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Simcoe County business owners and their supporters made their voices heard in a pair of demonstrations Saturday
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Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky remembered his father as a man with 'a heart of gold' on Saturday at Walter Gretzky's funeral in Brantford, Ont.
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One by one, they appeared in downtown Barrie on Saturday morning. Black balloons blown up or cut out of paper, taped in store windows and to lam posts.
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Ontario records fewer than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases
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Melissa Ferguson is thankful after hearing the province's decision to return Simcoe Muskoka to Ontario's COVID-19 framework's red zone.
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Lockdown ending: Simcoe Muskoka will return to Red
After just one week in lockdown, Simcoe Muskoka will return to the red zone on Monday, March 8 at 12:01 a.m.
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Simcoe Muskoka health unit lists 29 COVID-19 cases, one new UK B.1.1.1.7 variant case
The Simcoe Muskoka health unit lists 29 COVID-19 cases and one new UK B.1.1.1.7 variant case Friday.
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Snow squall watch issued with possibility of hazardous road conditions
Strong, blustery winds will shift to heavy snow with five to 10 centimetres of the white stuff for areas south of Georgian Bay Friday evening.
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Colts' home arena now showing off its new name
It's been more than a year since Barrie Council approved the Barrie Molson Centre to be renamed the Sadlon Arena, but now, the home of the OHL's Barrie Colts is starting to actually look the part.
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Barrie woman thinking retirement after $100,000 lottery win
A Barrie woman has retirement on her mind after winning $100,000.
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Restaurant owner makes last-ditch effort on social media as business plummets
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Wayne Gretzky paid tribute to his late father Walter on Saturday in a heartfelt eulogy during the Gretzky patriarch's funeral in Brantford, Ont.
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