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Area mom says COVID-19 scare, quarantine were 'terrifying'

Area mom says COVID-19 scare, quarantine were 'terrifying'

'I tried to play it cool for my two kids, but I kind of lost my marbles a little bit, I was really scared,' says Orillia mother who was forced into quarantine after OSMH stay
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Ontario reports 183 new COVID cases Friday

Ontario reports 183 new COVID cases Friday

Today's update includes 233 recoveries, nine new hospitalizations, and nine deaths
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Local youths earn internships to help 'create change'

Local youths earn internships to help 'create change'

Teen says she's excited to work with Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition 'to provide youth groups the tools they need to create the change they want to see'
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Province says iGaming Ontario should protect gamblers, provide more choice

Province says iGaming Ontario should protect gamblers, provide more choice

'Although regulations may be a useful tool, it is not something that works for everyone,' says CMAH official
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Local marine unit becomes first OPP vessel with defibrillator

Local marine unit becomes first OPP vessel with defibrillator

The automated external defibrillator was donated by Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund in honour of fallen officer
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'We're done waiting': MPs call for independent investigation into residential schools

'We're done waiting': MPs call for independent investigation into residential schools

MPs say the government cannot be trusted to do the investigation without an independent body and international observers
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Premier stops in Barrie to tour nursing school, RVH and vaccination clinic (16 photos)

Premier stops in Barrie to tour nursing school, RVH and vaccination clinic (16 photos)

Premier calls pandemic response 'a Team Ontario approach' as Barrie hospital stepped in to take on several COVID patients from other parts of the province
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11 new COVID cases confirmed in Simcoe-Muskoka, one death

11 new COVID cases confirmed in Simcoe-Muskoka, one death

There is one new case in Midland and one new case in Penetanguishene reported today by the region's health unit
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Tiny Township votes to extend interest relief on taxes to September

Tiny Township votes to extend interest relief on taxes to September

'It doesn’t cost us anything to be nice,' says Councillor, noting lost revenue would be covered by COVID relief fund
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Tiny looking to ban single-use plastics before landfills close up

Tiny looking to ban single-use plastics before landfills close up

'I think this is an opportunity for us to walk the talk,' says Councillor; Staff have been asked to prepare a report on the logistics of ban
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