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• ‘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.

  

• 4 children discovered unresponsive on Quebec shoreline

  Four children were found unresponsive on a shoreline in Portneuf-sur-Mer, Que. on Saturday after they were swept away by the tide in a fishing incident. One man is still missing, while six other people were rescued.

• 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.

• Georgian College Auto Show pays tribute to student killed in Barrie crash

  Georgian College honours student killed in Barrie crash with the Jason Ono-O'Connor Memorial Endowment Fund.

• Man, 70, charged with 13 counts of mischief after town and private property is damaged

  A Caledon senior faces a slew of charges in connection with an ongoing OPP mischief investigation.

• Hunter fined $8,000, licence suspension after shooting at deer decoy in Muskoka

  A hunter from Mactier is facing an $8,000 fine after pleading guilty to trespassing and shooting from a roadway in Muskoka.

• Ontario addresses lifeguard shortage by reducing the age requirement

  Ontario lowered the minimum age requirement to become a lifeguard to 15 years old to address a staffing shortage across the province.

• Boy stopped for riding bike on Barrie sidewalk faces drug-related charges

  A 16-year-old boy faces a slew of charges after police say he was found with cocaine and fentanyl while riding a bike in downtown Barrie.

• Orillia opens temporary parking lot near waterfront

  A new temporary municipal parking lot is opening Saturday near the waterfront in Orillia while construction continues on the city's revitalization project.

• Sewing needles found at 2nd Bracebridge beach, prompting closure

  A popular beach in Bracebridge is open to the public two days after sewing needles were found in the water, but a second beach has since closed over safety concerns.

• Barrie police warn residents not to hug strangers after 'bizarre theft'

  Police in Barrie are warning the public about a "bizarre theft" where the suspects targeted a senior on her property outside her home.