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LIVE NOW: It's April 19. Our top stories include: Union president says Collingwood hospital nurses working more overtime as staffing shortages continue; Barrie Pride partners with lawyer Jesse Frohlich to provide notary clinic for those needing gender or name changes; and Why gas prices increased so much Thursday in Ontario and why relief is coming

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‘Nursing is in a crisis’: Union president says Collingwood hospital nurses working more overtime as staffing shortages continue

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Simcoe highway closures for planned roadwork on April 19

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Nottawasaga OPP asks for public's help to locate missing man last seen around Victoria Street in Alliston

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'Live in their truth': Barrie Pride partners with lawyer Jesse Frohlich to provide notary clinic for those needing gender or name changes

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Orillia OPP investigating after canoeist's body washes up on shores of Lake Couchiching

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Apply for Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority’s 2025 tree planting grants

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Simcoe highway closures for planned roadwork on April 18

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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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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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Salman Rushdie dreamed he was attacked days before he was stabbed onstage. 'If the knife was a question, then this book is the answer,' he says of new memoir

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Living Green Barrie celebrates Earth Month with exciting events

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It's time to weigh in on the KitKat break debate with #MyBreak social media posts

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7 things to do this weekend in the GTA

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Evelyn Woodward

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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

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Beyond the book at the Midland Public Library

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Beyond the book at the Midland Public Library

Apr 17, 2024

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

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

Apr 14, 2024

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

Apr 14, 2024

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

Apr 13, 2024

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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

My wife and I have six children and seven properties. We thought we had a wonderful family. Then we started dividing up assets and everything has gone to hell. Why aren't they grateful? Ask Lisi

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My wife and I have six children and seven properties. We thought we had a wonderful family. Then we started dividing up assets and everything has gone to hell. Why aren't they grateful? Ask Lisi

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And Lisi advises a letter writer how to have a frank conversation with an acquaintance.

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Gold dentures, Segway, amethyst crystals are among the most unique items Canadians have left behind in an Uber

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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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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

Apr 18, 2024

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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

Apr 17, 2024

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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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

Beauty and Fashion

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

Apr 16, 2024

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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

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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

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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

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

Apr 3, 2024

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

Apr 4, 2024

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

Apr 3, 2024

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

Mar 30, 2024

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

Mar 30, 2024

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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

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

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