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LIVE NOW: It's April 18. Our top stories include: 'Will people just say heck with Loblaws?': Simcoe County farmers hope national grocery chain boycott will encourage residents to shop local; New Genesis dealership on Mapleview Drive in south Barrie could mean over 25 new jobs; and Two Oro-Medonte men charged after construction equipment seized by Orillia OPP

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'Will people just say heck with Loblaws?': Simcoe County farmers hope national grocery chain boycott will encourage residents to shop local

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Simcoe highway closures for planned roadwork on April 18

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Innisfil holding info sessions to help engage youth in local governance

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'I was shocked': Alliston woman wins $1-million Encore prize in March 6 Lotto 6-49 draw with lottery ticket purchased at Pioneer Snack Express

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Crime

Two Oro-Medonte men charged after construction equipment seized by Orillia OPP

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Town of Innisfil set to review electoral representation, ward boundaries

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New Genesis dealership on Mapleview Drive in south Barrie could mean over 25 new jobs

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‘Essential and urgent’: Collingwood and New Tecumseth proceeding with $270M water plant expansion

Apr 16, 2024

Crime

Orillia man, 28, facing weapons charge after police make traffic stop on Colborne Street West

Apr 16, 2024

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Barrie's Georgian College to put $300K in provincial dollars toward growing local business

Apr 16, 2024

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Readers’ Choice WINNERS announced for The Herald, Barrie Advance, The Connection and The Sun

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7 things to do this weekend in the GTA keep busy and happy

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Things To Do

Dave the Diver, ArcRunner and Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide (DLC) among new video games releasing this week (April 15-22)

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Things To Do

What’s popular on Netflix in Canada? 'What Jennifer Did' and 'Unlocked: A Jail Experiment' headline top-10 lists

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Books

An acrobatic story, bewitchingly told about love during a “witchmania” outbreak

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Obituaries

Evelyn Woodward

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Stephen Mccutcheon

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Doreen (nee Simmons) Mcdonald

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Donald Denney

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PODCAST: INSIDE SIMCOE — Our final episode

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BEHIND THE CRIMES: Solved and Unsolved Cases in Ontario

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Here's a list of mental health, crisis, addiction, domestic abuse and shelter services in Barrie, Orillia and Simcoe County

Opinion

Beyond the book at the Midland Public Library

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Beyond the book at the Midland Public Library

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Your library card can be your ticket for free access to comics, movies, online craft workshops and much more, writes Melanie Nichol.

Columnists

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More April flowers to come before we observe May flowers this spring

Apr 14, 2024

Contributors

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Books for kids on helping migrating birds, dealing with change and words

Apr 14, 2024

Contributors

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A pair of excellent novels by author Angeline Boulley and a fun audio book

Apr 13, 2024

Editorials

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Should a person be haunted by past misdeeds? Metroland editors weigh unpublishing requests

Apr 13, 2024

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Life

I'm really close with my family, or I was, until I learned that something terrible happened to my great-niece. Everything spiralled from there. Will we ever be close again? Ask Lisi

Relationships

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I'm really close with my family, or I was, until I learned that something terrible happened to my great-niece. Everything spiralled from there. Will we ever be close again? Ask Lisi

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And Lisi shares thoughtful reader feedback.

Life

Toronto High Park is famous for its cherry blossom trees, but Royal Botanical Gardens thinks there’s one thing that sets its blooming collection apart

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My daughter is a late bloomer. Her friends are not. I'm shocked by how little they wear. I should say something to their mothers, right? Ask Lisi

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Opinion

My daughter is a late bloomer. Her friends are not. I'm shocked by how little they wear. I should say something to their mothers, right? Ask Lisi

Apr 17, 2024

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Time’s running out to get in on Ontario SPCA spring lottery with expected prize of more than $85,000

Apr 16, 2024

My sister loves fashion. To each their own, right? But she constantly berates me about what I wear. Can I tell her to take a hike? Ask Lisi

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My sister loves fashion. To each their own, right? But she constantly berates me about what I wear. Can I tell her to take a hike? Ask Lisi

Apr 16, 2024

Beauty and Fashion

Beauty & Fashion

Your first look at what Team Canada will wear at the Paris 2024 Olympics

Apr 16, 2024

Beauty & Fashion

People are asking ‘How old do I look?’ on TikTok. A plastic surgeon walked us through what makes you look older than you are

Apr 10, 2024

Beauty & Fashion

These ‘lunch-break facelifts' are popular at GTA medical spas. But patients are being misled about the procedure — and potentially put at risk

Mar 17, 2024

A new doc explores the rise, fall and rebirth of troubled fashion genius John Galliano

Beauty & Fashion

Opinion

A new doc explores the rise, fall and rebirth of troubled fashion genius John Galliano

Mar 14, 2024

Real Estate

Simcoe County home prices jump 2 per cent to $966,056 in March 2024

Apr 3, 2024

Real Estate

Essa home prices surge 20.3 per cent to $863,879 in March 2024

Apr 3, 2024

Real Estate

Innisfil home prices surge 19.1 per cent to $967,717 in March 2024

Apr 4, 2024

Real Estate

Bradford West Gwillimbury home prices climb 0.6 per cent to $1.11 million in March 2024

Apr 3, 2024

Autos

Is there such a thing as too much luxury in a truck?

Mar 30, 2024

Autos

When it comes to moving people and their stuff, minivans rule. But does this one drive well?

Mar 30, 2024

Autos

He saw a supercar at 17 and decided he had to have one. Now his Lambo is the apple of his eye

Mar 30, 2024

Autos

This hatch has got your back. Do you really need a crossover?

Mar 23, 2024

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