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• Tornado warning issued for Simcoe County downgraded

  30-06-2023 23:09
  
  A tornado warning has been downgraded to a severe thunderstorm warning and tornado watch for Simcoe County Friday evening.
  
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• Tornado warning issued for Simcoe County

  30-06-2023 23:09
  
  Severe thunderstorms are rolling into parts of Simcoe County Friday afternoon with the potential for strong winds, large hail and heavy rain.
  
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• Simcoe County in the path of severe thunderstorms with torrential rain, hail, strong winds

  30-06-2023 23:09
  
  Severe thunderstorms are rolling into parts of Simcoe County Friday afternoon with the potential for strong winds, large hail and heavy rain.
  
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• Simcoe County in the path of severe thunderstorms with possibility of torrential rain, hail

  30-06-2023 23:09
  
  Severe thunderstorms may roll into parts of Simcoe County Friday afternoon with the potential for strong winds, large hail and heavy rain.
  
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• Environment Canada ends tornado warning for Simcoe County

  30-06-2023 23:09
  
  A tornado warning has ended for Simcoe County Friday evening.
  
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• Environment Canada downgrades tornado warning for Simcoe County

  30-06-2023 23:09
  
  A tornado warning has been downgraded to a severe thunderstorm warning and tornado watch for Simcoe County Friday evening.
  
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• Kitchener-Waterloo's first set of surviving triplets turn 84

  30-06-2023 23:07
  
  The Vogt triplets have made headlines from the day they were born. And another birthday means another headline.
  
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• Why night-time heat can be so dangerous – and why it's getting worse

  30-06-2023 22:18
  
  Heat waves are coming to include an increasingly dangerous element: overnight temperatures that don’t cool down enough to offer sufficient reprieve from oppressive heat, particularly for people without access to air conditioning.
  
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• Cottagers banned from campfires, fireworks this Canada Day weekend

  30-06-2023 21:05
  
  The District of Muskoka has been under a total fire ban for five weeks, meaning no open-air burning or fireworks this Canada Day long weekend.
  
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• Campfires, fireworks banned in Muskoka as fire restrictions persist

  30-06-2023 21:05
  
  The District of Muskoka has been under a total fire ban for five weeks, meaning no open-air burning or fireworks this Canada Day long weekend.
  
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• Multi-vehicle crash in Midland construction zone claims life of Penetanguishene man

  30-06-2023 20:35
  
  A 29-year-old Penetanguishene man has died weeks after a collision in a Midland construction zone sent four people to the hospital.
  
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• Driver dies in hospital weeks after Midland construction zone crash

  30-06-2023 20:35
  
  A 29-year-old Penetanguishene man has died weeks after a collision in a Midland construction zone sent four people to the hospital.
  
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• Moving day 'bittersweet' for Ukrainian refugees in Barrie - BarrieToday

  30-06-2023 20:30 via news.google.com
  
  Moving day 'bittersweet' for Ukrainian refugees in Barrie  BarrieToday
  
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• Motorcyclist charged with speeding 130km in posted 60 zone in Innisfil

  30-06-2023 20:19
  
  Police busted a motorcyclist allegedly speeding more than double the posted limit in Innisfil.
  
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• Innisfil Beach Road closure: Here's what motorists need to know

  30-06-2023 19:53
  
  Motorists through Innisfil will have to contend with traffic chaos and delays with the closure of a section of Innisfil Beach Road for several weeks.
  
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• Lifeguards take the watch at Barrie's main beaches

  30-06-2023 19:16
  
  As summer gets into full swing, residents and visitors to Barrie beaches can enjoy the sand and sun with an added sense of safety, with lifeguards now keeping watch at four main beaches.
  
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• Barrie lifeguards keep watchful eye over main beaches - CTV News Barrie

  30-06-2023 19:16 via news.google.com
  
  Barrie lifeguards keep watchful eye over main beaches  CTV News Barrie
  
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• Georgian College student identified as pedestrian killed on Highway 400

  30-06-2023 19:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Astudent from Georgian College has been identified as the pedestrian who died after being hit by a vehicle on Highway 400 in Barrie, Ont., late Tuesday night.
  
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• Southern Ont. man fined for hunting bears at night in Parry Sound

  30-06-2023 18:34
  
  A southern Ontario man who was caught hunting at night last year in the Parry Sound area has been fined.
  
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• Counterfeit $100 bill used at Barrie convenience store

  30-06-2023 18:26
  
  Police in Barrie urge business owners to be on the lookout for counterfeit money over the coming days.
  
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• Barrie police urge business owners to be cautious after fake $100 ... - CTV News Barrie

  30-06-2023 18:26 via news.google.com
  
  Barrie police urge business owners to be cautious after fake $100 ...  CTV News Barrie
  
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• Driver with 4 passengers and flat tire charged with being impaired on Hwy 35

  30-06-2023 17:58
  
  Provincial police arrested a young man accused of impaired driving with several passengers onboard and a flat tire in Kawartha Lakes on Friday.
  
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• Driver, 18, with 4 passengers and flat tire arrested for being impaired: OPP

  30-06-2023 17:58
  
  Provincial police arrested a young man accused of impaired driving with several passengers onboard and a flat tire in Kawartha Lakes on Friday.
  
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• Casino proceeds to fund health centre in Wasaga Beach

  30-06-2023 17:41
  
  Council has asked staff to establish a fund to use the municipal proceeds from the OLG Playtime Casino to fund a new health centre.
  
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• Toronto police crack unsolved 1991 murder case using DNA testing

  30-06-2023 17:29
  
  Police have identified the person responsible for the 1991 murder of Toronto resident Herbert Boone using DNA testing technology.
  
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• No need for 'double punishment' in mandatory sentence case, Supreme Court rules

  30-06-2023 17:20
  
  Canada's top court says a woman who was barred from driving for almost two years while awaiting sentencing would face a kind of double punishment if she were now handed an additional, mandatory one-year prohibition.
  
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• Son of slain billionaires Honey and Barry Sherman funds new NHL-sized hockey arena near Toronto

  30-06-2023 16:54
  
  The son of Honey and Barry Sherman will donate $52 million to build an NHL-sized hockey arena north of Toronto in honour of the murdered couple.
  
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• Serious crash sends driver to hospital: Barrie police say - Global News

  30-06-2023 16:38 via news.google.com
  
  Serious crash sends driver to hospital: Barrie police say  Global News
  
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• Serious crash sends driver to hospital: Barrie police say

  30-06-2023 16:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  A crash which lead to the front end of a car being crushed after it hit a tree has led to one person being hospitalized in Barrie.
  
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• Downtown Barrie the place to be on Canada Day - BarrieToday

  30-06-2023 16:00 via news.google.com
  
  Downtown Barrie the place to be on Canada Day  BarrieToday
  
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• Sudbury police say youths playing 'chicken' caused crash

  30-06-2023 15:54
  
  Sudbury police are looking for help identifying youth playing 'chicken' on Notre Dame Avenue on Wednesday after a motorcyclist sustained serious injuries in a crash.
  
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• Police bust two Gravenhurst women after month-long investigation

  30-06-2023 15:44
  
  After a month-long investigation into drug trafficking in Gravenhurst, police seized a quantity of fentanyl and cocaine along with drug trafficking paraphernalia.
  
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• Electric vehicles on display in Barrie in July - CTV News Barrie

  30-06-2023 15:03 via news.google.com
  
  Electric vehicles on display in Barrie in July  CTV News Barrie
  
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• City hosting demo electric vehicle events

  30-06-2023 15:03
  
  While most people still drive with internal combustion engines, the days are numbered as to when you'll be switching over to electric vehicles or EVs.
  
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• 19 people arrested, 89 charges laid after police bust Toronto area PIN pad theft ring

  30-06-2023 14:47
  
  Nearly 90 charges have been laid against a group of 19 individuals for allegedly operating a theft ring in the Toronto area using point-of-sale payment terminals.
  
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• Youth struck by car on highway identified as Georgian College student

  30-06-2023 14:23
  
  The young man struck by a vehicle on Highway 400 Tuesday has been identified.
  
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• Student struck and killed on Highway 400 identified

  30-06-2023 14:23
  
  The man struck and killed by a vehicle on Highway 400 Tuesday has been identified.
  
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• What’s open, closed in Barrie and Simcoe County on Canada Day 2023 - Global News

  30-06-2023 14:00 via news.google.com
  What’s open, closed in Barrie and Simcoe County on Canada Day 2023  Global News
  
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• Simcoe Muskoka's still suffering under wildfire smoke

  30-06-2023 13:15
  
  Environment Canada is warning of another day of poor air quality.
  
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• Minden residents voice hospital concerns to leadership for first time

  30-06-2023 04:00
  
  Residents from Minden Hills had their first chance to raise their frustrations with the leadership behind the organization that closed the town's emergency department in May.
  
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• VIA boss aiming to return popular commuter train to southwestern Ontario this fall

  30-06-2023 00:53
  
  VIA Rail trains 82 and 83 are on track for a return to the Toronto-Brantford-London corridor. On Thursday, a meeting between Canada’s transport minister, VIA Rail, Metrolinx, and southwestern Ontario mayors yielded immediate results for commuters — and a commitment to improve passenger rail across the region.
  
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• Collingwood OPP seize fentanyl, warn the dangers of drug use

  30-06-2023 00:34
  
  The Ontario Provincial Police laid multiple drug trafficking charges on the same day they responded to several calls involving people believed to have overdosed on fentanyl.
  
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• Family of missing Barrie woman fears human trafficking, expands search - CBC.ca

  30-06-2023 00:22 via news.google.com
  
  Family of missing Barrie woman fears human trafficking, expands search  CBC.ca
  
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• Local study looks into the cause and effect of long COVID to find a treatment

  30-06-2023 00:09
  
  For about 10 to 20 percent of people who have contracted COVID-19, the virus still affects them daily, even years after first becoming ill.
  
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