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Police investigate overnight pickup truck theft from Barrie driveway

Police in Barrie are investigating another pickup truck theft from a residential neighbourhood.

A steering wheel in a stock photo. (Pexels/Malte Luk)

Garage fire causes considerable damage at Beeton home

Fire crews battled flames that erupted in a garage in New Tecumseth on Thursday.

A garage is significantly damaged after fire erupted at the home on Bray Street in Beeton, Ont., on Thurs., March 30, 2023. (CTV News/Steve Mansbridge)

Shelter in 'dire situation' as dog adoptions drop and pet surrenders rise

Dog kennels are bursting at the seams as pet owners forced to give up their furry friends struggle with risings costs of living. Despite a rise in cat and kitten adoptions, dog adoptions are down by over 50 per cent.

Six-month-old puppy, Vincent, looks out his kennel as he waits at the Georgian Triangle Humane Society to be adopted. (Courtesy: Georgian Triangle Humane Society)

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BREAKING | Timmins man accused of murdering missing brother, dumping body in woods

A 59-year-old Timmins man is charged with first-degree murder in his brother's death and accused of dumping his body in a wooded area, police say.

Porsche Cayenne snatched during brazen carjacking in Aurora

A carjacking in Aurora has police searching for one suspect after his accomplice was busted.

Scarborough teacher 'repeatedly' sexually assaulted two students, police allege

A teacher at a private school in Scarborough has been arrested after police say that he “repeatedly” sexually assaulted two teenage students.

Ontario government and doctors reach last-minute deal in effort to save virtual ERs

Ontario has granted a three-month funding extension for doctors to provide care through virtual emergency departments, The Canadian Press has learned.

High-angle rescue in Barrie after reports of people climbing crane

Emergency crews were called to a construction site on Johnson Street Tuesday night after reports people were climbing a crane.

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LIVE NOW | 'Nova Scotians' sense of safety was rocked': RCMP failures dominate inquiry's final report into 2020 mass shooting

A long list of failures by Nova Scotia RCMP leadership and policing systems dominate the final report into Nova Scotia's April 2020 mass shooting.

An RCMP officer talks with a local resident before escorting them home at a roadblock in Portapique, N.S. on Wednesday, April 22, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)

Gwyneth Paltrow's ski collision trial spawns memes, intrigue

When two skiers collided on a beginner run at an upscale Utah ski resort in 2016, no one could foresee that seven years later, the crash would become the subject of a closely watched celebrity trial.

House abandoned by couple who 'disappeared' 8 years ago major eyesore for upscale Toronto street

A Toronto man, whose neighbours vanished eight years ago and left their home completely abandoned, said he's fed up living next door to a property that is in complete disarray.

'No question there need to be changes': PM responds to Nova Scotia mass shooting commission report

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered a brief initial response to the final report from the Mass Casualty Commission (MCC) into Canada's worst mass shooting, which claimed the lives of 22 people in Nova Scotia in 2020. Vowing changes will come, here's what Trudeau said in Truro, N.S.

RCMP needs to be overhauled, start admitting mistakes: N.S. shooting inquiry report

The commission examining Canada’s worst mass shooting says the RCMP needs to be reviewed, restructured, and start admitting to its mistakes.

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Key findings from the inquiry into the N.S. mass shooting

The public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting is hearing from lawyers for victims' families on why they want to call RCMP officers to the stand.