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  Busy Barrie intersection closed for almost a month

  Mar-King Construction will close the road to buses, but residents within the closure will have access to their homes.

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  Two stolen vehicles, nearly 900 lbs in drugs seized during OPP raid in Orangeville

  Two stolen vehicles were recovered during a police raid in Orangeville.

• Hidden Dangers of Vaping: Health unit reports alarming surge in teen addiction

  The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is raising the alarm about the rise in young people vaping, threatening the progress of tobacco control as they become hooked on nicotine at staggering rates.

• Nearly 70 warnings issued in Orillia as OPP targets excessively loud vehicles

  A provincial police initiative targeting noisy vehicles in Orillia resulted in nearly 70 warnings as officers focused on educating motorists about excessively loud mufflers and exhaust systems.

• Gravenhurst taxi driver charged with sexual assault in alleged July incident

  A taxi driver in Muskoka faces an allegation of sexual assault after police received a report about an incident over the summer.

• OPP arrests high-risk offender who was the subject of a rare Barrie police safety advisory

  Barrie police say a high-risk offender who was the subject of a rare community safety advisory has been arrested by provincial police in northern Ontario.

• Bradford library strike escalates as tensions erupt in council meeting

  The ongoing strike by staff at the Bradford Library shows no signs of abating, with tensions reaching a boiling point during a council meeting Tuesday night.

• Barrie City Hall becomes stage for dueling protests on gender identity in schools

  Hundreds gathered outside City Hall in Barrie on Wednesday to protest and counter-protest sexual orientation and gender identity curricula in Ontario schools.

• Firefighter transported to hospital after being pulled from house fire in Oakwood area

  A firefighter was transported to hospital after being pulled unconscious from a burning home overnight.

• Fashion mogul Peter Nygard pleads not guilty as sex-assault trial opens in Toronto

  Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard pleaded not guilty Thursday to all charges against him in his Toronto sexual-assault case, as jury selection for his trial got underway.

• Video shows officer repeatedly discussed charging 11-year-old victim with child sexual abuse offence

  A Columbus police officer summoned to a home by a father concerned his 11-year-old daughter was being solicited by an adult man repeatedly asserted that the girl could face charges for sending explicit images of herself.

• Driver hospitalized after SUV strikes car and flees the scene in Barrie

  Police in Barrie are investigating a hit-and-run that reportedly happened when an SUV left a parking lot and struck another car, injuring the driver.

• Innisfil carjacking suspect arrested, 2nd suspect remains on the loose

  Police arrested a man identified in an armed carjacking in Innisfil last year that injured a 77-year-old woman, while a second suspect remains on the loose.

• Mount Albert veteran celebrates 99th birthday

  It was a special day for Mount Albert resident Jim Parks as he celebrated his 99th birthday.