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COLUMN: Is that a cottontail? Snowshoe hare? Jack rabbit?

COLUMN: Is that a cottontail? Snowshoe hare? Jack rabbit?

Cottontail typically claim the garden shrubs, the snowshoe hares tend to dominate the conifer swamps and the 'giant jacks' have mostly disappeared, says columnist
Good morning, Barrie!

Good morning, Barrie!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
VIDEO: The rise of the four-day workweek

VIDEO: The rise of the four-day workweek

Why are more and more companies adopting a 32-hour workweek? Because employees are happier, less stressed out — and revenues are actually up
Waubuno shipwreck on Georgian Bay remains mystery of the deep

Waubuno shipwreck on Georgian Bay remains mystery of the deep

'It should have been a survivable day,' author and historian Douglas Hunter says of 1879 sinking that saw more than 20 people perish
COLUMN: Renowned artist inspired by local landscapes

COLUMN: Renowned artist inspired by local landscapes

E. Conyers Barker would drive from Barrie in his Volkswagen to pick up Youdan Stanton from his Orillia home; they sketched together in Severn Township, north of Lake St. George
Two Ontario sites deemed 'safe' for nuclear waste: report

Two Ontario sites deemed 'safe' for nuclear waste: report

Nuclear Waste Management Organization eyed locations near Thunder Bay as well as near Lake Huron
Cool cat goes from Frankenstein to cover model

Cool cat goes from Frankenstein to cover model

An adoption that was 'meant to be,' two years later a cat and his human still happy together
Pond-skimmers have a wet one at Snow Valley

Pond-skimmers have a wet one at Snow Valley

'I needed a little more speed to get to the other end (of the pond). I got about half-way there,' said Ethan Morrison of Midhurst
Local townships prepare for new Community Safety and Policing Act

Local townships prepare for new Community Safety and Policing Act

Under legislation, municipalities must have at least one board for each OPP detachment that provides policing in the community
COLUMN: Manaus full of cultural, natural wonders — Part 8

COLUMN: Manaus full of cultural, natural wonders — Part 8

Amazon River leaves columnist Peter Bursztyn in awe en route to Brazilian city; 'my overall impression of the Amazon was one of wonder,' he writes