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House fire in Penetanguishene under investigation
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (137+ words) The Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are currently investigating a'fire that occurred at a residence'on Champlain Road in the Town of Penetanguishene on Saturday night. Emergency services were dispatched to the fire around 11 p. m. and found the…...
Funding crunch starving nutrition programs at local schools: report
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (927+ words) About 29 per cent of students who attend a school within the Simcoe County District School Board use their school's food program. But with funding from the province for student nutrition coming up short, the local school board is getting creative…...
Local trustees reject call for provincial takeover as special ed changes proceed
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (1466+ words) The Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board's trustees have rejected a request from their special education committee to ask the province to take over their school board. At the same time, the local education assistant union is preparing'for layoffs due…...
COLUMN: Garlic mustard a 'dangerous presence' in local ecosystem
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (777+ words) If you have not yet been out in the woods pulling up garlic mustard, well, time to get at it! These plants are now in full bloom and are doing their best to create millions of little seeds to continue…...
YIMBY Week returns locally with push for more affordable housing
4+ hour, 36+ min ago (271+ words) YIMBY stands for "Yes In My Back Yard," and it is a growing movement that supports welcoming more of the types of housing needed in communities and creating places where more people can live, belong, and thrive. "Housing shapes everything,…...
COLUMN: From Orillia to Colorado, Brent Burns still chasing Stanley Cup
8+ hour, 17+ min ago (814+ words) His team is in trouble, down 2-0 in the Stanley Cup playoffs, but Brent Burns remains his own man, now in his third National Hockey League decade. The Colorado Avalanche defenceman, who is from Barrie, is attempting to win the lone…...
Canadian scientists import U. S. ticks for Lyme disease research " but that's about to change
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (358+ words) Who would've thought that ticks " the teeny-tiny, much-feared arachnids that transmit Lyme disease and other illnesses " could be so expensive? Faraone first became obsessed with ticks, which are blood-sucking parasites, in 2017, when a company called Atlan Tick (now Pure Gard)…...
Canadians from Gaza flotilla return to Canada after detainment by Israeli forces
17+ hour, 23+ min ago (307+ words) Some of the12 Canadians who were part of a flotilla attempting to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza are returning to Canada this weekend. The Canadians were detained by Israeli forces last week and reportedly abused in custody before being sent…...
GAPEN, William Robert 'Bill"
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (165+ words) GAPEN, William Robert 'Bill' Orillia Matters. com GAPEN, William Robert 'Bill' Bill passed away peacefully, after a short battle with cancer at the Orillia Soldiers Memorial Hospital on Saturday April 25th, 2026. He was born in Nipigon, Ontario, May 19, 1955. He was predeceased…...
GUEST COLUMN: Agriculture census still useful thousands of years later
20+ hour, 46+ min ago (696+ words) The following was submitted by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) on behalf of director'Mark Reusser. For Ontario farmers, the arrival of the Census of Agriculture questionnaire this month comes during one of the busiest seasons of the year. Spring…...