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Meet the candidates for Ward 7 in Innisfil

Ward 7 race sees Rob Nicol up against Don Tata

Oct 17, 2018 3:30 PM Read more >

Firecrackers thrown at pedestrians in Alcona and Lefroy

Police are looking for at least two suspects in a grey sedan

Oct 17, 2018 3:19 PM Read more >

Woman bitten by stray dog in Innisfil

The incident occurred in the area of Innisfil Beach Road and 20 Sideroad

Oct 17, 2018 3:13 PM Read more >

Things to keep in mind if you choose to use cannabis

Barrie police ask that people who partake be respectful of others and in a way that keeps the plant away from kids

Oct 17, 2018 3:00 PM Read more >

Police looking for carpenter, possible witness to '80s crime in Blue Mountains area

Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating a possible witness in an ongoing criminal investigation pertaining to incidents that date back from 1982 to 1983 and occurred in the Blue Mountains area

Oct 17, 2018 2:30 PM Read more >

Development charge freeze could cost school boards millions

Province announced Monday it is conducting review of education development charges

Oct 17, 2018 1:30 PM Read more >

A look back at the end of the other prohibition <b>(4 photos)</b>

A look back at the end of the other prohibition (4 photos)

In this edition of Remember This, Mary Harris wonders whether the end of alcohol's prohibition was anything like today's legalization of cannabis

Oct 17, 2018 1:00 PM Read more >

Talk around overdose prevention site disrupts Ward 2 forum <b>(14 photos)</b>

Talk around overdose prevention site disrupts Ward 2 forum (14 photos)

Candidates and audience members push back against forum format

Oct 17, 2018 12:45 PM Read more >

Charges laid following head-on collision

Barrie man, 20, charged with three counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm

Oct 17, 2018 12:01 PM Read more >

Election controversy ramps up in Oro-Medonte

‘Quite frankly, what’s happening is there’s a group that’s out there trying to project everything on me they possibly can,’ says Hughes

Oct 17, 2018 11:30 AM Read more >

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