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  Making Barrie barrier-free

  Accessibility and inclusion for all ages in Barrie's new online survey to be completed by November 1.

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  Local non-profit serves Thanksgiving meals to more than 150

  The Busby Centre in Barrie held a first-ever Thanksgiving meal Monday afternoon, serving meals to more than 150 people.

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  OPP officer makes unusual discovery during traffic stop, driver charged

  Provincial police remind motorists about the importance of buckling up after an officer discovered a passenger sitting on a kitchen chair inside the vehicle during a traffic stop in the Town of the Blue Mountains.

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  Study: Barrie last in mortgage-free homeowners

  A recent study ranks Barrie last among large Canadian cities regarding homeowners who have paid off their mortgage.

• Three youths charged for alleged theft, property destruction

  Three teenagers are facing multiple charges for allegedly damaging property, a vehicle, a recreation centre and stealing a vehicle this weekend in Muskoka.

• Plaque unveiled to honour late veteran, fallen cadet

  A plaque was unveiled at Veterans' Memorial Park Sunday morning to honour the friend of a cadet who died in a historic Orillia tragedy.

• Deepfake romance scam raked in US$46 million from men across Asia, police say

  In a news conference Monday, police in the Asian financial hub announced the arrests of more than two dozen members of the alleged scam ring, which they say targeted men from Taiwan to Singapore and as far away as India.

• Multi-vehicle crash sends five to hospital

  OPP continue to investigate a multi-vehicle crash that occurred midday Saturday in the City of Kawartha Lakes, resulting in five needing treatment for various injuries.

• Father of 10-year-old girl found dead in the U.K. called police from Pakistan to say he killed her

  The father of a 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England fled to Pakistan and called U.K. police from there to say he had killed her, a jury heard Monday.

• Overheated pool heater suspected cause of shed fire

  A small fire burned in a pool shed of a Town of the Blue Mountains residence Saturday afternoon, prompting fire officials to remind residents to check their heating appliances ahead of the winter season.

• Canadian court to consider when minors can be sentenced as adults

  Canada's highest court is set to hear arguments on Tuesday on when a young person can be considered an adult for sentencing purposes.

• Local teen chases unique world record

  13-year-old Jackson Fuller is attempting to set the record for most miles travelled in an ATV within 24 hours this weekend, chasing it by lapping around the Orillia & District Agricultural Society (ODAS) Park circuit outside Orillia.

• Ontario police say 'escalating incidents' between high schools connected to deadly crash

  'Escalating incidents' between two Hamilton high schools are believed to be connected to a car crash last week that left a 15-year-old boy dead, police say.

• Driver dies in single-vehicle crash

  OPP are investigating a single-vehicle collision in Caledon early Saturday morning that resulted in the death of the driver.