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Owner of 'iIlegal' rooming house fined $50K for fire code violations

Owner of 'iIlegal' rooming house fined $50K for fire code violations

Latest conviction stems from second offence of failure to comply with an inspection order for contravening fire code
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Ontario to audit child welfare cost drivers — like kids with complex needs: ministry

Ontario to audit child welfare cost drivers — like kids with complex needs: ministry

Premier announces audit in response to concerns over increasing number of children with complex special needs being surrendered to child welfare system
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Province commits $1.6M for Bradford infrastructure in 2025

Province commits $1.6M for Bradford infrastructure in 2025

Annual Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund allocation expected to be used for town’s road rehabilitation program
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No city transit, community centres closed for holiday Monday

No city transit, community centres closed for holiday Monday

City hall will also be closed on Thanksgiving
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'Complete shock': Alleged GTA serial killer grew up in Barrie

'Complete shock': Alleged GTA serial killer grew up in Barrie

Sabrina Kauldhar has been charged with first-degree murder in Hamilton homicide, second-degree murder in Toronto and Niagara investigations
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Deputy mayor says council did not 'flip-flop' on sports field

Deputy mayor says council did not 'flip-flop' on sports field

'There was no ill feeling towards what we were doing. We actually believed in it,' says Thomson; city now looking at former Fisher Auditorium site for project
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Seven charged after police raid $2.3M grow-op in Ramara

Seven charged after police raid $2.3M grow-op in Ramara

OPP says officers seized 2,125 marijuana plants and 111 kilograms of dried cannabis Wednesday from rural property
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Barrie police arrest suspect in convenience store robbery, assault

Barrie police arrest suspect in convenience store robbery, assault

Police say man entered store at Bayfield and Sophia, then walked out shortly after without paying for item; he was arrested downtown a few hours later
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Oro-Medonte council rejects resident group's offer to negotiate settlement

Oro-Medonte council rejects resident group's offer to negotiate settlement

Township says it's actively pursuing outstanding costs awarded by the courts in relation to water fees; 'we are awaiting a response,' says mayor
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Thieves flee after 'foiled' robbery at downtown Barrie jewelry store

Thieves flee after 'foiled' robbery at downtown Barrie jewelry store

'Available safety-related countermeasures were utilized to prevent the robbery from taking place,' says Barrie police official
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