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• Driver charged with impaired after crashing through fence in Gravenhurst, Ont.

  A Gravenhurst, Ont. man is facing impaired driving charges after a vehicle crashed into a fence early Sunday morning.

  

• Simcoe County Rovers FC launch new kits with style

  Simcoe County Rovers FC held its kit reveal for the upcoming season on Sunday in Barrie.

  

• Skiers hit the Horseshoe Resort slopes for final day of the season

  The resort officially ended its skiing and winter activities on Sunday, marking the end of what began as a turbulent season.

• OPP investigating home invasion in Tay Township

  OPP from the Southern Georgian Bay detachment are investigating a home invasion in Tay Townhship on Friday

• Ukraine demands emergency UN meeting over Putin nuclear plan

  Ukraine's government on Sunday called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to 'counter the Kremlin's nuclear blackmail' after Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed plans to station tactical atomic weapons in Belarus. One Ukrainian official said that Russia 'took Belarus as a nuclear hostage.'

• Risk of a hard landing for Canadian economy is up, former Bank of Canada governor says

  Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says Canada’s economy is at a greater risk of a 'hard landing' — a rapid economic slowdown following a period of growth and approaching a recession.

• Orillia Soldiers Memorial Hospital fills numerous nursing positions with job fair

  Orillia's Soldiers Memorial Hospital looked to bolster its nursing staff on Saturday.

• Wrong-way driver on Highway 11 charged in Bracebridge, Ont.

  In all reports, police say the vehicle nearly caused multiple head-on collisions, including one with police.

• Ontario Baseball holds Barrie, Ont. clinic to grow interest among girls

  Baseball Ontario held the clinic for girls ages 8 to 16 as the organization moved towards bringing equity in baseball.

• Barrie legion honours peacekeepers with 19th annual luncheon

  The annual luncheon coincided with the anniversary of Canada's participation in UN peacekeeping, marking 75 years of service.

• Ontario to end program providing health care to uninsured residents

  The Ontario government will be ending a program that provides health-care services to uninsured people at the end of the month, something doctors say is extremely concerning for marginalized communities.

• Ontario changes eye exam eligibility for seniors under OHIP

  Ontario has reached a funding agreement with optometrists that increases some payments to them, but reduces some coverage for patients, including less frequent general eye exams for seniors.

• Barrie restaurants, bars brace for most significant alcohol tax jump in 40 years

  Canada's restaurant industry is bracing for the biggest jump in the country's alcohol excise duty in more than 40 years, spurring warnings the tax hike could force some bars and restaurants out of business.

• Ontario's 2022 Sunshine List is out. Who was the top earner?

  Ontario's so-called sunshine list is out and the three top paid public employees in the province are all at Ontario Power Generation.