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Police look for witnesses to gas station robbery

Police look for witnesses to gas station robbery

The incident took place last night around 7 p.m. at the Canco Gas Station on Hume Street
Bad lane change leads to drug, weapon charges for Collingwood/Wasaga couple

Bad lane change leads to drug, weapon charges for Collingwood/Wasaga couple

Collingwood woman, Wasaga Beach man face 20 charges combined after being pulled over near Essa and Fairview in south-end Barrie
Trailer falls off truck at Pretty River Parkway intersection

Trailer falls off truck at Pretty River Parkway intersection

Police will be closing a portion of the road to allow trucks to reload the trailer and take it away
OPP helicopter used to rescue hikers from ice floe near Tobermory

OPP helicopter used to rescue hikers from ice floe near Tobermory

Hikers had drifted almost 3 km from shore when the OPP helicopter was able to hover above the hikers and make a daring ice rescue, returning both people safely to shore
Collingwood home used for rental scam, police warn

Collingwood home used for rental scam, police warn

Collingwood/The Blue Mountains OPP are offering tips to avoid online rental scams that seem to be increasing in the area
Meaford man accused of drug trafficking

Meaford man accused of drug trafficking

Police say they seized Percocets, dried cannabis and cannabis edibles
Tractor trailers slide off roadway near Meaford: OPP

Tractor trailers slide off roadway near Meaford: OPP

Police say a tractor trailer lost control and slid into the ditch before another tractor trailer slid off the roadway, trying to avoid colliding with the other transport in the ditch
Vehicle stuck on pedestrian trail, OPP report similar incidents recently

Vehicle stuck on pedestrian trail, OPP report similar incidents recently

The vehicle was stuck near the pedestrian bridge adjacent to the Canadian Tire plaza on Black Ash Creek trail
Head-on crash in Meaford sends two to hospital

Head-on crash in Meaford sends two to hospital

Victims suffered non-life threatening injuries
Police investigating thefts from vehicles at Springwater Trails

Police investigating thefts from vehicles at Springwater Trails

Police say all three incidents are related to vehicles that were parked near a trail access point while the victims were out for a walk on the trails