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Cops called over loud, raucous worshiping
When a local Black man from Allandale took up Pentecostalism, he took it to the streets and began preaching at the Five Points in Barrie; a court case soon followed
Sep 16, 2023 12:00 PM
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Who shot Fred Parr? — Part 2
Coroner's jury included the unusual step of firing bullets at the dead man's clothing and examining the results
Sep 9, 2023 12:00 PM
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Who shot Fred Parr? — Part 1
In the fading light of a local hunting trip, three men picked up their gravely injured friend and started to carry him out of the Baxter-area swamp
Sep 2, 2023 12:00 PM
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Five Points intersection no stranger to fire
None of the famed Five Points escaped doing battle with fire, but the northeastern point may have been the most scorched of them all
Aug 26, 2023 12:00 PM
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What happened to John Tomlinson?
People who knew him didn't even know he was missing until his remains were found in Kempenfelt Bay six weeks after his disappearance
Aug 19, 2023 12:00 PM
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Gunfire at the ice cream parlour — Part 2
Law caught up with three culprits, but one made a sweet escape
Aug 12, 2023 12:00 PM
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Gunfire at the ice cream parlour — Part 1
On a warm July night in 1891, the operators of a small ice cream parlour near the corner of Maple Avenue and Dunlop Street West suddenly found themselves dodging bullets
Aug 5, 2023 12:00 PM
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The good old days of the Barbie craze
Thousands of hours were spent creating elaborate lives for Barbie dolls
Jul 29, 2023 12:00 PM
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Howdy Sheriff, early law enforcement — Part 2
Sheriff, high constable, jail governor, county detective ... Hollywood movies lead us to believe these fellows were knee-deep in crime-fighting
Jul 22, 2023 12:00 PM
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Howdy Sheriff, early law enforcement in Simcoe County — Part 1
Thomas David McConkey was the owner of the building which today houses McReilly’s Public House, and it would have been he who had the jail cell installed there
Jul 15, 2023 12:00 PM
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