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  Wife donor, husband recipient take part in Barrie Kidney Walk

  Around 50 people participated in Sunday's annual Kidney Walk in Barrie to raise awareness and funds for kidney health, including a wife who donated a kidney to her husband.

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  3-car crash in Midland

  Three vehicles were involved in a crash on Bayshore Drive near Frank Street in Midland on Saturday.

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  Alleged sexual assault under investigation

  Officers from Southern Georgian OPP are investigating an alleged overnight sexual assault incident in Midland last weekend.

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  Parkinson's 'SuperWalk' raises more than $30K

  The 35th annual Parkinson Canada 'SuperWalk' in Barrie on Saturday raised more than $30,000 to support Parkinson's Disease research.

• Indian community celebrates Ganesh Festival

  Almost 200 members of the local Indian community gathered at Barrie City Hall for a Ganesh Festival celebration, marking the first of a nine-day holiday.

• Barrie police investigate collision involving pedestrian and 2 motorcycles

  Police in Barrie are investigating a collision involving a pedestrian and two motorcycles on Thursday night.

• Driver flees after hitting tow truck operator in Springwater: OPP

  Provincial police are hoping to identify the driver of an SUV that allegedly struck a tow truck operator as he worked on the side of the road in Springwater Township and took off.

• Vulnerable group camping in Barrie park in limbo as City’s eviction deadline passes

  Tensions remain high on Friday at a park in Barrie after the City issued a three-day eviction to a group of people using the area as a campground earlier this week.

• Judge rules life sentence is not 'cruel and unusual punishment' in murder case

  Brad McKee's constitutional challenge has failed, as Justice Vanessa Christie upheld the jury's 2022 sentence after it found the Penetanguishene man guilty of first-degree murder for fatally stabbing his father in 2019.

• Penetanguishene Road in Barrie to close for 3 days for asphalt paving

  Roadwork on Penetanguishene Road in Barrie is set to cause a full closure between Steel Street and Georgian Drive for three days.

• RVH returns to pre-pandemic visiting hours

  Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre is returning to pre-pandemic 24/7 visiting hours.

• Barrie high school eases transition for ninth graders with mentor program

  A new school year could be an exciting but nervous time for those making the jump from middle school to high school, which is why St. Joan of Arc Catholic High School in Barrie is pairing ninth graders with senior-level students for another year of its Senior Knight program.

• Newmarket man, 66, identified as victim of fatal stabbing at apartment complex

  York Regional officers with the homicide unit say a 66-year-old Newmarket man has been identified as the victim of a fatal stabbing.

• Barrie man, 20, accused in online child pornography investigation

  A 20-year-old man from Barrie was arrested on Thursday following a lengthy police investigation into online child exploitation.