Scammer trying to collect money for family of late Sharif Rahman arrested in Owen Sound
Quick-thinking business owners in Owen Sound are being credited after their vigilance on social media helped local law enforcement apprehend a scammer.
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Investigation underway in Barrie after driver leaves scene of crash
Police are investigating after a pickup truck involved in a collision in Barrie took off from the scene.
Two stolen vehicles, nearly 900 lbs in drugs seized during OPP raid in Orangeville
Two stolen vehicles were recovered during a police raid in Orangeville.
Hidden Dangers of Vaping: Health unit reports alarming surge in teen addiction
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is raising the alarm about the rise in young people vaping, threatening the progress of tobacco control as they become hooked on nicotine at staggering rates.
Busy Barrie intersection closed for almost a month
Mar-King Construction will close the road to buses, but residents within the closure will have access to their homes.
Nearly 70 warnings issued in Orillia as OPP targets excessively loud vehicles
A provincial police initiative targeting noisy vehicles in Orillia resulted in nearly 70 warnings as officers focused on educating motorists about excessively loud mufflers and exhaust systems.
Gravenhurst taxi driver charged with sexual assault in alleged July incident
A taxi driver in Muskoka faces an allegation of sexual assault after police received a report about an incident over the summer.
OPP arrests high-risk offender who was the subject of a rare Barrie police safety advisory
Barrie police say a high-risk offender who was the subject of a rare community safety advisory has been arrested by provincial police in northern Ontario.
Bradford library strike escalates as tensions erupt in council meeting
The ongoing strike by staff at the Bradford Library shows no signs of abating, with tensions reaching a boiling point during a council meeting Tuesday night.
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Freeland introduces bill to remove GST off rental developments, amend competition law
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced legislation this morning that would remove GST charges from new rental developments and update the country's competition law.
In a first, RNA is recovered from extinct Tasmanian tiger
Researchers said on Tuesday they have recovered RNA from the desiccated skin and muscle of a Tasmanian tiger stored since 1891 at a museum in Stockholm.
India suspends visa services for citizens of Canada, tells it to cut its diplomats
India halted all visa services for citizens of Canada and told it to reduce its diplomatic staffing Thursday as a rift widened between the countries after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said India may have been involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen.
ICC war crimes tribunal hobbles on despite hacking
The Netherlands-based International Criminal Court was operating on Thursday with disruptions to email, streaming and document-sharing after a hacking incident earlier in the week, sources and lawyers at the tribunal said.
