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  Long-awaited funding announced for a new elementary school in Oro-Medonte

  The Ontario government announced $23.8 million in funding to construct a new elementary school and community center in Oro-Medonte.

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  17-year-old killed in collision in Caledon

  A 17-year-old driver has died in a collision in Caledon.

• Orillia explores support measures for homeless encampments

  Orillia councillors are exploring ways to support people living in encampments across the city, including possibly installing portable toilets and providing regular garbage collection at the sites.

• Police search for answers after IED explosion in Barrie, Ont. parking lot

  Police in Barrie continue to canvas a west-end neighbourhood, searching for answers after a vehicle explosion at an Anne Street apartment complex Wednesday morning.

• Simcoe County Indian community leaders urge unity as Canada-India tensions rise

  Community leaders in Simcoe County's Indian community are calling for unity here at home and beyond as tensions between Canada and India continue to rise.

• Firefighters take on risky rescue to save animal with head trapped in container

  Firefighters in Orillia managed to avoid a stinky situation with some quick-thinking and solid teamwork.

• Barrie teen convicted of brutally murdering fellow teen deemed 'not ready to be safely released'

  A Barrie teen convicted of murdering a 15-year-old boy in a foster home four years ago will remain in custody after a judge confirmed he wouldn't be released at a sentencing review hearing.

• Newmarket man charged with breaking into Bradford home

  A Newmarket man faces several charges after police say he broke into a home in Bradford and stole cash and property.

• Police renew appeal for tips in Sharif Rahman homicide investigation

  Ontario Provincial Police and the Owen Sound Police Service are hoping someone out there holds the key to information that leads to the arrests of three men accused in the death of Sharif Rahman last month.

• Police appeal for help finding 14-year-old girl missing nearly a month

  Investigators are appealing to the public for help finding a 14-year-old girl from Georgina who hasn't been seen or heard from in nearly a month.

• Ontario government promises affordable housing if new legislation approved

  The Ontario government introduced the Affordable Homes and Good Jobs Act on Thursday, which, if passed, would make it cheaper and easier to build affordable homes.

• Simcoe County and Orillia partner to combat housing crisis with new plan

  The County of Simcoe and the City of Orillia are teaming up to tackle the housing affordability crisis by creating conditions for attainable housing.

• Gas prices expected to drop across southern Ontario

  After rising 2 cents a litre Friday to 161.9, gas prices are set to fall Saturday.

• Some hospitals are bringing back masking - and the general public should consider it this fall too, experts say

  Some hospitals are instigating stricter masking rules again amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases, and although we’ve probably seen the end of broad masking mandates, some experts say the general public should also be making more use of this tool in our arsenal of measures to fight illness.