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Oh deer! For wildlife's sake, you need to pay attention on the roads

Oh deer! For wildlife's sake, you need to pay attention on the roads

As a driver, you should assume that if you see an animal, it's going to run in front of your vehicle, warns outdoors columnist
Good morning, Barrie!

Good morning, Barrie!

Life is too short to be anything but happy
Four police services oversee Lake Simcoe in the summer months

Four police services oversee Lake Simcoe in the summer months

City police 'handle water calls when the lake is liquid and Barrie Fire responds when it is frozen,' said fire department official
Backyard birding: Citrus-loving orioles whistle rich, beautiful songs

Backyard birding: Citrus-loving orioles whistle rich, beautiful songs

By playing an oriole's song from a wireless speaker, Jon Vopni was able to capture some close-ups of the brilliant orange birds
'Enough is enough': Innisfil anti-racism rally calls for change (22 photos)

'Enough is enough': Innisfil anti-racism rally calls for change (22 photos)

'We're making the world a better place just by being here’
THEN & NOW: St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

THEN & NOW: St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

The Owen Street church, considered to be rather elaborate in design these days, was thought to be quite plain back in the 1880s
Ontario reports 197 new COVID-19 cases today

Ontario reports 197 new COVID-19 cases today

Ontario labs have now processed more than one million COVID-19 tests
Stench among concerns as Bradford council hears about cannabis cultivation in Holland Marsh

Stench among concerns as Bradford council hears about cannabis cultivation in Holland Marsh

Town looks at amending zoning bylaw for growing cannabis in fertile marsh; 'I fear that without action, marsh farming as we know it today will disappear,' says farmer
What is a ‘social circle?’ A Health Ministry doctor explains

What is a ‘social circle?’ A Health Ministry doctor explains

Ontario relaxes the rules on social gatherings
South-end crash leaves one man dead

South-end crash leaves one man dead

Police say the driver was ejected from the vehicle after it left the road and rolled 'a number of times'