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Transport truck crashes into Innisfil drugstore... again

Transport truck crashes into Innisfil drugstore... again

Second time in a month a truck has struck the building
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Catholic school board officials reflect on 'difficult journey' during past four months

Catholic school board officials reflect on 'difficult journey' during past four months

‘We’re called to serve many masters, sometimes with competing interests, who have different mandates,’ says board superintendent on challenges of pandemic
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Man 'disappointed' with Orillia's pussyfooting on nuisance cats

Man 'disappointed' with Orillia's pussyfooting on nuisance cats

Bruce McRae's family frustrated with neighbour's 'menace' cat on their property; 'It’s disappointing that the mayor did not offer any solutions,' he says
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Chill out on New Year's Eve, says Ontario associate chief medical officer

Chill out on New Year's Eve, says Ontario associate chief medical officer

Celebrate within your own household, Dr. Barbara Yaffe urges
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Health unit confirms 269 COVID cases since Dec. 24, including 76 in Barrie

Health unit confirms 269 COVID cases since Dec. 24, including 76 in Barrie

Barrie now sits at 1,000 cases since the pandemic began in March
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COVID outbreak at Southlake hospital grows to 7 patients, 16 staff in last week

COVID outbreak at Southlake hospital grows to 7 patients, 16 staff in last week

Outbreak began with one health-care worker infected on Nov. 21
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More winter weather than was called for? Snow problem for Barrie plows

More winter weather than was called for? Snow problem for Barrie plows

'It's not even January yet. We could be in for a lot of snow, but in this region we’re used to it,' says owner of local property maintenance company
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U.S. Coast Guard's Katmai Bay gets cracking in Midland harbour

U.S. Coast Guard's Katmai Bay gets cracking in Midland harbour

Canadian Steamship Lines' Frontenac expected to leave the harbour on Wednesday
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Midland hospital reports three new COVID cases

Midland hospital reports three new COVID cases

So far this year, the hospital has recorded 39 positive cases involving inpatients, seven outpatients and eight COVID-related deaths
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WATCH: Associate chief medical officer to provide pandemic update

WATCH: Associate chief medical officer to provide pandemic update

Dr. Barbara Yaffe is joined by Dr. Vanessa Allen, chief of microbiology and laboratory science with Public Health Ontario
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