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  BREAKING | Rescuers bring 34 of 41 trapped workers out of tunnel in northern India

  Cheers and jubilation erupted as rescuers in India on Tuesday reached 41 construction workers who were trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel for over two weeks in the country's north and started pulling them out, officials said. After less than an hour, Kirti Panwar, a government spokesperson, said 34 workers had been rescued so far.

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  Barrie declares Winter Maintenance Event with 20 to 30 cm of snow expected: Here's what that means for you

  The City of Barrie has declared a Winter Maintenance Event, with 20 to 30 centimetres of snow expected by Tuesday, meaning no vehicles can park on streets during certain times.

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  Man convicted of killing father calls mandatory life sentence too severe

  A year after Brad McKee was convicted of killing his father in Penetanguishene in 2019, his sentencing hearing got underway in a Barrie courtroom Monday, with McKee arguing the mandatory minimum life sentence is too severe.

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  Barrie football team brings home first OFSAA win in decades

  A Barrie high school team has come out on top at the end of an undefeated season.

• Life expectancy for Canadians fell in 2022 for third year in a row, says StatCan

  Life expectancy for Canadians decreased for the third straight year in 2022, and more people died of COVID-19 than in any other year since the pandemic began, according to a report released Monday.

• Here's where new photo radar cameras will be activated this week in Barrie

  Photo radar cameras will be up and running in Barrie this week to crack down on motorists exceeding speed limits in select community safety zones.

• COVID-19 risk level raised to high amid recent increase in hospitalizations and nearly 40 deaths

  For the first time in a year, the COVID-19 community risk level has been raised from moderate to high as officials report an increase in hospitalizations and deaths in recent weeks related to the virus.

• Alarming trend as local food banks struggle to keep up with surging demand

  Officials at the food bank in Orangeville say numbers have hit a critical point as a new report uncovers crises affecting hundreds of thousands across the province.

• 4 teens, 1 woman killed in crash in Huntsville, Ont.

  Five people are dead, including four teens between 15 and 17 years-old, after a late-night crash in the Town of Huntsville.

• Police update shooting investigation in Barrie's downtown core

  One person was airlifted to hospital after a shooting in Barrie's downtown core Friday evening.

• Cocaine found stashed inside coffee jar during traffic stop: OPP

  A man and a woman face charges after police said officers found drugs stashed inside a coffee jar during a traffic stop in Collingwood over the weekend.

• Convicted pedophile's disturbing actions unveiled in court after abduction attempt at Angus park

  A Clearview Township man who is now a convicted pedophile was found guilty of attempting to abduct 12-year-old girls in an Angus park in 2019, and what police found inside his car can only be described as horrific.

• Snow squalls with up to 35 cm of snow expected across central Ontario

  The first significant snow storms of the season are expected later today through Tuesday across central and northern Ontario.

• South Simcoe Police and CTV Barrie launch 19th annual holiday campaign

  The 19th annual campaign to support Toy Mountain, Simcoe Muskoka Family Connexions and local food banks will take place on December 8 in Innisfil and December 9 in Bradford West Gwillimbury.