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Local man arrested following multiple B&Es in Orillia, Ramara

Local man arrested following multiple B&Es in Orillia, Ramara

The suspect is facing multiple theft-related charges as well as a charge of flight from police after canine unit was required to track him down
ONTARIO: School boards required to offer remote learning option for one more year

ONTARIO: School boards required to offer remote learning option for one more year

Ontario is also putting $175 million to tutoring programs to address impacts of the pandemic on learning
LIVING WITH COVID: Lifting of vaccine passports is 'fantastic news'

LIVING WITH COVID: Lifting of vaccine passports is 'fantastic news'

'I think there is becoming a wide acceptance of learning to live with COVID and so the government is starting to lift restrictions that we used to have,' says Orillia doctor
Health unit reports 2 COVID deaths, 3 new hospitalizations today

Health unit reports 2 COVID deaths, 3 new hospitalizations today

Eighteen of the past 20 deaths in Simcoe Muskoka region have been in seniors 70 years of age and over, officials note
How can you support truth and reconciliation? Lakehead offers help

How can you support truth and reconciliation? Lakehead offers help

'Our responsibility lies in dismantling the biases and beliefs in and around us,' says Lakehead's chair on Truth and Reconciliation
Concerned citizens vow to fight against bypass, despite 'infuriating' federal decision

Concerned citizens vow to fight against bypass, despite 'infuriating' federal decision

‘Lake Simcoe abandoned by feds and province’ lament organizers of groups that want to stop the project
Adopt Me: 'Very distinguished' Milo loves to cuddle

Adopt Me: 'Very distinguished' Milo loves to cuddle

He's all about the attention and snuggles
Local company creates air-purifying devices to help combat COVID

Local company creates air-purifying devices to help combat COVID

Owner of Eco Earth Sciences says new devices 'act as the room's lungs' to help protect against COVID-19 and 'should be in schools and they should be in offices'
Province reports 1,342 hospitalizations, 356 people in ICU due to COVID

Province reports 1,342 hospitalizations, 356 people in ICU due to COVID

Limited testing captures 2,327 new cases in Ontario
LETTER: Loss of wetlands will cost taxpayers, retired engineer warns

LETTER: Loss of wetlands will cost taxpayers, retired engineer warns

'it would make more sense to utilize nature’s storm water management systems by preserving wetlands, flood plains of any kind, wild space and forest,' says letter writer