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Local NewsManhunt subject in bail court 
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COLLINGWOOD — A 33-year-old Howick Township man faces several charges after he escaped from police, late Thursday afternoon. Police say the man fled from custody on foot after a vehicle was stopped by police and officers determined the occupant was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.
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Local NewsFormer correspondent Dorothy Crysler dies at 92 Updated 6 hours ago
Dorothy Crysler will be remembered at a public celebration of her life Saturday for her laughter and passion for living. The 92-year-old Beaver Valley artist, news correspondent, birder and author died last Saturday morning with her family by her side in Meaford hospital.
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Local NewsMeaford sticks to plan with budget Updated 6 hours ago
Some last-minute fiddling held Meaford's 2012 budget increase to the promised 5% maximum for rural residents and 4.6% for those in town. Spending for Meaford's operating budget jumps again this year to $13,288,700 from $11,885,300 in 2011, with a 2012 capital budget of $2,156,000.
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Local NewsStudents win invention competition with idea that ‘sucks’ 
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COLLINGWOOD — It might be a welcome boon to overworked homemakers; we're just not sure sure how the family pooch would feel about it. Four Cameron Street students are one of two teams from Canada to win an international innovation competition.
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Local NewsCross-country skier gives back to sport he loves Posted 1 day ago
Gary Fohr can be found at Nordic Highlands every Saturday, coaching the Highlands Trailblazers Para Nordic Ski Team. Fohr has been a volunteer for four years, helping people with a disability cross county ski.
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Local NewsHousing gap widening for local residents: study Updated 2 days ago
A local affordable housing organization is calling on Simcoe County and its municipalities to address the area’s housing needs, after a housing study says nearly half of the area’s residents are struggling with housing costs.
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Local NewsCounty helps with winter games deficit Posted 3 days ago
MIDHURST — Simcoe County council has come to the rescue of the Ontario Winter Games, giving the event $25,000. Council made the decision at their meeting, Tuesday.
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Local NewsBlood donor clinic held in honour of local leukemia patient Posted 3 days ago
COLLINGWOOD — For the sake of a Q-tip, you could be saving a life. On Feb. 8, Canadian Blood Services will be holding a blood donor clinic at the Collingwood Legion in honour of Tyler Gallie, an 11-year-old Feversham boy who's in his fourth round of chemotherapy at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto.
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Local NewsMurder trial on hold Posted 3 days ago
The case of three young men charged with killing a man during a game of mini-putt has been put on hold because all three have been denied legal aid. Justin Spring, 19, his brother Matthew Spring, 18 and Jake Workman, 18, are charged with the second-degree murder of Bradley Hubbard.
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EditorialMPPs need to work a bit harder these days Updated 3 days ago
The very least our politicians can do is show up for work. On the other hand, perhaps the less they work, the less damage they can do. These are two different, yet valid, opinions one can form from the fact that Ontario MPPs sat just 57 days last year in the legislature.
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Local News'Be prepared' for fun, says Scouts Canada Posted 3 days ago
With her perfect hair and designer wardrobe, Kate Middleton doesn't look the type to roast marshmallows around the camp-fire. But the glamorous Duchess of Cambridge could soon be doing exactly that, joining her local Scouts group in North Wales as their newest volunteer.
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Local NewsBoarders aware of risks Updated 3 days ago
The young female athletes competing at a snowboard slopestyle competition at Blue Mountain on Saturday are fully aware of the risk involved in what they do, but aren't letting it affect how they perform on the slopes.
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EditorialStop whining about political impudence and fight back Posted 3 days ago
Last weekend's Liberal party convention had barely gotten underway, and an attack ad had already been released. Its source: The secretive right-wing lobby group, the National Citizen's Coalition, formerly headed by one Stephen Harper.
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