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• Collingwood elementary school reopens after mould is found in 15 classrooms

  24-10-2023 23:14
  
  St. Mary's School in Collingwood unlocked its doors to welcome students on Tuesday following the discovery of mould in multiple classrooms over the summer, necessitating an extended closure at the start of the school year.
  
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• Trial underway in 2018 fatal hit-and-run in Springwater Township

  24-10-2023 20:54
  
  The trial of a Newmarket woman arrested nine months after a 28-year-old man was killed in a 2018 hit-and-run in Springwater Township got underway on Tuesday.
  
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• Off-road vehicle driver charged with impaired in crash that killed passenger

  24-10-2023 20:12
  
  One person is dead and another faces charges following a collision in Minden over the weekend.
  
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• One person airlifted with burns after fire breaks out in garage in Muskoka

  24-10-2023 20:09
  One person was airlifted with serious burns after a fire in Muskoka.
  
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• Man airlifted with serious burns after garage fire in Muskoka

  24-10-2023 20:09
  
  One person was airlifted with serious burns after a fire in Muskoka.
  
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• NHL rescinds ban on rainbow-coloured, other stick tape supporting social causes

  24-10-2023 19:48
  
  The NHL has rescinded its ban on players using stick tape to support social causes, including rainbow-coloured Pride tape.
  
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• Federal Court approves $23B First Nations child-welfare settlement

  24-10-2023 19:36
  
  A Federal Court judge has verbally approved a landmark $23-billion settlement that will see Ottawa compensate more than 300,000 First Nations children and their families over chronic underfunding of on-reserve child-welfare services.
  
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• Retired great-grandmother from Collingwood wins big with lottery

  24-10-2023 18:54
  
  A retired great-grandmother from Collingwood who has played the lottery regularly for decades said finally winning big is "amazing."
  
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• Tractor-trailer driver charged with impaired after Highway 400 crash

  24-10-2023 18:20
  
  Police charged a tractor-trailer driver with being impaired following a collision on Highway 400.
  
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• Police arrest tractor-trailer driver for impaired operation after Hwy 400 crash

  24-10-2023 18:20
  
  Police charged a tractor-trailer driver with being impaired following a collision on Highway 400.
  
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• Open Air Dunlop wraps up Saturday with slate of spooky events - BarrieToday

  24-10-2023 18:15 via news.google.com
  
  Open Air Dunlop wraps up Saturday with slate of spooky events  BarrieToday
  
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• Suspects break into hardware store twice in same night: OPP

  24-10-2023 17:45
  
  Police are looking for two suspects accused of breaking into a Dufferin County hardware store overnight on Sunday and later returning to steal the store's safe.
  
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• Suspects break into hardware store and later return for the safe

  24-10-2023 17:45
  
  Police are looking for two suspects accused of breaking into a Dufferin County hardware store overnight on Sunday and later returning to steal the store's safe.
  
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• 'Dehumanizing': Air Canada blasted by chief accessibility officer after wheelchair left in Toronto

  24-10-2023 16:37
  
  Canada’s chief accessibility officer has a message for Air Canada after her wheelchair was left behind in Toronto following a flight to Vancouver: 'do better.'
  
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• Two families displaced after CFB Borden fire in duplex

  24-10-2023 14:53
  
  Firefighters responded to a structure fire in a duplex at CFB Borden at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning.
  
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• CFB Borden fire in duplex leaves two families displaced

  24-10-2023 14:53
  
  Firefighters responded to a structure fire in a duplex at CFB Borden at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning.
  
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• Freed Israeli hostage describes 'hell' of harrowing Hamas attack and terrifying capture

  24-10-2023 14:41
  
  Yocheved Lifshitz spoke of a 'hell that we never knew before and never thought we would experience' as she described the harrowing Oct. 7 assault on her kibbutz by Hamas militants and the terror of being taken hostage into the Gaza Strip.
  
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• Grey Bruce RIDE police snare a prohibited driver in Georgian Bluffs

  24-10-2023 14:17
  
  As winter approaches, the Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) programs have hit the streets.
  
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• 5 dead, including 3 children in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., shooting rampage

  24-10-2023 14:04
  
  WARNING: This article contains details about a fatal intimate partner violence case in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and may upset some readers.
  
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• 5 dead, including 3 children and shooter, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., domestic violence attack

  24-10-2023 14:04
  
  WARNING: This article contains details about a fatal intimate partner violence case in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and may upset some readers.
  
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• 4 dead, including 3 kids in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., fatal domestic violence rampage

  24-10-2023 14:04
  
  WARNING: This article contains details about a fatal intimate partner violence case in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and may upset some readers.
  
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• Former Barrie AAA player 'on top of the world' chasing his dream - BarrieToday

  24-10-2023 13:30 via news.google.com
  
  Former Barrie AAA player 'on top of the world' chasing his dream  BarrieToday
  
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• Can an employer discipline you for social media posts on the Israel-Hamas war? Lawyers say it depends

  24-10-2023 13:10
  
  The Israel-Hamas war has provoked strong feelings in Canada and around the world, raising questions about the extent that employers can go to limit what employees say in and out of the workplace.
  
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• Skimpflation: How food companies are swapping ingredients to reduce costs

  24-10-2023 12:25
  
  In addition to hiking prices and shrinking product sizes, some food companies have also been quietly downgrading ingredients to reduce manufacturing costs in a process known as 'skimpflation.'
  
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• Province puts chill on Barrie's Official Plan - BarrieToday

  24-10-2023 01:00 via news.google.com
  
  Province puts chill on Barrie's Official Plan  BarrieToday
  
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• Town of Huntsville takes unique approach to house tourism and hospitality workers

  24-10-2023 00:49
  
  The Town of Huntsville is taking a unique approach to dealing with the housing crisis by subsidizing accommodation to attract and retain tourism and hospitality workers.
  
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• New Simcoe County high school in limbo with its location yet to be finalized

  24-10-2023 00:19
  
  Simcoe County's oldest secondary school needs replacing, but despite a pledge of $41.4 million from the province, the concern over where to construct the new facility remains uncertain.
  
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• Construction delayed on new school in Alliston with its location yet to be finalized

  24-10-2023 00:19
  
  Simcoe County's oldest secondary school needs replacing, but despite a pledge of $41.4 million from the province, the concern over where to construct the new facility remains uncertain.
  
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