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  Here's when to expect Essa Road under Highway 400 to be closed for bridge demolition

  A section of Essa Road under Highway 400 from Fairview Road to Ardagh Road will be temporarily closed to complete the Essa Road bridge demolition.

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  Local ski resort is ready to open for the season

  The snow guns are fired up, and the slopes are ready for winter enthusiasts to swish and swoop down at Mount St. Louis Moonstone.

• Mother of 2 and 4 exchange students identified as victims killed in crash in Huntsville, Ont.

  The woman killed in a head-on collision in Huntsville over the weekend that also claimed the lives of four teenagers has been identified.

• Downtown Orillia stores extend hours one day a week to encourage shopping local

  Stores in downtown Orillia will have extended hours once a week through the holiday season to encourage shoppers to keep it local in a bid to compete with online and big box store retailers.

• Barrie man surrenders to police after alleged assaults near Bayview Drive

  A 27-year-old man facing several charges concerning two alleged incidents in Barrie surrendered himself to the police.

• Environment Canada sounds alarm about snow squall warnings across most of central Ontario

  Beginning this morning, lake-effect snow squalls are expected to bring strong winds up to 60 km/h and as much as 10 to 20 cm of snow in some regions.

• Man convicted of killing father calls mandatory life sentence too severe

  A year after Brad McKee was convicted of killing his father in Penetanguishene in 2019, his sentencing hearing got underway in a Barrie courtroom Monday, with McKee arguing the mandatory minimum life sentence is too severe.

• All 41 workers rescued from collapsed tunnel in India after 17-day ordeal

  Rescuers in northern India have successfully removed all 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel under the Himalayas, the climax of a 17-day rescue operation to drill through rock and debris.

• Here's where new photo radar cameras will be activated this week in Barrie

  Photo radar cameras will be up and running in Barrie this week to crack down on motorists exceeding speed limits in select community safety zones.

• Barrie declares Winter Maintenance Event with 20 to 30 cm of snow expected: Here's what that means for you

  The City of Barrie has declared a Winter Maintenance Event, with 20 to 30 centimetres of snow expected by Tuesday, meaning no vehicles can park on streets during certain times.

• Barrie football team brings home first OFSAA win in decades

  A Barrie high school team has come out on top at the end of an undefeated season.

• Life expectancy for Canadians fell in 2022 for third year in a row, says StatCan

  Life expectancy for Canadians decreased for the third straight year in 2022, and more people died of COVID-19 than in any other year since the pandemic began, according to a report released Monday.

• COVID-19 risk level raised to high amid recent increase in hospitalizations and nearly 40 deaths

  For the first time in a year, the COVID-19 community risk level has been raised from moderate to high as officials report an increase in hospitalizations and deaths in recent weeks related to the virus.

• Alarming trend as local food banks struggle to keep up with surging demand

  Officials at the food bank in Orangeville say numbers have hit a critical point as a new report uncovers crises affecting hundreds of thousands across the province.