Polling stations are officially open across the country for those who have not already voted in advance polls.

The Municipality of Minden Hills is getting a new roads excavator. At a meeting on April 24, council approved the purchase of a new Cat 315GC excavator for $326,000, and a 30-ton trailer for $49,000. Funding for the purchases was initially approved during the 2025 capital budget deliberations on Feb. 4.

Advance voter numbers are in for Kawartha-Haliburton. Elections Canada reports 28,236 people cast ballots over the four-day Easter long weekend. Across Canada, nearly 7.3 million people took advantage of the advanced polls, which is a 25% increase from the 5.8 million electors who voted in advanced polls in 2021.  Complete data...

The Minden Hills Cultural Centre, in collaboration with the Haliburton County Public Library, will be screening Finding Dawn at the Cultural Centre at 1 p.m. on May 1. Officials say the film, directed by Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh, is a powerful documentary that explores the national crisis of missing and...

We have reached out to local candidates and asked them a series of questions that are on the mind of voters across the riding. Topics range from what they’re hearing at the door, positions on the trade war, cost of living pressures and more. Here’s what they had to say,...

A new doctor is joining the emergency department team at Haliburton Highlands Health Services. On April 15, officials with the County of Haliburton and the local hospital announced the incoming addition of Dr. Harrison Bishop, who will join the team as of July 1. Bishop attended medical school at the University...