimum wage rate and social safety net have both changed.

Police say an officer approached a man who had fallen and saw he was trying to conceal a firearm. The man refused to listen to the officer's demands, prompting a gunpoint arrest.

The City of Peterborough has issued no-trespassing notices to Food Not Bombs in recent weeks. For years the group has served food at Confederation Park without a permit.

A gas station store clerk reports a man brandished a knife and demanded more money as the clerk was providing him change from a purchase. The suspect fled with nearly $30.

Peterborough police say in one incident, a man and a woman approached a senior at a business, engaged in a short conversation, and then stole the woman's wallet from her purse.

On Easter Sunday, the Original Spaghetti House Restaurant served hundreds of free meals to individuals in need. The meals are provided each Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving.

The Ontario government announced $1.3 billion in new funding for post-secondary institutions that may be impacted by the federal government's cap on international students.