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Five-vehicle crash in Barrie caused by impaired driver 4x over legal limit

Police say a five-vehicle crash in Barrie Thursday evening was caused by an impaired driver who was almost four times over the legal limit.

This police service is offering a unique incentive to potential new recruits

York Regional Police is taking a unique approach to attract potential recruits by offering a $500 savings opportunity for joining the force.

City of Barrie to hold neighbourhood meeting about proposed development on Dunlop Street

Residents in Ward 2 have the opportunity to attend an interactive neighbourhood meeting about a proposed development in Barrie.

Rural Ontario mayors demand provincial action to address ER staffing crisis

Frustration is mounting in three rural Ontario municipalities as chronic staffing shortages continue to force emergency room closures in Chesley, Walkerton, and Durham.

Prohibited driver goes through R.I.D.E. check, gets charged with possessing drugs, bear spray

Provincial police conducting a R.I.D.E. check in Kawartha Lakes wound up laying drug-related charges against a prohibited driver.

A Ukrainian missile strikes the headquarters of Russia's navy in Crimea

Ukraine struck the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in a missile attack Friday that left a serviceman missing and the main building smouldering, according to military officials on both sides of the war and images from the scene in Crimea.

City of Barrie kicks off Culture Days with 3 weeks of events and activities

Culture Days is back in Barrie to inspire public participation in arts and culture.

OPP bust drug exchange in Orillia parking lot, 2 arrested

Two people in Orillia face a slew of charges in connection with an OPP drug investigation.

Police warn residents about bank scam circulating Simcoe County

Police are warning the public about a bank investigator scam circulating local communities.

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LIVE UPDATES 'A very exciting day': Zelenskyy speaks to Parliament, Trudeau pledges $650M in Ukraine aid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is addressing a joint session of Canada's Parliament, making his case for continued support amid Russia's ongoing invasion. In his introductory remarks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada will be making a $650 million "multi-year commitment that provides predictable, steady support to Ukraine."

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, wife indicted on bribe charges as probe finds $100K in gold bars, prosecutors say

Sen. Bob Menendez was charged Friday with secretly aiding the authoritarian regime of Egypt in exchange for gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash as prosecutors unsealed a corruption indictment that accuses him of using his foreign affairs influence for personal gain.

Former senior RCMP official Cameron Ortis is fighting his spying charges with a Charter challenge

The trial of Cameron Ortis, a former RCMP intelligence official accused of providing top-secret national security data to unauthorized persons, could be derailed by a constitutional challenge just days before jury selection.

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TREND LINE Conservatives extend summer lead over Liberals, NDP sees bump in Nanos ballot tracking

With the fall sitting of Parliament underway, Nanos ballot tracking shows the federal Conservatives continue to hold onto the lead they’ve had all summer while the Liberals remain stalled, and the NDP has managed to gain a bit of steam in third place.