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Ontario detects Canada's first two known cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant

Ontario detects Canada's first two known cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant

Both cases were found in the Ottawa area
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On-street parking prohibited overnight as city prepares to remove accumulated snowfall

On-street parking prohibited overnight as city prepares to remove accumulated snowfall

Winter maintenance crews are regularly on standby in similar situations
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Venturing outdoors? OPP urge people to have plan for safe return

Venturing outdoors? OPP urge people to have plan for safe return

OPP Central Region Emergency Response Team has responded to more than 50 search-and-rescue calls already this year
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Simcoe County Christmas celebrates history of the holiday in the area

Simcoe County Christmas celebrates history of the holiday in the area

Put on by Simcoe County Museum, events include costumed interpreters, workshops, Christmas treats and more
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It's all fun and games for Barrie girl after winning Young Inventor Challenge

It's all fun and games for Barrie girl after winning Young Inventor Challenge

'When we watched (the ceremony) live, we just freaked out because we were just so proud of her,' says Katie Howlett's dad
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City's plan to help Indigenous people with clean water trickling along

City's plan to help Indigenous people with clean water trickling along

'The money can still be allocated after the budget is passed by taking the amount ($100,000) from water and wastewater reserves,' says deputy-mayor
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THEN AND NOW: Barrie's other bus terminal

THEN AND NOW: Barrie's other bus terminal

Terminal ran out of storefront on Collier Street from 1942 before moving to Maple Avenue in 1956
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Ontario reports 964 new COVID-19 cases Sunday

Ontario reports 964 new COVID-19 cases Sunday

Sunday's report includes 558 recoveries and one new death
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COLUMN: Don't allow momentum of reconciliation to slow or pass

COLUMN: Don't allow momentum of reconciliation to slow or pass

Indigenous storyteller Jillian Morris encourages Canadians to seek out stories, and to commit to equity
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Steamship, stagecoach traffic around Lake Simcoe always fierce, rarely comfortable (6 photos)

Steamship, stagecoach traffic around Lake Simcoe always fierce, rarely comfortable (6 photos)

Along with steamer service, Charles Thompson added stage lines in Simcoe County along Penetanguishene Road, stretching from Barrie to Georgian Bay
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