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York Region confirms its first case of Omicron variant in child

York Region confirms its first case of Omicron variant in child

Case is in Vaughan and travel-related
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Community advocate victim of 'pure hate' in downtown Barrie (VIDEO)

Community advocate victim of 'pure hate' in downtown Barrie (VIDEO)

'I am traumatized. Now I don’t feel safe and it shouldn’t be that way because we do good things,' says Shanicka Edwards, who's known throughout the city as Shak
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23 local residents among 117 new COVID cases in region Friday

23 local residents among 117 new COVID cases in region Friday

There are nine new cases in Orillia, seven in Severn, five in Ramara and two in Oro-Medonte; A man from Essa and a man from Bradford died recently from COVID
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Grants will help Camp Couchiching 'regroup and recover' (5 photos)

Grants will help Camp Couchiching 'regroup and recover' (5 photos)

The camp received two grants totalling $347,600 from Ontario Trillium Foundation; 'The impact of these two grants cannot be underestimated,' says official
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'Dramatic' increase in local COVID cases prompts open letter from health unit

'Dramatic' increase in local COVID cases prompts open letter from health unit

Medical officer of health pens letters to businesses, organizations, residents, and municipalities urging people to follow public health measures to slow spread
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Lakehead sharing donated disinfectant wipes with community

Lakehead sharing donated disinfectant wipes with community

'This ... will make it that much easier for us to provide our services safely and effectively,' says thankful Orillia Youth Centre official after receiving donation
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Success of Fin City in Orillia spawns several more Ontario locations

Success of Fin City in Orillia spawns several more Ontario locations

'When we started in Orillia I knew I had a good product ... but I didn’t expect it to take off to the point where we are Canada’s newest franchise,' says owner
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Couchiching Jubilee House grateful for 'ripples of kindness'

Couchiching Jubilee House grateful for 'ripples of kindness'

'Winter is a really important time to support vulnerable women and families in Orillia,' says Couchiching Jubilee House executive director, who lauded funding help
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Ontario reports 1,031 new COVID cases Friday

Ontario reports 1,031 new COVID cases Friday

This is the first time since May the daily case count has exceeded 1,000 new cases
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5,000+ local kids get COVID vaccine in first week of pediatric dose roll out

5,000+ local kids get COVID vaccine in first week of pediatric dose roll out

As of Wednesday, 6,557 children in Simcoe Muskoka received one dose of COVID vaccine, with 5,217 of them receiving the pediatric dose of Pfizer-BioNtech
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