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• Garage fire causes considerable damage at Beeton home

  Fire crews battled flames that erupted in a garage in New Tecumseth on Thursday.

  

• Timmins man accused of murdering missing brother, dumping body in woods

  A 59-year-old Timmins man is charged with first-degree murder in his brother's death and accused of dumping his body in a wooded area, police say.

  

• Orillia school hosts unique music festival for student bands from across Ontario

  Orillia is filled with the sound of music as students from all over Ontario gather to showcase their talents and participate in a unique and rewarding festival.

• Barrie's downtown library still open during road shut-down

  A full closure of the Owen and McDonald streets intersection will last for about four weeks.

• Porsche Cayenne snatched during brazen carjacking in Aurora

  A carjacking in Aurora has police searching for one suspect after his accomplice was busted.

• Scarborough teacher 'repeatedly' sexually assaulted two students, police allege

  A teacher at a private school in Scarborough has been arrested after police say that he “repeatedly” sexually assaulted two teenage students.

• Ontario government and doctors reach last-minute deal in effort to save virtual ERs

  Ontario has granted a three-month funding extension for doctors to provide care through virtual emergency departments, The Canadian Press has learned.

• High-angle rescue in Barrie after reports of people climbing crane

  Emergency crews were called to a construction site on Johnson Street Tuesday night after reports people were climbing a crane.

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  Have you ever stopped to wonder how much debt is typical for your age?

• 'Nova Scotians' sense of safety was rocked': RCMP failures dominate inquiry's final report into 2020 mass shooting

  A long list of failures by Nova Scotia RCMP leadership and policing systems dominate the final report into Nova Scotia's April 2020 mass shooting.

• Plans for new Orillia hospital quashed by spring budget

  OSMH has been discussing the need for a new hospital in Orillia with the Ontario government.

• Busby Centre braces for higher demand with Salvation Army's meal program ending

  The Salvation Army's Barrie Bayside Mission is ending its community meal program as of April 1.

• 'I have so much rage inside of me,' Veterans angry over war monument vandalism

  For the second time in less than a month, vandals targeted a war monument in our area.

• Bail hearing for man charged in Elnaz Hajtamiri's alleged assault, kidnapping attempt

  Two men facing charges in the alleged assault and failed kidnapping attempt of Ontario woman Elnaz Hajtamiri appeared in court Wednesday, with one seeking to be released from custody just days after his co-accused was granted bail.