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• Tim Hortons customers subject to 'technical error' incorrectly saying they'd won $10K

  08-03-2023 23:07
  
  Tim Hortons says some customers were incorrectly told they won $10,000 as part of the coffee chain's popular Roll Up To Win contest due to a technical error.
  
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• Temporary staffing agencies exploit worker shortages in long-term care facilities: report

  08-03-2023 23:00
  
  Huntsville's Fairvern Nursing Home is one of many long-term care facilities in Ontario struggling to keep up with the high cost of temporary staffing.
  
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• ROBSON, Brian Eugene - Obituary - Barrie - Barrie News - BarrieToday

  08-03-2023 22:18 via news.google.com
  
  ROBSON, Brian Eugene - Obituary - Barrie - Barrie News  BarrieToday
  
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• Arrest warrant issued for Toronto man wanted in Elnaz Hajtamiri abduction investigation

  08-03-2023 21:36
  
  Ontario Provincial Police issued an arrest warrant for a Toronto man wanted in connection with the alleged kidnapping of Elnaz Hajtamiri.
  
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• Next dates set for veteran officer charged with extortion, harassment - BarrieToday

  08-03-2023 20:45 via news.google.com
  
  Next dates set for veteran officer charged with extortion, harassment  BarrieToday
  
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• Public Health takes action to ensure safe drinking water in Grey Bruce

  08-03-2023 20:26
  
  Grey Bruce Public Health is taking matters into its own hands after learning Public Health Ontario doesn't plan to increase the number of water sample pick-up and drop-off locations and is considering eliminating existing drop-off sites.
  
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• Cyber attack hits engineering giant with contracts for military bases, power plants

  08-03-2023 20:06
  
  A Canadian engineering giant whose work involves critical military, power and transportation infrastructure across the country has been hit with a ransomware attack.
  
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• Deadly collision on County Road 27 in Springwater under investigation

  08-03-2023 19:29
  
  One person has died and another is in critical condition following a collision in Springwater Township Wednesday morning.
  
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• Food bank takes new approach to help growing number of people struggling with food insecurity

  08-03-2023 18:45
  
  The Barrie Food Bank is changing its approach to help the growing number of individuals and families experiencing food insecurity in the community.
  
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• Barrie Food Bank introduces new way to support those struggling ... - CTV News Barrie

  08-03-2023 18:45 via news.google.com
  Barrie Food Bank introduces new way to support those struggling ...  CTV News Barrie
  
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• Police credit this app for successful rescue of stranded hikers

  08-03-2023 18:02
  
  Police credit an app with helping officers quickly locate a lost and cold couple hiking in a conservation area in Bradford.
  
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• How an app helped officers quickly locate lost hikers

  08-03-2023 18:02
  
  Police credit an app with helping officers quickly locate a lost and cold couple hiking in a conservation area in Bradford.
  
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• Volunteers bring compassion to drop-in listening service in Barrie

  08-03-2023 17:25
  
  The Listening Post Barrie is a drop-in listening service that's being offered at various locations across the city.
  
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• The Listening Post Barrie offers safe space to be heard and seen - CTV News Barrie

  08-03-2023 17:25 via news.google.com
  The Listening Post Barrie offers safe space to be heard and seen  CTV News Barrie
  
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• Longtime Liberal MP Marc Garneau resigning, calls on colleagues to 'put away the anger'

  08-03-2023 16:17
  
  Longtime politician and former astronaut Marc Garneau has announced he is resigning his seat in the House of Commons. Speaking in the chamber for the final time, Garneau said it has been an honour to serve the country. He has been a member of Parliament for more than 14 years, including seven years in government.
  
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• Longtime Liberal MP Marc Garneau is resigning his seat in the House

  08-03-2023 16:17
  
  Longtime politician and former astronaut Marc Garneau has announced he is resigning his seat in the House of Commons. The Quebec Liberal MP revealed his resignation Wednesday morning to his Quebec caucus colleagues.
  
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• 'Record-high number' of people in Canada don't think they'll ever afford a home: survey

  08-03-2023 15:55
  
  As home prices and interest rates remain elevated, a record number of non-homeowners think they’ll never afford a house, according to a new report released by Mortgage Professionals Canada on Tuesday.
  
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• Lunch for a final grade, and a good cause

  08-03-2023 15:15
  
  Five Georgian College students have teamed up to pull off their final grade: a lunch for 100 people to raise funds for the Women and Children’s Shelter of Barrie.
  
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• Innisfil Farmers' Market gets funding for 2nd Community Services Day

  08-03-2023 14:16
  
  By hosting a mental and physical health day at the Innisfil Farmers' Market, growers are being handed the green from the Innisfil Community Foundation.
  
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• Two-thirds of younger women in Ontario are living with a mental health condition, survey suggests

  08-03-2023 12:23
  
  Two-thirds of younger women in Ontario are living with a mental health condition, a new survey commissioned by the Ontario Association of Social Workers has found.
  
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• Bank of Canada holds key rate for first time in a year

  08-03-2023 11:46
  
  The Bank of Canada is holding its key interest rate steady for the first time in a year, sticking to its wait-and-see approach even as its U.S. counterpart charts a more aggressive path.
  
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• Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 4.5 per cent

  08-03-2023 11:46
  
  The Bank of Canada maintained its policy rate at 4.5 per cent, following eight consecutive rate hikes since March. The pause was signalled by the central bank in January, in order to assess the full impacts its monetary policy is having on the Canadian economy.
  
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• 'Backwards': Homeowners to pick up shortfall on development charges - BarrieToday

  08-03-2023 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  'Backwards': Homeowners to pick up shortfall on development charges  BarrieToday
  
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• Barrie concert band member says so long after 70 seasons - CTV News Barrie

  08-03-2023 04:51 via news.google.com
  
  Barrie concert band member says so long after 70 seasons  CTV News Barrie
  
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• Barrie concert band member says so long after 70 seasons

  08-03-2023 04:51
  
  It was the end of an era on Tuesday night as the Barrie Concert Band gathered for their weekly rehearsals, but this time they were playing out their longest-tenured member ever.
  
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• Calls to decriminalize drugs grow louder in Simcoe County & Muskoka

  08-03-2023 03:28
  
  A new report provides additional context into the ongoing struggles of opioid-related overdoses in Simcoe County and Muskoka.
  
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• Advocates call for decriminalizing drugs in new report

  08-03-2023 03:28
  
  A new report provides additional context into the ongoing struggles of opioid-related overdoses in Simcoe County and Muskoka.
  
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• Environmental groups shocked after Metrolinx announces plan to chop 2,800 trees in the Don Valley

  08-03-2023 02:43
  
  Metrolinx has confirmed plans to begin cutting down upwards of 3,000 trees in the Don Valley this month as part of Ontario Line construction, a move that some environmental groups say undermines their efforts to protect the expansive urban ravine.
  
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• Texas inmate executed for killing wife and her daughter

  08-03-2023 02:36
  
  A Texas inmate convicted of fatally stabbing his estranged wife and drowning her 6-year-old daughter in a bathtub nearly 14 years ago was executed on Tuesday.
  
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• How a 10-year-old Canadian girl is fighting to eliminate grocery store produce stickers

  08-03-2023 00:50
  
  At 10 years old, Maya Thiru is leading her own plastic pollution campaign alongside a Canadian environmental advocacy organization that ultimately aims to ban plastic stickers seen on fruits and vegetables in grocery stores.
  
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• Partnership between City of Orillia and Lakehead University aims to boost career opportunities

  08-03-2023 00:33
  
  The City of Orillia and Lakehead University launched a unique partnership aimed at driving business and employment in the community.
  
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• Home of late hockey legend Guy Lafleur back on the market with lower $1.6M price tag

  08-03-2023 00:03
  
  The home of late hockey legend Guy Lafleur, one of the few Montreal homes with a helicopter pad tucked away in the backyard, is back on the market but for a much lower asking price.
  
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