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LETTER: Action needed to curb unsafe boating activity

LETTER: Action needed to curb unsafe boating activity

Police and marinas both have role to play in keeping waterways safe, writer says
CANADA: Trudeau announces Inuk leader Mary Simon as first Indigenous governor general

CANADA: Trudeau announces Inuk leader Mary Simon as first Indigenous governor general

Longtime advocate for Inuit culture and rights, Simon served as Canada's ambassador to Denmark and the Canadian ambassador for circumpolar affairs
Ontario reports 244 new COVID cases Tuesday, with data catch-up

Ontario reports 244 new COVID cases Tuesday, with data catch-up

Toronto Health Unit added 80 cases from 2020 that were previously unreported
County school board lends support to ‘period poverty’ fight

County school board lends support to ‘period poverty’ fight

'No student should have to worry about having access to menstrual products,' says board official in letter calling for province to fund the products in schools
Lakehead marks 'incredible achievement' in business program

Lakehead marks 'incredible achievement' in business program

Accreditation indicates 'students receive a high-quality business education from an institution that values excellence, innovation and continuous improvement'
Back to the future: Life in law forever changed by pandemic

Back to the future: Life in law forever changed by pandemic

'In the last year and a half, we’ve seen the justice system catch up, or do its best to catch up and advance... it seems like overnight,' says local lawyer
OPP charge pair of boaters with impaired driving

OPP charge pair of boaters with impaired driving

While conducting patrol on Kahshe Lake, OPP conducted a vessel stop that left a Gravenhurst man facing charges
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'We did it together': Trio confesses to spray-painting cannons at park

'We did it together': Trio confesses to spray-painting cannons at park

Krystal Brooks, Nathan Patterson and Clifford Perry say they have admitted their part in the act to police; 'Indigenous people are very hurt and very angry'
Orillia Public Library welcoming visitors back inside Tuesday

Orillia Public Library welcoming visitors back inside Tuesday

Saturdays will be for curbside pickup only; 'We can’t wait to welcome back everybody,' says local library official