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A COVID-19 outbreak has been confirmed on Collingwood General & Marine Hospital's medical & surgical units

Multiple COVID-19 patients have been identified on both units.

Collingwood General & Marine Hospital facing COVID-19 outbreak

OPP seek man missing since end of July

Jean-Michel Pellerin was last seen at around 10 a.m. on the morning of July 29 on his bike on Barrie Road

OPP are searching for missing Orillia man. (PHOTO SUBMITTED BY OPP)

Partner of military veteran imprisoned in Belize calls on Canadian government for support

The partner of a Canadian military veteran who is in a Belize prison is calling on the Canadian government for help.

JR Smith and his partner, Denise Hepburn, in this undated photo (Supplied)

Around The Region

Painswick park picked for pickleball pads

There’s a new game in town, and city staff are counting on eight fingers how many new pickleball courts they’ll need to meet the demand.

Pickelball courts will be going up across Barrie in next few years. (CTV NEWS)

Local Memorial Cup winner brings cup home

Barrie local Philippe Daoust is bringing home the Memorial Cup after a stunning win with the Saint John Sea Dogs over the Hamilton Bulldogs 6-3 in June 2022.

Philippe Daoust brings home the Memorial Cup to Barrie, Aug. 13, 2022 (SUBMITTED PHOTO)

Washago awash with art

The Town of Washago has become one large art gallery this summer with numerous paintings lining the streets.

Washago Art Club is decorating the streets with art

Rain or Shine, Shania played on

Weather didn't deter Canadian songstress Shania Twain from performing at Boots and Hearts Sunday.

Cookstown Cancer Classic raises funds for RVH and cancer care centre

On August 13, over 300 classic and custom cars from around the region will gather at the Georgian Bay Steam Show grounds.

Love Your Laneway project splashes art across Midland

As part of the Love Your Laneways project, fifty-two mini murals were commissioned by the town of Midland and painted by Simcoe County artists.

Georgian Bay Garden Tour is hosting an event in support of Hospice Huronia

A $25 ticket provides a wristband passport to the tours' gardens while also supporting Hospice Huronia's bereavement support program

RVH loosens visitor restrictions

Effective Monday, Aug. 8, admitted patients are allowed one visitor per day, seven days a week for three hours. Previously visitors could only remain with a patient for one hour.

Cardboard Boat Race Returns to the Orillia Waterfront Festival for 2022

The Orillia District Chamber of Commerce’s Waterfront Festival takes place on Aug. 5-7.

Queen's Park

Ontario parents to get another payout in 2022 budget

Parents may get direct payments from the Ontario government yet again this year. This will be the fourth payout to parents since Premier Doug Ford took office in 2018.

A child studies in front of a tablet screen in this stock photo. (Pexels)

Ford throne speech says more can be done on health staffing but offers no new solutions

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says through his throne speech that more can be done to ease health system pressures, but is not yet offering up any new solutions.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford looks on ahead of the ballot voting for the position of Speaker of the Ontario Legislative Assembly at Queen's Park, in Toronto on Monday, August 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin

Ontario's budget to be re-tabled: This is what Doug Ford promised

The Progressive Conservatives are set to re-table their 2022 budget today, nearly three months after it was presented to Ontarians.

Peter Bethlenfalvy, Ontario's Minister of Finance, left, arrives with Premier Doug Ford to deliver the provincial government's 2022 budget at the Queens Park Legislature, in Toronto, on Thursday, April 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

CTV News On the Go

CHANNEL INFORMATION

Where to watch CTV Barrie

Rogers: Channel 4, 5, 20, HD 595
Bell Express VU: Channel 219, HD 1054
Bell Fibe TV: Channel 202, HD 1202
Shaw Direct: SD 44/346
Digital over the air: Channel 10

The Transient Marine at the base of Bayfield Street in Barrie on Nov., 7, 2021. (Steve Mansbridge/CTV)

Consumer Alert

Aging condos in Ontario will need expensive repairs in the future, report finds

A recent research report released by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries found that condo boards should be making sure there are enough reserve funds being budgeted to help pay for expensive repairs in the future.

The CN Tower can be seen behind condo's in Toronto's Liberty Village community in Toronto, Ontario on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Ontario woman scammed out of $11,000 by Texas psychic she met on TikTok

An Ontario woman says she was scammed out of $11,000 after months spent working with a Texas psychic she met on TikTok following the death of her stepfather.

Ontario parents to get another payout in 2022 budget

Parents may get direct payments from the Ontario government yet again this year. This will be the fourth payout to parents since Premier Doug Ford took office in 2018.

Canadian propane costs soar due to supply chain issues

Canadian homeowners who use propane to heat their homes will have to pay a lot more to stay warm this winter.

Housing correction in Toronto could end up becoming 'one of the deepest of the past half a century,' RBC warns

A housing correction which has already led to four consecutive months of price declines in the previously overheated Greater Toronto Area market could end up becoming 'one of the deepest of the past half a century,' a new report from RBC warns.

How to spot if you picked up a counterfeit COVID-19 rapid test

Health Canada is warning the public about counterfeit rapid antigen test kits after several were sold in Ontario.

Ontario businesses say credit card chargebacks give consumers unfair advantage

A credit card chargeback is something a consumer can do if they want to dispute a credit card charge because it was fraudulent or they didn’t receive the item.