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  Over $2 million in cannabis plants seized in grow operation bust: OPP

  Provincial police say seven people are facing charges after a massive grow operation bust outside Orillia, Ont., where over $2 million in cannabis plants were seized.

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  Witness compares Toronto councillor's friend to Ghislaine Maxwell in sex assault case

  The sexual assault trial of a Toronto councillor continued Thursday in a Bracebridge courtroom.

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  Attempted robbery foiled at Barrie business, police investigate

  Police are investigating a report of a foiled robbery at a Barrie business allegedly involving several suspects.

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  Vehicle rollover in Oro-Medonte sends 2 to hospital, OPP investigate

  One person was airlifted to a trauma centre with serious injuries after a vehicle rollover early Thursday morning in Oro-Medonte.

• Mayor wants private security to address safety concerns in downtown Midland

  Rising concerns about safety among business owners and shoppers in downtown Midland have town officials exploring new measures to improve public security.

• Barrie replaces waterfront field project with ambitious downtown revitalization plan

  After months of controversy, protests and petitions, Barrie city councillors have scraped plans for a multi-purpose field along the waterfront in favour of a new plan to revitalize the downtown.

• 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.

• 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.

• 'We were never meant to fix this problem': Owen Sound food relief agencies struggle to meet growing demand

  Today, volunteers at Owen Sound's soup kitchen are marking an unpleasant statistic. They will have served as meals for the needy to this point in 2024, as they did in the whole of 2023.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.