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  Hidden Dangers of Vaping: Health unit reports alarming surge in teen addiction

  The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is raising the alarm about the rise in young people vaping, threatening the progress of tobacco control as they become hooked on nicotine at staggering rates.

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  OPP arrests high-risk offender who was the subject of a rare Barrie police safety advisory

  Barrie police say a high-risk offender who was the subject of a rare community safety advisory has been arrested by provincial police in northern Ontario.

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  Bradford library strike escalates as tensions erupt in council meeting

  The ongoing strike by staff at the Bradford Library shows no signs of abating, with tensions reaching a boiling point during a council meeting Wednesday night.

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World

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  King Charles makes historic speech at French senate as he hails ‘indispensable’ UK-France relationship

  King Charles III became the first British monarch to make a speech from France’s senate chamber on Thursday, praising the “indispensable relationship” between the UK and its neighbour which he said was “as firm as it has ever been.”

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  Russia strikes cities from east to west Ukraine, starting fires and killing at least 2

  

  Syrian President Bashar Assad arrives in China on first visit since the beginning of war in Syria
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  A 96-year-old U.S. judge is barred from hearing cases in a bitter fight over her mental fitness

  

  South Korean leader warns Russia against weapons collaboration with the North

Canada

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  Alberta set to release report on benefits, drawbacks of quitting Canada Pension Plan

  Premier Danielle Smith is set to release a report that could lead to a vote on whether Alberta should ditch the Canada Pension Plan.

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  'I was so shook up': Ontario senior says she was charged nearly $3,000 for replacement garage door opener

  

  Security at Indian Consulate in Vancouver boosted after Trudeau's remarks on Nijjar killing
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  4 wildfire fighters killed in collision on B.C. highway

  

  Canada Post breaking law by gathering info from envelopes, parcels: watchdog