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Area residents among 11 charged in drug, weapons bust (10 photos)

Area residents among 11 charged in drug, weapons bust (10 photos)

Police lay 104 charges in Project Holcus drug trafficking investigation
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Return of boat show welcomed by vendors, visitors (6 photos)

Return of boat show welcomed by vendors, visitors (6 photos)

Organizers 'very pleased' with annual event so far
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Gathering features 'all-star' lineup of authors in Rama

Gathering features 'all-star' lineup of authors in Rama

'It's important for us, as a people, to record our history and … to share it with our youth,' says Rama First Nation chief of weekend events
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Random COVID tests for vaccinated travellers suspended

Random COVID tests for vaccinated travellers suspended

Government previously said current public health measures would remain in place until the end of June
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WATCH: Inflation must be lowered 'come hell or high water'

WATCH: Inflation must be lowered 'come hell or high water'

Jean-Paul Lam, a former assistant chief economist at the Bank of Canada, was a recent guest on 'Inside the Village' podcast
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Don McIsaac running in parents' footsteps, vying to be mayor

Don McIsaac running in parents' footsteps, vying to be mayor

'I think we're at a critical juncture in the trajectory of Orillia’s growth, and I want to be involved in that and contribute as much as I can,' says mayoral candidate Don McIsaac
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OPP investigate suspicious death in Collingwood

OPP investigate suspicious death in Collingwood

At least one Collingwood school was placed in a 'hold and secure' temporarily this morning, but police have since lifted that order
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COVID recovery an ongoing process at OSMH

COVID recovery an ongoing process at OSMH

Hospital working through 'tremendous backlog in surgeries and other procedures,' president and CEO explains
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Flattened by COVID? 3D art may be the answer (4 photos)

Flattened by COVID? 3D art may be the answer (4 photos)

'We are trying to jump-start the art scene in Orillia,' says artist/instructor of paintings on cubes, half-cubes that will be on display at Orillia Opera House
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Ontario's top doc planning for round of COVID boosters this fall

Ontario's top doc planning for round of COVID boosters this fall

Dr. Kieran Moore anticipates new generation of vaccine will be available that targets both original COVID strain plus more up-to-date one that is circulating
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