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Prudent or austere? Ontario tables nearly balanced budget

Prudent or austere? Ontario tables nearly balanced budget

Opposition politicians slam Ford government’s 2023 budget as insufficient
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Patio season in downtown Barrie just a few weeks away

Patio season in downtown Barrie just a few weeks away

Weather permitting, Downtown BIA says patio season will kick off April 15 and run until Nov. 15
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Yonge St. projects take it on the chin during public meeting

Yonge St. projects take it on the chin during public meeting

Maclaren Avenue residents asks: 'How would you feel being a neighbour to have this monumental mass, a seven-storey building, go up beside you?'
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‘Positive outcome’: Downer conscious leaving Midland Town Hall

‘Positive outcome’: Downer conscious leaving Midland Town Hall

Fellow councillor, fire chief and first-responders praised for their quick actions and jumping in to aid Coun. Jim Downer last night
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Bradford man sentenced to five years in deadly summer crash

Bradford man sentenced to five years in deadly summer crash

Judge also imposed seven-year driving prohibition
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More warrants issued in Richmond Hill attack on Elnaz Hajtamiri

More warrants issued in Richmond Hill attack on Elnaz Hajtamiri

Two suspects, 24-year-old Jaspreet Singh and 23-year-old Sukhpreet Singh, wanted in connection to attack on woman later abducted from Wasaga Beach home
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OPP issue warning about popular local 'service type' scams

OPP issue warning about popular local 'service type' scams

Service scam fraudsters will claim they are one of your existing service providers or claim to offer services at much lower cost, police warn
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Barrie, South Simcoe K9 units link up in 'unique pilot project'

Barrie, South Simcoe K9 units link up in 'unique pilot project'

Shared response team formed March 6 and will serve two communities for remainder of 2023
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MMIWG decals added to Barrie police vehicles 'encourage dialogue'

MMIWG decals added to Barrie police vehicles 'encourage dialogue'

'With the male image as an ally of MMIWG and the LGBTQ2 rainbow colours on the drum, this decal is very inclusive,' say Barrie police
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Orillia residents use open forum to rail against COVID measures

Orillia residents use open forum to rail against COVID measures

'The threat of a virus sent the world and our fair city into a panic mode,' says one of three residents who spoke
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