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How to keep your pets safe in cold weather

How to keep your pets safe in cold weather

Ontario SPCA and Humane Society reminds pet guardians to take extra precautions to keep animals safe this winter
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Time change for upcoming Penetanguishene Committee of Adjustment meeting

Time change for upcoming Penetanguishene Committee of Adjustment meeting

Originally scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday, the meeting will now start at 7:30 p.m.
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'Highly contagious' UK variant confirmed at Roberta Place in Barrie

'Highly contagious' UK variant confirmed at Roberta Place in Barrie

This variant of concern is more easily transmitted, resulting in much larger numbers of cases in a very rapid fashion, says health unit
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Ontario reports 2,359 new COVID cases today

Ontario reports 2,359 new COVID cases today

Active cases have decreased to 24,545 province-wide
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Finding something elusive keeps us forever searching <b>(3 photos)</b>

Finding something elusive keeps us forever searching (3 photos)

'Junkers, Collectors and Hoarders of all that is rejected make each misshapen item the centre of their collecting lives,' author notes
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<b>COVID-19:</b> Pandemic may change spectator sports forever as stadiums sit empty

COVID-19: Pandemic may change spectator sports forever as stadiums sit empty

Post-pandemic sport facilities will need to be reimagined with alterations to building codes to virus-proof the stands. PhD student says
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'David and Goliath' clash looming over Tiny's Teedon Pit extension

'David and Goliath' clash looming over Tiny's Teedon Pit extension

"The water speaks to me; I know her to be a living entity,' local resident says. 'I can't stand by and watch how she is being abused, without acting"
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Good morning, Midland!

Good morning, Midland!

Keep smiling
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<b>ONTARIO:</b> Medical experts urge more masking, distancing for schools planning to reopen

ONTARIO: Medical experts urge more masking, distancing for schools planning to reopen

Thursday's guidelines, led by experts at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, urge COVID-19 tests for all staff and students exposed to a case, and that indoor masking be made mandatory for all those Grade 1 and up
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Second wave 'much harder' than first, laments region's top doc

Second wave 'much harder' than first, laments region's top doc

'Clearly, (COVID-19) has had a major impact on the well-being of the people of Simcoe-Muskoka,' official says at virtual town hall forum on COVID-19
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