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Emergency order allows first responders to access COVID-19 positive status information

Emergency order allows first responders to access COVID-19 positive status information

The move comes in an effort to protect frontline first responders who are at great risk of being directly exposed to COVID-19
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Three days later, this moose is still on the loose in Orillia

Three days later, this moose is still on the loose in Orillia

'The moose is not aggressive at all, so our role is really just an assessment role,' notes OPP, adding MNR officials have been called to lend a hand
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COVID-19: Province announces funding for families during school closures

COVID-19: Province announces funding for families during school closures

Ford says this funding is for parents to help their children access tools to assist with online learning and studying remotely
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COVID-19: Here's the situation in Collingwood today

COVID-19: Here's the situation in Collingwood today

A Wasaga Beach man with COVID-19 died this weekend at Collingwood General and Marine Hospital
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Wasaga Beach man among list of COVID-19 fatalities in region

Wasaga Beach man among list of COVID-19 fatalities in region

The man in his 70s was not included on the health unit's list of regional cases until today
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Poet laureate hopes to feed the mind and soul with poetry this month

Poet laureate hopes to feed the mind and soul with poetry this month

A project Day Merrill has coined 30 Loaves, seeks to bring a new poem every day to nourish readers
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Wasaga Beach driver charged with impaired after pedestrian struck

Wasaga Beach driver charged with impaired after pedestrian struck

No injuries were reported
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Ontario reporting 309 more COVID-19 cases today, lowest daily total this month

Ontario reporting 309 more COVID-19 cases today, lowest daily total this month

The daily case count hasn’t dipped below 375 since March 31, when the province reported 260 new cases.
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CANADA: Financial inequality 'staggering' for Canadians with disabilities, expert says

CANADA: Financial inequality 'staggering' for Canadians with disabilities, expert says

Cutting disability benefits in Ontario has increased poverty and wealth gap between those living with disabilities and those who do not, Pettinicchio says
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Teachers go on YouTube to show students how much they miss them (VIDEO)

Teachers go on YouTube to show students how much they miss them (VIDEO)

'We miss teaching them, we miss our inside jokes in class and being there when they need us'
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