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In a democracy, people must be free to discuss matters of public policy, criticize governments and offer their own solutions to social problems, letter writer says

The province reported 56 deaths and 107 new hospitalizations today

If anything could be celebrated this year, it was the value and extraordinary benefits of spending time outside

'Is Doug Ford ready to bail out these hills after he made them spend millions to upgrade the resorts to be COVID safe and gave them the green light?'

Every day is a fresh beginning

'If Orillia truly values (its) small downtown businesses and employees, it is quite obvious that something must be done for employee parking,' says frustrated employee

As 2020 comes to a close, let's hope we've heard the end of Zoom, social distancing, panic buying and other pandemic-related mania

Investigators are asking for the public's help in identifying owner of distinctive metal can found at the scene of the blaze

'COVID hit and I thought it might be a good way to get people to smile. So far, it's working,' says Chad Hanna

There are more than 900 active cases in the region, most in Simcoe County, according to the region's health unit