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  Barrie man found not guilty of 1994 murder of Katherine Janeiro

  The jury reached a verdict on Wednesday in the 1994 Katherine Janeiro murder case, finding her former boyfriend, Bruce Ellis, not guilty.

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  One person critically injured after being shot during armed robbery at gas station: OPP

  Provincial police are investigating reports of an armed robbery in Amaranth Township that sent one person to the hospital in critical condition.

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  Downtown Barrie road closure: Here's what you need to know

  A section of Dunlop Street West in downtown Barrie will be closed starting Tuesday as construction progresses on a condo development.

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  Barrie man accused of stabbing police officer denied bail

  A Barrie man accused of assaulting a police officer in late September, which then became the topic of conversation in parliament last week, has been denied bail.

• Early-morning house fire causes $200K in damage

  A boarded up home caught fire in Orillia early Thursday morning.

• Jet engines echo over Barrie as RCAF pilots take to the skies

  Residents in Barrie turned their eyes to the skies on Wednesday as the roar of two Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornets flew over the city.

• Dazzling display lights up the skies over Simcoe County

  The Northern Lights put on a spectacular display over Simcoe County, lighting up the sky with a greenish glow in the early morning hours on Tuesday.

• Northern Ontario farmer breaks giant pumpkin records, taking top prizes in competition

  Jeff Warner from Aidie Creek Gardens in the northern Ontario community of Englehart has a passion for growing big pumpkins and his effort is paying off in more ways than one.

• Washington state woman calls 911 after being hounded by up to 100 raccoons

  Sheriff's deputies in Washington's Kitsap County frequently get calls about animals -- loose livestock, problem dogs. But the 911 call they received recently from a woman being hounded by dozens of raccoons swarming her home near Poulsbo stood out.

• What's open or closed on Thanksgiving Monday?

  The County of Simcoe has released a schedule for county services on holiday Monday.

• 50 years of giving the gift of Christmas

  Barrie and District Christmas Cheer celebrates 50 years of giving the gift of Christmas.

• Pilot dies aboard Turkish Airlines flight, forcing emergency landing in New York

  A Turkish Airlines jetliner headed from Seattle to Istanbul made an emergency landing in New York on Wednesday after the captain died on board, an airline official said.

• Nurse practitioner-led clinic opens in Innisfil to address health care gap

  A new nurse practitioner-led clinic in Innisfil aims to fill a gap in health care as more than a million people in Ontario struggle to access a primary care provider.

• Barrie seeks provincial funding for new addiction treatment hub

  Barrie city councillors hope to secure funding for a new Homelessness and Addiction Response Treatment (HART) hub to support individuals struggling on the streets.