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  Fire causes $2 million in damage to Muskoka cottage

  Muskoka Lakes fire crews spent several hours battling a large cottage fire on Camp Jackson Road in Muskoka, on Sunday.

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  Bradford Library workers strike ends, case goes to arbitration

  After ten weeks of strike action, library workers in Bradford West Gwillimbury will be returning to work.

• Construction project aims to bring hundreds of new jobs to Barrie

  Ground has broken on a new project to bring hundreds of new jobs to Barrie.

• Greater Sudbury resident killed in fatal Highway 144 crash

  A 45-year-old Greater Sudbury resident was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 144 in the Dowling area on Saturday, police said.

• Ontario Pharmacists Association says ability to prescribe birth control should be next

  Pharmacists in Ontario can now diagnose and treat 19 common ailments but they still can't prescribe birth control or emergency contraception.

• Northern Ont. driver crashed after fleeing RCMP, throwing beer cans out window

  A 35-year-old northern Ontario driver is charged with impaired driving after allegedly evading Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Manitoba, throwing beer cans out the window and assaulting his passenger before crashing vehicle into a ditch.

• Wasaga Beach Fire help to prevent overdoses with naloxone distribution

  Fire halls in Wasaga Beach will now be distributing naloxone kits to prevent potential overdoes in the town.

• Food truck explosion prompts investigation in Gravenhurst

  Emergency crews are investigating after a food truck exploded in Gravenhurst Sunday morning.

• Toronto man arrested in connection with deadly shooting near Kensington Market in August; victim identified

  Police have arrested a man in connection with a deadly shooting near Toronto's Kensington Market in August.

• Man charged in Toronto human trafficking investigation allegedly held woman in Montreal hotel room for 3 months

  A Markham, Ont. man charged in a human trafficking investigation allegedly held a woman in a Montreal hotel room for three months, investigators say.

• Charges laid after robbery in Gravenhurst

  A Huntsville man faces charges after a robbery in Gravenhurst on Thursday afternoon.

• Toronto police launch investigation at Innisfil, Ont. home

  Several police cruisers and a forensics van could be seen parked outside a home located on Lawson Street on Saturday.

• Military withdraws final charge against Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan

  The Canadian military has withdrawn the one remaining conduct charge against Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan, ending the court martial that was slated to run the rest of the week.

• Homeowners brace for mortgage payment shock amid higher-for-longer rate outlook

  From ultra-low interest rates that led to a huge spike in real estate demand to the speed with which interest rates shot up to levels not seen in a generation, it's been hard to keep up with the shifting landscape for mortgage holders.