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Ontario reported 216 new COVID cases today

Ontario reported 216 new COVID cases today

Public Health Ontario reported ten COVID-related deaths of residents in long-term care homes today
Unfit to drive? Impaired charges laid after car crashes through gym wall

Unfit to drive? Impaired charges laid after car crashes through gym wall

If not for LA Fitness being closed due to COVID, situation could have been far worse had there been more people around, says police official
COVID outbreak declared at county-owned long-term care home in Beeton

COVID outbreak declared at county-owned long-term care home in Beeton

A resident at Simcoe Manor in Beeton has tested positive for the coronavirus
LETTER: Reader says farms should hire Canadians, not foreign workers

LETTER: Reader says farms should hire Canadians, not foreign workers

'Our agricultural sector is corrupted by a few ‘bad apples’ taking advantage of the anti-Hispanic racism that pollutes Canada and the United States,' says Barrie resident
Come mid-July, Barrie Transit users may be paying to ride again

Come mid-July, Barrie Transit users may be paying to ride again

Free transit is currently in place until at least July 2
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Good morning, Barrie!

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Parking rates slated to more than triple for out-of-towners at waterfront

Parking rates slated to more than triple for out-of-towners at waterfront

Councillors give initial approval to hike the city's waterfront parking rates from $3 to $10 hourly, pending final approval next week
Nurses fight for their right to fair pay (6 photos)

Nurses fight for their right to fair pay (6 photos)

‘We’re just tired of not being treated like our counterparts,’ says local nurse
Midland golf club closed Saturday after member tested positive for COVID

Midland golf club closed Saturday after member tested positive for COVID

Woman has been living at her seasonal home for last couple of months and was asymptomatic, club representative says
Retail workers seeing both the good and bad in people since reopening

Retail workers seeing both the good and bad in people since reopening

'I wear a face shield and I’ve had people tell me I was a sheep for believing the hype,' says one worker