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• Wanted man known to frequent Midland area

  Provincial police ask the public to keep an eye out for a Rama First Nation man known to frequent the Midland area.

  

• Mark Wahlberg visits Collingwood, Ont. gym

  The Town of Collingwood was buzzing after celebrity Mark Wahlberg visited the area over the weekend.

  

• Barrie, Ont. nurse takes unpaid leave to help those in Ukraine

  MacLeod, a 25-year-old registered nurse from Barrie, with the full support of her husband, decided to take unpaid leave to travel to Poland with Canadian Medical Assistance Teams.

• Driver charged with towing unsafe load walks home: OPP

  A driver near Orangeville had to leave his truck and walk home after police said he was stopped for towing an unsafe load.

• OPP in Muskoka investigating multiple reports of thefts from unlocked vehicles

  Lock it or lose it, police in Gravenhurst warn as they investigate "multiple reports of thefts from unlocked vehicles" in the past two weeks.

• SIU clears OPP officer in Oro-Medonte fatal rollover

  An OPP officer has been cleared of wrongdoing in connection with the death of a man who crashed a stolen police cruiser into a ditch in Oro-Medonte.

• Seven fire crews battle house fire in Clearview

  Fire crews from Clearview Township were called to a house fire Wednesday morning.

• New report aims to tackle Simcoe Muskoka's alarming opioid crisis

  In the last two years, health experts report a spike in hospital visits from opioid abuse and a 25 per cent increase in opioid-related deaths across Simcoe Muskoka.

• Ontario to reveal next steps of 'Plan to Stay Open' Thursday, hints at changing 'status quo'

  The Ontario government will reveal the next steps of its “Plan to Stay Open” on Thursday.

• Diesel spill in Barrie's Kempenfelt Bay under investigation

  The City of Barrie is monitoring the pond between the Tiffin Boat Launch and Southshore Centre after a diesel spill over the weekend.

• Mohamad Lilo seeks bail after being charged in Elnaz Hajtamiri disappearance

  Elnaz Hajtamiri's former boyfriend hopes to be granted bail after being charged with attempted murder and kidnapping in connection with her disappearance from a Wasaga Beach, Ont. home 216 days ago.

• Proportion of French speakers declines nearly everywhere in Canada, including Quebec

  The proportion of Canadians who predominantly speak French at home declined in all provinces and territories except Yukon between 2016 and 2021, according to the latest census release.

• The return of Zellers: Hudson's Bay to resurrect Canadian discount retail chain

  Canadian department store Zellers hopes to make a comeback next year, a decade after the discount chain shuttered most of its locations., brand owner Hudson's Bay Co. said Wednesday.

• Multiple dogs left in hot cars over weekend in Wasaga Beach: OPP

  Police in Wasaga Beach say four dogs were left unattended in vehicles "during very hot temperatures" over the weekend, prompting a reminder from the OPP about the dangers and consequences of the mistreatment.