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  Barrie businesses targeted in Bitcoin scam, police say

  Barrie business owners are urged to speak with their employees about a rising scam involving cryptocurrency and Bitcoin targeting local companies.

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  Housing crisis declared in Town of the Blue Mountains

  The Town of the Blue Mountains officially ratified the declaration of a housing crisis in Monday's council meeting, three weeks after voting in favour of the motion.

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  Bears in schoolyard force students and staff into 2nd hold and secure this week

  A Huntsville elementary school is locked down for the second time this week because of some bears roaming the schoolyard.

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  Police probe cause of multi-vehicle crash in intersection that claimed one life

  Emergency crews responded to a multi-vehicle collision in Bolton Tuesday morning that claimed the life of one person.

• Lace up for the skilled trades job fair

  Barrie is hosting the Level Up! Skilled Trades Job Fair September 17.

• City issues trespass notices to advocacy groups for 'interfering' with encampment cleanup at Barrie park

  Tensions hit a high on Tuesday at Berczy Park as crews continued to dismantle a homeless encampment.

• Veteran Barrie police inspector's discreditable conduct hearing delayed again

  The scheduled Police Services Act appearance for Valarie Gates, the Barrie police inspector facing two charges of discreditable conduct, has been delayed again and adjourned for a month and a half.

• Ontario autism services enrolments decline in some weeks despite large waitlist: docs

  Ontario's progress in giving children with autism access to government-funded core therapy has slowed so significantly that at times the number of kids enrolled is actually declining, despite a ballooning wait-list, according to documents obtained by The Canadian Press.

• Woman, 29, faces multiple charges after fleeing police in Collingwood

  A 29-year-old woman faces several charges after police responded to a complaint about a suspicious vehicle in Collingwood.

• Barrie mother turns concerns over baby food into thriving business

  A Barrie mother has turned her concerns about many baby foods' sugar and sodium content into a thriving business.

• 'There was a lot of blood,' Forensic evidence presented in 1994 Katherine Janeiro murder trial

  Forensic evidence collected nearly 30 years ago was a key focus in court Tuesday during the trial of Bruce Ellis, also known as Robert MacQueen, who is charged with the 1994 murder of Katherine Janeiro.

• Highway 11 collision causes significant damage to guardrail: OPP

  Traffic heading south along Highway 11 in Orillia early Tuesday afternoon was slowed following a two-vehicle collision that damaged the guardrail.

• Most of Canada is predicted to have a warmer-than-normal fall: The Weather Network

  Don't put away your summer wardrobe just yet – The Weather Network says most Canadians are in for a warm fall.

• Harris-Trump U.S. presidential debate offers different visions for America's future

  Kamala Harris and Donald Trump made their case to American voters during a debate in Philadelphia, during which the Democratic U.S. vice president and former Republican U.S. president laid out different visions for America's future.