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• Officers take training to new heights at Collingwood Grain Terminals

  Officers from across the province are making use of Collingwood's iconic grain terminals to learn potentially lifesaving skills.

  

• One dead, two injured in multi-vehicle crash in Bradford

  Police are appealing for witnesses to a deadly multi-vehicle collision on Tuesday in Bradford.

  

• Local woman donates her time and sewing skills to comfort sick children

  Kaaren Brandt sews colourful and creative pillowcases to comfort children hospitalized with life-changing illnesses and said she was inspired after her own hospital stay when she underwent a heart transplant.

• Rental prices in Barrie increase: report

  Renting in Barrie just got a little more expensive, according to a recent report.

• Expert urges caution as COVID-19 transmission remains high

  Summer is around the corner, and with the sixth wave of the pandemic appearing to slow, York Region's top doctor urges caution.

• Inmate airlifted in critical condition after fight in Penetanguishene jail

  A man is in hospital in serious condition after a fight between inmates at the Penetanguishene jail.

• Driver accused of travelling 132km/h in 50 zone in Collingwood

  Police stopped a driver accused of travelling well over the speed limit through Collingwood in the early morning hours on Wednesday.

• Ford’s PCs maintain lead as NDP support slips, new poll suggests

  With 15 days left until Ontarians cast their ballots, a new survey has found that Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative Party remains in the lead as support for the Ontario NDP has slipped.

• Careless driving blamed for 'preventable road deaths:' OPP

  Motorists are urged to be more cautious as preventable road fatalities near a 10-year high, according to provincial police.

• Nurse pushed to ground as Doug Ford arrived at Toronto debate, union says

  Two nurses protesting wage restraint by the Ford government were injured outside the provincial leaders' debate in Toronto on Monday evening, their union says, as Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford’s bus arrived at the site and he prepared to disembark.

• Cyclist in critical condition after being struck by a gravel truck

  A cyclist was airlifted to a Toronto hospital after being struck by a gravel truck Wednesday morning in Caledon.

• Barrie's downtown development revealed

  The first step in downtown's revitalization comes in the form of a newly-revised plan for Barrie Central Collegiate's former lands.

• Gravenhurst dedicates historic wheelhouses

  Two historic wheelhouses from the Segwun and Wenonah II, are being formally recognized by the Municipal Heritage Committee at the Muskoka Discovery Centre at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

• Sudbury woman wins Miss International Canada title

  A northern Ontario woman will represent Canada in an international beauty pageant in Japan later this year after winning second place in the Miss Universe Canada competition on the weekend.