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• Increase in mosquitoes 'a trend' across Canada this year. Here's why

  Mosquitoes have always been pesky, but this spring it seems the bloodsuckers are thirstier than ever, a trend one expert says is increasing.

  

• Canada sticking with 2050 net zero targets, but progress may come faster than expected, minister says

  Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the federal government is not ruling out finding ways to achieve net zero sooner than the existing 2050 goal, but would not say whether there would be a definitive commitment to move up the target.

  

• What to know as Prince Harry prepares for court fight with British tabloid publisher

  Prince Harry is set to testify in the first of his five pending legal cases largely centred around battles with British tabloids. Opening statements are scheduled Monday in his case.

• Apple is expected to unveil a sleek, pricey headset. Is it the device VR has been looking for?

  Apple appears poised to unveil a long-rumoured headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter's ability to popularize new-fangled devices after others failed to capture the public's imagination.

• SIU clears officers in self-inflicted death investigation of man in Barrie

  Just after noon on Feb. 4, Barrie police received a 911 call from staff at a grocery store on Blake Street, where a woman had fled from a man's vehicle after he committed "serious and violent" offences against her.

• Barrie kicks off Pride Month with large downtown parade

  June is Pride Month, and there are plenty of events celebrating LGBTQ2S+ culture in Barrie.

• Water crash in Oro-Medonte sends one person to hospital, other man facing charges

  One person has suffered serious injuries in a crash on the water in Oro-Medonte.

• Alleged gang members charged with shooting innocent man 13 times in Schomberg

  Police charged three men, believed to be members of a street gang, with the attempted murder of a 65-year-old man who was shot 13 times while walking his dog in Schomberg in February.

• ‘Mole Mobile’: Mobile skin cancer unit rolls through Barrie

  Melanoma Canada’s mobile skin cancer screening unit has rolled into Simcoe County.

• Antipsychotic drugs use increased in Canadian long-term care homes, pointing to possible quality-of-care issues: study

  New study finds increase in antipsychotic drugs use in long-term care homes across Canada, despite no significant increase in behavioural symptoms – something that may expose a potential area of concern for quality of care, researchers say.

• Four kids and one man drown after Quebec fishing accident: provincial police

  A fishing excursion ended in tragedy on Saturday when four children died in a village in northeastern Quebec, provincial police said.

• Animal lovers uniting to 'Walk for Pets' in Collingwood

  Animal lovers will unite alongside their furry friends for a cause very close to their hearts later this month.

• Bee swarm removed from south-end Barrie neighbourhood

  When a cluster of bees took up residence in a tree in a south-end neighbourhood, the City of Barrie called the experts to relocate the swarm.

• KiteFest set to return to Simcoe County

  The skies in Simcoe County will soon be overwhelmed with kites one day soon.