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Today's update notes there have been 199 COVID-related deaths in the last 30 days

Police say male victim has ties to Toronto, but his identity has not been released pending notification of next-of-kin

'I gather there was some unnecessary honking for an extended period of time and the victim went down to inquire about it. There was an altercation and he was stabbed,' says Barrie police official

Kimberly Harvey Chase opening artisan store this summer at Barrie's Georgian Mall to help local businesses promote their product

'Short-term rentals are the single biggest threat that our residential neighbourhoods have ever faced,' says frustrated Oro-Medonte resident

'If we can make any improvements, then every single person who’s travelling that roadway hopefully gets the benefit,' says city traffic manager

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices

'It’s a great night out. We’ve all been cooped up for the last two years. It’s fun and maybe something you haven’t seen before — or even if you have come and see it again,' organizer says of Saturday's show

'Today is very windy, but we’ve had the minus-35 days and the days with a blizzard happening, so this will be OK,' says fundraiser participant

Arthur Godfrey Peuchen, who survived ship's sinking, married daughter of local lumber baron who, fortunately, was not on that fateful cruise