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UPDATE: Missing Orillia teen, 17, found safe

UPDATE: Missing Orillia teen, 17, found safe

He was last seen at Bass Lake Provincial Park earlier today
COLUMN: Kids finally get end-of-school experience they deserve

COLUMN: Kids finally get end-of-school experience they deserve

Teachers deserve credit for toughing it out during pandemic, providing fun options for kids before summer break
Lakehead, school in France team up, offer international program

Lakehead, school in France team up, offer international program

Program to provide opportunity for students to develop international connections, global skills while earning two degrees
Gravenhurst optometrist joins contact lens recycling program

Gravenhurst optometrist joins contact lens recycling program

Program allows people to bring all brands of disposable contact lenses and their blister pack packaging to participating eye doctor locations to be recycled
OPP lay 2,500 traffic-related charges during the long weekend

OPP lay 2,500 traffic-related charges during the long weekend

Campaign was designed to save lives and reduce injuries on Ontario's roads, trails, and waterways with a special focus on safety equipment
Canada signs $20B pact to address First Nations child welfare

Canada signs $20B pact to address First Nations child welfare

The agreement is to compensate First Nations children and families harmed by chronic underfunding of child welfare
As inflation soars, visits to local food banks are skyrocketing

As inflation soars, visits to local food banks are skyrocketing

'We're seeing more people in our organization than we ever have, and it's directly tied to the cost of living,' laments food bank official
Chain reaction Hwy 11 crash sparks power outage, eatery closure

Chain reaction Hwy 11 crash sparks power outage, eatery closure

'My one cook went outside to have a smoke and all of a sudden, the transport truck was veering, braking, everything, and coming right at him,' said restaurant owner
Community rallies around man electrocuted on fourth day of job

Community rallies around man electrocuted on fourth day of job

Jaden Marchand, 21, of Tiny Township, remains unconcious in a Toronto hospital after workplace accident; Fundraiser established to help 'close-knit family'
COLUMN: Reflecting on Canada Day and a story pushed aside

COLUMN: Reflecting on Canada Day and a story pushed aside

This land was originally called Kinade, a word meaning 'everything that is in my heart'; Canada no longer has that same meaning, laments local Indigenous elder