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• Special air quality statement issued for Simcoe County, Muskoka

  Residents in Simcoe County and Muskoka are advised to be cautious as forest fires in Quebec impact the air quality, prompting a special statement from Environment Canada.

  

• Casino Rama adds new shows to its 2023 concert lineup

  Six new shows have been added to the 2023 concert lineup at Casino Rama.

  

• Multi-vehicle crash in Innisfil sends 2 people to hospital

  Emergency crews were at the scene of a multi-vehicle collision in Innisfil Tuesday morning.

• Barrie's Curbside Giveaway Day returns to encourage recycling

  Residents in Barrie can put unwanted household items to the curb this weekend as part of the city's Curbside Giveaway Day.

• 17-year-old boy injured in motorcycle crash lay in ditch for hours near Elmvale

  A motorcycle driver is in serious condition after an early Monday morning crash in Phelpston.

• Oro Station students rally to aid cat shelter in wake of destructive fire

  Grades 1 and 2 students with Guthrie Public School sold freezies to raise $1,000 to support a cat shelter after a devastating fire last month.

• New 2,000-home Innisfil development comes with affordable, leased land properties

  Over the next decade, more than 2,000 new mixed town and detached homes will be built at the Mattamy Homes Lakehaven development.

• One person charged in Collingwood homicide

  One person has been charged with second-degree murder after a 33-year-old man was killed in Collingwood on Friday.

• Feds warn 2023 on track to be the worst fire season ever seen in Canada

  Canada's emergency preparedness minister says images of wildfires burning across the country are some of the most severe ever witnessed in Canada and the current forecast for the next few months indicates the potential for continued higher-than-normal fire activity.

• Ontario could be at risk of energy shortfall this summer, report finds

  Ontario could be at risk of energy shortfalls this summer if heat waves continue to strike, according to a report by a North American electricity regulator.

• Parents being stretched thin saving up for children's education: survey

  Many Canadian parents are stretching themselves thin — even going as far as to postpone their retirement in some cases — in order to help pay for their children’s education, according to a new survey.

• Evacuation notice extended for residents as forest fire burns near Calabogie, Ont.

  Officials are asking people living around Centennial Lake to evacuate their homes as a forest fire burns in the area west of Calabogie, Ont. An evacuation order has been extended to Wednesday afternoon.

• Canada's housing market sees largest improvement in affordability in four years: National Bank

  Canada’s housing market saw the largest improvement in affordability in nearly four years in the first quarter of 2023, according to a report from economists at the National Bank of Canada.

• Mystery urn reunited with family

  The mystery behind an urn found in the front lawn of a Barrie home has been solved.