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Barrie-area man charged with two counts of murder in 1991 disappearances

Barrie-area man charged with two counts of murder in 1991 disappearances

Barrie police, OPP hold news conference to announce charges
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Orillia man mad as hell. Isn't going to take winter any longer

Orillia man mad as hell. Isn't going to take winter any longer

Dave Beckett decided spring is a state of mind and launched his new canoe — sort of
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VIDEO: Meanwhile, in northern Ontario . . .

VIDEO: Meanwhile, in northern Ontario . . .

Two guys, a snowmobile, a wakeboard, and a dog
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Man with seven kids in his car accused of impaired driving in Huntsville

Man with seven kids in his car accused of impaired driving in Huntsville

He also faces seven counts of driving without child passengers properly secured
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A city tried to sell its power distribution to Hydro One. Regulators turned it down over potential 'harm' to customers

A city tried to sell its power distribution to Hydro One. Regulators turned it down over potential 'harm' to customers

The Ontario Energy Board says the deal did not meet the 'do-no-harm' test
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Young mother fighting for her life after Highway 11 crash

Young mother fighting for her life after Highway 11 crash

'It was an awful scene ... I'm just praying for them,' said Orillia man; Gofundme account set up for family
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NDP drops bare butt ban on potential candidate

NDP drops bare butt ban on potential candidate

Old pictures and other posts on potential Kenora candidate Matt Soprovich's social media feeds have come back to bite him, he says in a release.
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Could remote Northern towns and mine sites go nuclear?

Could remote Northern towns and mine sites go nuclear?

Laurentian University, MIRARCO and Bruce Power are studying it
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I have ASMR, do you?

I have ASMR, do you?

April 9 marks International ASMR Day
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A man cut his thumb off so these Orillia students made him a new one

A man cut his thumb off so these Orillia students made him a new one

'As soon as I saw it, I couldn't believe it'
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