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INSIDE THE VILLAGE: When your town runs out of doctors

INSIDE THE VILLAGE: When your town runs out of doctors

This week on the podcast: The doctor shortage plaguing the province reached a scary level this week, forcing an emergency department in northern Ontario to lock its doors for 48 hours. Is there a cure?
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Explosions heard as fire destroys auto garage in Meaford

Explosions heard as fire destroys auto garage in Meaford

A huge crowd of onlookers gathered on Highway 26 as thick black smoke that could be seen for miles around shot skyward from the scene
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'Very important': Charity donates defibrillator to Sharing Place

'Very important': Charity donates defibrillator to Sharing Place

'It’s just an incredible organization that can keep a lot of people alive,' said Sharing Place official on the Chase McEachern AED Memorial Fund
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Looking for a laugh? Den of Hilarities back in town Monday

Looking for a laugh? Den of Hilarities back in town Monday

'Canada's hottest young comedians' will be performing at Studabakers on May 29
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Oro-Medonte student wins international math contest

Oro-Medonte student wins international math contest

Guthrie Public School student placed first among nearly 3,000 participants in Caribou Math Contest
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Cocaine, fentanyl, home-made weapon seized during bust in Midland

Cocaine, fentanyl, home-made weapon seized during bust in Midland

Search warrant executed as part of ongoing investigation led by OPP's street crime unit
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Uber remains in the driver's seat in Innisfil despite some bumps

Uber remains in the driver's seat in Innisfil despite some bumps

Nearly 95,000 trips were taken in to 2022, but questions remain around Cookstown; Town's subsidy for the service last year was $826,000
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Frost advisory in effect for Orillia and area

Frost advisory in effect for Orillia and area

Temperatures will dip to near or just below the freezing mark overnight, says Environment Canada
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'Bursting at seams,' Orillia eyes 280 hectares of township land

'Bursting at seams,' Orillia eyes 280 hectares of township land

Severn Mayor says 'it's discouraging' that Orillia wants land the township was preparing to develop, while Oro-Medonte mayor says there is 'no appetite' for boundary adjustments
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Oro-Medonte crash leads to drug, weapon charges

Oro-Medonte crash leads to drug, weapon charges

Man is facing slew of charges after collision on Highway 11 this morning, police say
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