Kashechewan First Nation preparing for mass evacuation amid flood threat
The residents of Kashechewan First Nation are in a race against time, preparing for a mass evacuation as the relentless threat of flooding from the Albany River looms closer.
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It's been more than two years since Jim Lynne died in a crash along Mosley Street in Wasaga Beach.
Street sign honouring Chase McEachern's legacy has gone missing again
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UPDATEDUPDATED Ontario and Ottawa release joint statement moving forward on Hwy. 413
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Barrie high school reopens days after washroom fire, police continue to investigate
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Your morning coffee may be hundreds of thousands of years old
Using genes from coffee plants around the world, researchers built a family tree for the world's most popular type of coffee, known to scientists as Coffea arabica and to coffee lovers simply as 'arabica.'
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Emergency road closure in Barrie's east end
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Former B.C. school trustee's 'strip-tease artist' remark was defamatory, judge rules
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NASA confirms mystery object that crashed through roof of Florida home came from space station
NASA confirmed Monday that a mystery object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month was a chunk of space junk from equipment discarded at the International Space Station.
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Woman charged with driving impaired after crashing into hydro pole, causing 2nd collision
Provincial police arrested and charged a woman with getting behind the wheel while impaired and having cannabis within reach following a collision in Kawartha Lakes.
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Police seek driver after vehicle rollover on Barrie road
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'A sense of urgency': Sask. man accused of abducting daughter calls himself to the stand during trial
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Bradford library showcases Sikh heritage through Kanwar Singh's paintings
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Search for missing Newmarket man comes to an end
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Bradford library showcases Sikh heritage through Kanwar Singh's paintings
The Bradford West Gwillimbury Library celebrates Sikh Heritage Month with a new Art of Punjab Exhibition.
Barrie Jr Sharks clinched bronze victory in OWHA competition
It was a historic weekend for women in hockey as the local Barrie Junior Sharks U22 AA Elite Jr hockey team clinched a bronze victory in a 4-0 win over the Stoney Creek Sabres.
Unexpected guest makes appearance live on air with KC Colby
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First-ever festival brings maple treats to Georgian College
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Art academy celebrates Earth Day early with fundraiser
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Sweet Maple Festival taking over Georgian College this weekend
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3 mothers in Orillia create collective to support women in need
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Worker seriously injured after fall at Montreal Olympic Stadium
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A look inside the gutted 24 Sussex Drive
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Fire rages through the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, toppling the iconic spire
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Budget 2024 'likely to be the worst' in decades, former BoC governor says
Without having seen it, former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge believes that Tuesday's 2024 federal budget from Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is 'likely to be the worst budget' in decades.
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