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This back-to-school during COVID-19, bolster children’s mental and emotional well-being through play

This back-to-school during COVID-19, bolster children’s mental and emotional well-being through play

Play will be essential to give children space to work out anxieties, and will also provide many other social and cognitive benefits
Resident challenges Collingwood council to spend 24 hours in a wheelchair

Resident challenges Collingwood council to spend 24 hours in a wheelchair

‘You just don’t get it until you’re there. I didn’t,’ says resident Jocelyn Richards, who has used a wheelchair for the past five years due to a multiple sclerosis diagnosis
Heat warnings to return tomorrow: Environment Canada

Heat warnings to return tomorrow: Environment Canada

Hot, humid conditions are expected to last through Sunday, Environment Canada says
Good morning, Collingwood!

Good morning, Collingwood!

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CANADA: 'Benzo-dope' turning up in unregulated opioids

CANADA: 'Benzo-dope' turning up in unregulated opioids

Naloxone can prevent deaths from opioid overdose, but there is no way to reverse the effects of benzodiazepine overdose without risk
Collingwood library gets virtual reality tech for seniors

Collingwood library gets virtual reality tech for seniors

New tablets also purchased with government funding to loan to seniors without computer/internet access
Elections Canada jobs available ahead of Sept. 20

Elections Canada jobs available ahead of Sept. 20

Most of the jobs, which pay $17.22 to $23.44 per hour, are for Election Day but also for advance polls
YOU ASKED: Public school board responds to parent questions

YOU ASKED: Public school board responds to parent questions

Questions about final exams, lockers and what happens if there’s a COVID outbreak were sent in by readers and answered by school board officials on Thursday
30 new COVID cases reported in Simcoe-Muskoka today

30 new COVID cases reported in Simcoe-Muskoka today

There is one new case in Collingwood included in today's report
Collingwood crews called to help fight house fire in Wasaga Beach (10 PHOTOS)

Collingwood crews called to help fight house fire in Wasaga Beach (10 PHOTOS)

The fire spread to a neighbouring house and melted siding on another building nearby