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  Fire crews stop garage fire from spreading through Barrie home

  Quick thinking by fire officials prevented a bad situation from turning worse Wednesday evening.

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  Train derailment under investigation in MacTier

  An investigation is underway in MacTier after a Canadian Pacific Kansas City train derailed Wednesday morning.

• Suspects breaking into vehicles steal police-issued firearm from police car

  Police in East Gwillimbury are looking for two suspects accused of breaking into an unmarked police vehicle and stealing several items, including a police-issued firearm.

• City of Orillia approves funding to keep Fire Station 2 operational

  Orillia councillors voted to allow overtime to address staffing shortages impacting one of the city's fire stations.

• 82-year-old man arrested in historical sexual assault investigation

  Ontario police have arrested an 82-year-old man from Oshawa in connection with a historical sexual assault investigation involving multiple allegations over three decades.

• Kitchen renovations at Orillia food bank ramp up meal program

  After three years of meticulous planning and hard work, the Sharing Place in Orillia kitchen renovations are complete, generating thousands of healthy meals.

• 18-year-old accused of being impaired, causing collision in Bracebridge faces charges

  A young motorist faces impaired driving charges after a collision in a parking lot Tuesday night in Bracebridge.

• New senior-centric development on the table at Barrie City Hall

  Hundreds of new long-term care beds could be coming to Barrie in the coming years.

• Another GTA hospital opts to provide former non-union employees retro pay after nurses speak out

  A GTA hospital says it will now pay former non-union staff members retro payments for time worked during the pandemic after informing some former employees that they would not be eligible for compensation.

• Several First Nations from Ring of Fire region demand meeting with Premier Doug Ford

  Leaders of several First Nations from the Ring of Fire region in northern Ontario demanded a meeting with Doug Ford at the legislature on Tuesday, saying they needed to discuss concerns over possible mining in their territories -- but the premier refused their request.

• Roadwork and infrastructure projects bring detours and closures to Barrie streets

  Navigating the City of Barrie over the past few months has been an ordeal as residents grapple with a multitude of ongoing roadwork and infrastructure projects that have transformed the streets into a labyrinth of detours and closures.

• Ontario records $5.9B deficit for the last fiscal year

  Ontario ended the last fiscal year with a smaller deficit than projected in the 2022 budget, largely on the strength of higher tax revenues due to economic growth and inflation.

• Coldplay frontman performs impromptu birthday song for 10-year-old in Vancouver

  Among the thousands of satisfied Coldplay fans who attended the band's two Vancouver shows last weekend, a 10-year-old named Leo may have had the most memorable night of all.

• 'This is finally finished': Driver who killed Ont. teen and hid vehicle for 14 years sentenced

  The driver who hit and killed a Fergus, Ont. 18-year-old, and the woman who helped him cover it up, were sentenced in a Guelph court Tuesday, nearly 15 years after the fatal crash.