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  Barrie City Hall becomes stage for dueling protests on gender identity in schools

  Hundreds gathered outside City Hall in Barrie on Wednesday to protest and counter-protest sexual orientation and gender identity curricula in Ontario schools.

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  Driver hospitalized after SUV strikes car and flees the scene in Barrie

  Police in Barrie are investigating a hit-and-run that reportedly happened when an SUV left a parking lot and struck another car, injuring the driver.

• Innisfil carjacking suspect arrested, 2nd suspect remains on the loose

  Police arrested a man identified in an armed carjacking in Innisfil last year that injured a 77-year-old woman, while a second suspect remains on the loose.

• Mount Albert veteran celebrates 99th birthday

  It was a special day for Mount Albert resident Jim Parks as he celebrated his 99th birthday.

• Toronto Pearson ranked second-worst for largest North American airports in overall satisfaction

  Toronto Pearson International Airport is ranked the second-worst largest airport in the continent for overall traveller satisfaction.

• Town of Orangeville is now offering free menstrual products

  Free menstrual products are now available at multiple public washrooms around the Town of Orangeville.

• Ontario minister resigns from Ontario PC Party amid contradicting accounts of Las Vegas trip

  Ontario’s minister of public and business service delivery has resigned from his cabinet position and the Progressive Conservative party.

• South Simcoe police honour slain constables with memorial run

  In anticipation of the upcoming first anniversary of the tragic deaths of constables Morgan Russell and Devon Northrup, the South Simcoe Police Service paid tribute to their fallen heroes.

• Ontario extends funding that helps certain hospitals avoid temporary ER closures

  Ontario is extending funding that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid temporary ER closures, after previously saying it would end after the summer.

• More than $1M worth of luxury watches, cash stolen in downtown Toronto heist: police

  Police are looking for three men who they say are connected to the theft of more than $1 million worth of luxury watches and cash from a downtown Toronto condo last week.

• Judge orders arrest warrant for material witness in deadly dump truck crash trial

  After two hours of arguments on Tuesday, Justice Mary Vallee made a decisive ruling, ordering the issuance of a material witness warrant for the arrest of Janeth Zambrano, the common-law spouse of Milton Urgiles.

• Suspects steal vehicles during break-ins at Mulmur ski club and auto shop

  Provincial police are investigating two business break-ins where vehicles were stolen from businesses in Mulmur Township.

• Hundreds pack into Barrie City Hall for public meeting to address chronic homelessness

  In a bid to address the issue of chronic homelessness, addiction and mental health struggles plaguing the City of Barrie, council held a public meeting Tuesday that brought out hundreds of people, including community groups and organizations, seeking to weigh in on proposed plans and solutions.

• House in Muskoka destroyed by massive blaze

  Firefighters from several stations answered the early morning call Sunday to extinguish a working fire on Windermere Road.