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  Winner announced: Orangeville reveals the name of its newest snowplow

  200 Orangeville residents voted for the name of the town's new snowplow.

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  Oxford University Press has named 'rizz' as its word of the year

  Oxford University Press has named 'rizz' as its word of the year, highlighting the popularity of a term used by Generation Z to describe someone's ability to attract or seduce another person.

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  Escaped kangaroo found safe after 3 days on the loose in Ontario

  A kangaroo that escaped the Oshawa Zoo last week has been recaptured after more than three days on the loose, with one police officer sustaining minor injuries during the effort to apprehend the marsupial.

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  Physician shortage forced RVH to redirect obstetrical, midwifery patients Sunday

  Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre had to redirect several of its patients on Sunday night due to a physician shortage.

• Schools closed, more than 100,000 without electricity as snow falls in Quebec

  More than 106,000 homes in Quebec are without electricity after Environment Canada reported nearly 25 cm of snow had fallen across the province.

• Barrie police inspector faces discreditable conduct charge following OPP investigation

  A senior Barrie police officer is facing a charge of discreditable conduct following a recent investigation conducted by provincial police.

• Arson charges laid after multiple fires at Collingwood tire shop last month

  A man is facing charges of Arson after multiple fires broke out at a tire shop in Collingwood last month.

• This Canadian couple used surrogacy to have a child. Here's what they want you to know

  Families that need help conceiving a child are met with financial burdens that should be covered through government health care and insurance, advocates say.

• Renowned Canadian musician and former April Wine singer Myles Goodwyn dead at 75

  Myles Goodwyn, the award-winning Canadian singer and songwriter who shot to stardom as the former lead singer of April Wine, has died at age 75.

• Health care in Canada could be more like Norway's, with some improvements: study

  Canada is trailing behind other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries when it comes to both the number of physicians relative to the population, and its spending on primary care, according to a new analysis published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

• Bonnie Crombie wins Ontario Liberal leadership after 3 rounds of voting

  Ontario Liberals have selected Bonnie Crombie, a three-term big city mayor and former MP who boasts that she gets under the skin of Premier Doug Ford, as their next leader to go head to head with the premier in the next provincial election.

• OPP investigates deadly assault at Orillia long-term care facility

  Provincial police are investigating the death of a resident at a long-term care facility in Orillia.

• 2 men and one child not properly secured in seat seriously injured in collision, both drivers charged

  A child was rushed to a hospital after police say he wasn't properly secured in his seat when the SUV he was a passenger in was involved in a collision.

• Ski season opens in Simcoe County with record-breaking season pass sales

  The first true sign of winter is here in Simcoe County, with several ski hills opening this weekend.