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Bradford mom with COVID-19 thankful for community’s prayers

Bradford mom with COVID-19 thankful for community’s prayers

Bradford COVID-19 patient updates community on her condition from hospital bed
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Ramara closing public boat launches, water access points

Ramara closing public boat launches, water access points

The township also announced no short-term rentals (air bnbs) can operate unless they are being rented to front-line or seasonal workers
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Baycats out if IBL begins shortened season, says commissioner

Baycats out if IBL begins shortened season, says commissioner

'It's an asterisk season, for sure. We would even have to discuss whether or not we hand out a trophy,' says Kastner
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Gardner encourages more COVID-19 testing at assessment centres

Gardner encourages more COVID-19 testing at assessment centres

There are more than 108 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Simcoe County and Muskoka
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Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases spikes to one-day record

Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases spikes to one-day record

Number of confirmed cases rose almost 12% while number of deaths increased to 174 in the last 24 hours, provincial agency reports
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IBL looking at 'modified' schedule for 2020 due to pandemic

IBL looking at 'modified' schedule for 2020 due to pandemic

'At this point, the IBL can say in confidence that we will not have baseball of any kind before July 1'
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Some county staffers redeployed, working from home or taking unpaid leave

Some county staffers redeployed, working from home or taking unpaid leave

About 25 staffers have volunteered to be redeployed to long-term care, while between 350 to 400 have transitioned to working from home, says county CAO
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Busby Centre illustrates how Second Harvest can help avoid food waste

Busby Centre illustrates how Second Harvest can help avoid food waste

Companies with food surplus can visit FoodRescue.ca to be connected with local organizations in need
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Premier declares Easter Bunny can make home visits this year

Premier declares Easter Bunny can make home visits this year

The premier stopped short of declaring chocolate an essential good, but will allow the Easter Bunny to deliver treats this weekend
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The one, two, threes of financial literacy for kids – for free

The one, two, threes of financial literacy for kids – for free

Enriched Academy to offer online financial literacy course free of charge in April
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