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Simcoe North MP lands role in O'Toole's shadow cabinet

Simcoe North MP lands role in O'Toole's shadow cabinet

Adam Chambers appointed deputy shadow minister for finance and middle class prosperity; 'I couldn’t be happier to help on these files'
Outbreak at Samuel-de-Champlain School grows

Outbreak at Samuel-de-Champlain School grows

There are six new COVID cases reported today at Simcoe County schools
Simcoe-Muskoka's top doc weighing localized restrictions as cases spike

Simcoe-Muskoka's top doc weighing localized restrictions as cases spike

Capacity limits could return but lockdown not planned, notes region's medical officer of health, stressing 'that's certainly not something anybody wants'
Capacity limits will stay for now as Ontario slows reopening plans

Capacity limits will stay for now as Ontario slows reopening plans

Capacity limits at restaurants and bars with dancing facilities, at bathhouses, at strip clubs, and at sex clubs will not be lifted on Nov. 15 as was previously announced
LEST WE FORGET: 'Nobody here in Rama has ever forgotten' (8 photos)

LEST WE FORGET: 'Nobody here in Rama has ever forgotten' (8 photos)

'It’s important to me and my classmates to celebrate and honour all the people who were lost while fighting for our country,' local student says at service in Rama
Two Orillia youth among 63 new COVID cases in region today

Two Orillia youth among 63 new COVID cases in region today

The region is seeing a spike in cases with 95-per-cent increase week-over-week, officials say
This week in OrilliaMatters+: Start your Christmas shopping with $1000 in gift cards from Ontario Clothing Company

This week in OrilliaMatters+: Start your Christmas shopping with $1000 in gift cards from Ontario Clothing Company

Plus, last chance to enter for a Little Caesars gift card
As COVID cases surge in region, health unit adapts contact tracing

As COVID cases surge in region, health unit adapts contact tracing

'Health unit is modifying its case and contact management processes so that we can continue to reach new lab-confirmed cases as quickly as possible,' says official
OSMH terminated 2 staffers for non-compliance of vaccine policy

OSMH terminated 2 staffers for non-compliance of vaccine policy

There are also 13 staff members from OSMH on unpaid leaves of absence due to non-compliance; Overall, more than 99% of staff have complied
LETTER: Legion calls on community to remember, buy a poppy

LETTER: Legion calls on community to remember, buy a poppy

'Wearing the poppy shows the world that we acknowledge and appreciate the sacrifices made by so many men and women so many years ago,' says local Legion official