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  Truck rollover spills celery across section of Highway 400

  A massive cleanup got underway on Highway 400 after a truck hauling celery overturned, spilling the stalks across the roadway.

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  Man, 39, charged with impaired driving after crashing into tree

  Police charged a 39-year-old man with impaired driving after a pickup truck left the road and crashed in Kawartha Lakes.

• Innisfil BBQ competition team take on world's most prestigious & exclusive contest

  An Innisfil BBQ competition team is preparing for the Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational BBQ Contest in Tennessee.

• Algonquin Park's fall colours captivate tourists worldwide

  The kaleidoscope of colours at Algonquin Park draws people from all over the world, as many flock to see this year's breathtaking autumn foliage.

• Sweater weather takes a backseat during October heatwave

  While the leaves may be falling in Simcoe County, the temperatures aren't, putting a halt to the typical sweater weather for the first week of October as many jump back into summer clothing.

• Some GO trains back running after 'network-wide system failure'

  Some GO trains are back running after a “network-wide system failure” brought service to a standstill on Tuesday afternoon.

• Driver airlifted to trauma centre after rolling vehicle in Kawartha Lakes

  One person was airlifted to a trauma centre with serious injuries following a collision in Kawartha Lakes.

• Fire causes $2 million in damage to Muskoka cottage

  Muskoka Lakes fire crews spent several hours battling a large cottage fire on Camp Jackson Road in Muskoka, on Sunday.

• Liberal Greg Fergus makes history, elected first Black House Speaker

  Liberal MP Greg Fergus is Canada's new House of Commons Speaker, following a secret ranked ballot election on Tuesday. It is a day for the political history books as Fergus, once a parliamentary page, becomes the first Black Canadian to hold the prestigious role.

• Bradford Library workers strike ends, case goes to arbitration

  After ten weeks of strike action, library workers in Bradford West Gwillimbury will be returning to work.

• Construction project aims to bring hundreds of new jobs to Barrie

  Ground has broken on a new project to bring hundreds of new jobs to Barrie.

• Greater Sudbury woman killed in fatal Highway 144 crash

  A 45-year-old Greater Sudbury woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 144 in the Dowling area on Saturday, police said.

• Ontario Pharmacists Association says ability to prescribe birth control should be next

  Pharmacists in Ontario can now diagnose and treat 19 common ailments but they still can't prescribe birth control or emergency contraception.

• Northern Ont. driver crashed after fleeing RCMP, throwing beer cans out window

  A 35-year-old northern Ontario driver is charged with impaired driving after allegedly evading Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Manitoba, throwing beer cans out the window and assaulting his passenger before crashing vehicle into a ditch.