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  Ontario government promises affordable housing if new legislation approved

  The Ontario government introduced the Affordable Homes and Good Jobs Act on Thursday, which, if passed, would make it cheaper and easier to build affordable homes.

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  Orillia firefighters work together to avoid a stinky situation

  Firefighters in the Sunshine City managed to avoid a stinky situation with some quick-thinking and solid teamwork.

• Simcoe County and Orillia partner to combat housing crisis with new plan

  The County of Simcoe and the City of Orillia are teaming up to tackle the housing affordability crisis by creating conditions for attainable housing.

• Gas prices expected to drop across southern Ontario

  After rising 2 cents a litre Friday to 161.9, gas prices are set to fall Saturday.

• Some hospitals are bringing back masking - and the general public should consider it this fall too, experts say

  Some hospitals are instigating stricter masking rules again amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases, and although we’ve probably seen the end of broad masking mandates, some experts say the general public should also be making more use of this tool in our arsenal of measures to fight illness.

• Pickup truck purchased weeks before fatal attack on London Muslim family

  The Windsor jury heard new details on Thursday about items seized from the apartment of accused, Nathaniel Veltman.

• Barrie teen convicted of brutally murdering fellow teen deemed 'not ready to be safely released'

  A Barrie teen convicted of murdering a 15-year-old boy in a foster home four years ago will remain in custody after a judge confirmed he wouldn't be released at a sentencing review hearing.

• B.C. Sikh leader says RCMP warned him of threats to his life after Nijjar killing

  A close associate of slain Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says he has also been warned that his life may be in danger.

• Healthcare professionals can now prescribe visits to the Toronto Zoo

  A visit to the Toronto Zoo may just be what the doctor ordered.

• Dishwasher sparks house fire in Huntsville

  Officials say a dishwasher caused a fire that significantly damaged the kitchen of a Huntsville home.

• Rabbits on Granville Island being trapped, euthanized amid coyote concerns

  A growing rabbit population on Vancouver's Granville Island has been attracting coyotes, according to authorities, and the bunnies are now being trapped and taken to a vet to be euthanized.

• Porch pirates swipe deliveries in Barrie's east end

  Police are appealing to the public for help identifying two people accused of stealing deliveries in Barrie.

• Conference held at Casino Rama aims to bridge the gap between corporate Canada and Indigenous economies

  A conference to bring corporate Canada and Indigenous communities together to work towards economic reconciliation was held at Casino Rama over the past two days.

• Fatal collision in Caledon under investigation

  Provincial police are investigating the cause of a fatal collision in Caledon.