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'I'm just worried': Strike at Ontario colleges could begin Friday

'I'm just worried': Strike at Ontario colleges could begin Friday

Students are 'worried' about a possible strike; 'Nobody knows what’s going to happen yet. We might not go into a strike,' says Georgian's student president
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Donations help give IOOF Seniors Home residents a real lift

Donations help give IOOF Seniors Home residents a real lift

Donations made it possible for IOOF to install a new elevator for residents at the Terraces at Heritage Square location
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EVERYTHING KING: How-to videos a lesson in how not to

EVERYTHING KING: How-to videos a lesson in how not to

Time is important. In this week's Everything King, Wendy wonders what's up with the never-ending tutorials on social media
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Third Age Barrie hosting 'important, timely' seminars this month

Third Age Barrie hosting 'important, timely' seminars this month

Dr. Michael Johns, 'trusted political analyst who has a special tie to Ukraine, will provide context for the horrifying conflict in Ukraine, and how we might help'
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Funding helps YMCA work with youth to overcome 'huge barriers'

Funding helps YMCA work with youth to overcome 'huge barriers'

YMCA will use the insights collected from these participants to create accessible and user-friendly programs, resources, and opportunities for local rural youth
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Area woman coping with 'horrible life-threatening cancer'

Area woman coping with 'horrible life-threatening cancer'

Washago woman decided to 'step up to the plate and start talking about multiple myeloma,' while encouraging people to support research into the deadly cancer
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WATCH: Zelenskyy pleads to have Ukrainian airspace closed during address to Parliament

WATCH: Zelenskyy pleads to have Ukrainian airspace closed during address to Parliament

Justin Trudeau calls conflict an 'illegal and unnecessary war'
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Ontario reports 220 COVID patients in ICUs

Ontario reports 220 COVID patients in ICUs

16 deaths reported today: 3 from more than a month ago and 13 occurred within the last month
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Beware fraudsters posing as police officers, government officials: OPP

Beware fraudsters posing as police officers, government officials: OPP

Fraudsters may say your SIN is compromised or linked to criminal activity and will ask for personal information as part of extortion scam, police warn
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New Oro-Medonte store to showcase custom creations, treasures

New Oro-Medonte store to showcase custom creations, treasures

'I think it's always been important to support small businesses but even more so in the past couple of years,' says owner of TJ’s Treasures and Custom Creations
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