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• New program helps Ontario homebuyers with down payments. Here's how it works

  14-03-2023 23:51
  
  A new program helps homebuyers with their down payment in return for a share of future profits.
  
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• Buying a home but don’t have enough for down payment? You may have a new option

  14-03-2023 23:51
  
  A new program helps homebuyers with their down payment in return for a share of future profits.
  
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• Drug dealer from Barrie gets five years following drug bust in Sudbury - The Sudbury Star

  14-03-2023 23:49 via news.google.com
  
  Drug dealer from Barrie gets five years following drug bust in Sudbury  The Sudbury Star
  
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• Youngest skier to ever join Canada's freestyle team is from Oro-Medonte

  14-03-2023 23:45
  
  Oro-Medonte is home to one of Canada's rising stars in freestyle skiing, Charlie Beatty, who happens to be the youngest to join the national team at 14 years old.
  
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• MP Yasir Naqvi drops parliamentary role in possible Ontario Liberal leadership bid

  14-03-2023 23:37
  
  Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi has stepped down from his role as a parliamentary secretary in order to possibly run for leadership of the provincial Liberals.
  
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• Finger Eleven, Tom Cochrane to headline Kempenfest - BarrieToday

  14-03-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
  Finger Eleven, Tom Cochrane to headline Kempenfest  BarrieToday
  
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• Senior suffers minor injuries in collision with Barrie school bus

  14-03-2023 23:00
  
  Police are investigating the cause of a collision involving a school bus in Barrie on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• School bus collision in Barrie under investigation - CTV News Barrie

  14-03-2023 23:00 via news.google.com
  School bus collision in Barrie under investigation  CTV News Barrie
  
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• Simcoe County to boost paramedic response times with new resources, budget allocation

  14-03-2023 22:04
  
  The County of Simcoe says 12 municipalities will notice faster paramedic response times moving forward.
  
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• Express yourself: Open-mic night gets people talking - BarrieToday

  14-03-2023 22:00 via news.google.com
  
  Express yourself: Open-mic night gets people talking  BarrieToday
  
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• Barrie, Ont. police seek serial slasher after multiple cars targeted - Global News

  14-03-2023 21:45 via news.google.com
  Barrie, Ont. police seek serial slasher after multiple cars targeted  Global News
  
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• Barrie, Ont. police seek serial slasher after multiple cars targeted

  14-03-2023 21:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police in Barrie, Ont., said at least eight cars in and around Oakley Park Square and Grove Street East had their tire slashed sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning.
  
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• Court denies Millard request to adjourn appeal on conviction for murdering his father

  14-03-2023 21:23
  
  Ontario's highest court has denied a request from multiple murderer Dellen Millard to adjourn a hearing for an appeal of one of his convictions.
  
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• Simcoe County Rovers team up with Rogers TV for new programming - BarrieToday

  14-03-2023 21:00 via news.google.com
  
  Simcoe County Rovers team up with Rogers TV for new programming  BarrieToday
  
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• 'Much bigger than people can even realize': Brantford woman charged with defrauding, harassing Ont. doulas

  14-03-2023 20:55
  
  A 24-year-old woman from Brantford, Ont., is facing dozens of criminal charges, including harassment, fraud and sexual assault, after police say she sought the help of registered doulas for pregnancies and stillbirths that turned out to be fake.
  
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• 'This has destroyed my family,' Mother demands justice for son left for dead in Orillia street

  14-03-2023 20:18
  
  Linda Malec's heartache is still raw over two years after her son, Derek Simmerson, was left for dead on a street in Orillia.
  
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• Heartbroken mother seeks justice 2 years after son's death in Orillia

  14-03-2023 20:18
  
  Linda Malec's heartache is still raw over two years after her son, Derek Simmerson, was left for dead on a street in Orillia.
  
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• Repurposing prom dresses helps the next generation of graduates

  14-03-2023 19:17
  
  The Clearview Community Church has announced April 1 for its 2023 Prom Shop.
  
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• Arguments continue at Dellen Millard and Mark Smich appeal

  14-03-2023 18:38
  
  Arguments at the Ontario Court of Appeal continue Tuesday as Dellen Millard and Mark Smich attempt to have their murder convictions overturned.
  
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• Serial tire slasher sought after multiple reports in Barrie neighbourhood

  14-03-2023 18:35
  
  Police seek to identify a "serial slasher" after several residents in a Barrie neighbourhood woke Tuesday morning to find their tires damaged.
  
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• Quick-thinking senior foils scammer's attempt to swindle thousands

  14-03-2023 18:09
  
  Police say a suspicious Innisfil senior foiled a scammer's attempt to con him into handing over thousands, choosing to report the call instead.
  
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• Police praise quick-thinking senior for reporting attempted scam

  14-03-2023 18:09
  
  Police say a suspicious Innisfil senior foiled a scammer's attempt to con him into handing over thousands, choosing to report the call instead.
  
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• Grandparent scam foiled by suspicious quick-thinking senior

  14-03-2023 18:09
  
  Police say a suspicious Innisfil senior foiled a scammer's attempt to con him into handing over thousands, choosing to report the call instead.
  
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• Flair apologizes for cancellations after plane seizures, says leasing company in talks with competitor

  14-03-2023 17:51
  
  The CEO of Flair Airlines has suggested four planes were seized from his airline because the lessor was in talks with another airline.
  
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• Fully loaded guns, drugs seized during Barrie traffic stop

  14-03-2023 17:33
  
  An 18-year-old Barrie man and a 24-year-old Innisfil man face a combined total of 32 criminal, drug, and Provincial Offences Act charges.
  
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• Barrie drug bust leads to charges for two men on 32 criminal offenses - CTV News Barrie

  14-03-2023 17:33 via news.google.com
  Barrie drug bust leads to charges for two men on 32 criminal offenses  CTV News Barrie
  
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• 2 men face 32 combined charges after traffic stop turns into drug bust in Barrie

  14-03-2023 17:33
  
  An 18-year-old Barrie man and a 24-year-old Innisfil man face a combined total of 32 criminal, drug, and Provincial Offences Act charges.
  
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• Elnaz Hajtamiri suspect seeks transfer from correctional facility amid safety concerns

  14-03-2023 17:11
  
  Akash Rana's defence lawyer had requested his client be moved to another facility, citing safety concerns over his client's incarceration in the same correctional facility as two other men accused in the Elnaz Hajtamiri abduction investigation.
  
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• Barrie Police Services Board Meeting – March 16, 2023 - Barrie Police Service

  14-03-2023 16:40 via news.google.com
  
  Barrie Police Services Board Meeting – March 16, 2023  Barrie Police Service
  
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• Barrie and Innisfil ban TikTok on city-owned devices amid data privacy concerns - Global News

  14-03-2023 16:09 via news.google.com
  Barrie and Innisfil ban TikTok on city-owned devices amid data privacy concerns  Global News
  
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• Zellers announces opening date, locations for Ontario stores

  14-03-2023 14:39
  
  After being closed for about 10 years, Zellers has announced when stores will reopen in Ontario.
  
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• Canadian cardiologists debunk Florida COVID-19 vaccine claims

  14-03-2023 14:15
  
  Two U.S. health agencies have published a letter warning that 'misleading' claims Florida's surgeon general made about COVID-19 vaccines last month could be harmful to the public. In Canada, health-care professionals share their own concerns.
  
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• Victims identified in deadly Amqui, Que. truck crash; Suspect likely to face first-degree murder charges

  14-03-2023 14:01
  
  More information was released Tuesday about the victims who were struck by a pickup truck in the small Quebec town of Amqui in the Lower St. Lawrence region. Quebec provincial police spokesperson Claude Dorion said that two men aged 73 and 65 were killed when they were walking on the side of the road and nine others were injured, including a baby less than a year old and a three-year-old toddler.
  
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• Suspect in Amqui, Que. pedestrian deaths charged; police identify victims

  14-03-2023 14:01
  
  The alleged driver who killed two people and injured nine with his pick-up truck in the small Quebec town of Amqui on Monday is facing two charges of dangerous driving causing death. Court documents identified Steeve Gagnon, 38, as the accused. He is expected to appear in court Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Barrie Police Services Board Meeting – March 16, 2023 - barriepolice.ca

  14-03-2023 08:00 via news.google.com
  
  Barrie Police Services Board Meeting – March 16, 2023  barriepolice.ca
  
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• Topless protester crashes Junos broadcast, Weeknd wins 5th award

  14-03-2023 04:30
  
  A wildly unpredictable Juno Awards unfolded on Monday as a topless protester charged the stage, leading to some feisty words from Avril Lavigne, while an absent the Weeknd emerged the top winner this year.
  
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• Blue Mountain eager to host family fun this March Break

  14-03-2023 03:16
  
  With March Break fully underway, officials at one of the region's largest tourist destinations say Mother Nature has given the gift of snow just in time.
  
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• Canadian government invests $76M to process 'record number' of air travel complaints

  14-03-2023 03:04
  
  The Canadian Government announced Tuesday it will provide close to $76-million over three years to the Canadian Transport Agency (CTA) in an effort to reduce the backlog of the recent 'record number' of air traveller complaints.
  
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• Home destroyed by fire in Georgian Bay Township

  14-03-2023 02:48
  
  Firefighters in Georgian Bay Township were kept busy Monday night as a major fire tore through a home on Honey Harbour Road.
  
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• Crews battle major fire in Georgian Bay Township

  14-03-2023 02:48
  
  Fire crews in the Georgian Bay area were kept busy Monday night as a major fire tore through a structure at the corner of a major intersection.
  
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• Most Canadians don't know how much the prime minister earns, survey finds

  14-03-2023 02:31
  
  Most Canadians are unaware of how much Justin Trudeau earns annually as prime minister, according to a survey conducted by Research Co.
  
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• Snowmobile season winding down with the melting snow across Simcoe County

  14-03-2023 00:53
  
  As the snow begins to melt away in Simcoe County, so does the snowmobile season.
  
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• Maple syrup producers hopeful for promising season

  14-03-2023 00:42
  
  The maple syrup season began unusually early this year, and Tom Shaw, the owner of Shaw's Maple Syrup, says it's been one of the best starts he's ever seen.
  
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• Fundraiser honouring memory of slain OPP Const. Greg Pierzchala raises $21K

  14-03-2023 00:22
  
  A fundraiser in honour of Ontario Provincial Police Const. Greg Pierzchala raised $21,000 for a charity close to his heart.
  
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