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'All hell broke loose': Murder trial becomes tale of drugs, gangs and exotic dancer (VIDEO)

'All hell broke loose': Murder trial becomes tale of drugs, gangs and exotic dancer (VIDEO)

Family members, including murdered woman's daughter, sat in gallery as testimony unfolded on fifth day of trial of man accused in 30-year-old homicide
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Teacher, hockey coach convicted for sexual offences against minor

Teacher, hockey coach convicted for sexual offences against minor

Whitchurch-Stouffville man, 40, convicted on two counts of sexual interference against child under 16
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Pickup truck blaze quickly extinguished on Bryne Dr.

Pickup truck blaze quickly extinguished on Bryne Dr.

'It was discovered that there was some gas leaking from the (truck’s gas) tank, so that just added to the flame growth,' says Barrie Fire official
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Teens arrested, weapons seized following school threat: OPP

Teens arrested, weapons seized following school threat: OPP

Police say two firearms and several high-capacity magazines found at Clearview residence
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Northern Ontario man arrested for theft of famous Churchill photo

Northern Ontario man arrested for theft of famous Churchill photo

Famous image taken by Yousuf Karsh during Churchill's wartime visit to Canada in December 1941
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Loaded gun, drugs seized during Barrie traffic stop

Loaded gun, drugs seized during Barrie traffic stop

Two Bradford residents facing numerous charges after city police stopped suspected impaired driver
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Firearm call leads OPP to clandestine drug lab inside home

Firearm call leads OPP to clandestine drug lab inside home

Two days after responding to assault call, police searched Walkerton home to find drug lab; officers remain on site today
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Court rejects OPP finding of no 'serious' officer misconduct after pedestrian killed

Court rejects OPP finding of no 'serious' officer misconduct after pedestrian killed

'Every person has a right to know and understand how a police complaint is treated,' official says following fatal crash in September 2020 near Midland
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Veteran officer’s tribunal hearings to continue next month

Veteran officer’s tribunal hearings to continue next month

Specific nature of the allegations against Barrie police Insp. Valarie Gates remain unclear
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Detective testifies cash-filled wallet 'appeared to be hidden' in murder trial

Detective testifies cash-filled wallet 'appeared to be hidden' in murder trial

OPP investigator cross-examined by defence as Katherine Janeiro murder trial enters fourth day in Barrie courtroom; Robert MacQueen on trial for second-degree murder
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