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• Man waiting at bus stop arrested in connection with crime spree in Barrie

  Police arrested a man wanted in a series of crimes on Wednesday after spotting him waiting for the bus at a Barrie bus stop.

  

• Innisfil man clocked going 80 km/h over speed limit

  South Simcoe police have arrested an Innisfil man after he was stopped going double the speed limit Wednesday evening.

  

• First-ever cycling event for Orillia hospital shatters $25,000 goal

  Mother Nature provided the ideal weather for the first-ever cycling event to raise money for the future of health care at Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital on Sunday, shattering the $25,000 goal by nearly triple.

• Simcoe County schools hosting Relay for Life fundraisers

  Several secondary schools around Simcoe County are participating in an annual fundraiser for cancer research.

• Barrie mayor urges action to address housing affordability crisis after shocking presentation

  Barrie city councillors got a shocking but not surprising reality check into the affordability challenges facing many residents looking to put a roof over their heads.

• Traffic stop in Cookstown leads to arrest of banned driver with hidden Alabama plates

  A 57-year-old man faces charges after a traffic stop uncovered he was banned from driving and had multiple licence plates on the vehicle.

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  BREAKING | 1 dead, multiple injured in 8-vehicle crash in Mississauga, Ont.

  One person is dead, and at least eight others have been injured, after an multi-vehicle collision in Mississauga, Ont. Thursday morning.

• Two arrested after Sudbury students attacked with bear spray, pellet gun

  There was a scary incident Wednesday morning at Lasalle Secondary School in Sudbury. Two people wearing masks attacked students with bear spray and at least one was shot by a pellet gun.

• RVH Auxiliary volunteer celebrates 50 years of service

  A Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre volunteer marked a milestone at the Barrie hospital.

• Fire crews called to dump truck fire in Caledon

  Fire crews were called to put out a fire after a dump truck burst into flames in Caledon Thursday morning.

• Multiple 1,000lb pieces of construction equipment stolen from Barrie site

  Police in Barrie are investigating after construction equipment was allegedly stolen from an active site in the city's south end.

• Number of Ontario forest fires doubled compared to same time last year

  Ontario has already experienced double the number of forest fires this year compared to the same six months in 2022.

• Crews battled house fire in Clearview Township

  As the country faces hazy conditions due to out-of-control forest fires from coast to coast to coast, emergency crews in Simcoe County were kept busy with a fire Wednesday evening.

• Woman, 23, charged with stunt driving in front of Innisfil public school

  Police charged a motorist with stunt driving through a community safety zone in Innisfil.