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• Barrie advocates push for 24/7 warming shelter to protect city's homeless

  17-02-2023 23:21
  
  Advocates want the City of Barrie and the County of Simcoe to step up with funding for a warming shelter next winter open 24/7 for those with no place to call home. The Barrie Housing and Homelessness Justice Network says the need has never been greater, pointing to the pandemic and rising inflation as root causes.
  
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• How these brothers from Baysville, Ont., are making a difference by crushing cans

  17-02-2023 21:22
  
  Bruce and Douglas Thomas are making a difference in their community one can at a time.
  
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• ‘Brightening Barriers’ art exhibit to return to Barrie to spruce up fences again

  17-02-2023 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  What started as a pandemic past time is now becoming an annual event, with applications opening for the third Brightening Barriers art display.
  
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• Baysville brothers turn cans into cash to help those in need

  17-02-2023 21:22
  
  Bruce and Douglas Thomas are making a difference in their community one can at a time.
  
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• 'There are resources available': Barrie police step in to help disabled ... - simcoe.com

  17-02-2023 21:03 via news.google.com
  
  'There are resources available': Barrie police step in to help disabled ...  simcoe.com
  
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• Man who lost family in 'horrifying' quake says city unrecognizable - BarrieToday

  17-02-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
  Man who lost family in 'horrifying' quake says city unrecognizable  BarrieToday
  
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• Barrie Colts Foundation writes $5,000 cheque to Seasons Centre for ... - simcoe.com

  17-02-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  Barrie Colts Foundation writes $5,000 cheque to Seasons Centre for ...  simcoe.com
  
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• Driver sought in hit-and-run that seriously injured 88-year-old in Georgina

  17-02-2023 19:57
  
  Police in Georgina are seeking the driver and witnesses to a hit-and-run that seriously injured a senior pedestrian.
  
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• 'Great way to include fans': Grey Cup passes through Barrie - BarrieToday

  17-02-2023 19:15 via news.google.com
  
  'Great way to include fans': Grey Cup passes through Barrie  BarrieToday
  
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• Police arrest one, search for 2nd suspect in downtown Barrie attempted armed robbery

  17-02-2023 19:13
  
  Police have one person in custody and are looking for another involved in an armed robbery at a fast food establishment in downtown Barrie.
  
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• Pizza Pizza attempted robbery under investigation in Barrie - CTV News Barrie

  17-02-2023 19:13 via news.google.com
  Pizza Pizza attempted robbery under investigation in Barrie  CTV News Barrie
  
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• Multi-vehicle collision closes southbound lanes of Highway 400 in Barrie

  17-02-2023 19:03
  
  Police closed the southbound lanes along Highway 400 in Barrie shortly after 12:30 p.m. Friday for a multi-vehicle collision.
  
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• Multi-vehicle collision closed southbound lanes of Highway 400 in Barrie

  17-02-2023 19:03
  
  Police closed the southbound lanes along Highway 400 in Barrie shortly after 12:30 p.m. Friday for a multi-vehicle collision.
  
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• Multi-vehicle collision causes traffic chaos on Highway 400 in Barrie

  17-02-2023 19:03
  
  Police closed the southbound lanes along Highway 400 in Barrie shortly after 12:30 p.m. Friday for a multi-vehicle collision.
  
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• Highway 400 south in Barrie closed briefly for multi-vehicle collision - CTV News Barrie

  17-02-2023 19:03 via news.google.com
  Highway 400 south in Barrie closed briefly for multi-vehicle collision  CTV News Barrie
  
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• 'Prices have been levelling off': Barrie tied for 11th on Zumper's list of ... - simcoe.com

  17-02-2023 18:31 via news.google.com
  
  'Prices have been levelling off': Barrie tied for 11th on Zumper's list of ...  simcoe.com
  
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• Murder charge against former fire captain James Schwalm upgraded in wife’s death

  17-02-2023 17:47
  
  CTV News has learned that the second-degree murder charge against former Brampton fire captain James Schwalm was withdrawn and upgraded to first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Ashley Schwalm.
  
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• Murder charge against former Brampton fire captain upgraded in wife’s death

  17-02-2023 17:47
  
  CTV News has learned that the second-degree murder charge against former Brampton fire captain James Schwalm was withdrawn and upgraded to first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Ashley Schwalm.
  
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• School vehicles cancelled throughout Barrie, Orillia - simcoe.com

  17-02-2023 13:58 via news.google.com
  
  School vehicles cancelled throughout Barrie, Orillia  simcoe.com
  
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• School bus cancellations in Simcoe County

  17-02-2023 11:50
  
  All school buses in Simcoe County have been cancelled.
  
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• City offering variety of Family Day activities - BarrieToday

  17-02-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  City offering variety of Family Day activities  BarrieToday
  
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• ‘Brightening Barriers’ art exhibit to return to Barrie to spruce up fences again - Global News

  17-02-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  ‘Brightening Barriers’ art exhibit to return to Barrie to spruce up fences again  Global News
  
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• Barrie faces rising homelessness as advocates push for 24/7 ... - CTV News Barrie

  17-02-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  Barrie faces rising homelessness as advocates push for 24/7 ...  CTV News Barrie
  
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• Bradford dispensary selling 'magic mushrooms' refuses to stay closed despite police raid

  17-02-2023 01:00
  
  An illegal dispensary selling Psilocybin - commonly called magic mushrooms - in Bradford West Gwillimbury is pushing for the drug's legalization just one day after a police raid.
  
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• Hal Forrest, Barrie man missing for more than a decade, has quietly ... - St. Catharines Standard

  17-02-2023 00:50 via news.google.com
  
  Hal Forrest, Barrie man missing for more than a decade, has quietly ...  St. Catharines Standard
  
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• Snowmobile season hit hard with limited trail access in Simcoe County, Muskoka

  17-02-2023 00:49
  
  The 2022 snowmobiling season has not been kind to snowmobilers in Simcoe County and Muskoka. With trails closed or down to dirt, businesses that rely on snowmobiling tourism, such as sled rentals, have been hit hard.
  
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