Amazing: Peterborough's Scott Cannata Will Be Running Across Canada For Cancer Research

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As part of his "Run to Live" campaign, Trent University student Scott Cannata will be running from coast to coast starting May 1st, 2011 in St. John’s, Newfoundland. His goal: to run 42 kilometres per day for 209 days—a total of 8,778 kilometres. All to raise money for cancer research.

[Camerasacrosscanada.com, Facebook.com/theruntolive, Twitter.com/theruntolive, Youtube.com/theruntolive]

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Girls Rock Out To "You Give Love A Bad Name" And Win The Wolf's Bon Jovi Contest

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The winners of The Wolf's BonJovioke video contest are...

To view all the entries, click here.

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Video: Watch A Mural Come Together In A Junior Common Room At Trent U

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(Awesome) Video: Dude Goes All Bon Jovi Outside The Red Dog

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The Wolf's TJ Connors Does Fastest Lap Ever Around Memorial Centre Ice

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From the skills competition portion of yesterday's United Way Hockey Challenge in Peterborough, which raised $165,000. Jim Cuddy from Blue Rodeo and Peter MacKay, Canada's Minister of National Defence, were among the celebrities participating in the charity game.

[YouTube via TJConnorsBlog]

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Aloha Peterborough, Are You Ready For The LomiLomi Hawaiian Healing Touch?

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Are you sure you're ready? OK, here we go... a video from a Uhane LomiLomi Hawaiian healing touch practitioner from Peterborough. Educational and (unintentionally?) funny/entertaining.

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Video: The Headstones Performing At The Venue Last Night

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Word is they put on a loud, energetic show at The Venue, and people went home happy campers.

More footage from last night at hystericallycalm's YouTube channel. 

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Video: Amazing Turnout At City Hall Last Night To Oppose Transit Cuts

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Many people are pissed about the proposed transit cuts in the Patch. And they showed it loud and clear during a city council meeting last night in a great show of democracy in action.

The next meeting on the proposed cuts is tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at Evinrude Centre, a bigger venue to fit everyone in.

[CHEX TV]

[Related: Facebook Page Launched To Raise Awareness About Proposed Cuts To Peterborough Public Transit]

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Video: Elliott Brood Performing "Write It All Down For You" At Historic Red Dog

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Apparently Dean Del Mastro Brought Back The "Electric City" Moniker To Peterborough

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We didn't know it was Dean. But in this recent speech he delivered at the Rotary Club all about Peterborough past and present, and what his vision has been for it, that's what he says, starting at about the 1:10 mark: "I brought back the title 'Electric City'. I hadn't heard that in years, but I did see it on a few things historically that related to Peterborough, as a moniker that related to it."

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