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  'He was truly exceptional': Slain B.C. RCMP officer identified

  B.C. RCMP have identified the officer killed while executing a search warrant in Coquitlam Friday morning as Const. Rick O'Brien.

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  EXCLUSIVE | 'Shared intelligence' from Five Eyes informed Trudeau's India allegation: U.S. ambassador

  There was 'shared intelligence among Five Eyes partners' that informed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's public allegation of a potential link between the government of India and the murder of a Canadian citizen, United States Ambassador to Canada David Cohen confirmed to CTV News.

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  NEW | Why is Brampton rent surging 3 times faster than every other city in Canada?

  Rent in Brampton shot up three times faster over the last year than the national average in Canada, according to a rental report.

• Five-vehicle crash in Barrie caused by impaired driver 4x over legal limit

  Police say a five-vehicle crash in Barrie Thursday evening was caused by an impaired driver who was almost four times over the legal limit.

• This police service is offering a unique incentive to potential new recruits

  York Regional Police is taking a unique approach to attract potential recruits by offering a $500 savings opportunity for joining the force.

• It's game on at the Barrie Public Library as Comic Fest returns

  The popular Comic Fest returns to the Downtown Barrie Public Library this weekend.

• Painted Canoe Parade returns to Huntsville next month

  Canoes of different colours will soon be seen in Huntsville next month when the Painted Canoe Parade returns to the downtown core.

• City of Barrie to hold neighbourhood meeting about proposed development on Dunlop Street

  Residents in Ward 2 have the opportunity to attend an interactive neighbourhood meeting about a proposed development in Barrie.

• Rural Ontario mayors demand provincial action to address ER staffing crisis

  Frustration is mounting in three rural Ontario municipalities as chronic staffing shortages continue to force emergency room closures in Chesley, Walkerton, and Durham.

• Prohibited driver goes through R.I.D.E. check, gets charged with possessing drugs, bear spray

  Provincial police conducting a R.I.D.E. check in Kawartha Lakes wound up laying drug-related charges against a prohibited driver.

• A Ukrainian missile strikes the headquarters of Russia's navy in Crimea

  Ukraine struck the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in a missile attack Friday that left a serviceman missing and the main building smouldering, according to military officials on both sides of the war and images from the scene in Crimea.

• City of Barrie kicks off Culture Days with 3 weeks of events and activities

  Culture Days is back in Barrie to inspire public participation in arts and culture.

• OPP bust drug exchange in Orillia parking lot, 2 arrested

  Two people in Orillia face a slew of charges in connection with an OPP drug investigation.

• Police warn residents about bank scam circulating Simcoe County

  Police are warning the public about a bank investigator scam circulating local communities.