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  Here's when to expect Essa Road under Highway 400 to be closed for bridge demolition

  A section of Essa Road under Highway 400 from Fairview Road to Ardagh Road will be temporarily closed to complete the Essa Road bridge demolition.

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  Muskoka and Parry Sound areas to feel another blast of winter

  Environment Canada says to expect another 5 to 10 cm of snow.

• Winter weather forecast: A warm start thanks to El Nino, but then what?

  Chilly nights and snow-covered slopes may not be easy to come by in much of Canada during the first part of the winter season, according to the winter outlook from one of Canada's prominent forecasters.

• Police make surprising finds, lay 50 charges, during tow truck inspection blitz

  Provincial police in Caledon held a one-day tow truck blitz that resulted in 50 charges and some surprising finds, police say.

• Pig gets loose on Kitchener, Ont. highway

  A pig somehow got loose Tuesday afternoon on Highway 8 in Kitchener, Ont.

• U.S. military Osprey aircraft with 6 aboard crashes off southern Japan, at least 1 dead

  A crew member who was recovered from the ocean after a U.S. military Osprey aircraft carrying six people crashed Wednesday off southern Japan has been pronounced dead, coast guard officials said.

• Mother of 2 and 4 exchange students identified as victims killed in crash in Huntsville, Ont.

  The woman killed in a head-on collision in Huntsville over the weekend that also claimed the lives of four teenagers has been identified.

• Downtown Orillia stores extend hours one day a week to encourage shopping local

  Stores in downtown Orillia will have extended hours once a week through the holiday season to encourage shoppers to keep it local in a bid to compete with online and big box store retailers.

• Barrie man surrenders to police after alleged assaults near Bayview Drive

  A 27-year-old man facing several charges concerning two alleged incidents in Barrie surrendered himself to the police.

• Environment Canada sounds alarm about snow squall warnings across most of central Ontario

  Beginning this morning, lake-effect snow squalls are expected to bring strong winds up to 60 km/h and as much as 10 to 20 cm of snow in some regions.

• Man convicted of killing father calls mandatory life sentence too severe

  A year after Brad McKee was convicted of killing his father in Penetanguishene in 2019, his sentencing hearing got underway in a Barrie courtroom Monday, with McKee arguing the mandatory minimum life sentence is too severe.

• All 41 workers rescued from collapsed tunnel in India after 17-day ordeal

  Rescuers in northern India have successfully removed all 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel under the Himalayas, the climax of a 17-day rescue operation to drill through rock and debris.

• Here's where new photo radar cameras will be activated this week in Barrie

  Photo radar cameras will be up and running in Barrie this week to crack down on motorists exceeding speed limits in select community safety zones.

• Barrie declares Winter Maintenance Event with 20 to 30 cm of snow expected: Here's what that means for you

  The City of Barrie has declared a Winter Maintenance Event, with 20 to 30 centimetres of snow expected by Tuesday, meaning no vehicles can park on streets during certain times.