Fall means flu season in Ontario, and the public health authority for Peterborough and the surrounding area is gearing up for its annual response. Lakelands Public Health confirmed its first case of influenza on September 10th 2026, a month earlier than the first case the year before. CFFF broadcast journalist Evan Robins spoke to Lakelands…
The Peterborough Regional Health Centre is expanding a program designed to reduce wait times and improve triaging for patients with non-acute illnesses and injuries reporting to the hospital’s emergency department. The Streamlined Treatment & Evaluation Pathway, or STEP, was introduced in January of 2026, and aims to separate patients with minor injuries and infections, or…
The full extent of a data breach at Lakelands Public Health (LPH) is only now becoming apparent, and more than 60,000 people may have been affected. A June 30th press release from LPH confirmed that approximately 60,000 current or former patients in the city and county of Peterborough had been affected by a data breach…
