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Ontario, Quebec and B.C. pulling U.S. booze from store shelves

Ontario, Quebec and B.C. pulling U.S. booze from store shelves

Canadian alcohol producers are cheering decisions from several provinces to yank U.S. booze from provincial liquor stores
‘Nothing more Canadiana’: Area syrup producer taps first trees of the season

‘Nothing more Canadiana’: Area syrup producer taps first trees of the season

Simcoe and District Maple Syrup Producers Association members, local dignitaries gathered at Maple Heights Farms for 'first tapping ceremony'
Good morning, Midland! Here's today's weather!

Good morning, Midland! Here's today's weather!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
Winter weather travel advisory in effect through this afternoon

Winter weather travel advisory in effect through this afternoon

Total snowfall accumulations of 5 to 10 cm are possible, Environment Canada says
Snowmobiler accused of being impaired after rolling off snow bank

Snowmobiler accused of being impaired after rolling off snow bank

OPP allege they found numerous empty beer cans aboard the snowmobile
BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario makeup artist's eerie 'Nosferatu' creations earn Oscar nomination

BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario makeup artist's eerie 'Nosferatu' creations earn Oscar nomination

Traci Loader, along with prosthetic makeup effects designer David White and hair designer Suzanne Stokes-Munton, are being recognized for their haunting work on Robert Egger’s remake of the classic vampire horror film
Son of Nazi concentration camp survivor keeps mother's voice alive

Son of Nazi concentration camp survivor keeps mother's voice alive

'I promised my mother that one day I would do it as a continuation of the generation of Holocaust survivors. We are responsible, the children of survivors,' says local resident Peter Weinwurm
Scan Club returning to region after successful start in 2024

Scan Club returning to region after successful start in 2024

Initiative by YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka, Georgian College all about finding ways to increase feeling of belonging
Kindness of strangers, family can sometimes be only barrier from life on the street

Kindness of strangers, family can sometimes be only barrier from life on the street

'Some found a way out, but most are freezing and probably wishing for death right now,' 30-year-old Barrie man says of being homeless
Northern Ontario youth suicide rate four times higher than provincial average

Northern Ontario youth suicide rate four times higher than provincial average

'The further you get away from Queen's Park the more severe the problem becomes, but the less attention it gets,' one mayor says of the health-care imbalance between northern and southern Ontario