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Here's a breakdown of the province's three-step reopening plan

Here's a breakdown of the province's three-step reopening plan

Outdoor gatherings are also expanded to five people
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Community rallies to support tot after tragic accident on farm

Community rallies to support tot after tragic accident on farm

Benjamin Johnston, 3, faces 'extraordinary life ahead' after amputations of feet and partial leg amputations; GoFundMe account has been set up to support family
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Trail of blood led police to suspect in double homicide, court hears

Trail of blood led police to suspect in double homicide, court hears

Barrie police sergeant testifies seeing droplets of what appeared to be blood outside the Marcus Street home and on its front door
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Paddling offers micro adventures close to home (4 photos)

Paddling offers micro adventures close to home (4 photos)

'You have everything from a small river like the Black to the big water and big views of Georgian Bay less than an hour away,' explains avid paddler
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Catholic school board firms up its capital priorities list

Catholic school board firms up its capital priorities list

There are no new local schools on the Catholic board's list of options seeking provincial funding
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Pair of Orillia schools recognized as champions of healthy eating

Pair of Orillia schools recognized as champions of healthy eating

Program recognizes schools for promoting and enhancing the health and well-being of students, staff and the broader community
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OPP offer boat safety tips after 32 killed on waterways in 2020

OPP offer boat safety tips after 32 killed on waterways in 2020

OPP urging Ontarians to avoid taking the same risks that cost 32 boaters and paddlers their lives on OPP-patrolled waterways last year
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Seven Orillia residents among 62 new COVID cases in region

Seven Orillia residents among 62 new COVID cases in region

All seven new Orillia cases are among citizens under the age of 64 - two are youth under the age of 18, says health unit
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Sanctioned trustee set to return to table after six-month ban

Sanctioned trustee set to return to table after six-month ban

‘I ask questions and I advocate for parents, and that’s my crime,’ says trustee who was found to have breached the board's Code of Conduct in December 2020
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WATCH: Ontario says outdoor amenities, including golf and tennis, can reopen May 22

WATCH: Ontario says outdoor amenities, including golf and tennis, can reopen May 22

'There might be some who want to move faster, but we can’t risk it right now' Premier Doug Ford says
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