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Kirkland Lake wants provincial exotic animal rules to have more teeth

Kirkland Lake wants provincial exotic animal rules to have more teeth

Move prompted by November incident when a one-armed baboon escaped a Latchford residence and bit a woman in her 40s
Guelph companies shift focus to build tiny homes amid housing crisis

Guelph companies shift focus to build tiny homes amid housing crisis

Local builders say tiny homes are an excellent way to improve the value of a homeowner’s property and increase the housing supply
'Robbery': Orillia dad's Easter ruined over failed DoorDash delivery

'Robbery': Orillia dad's Easter ruined over failed DoorDash delivery

'Pretty much everything was Easter stuff for my kids, so I had nothing to give them on Easter,' Orillia man says of gifts he said were never delivered
Orillia OPP officer gets 15-month suspended sentence for assault

Orillia OPP officer gets 15-month suspended sentence for assault

'Police officers must be held to a higher standard than civilians,' says judge; suspended sentence will allow Const. Bailey Nicholls to avoid jail time
Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus not seeking re-election

Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus not seeking re-election

With two decades of experience, the NDP MP isn't hitting the campaign trail for an eighth time
Depressed since pandemic, parrot at Halifax museum being shipped to Ontario

Depressed since pandemic, parrot at Halifax museum being shipped to Ontario

A parrot in Nova Scotia that has been showing signs of depression since the COVID-19 pandemic is moving to Fort Erie for a change of scenery and to make new friends
Canadian wildfires 'entirely' drove surge in global tree loss in 2023, U.S. study says

Canadian wildfires 'entirely' drove surge in global tree loss in 2023, U.S. study says

Study by researchers at the University of Maryland says tree cover loss reached 28.3 million hectares globally, a 24 per cent jump driven by Canada's loss of 8.6 million hectares last year
Former councillor sues City of Barrie, mystery 'John Doe' over info leak

Former councillor sues City of Barrie, mystery 'John Doe' over info leak

A statement of claim filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on says ‘confidentiality is a matter of mere lip service’ at the City of Barrie
Then & Now: 1973 crime film is a time capsule of a lost Sudbury

Then & Now: 1973 crime film is a time capsule of a lost Sudbury

In 1973, the black rocks of a pre-regreened Coniston and Copper Cliff served as the backdrop for the Canadian noir film ‘Between Friends’, a film most people have never heard of but one with a clear link to both Die Hard and Quentin Tarantino
Simcoe County public school board will join $4B social-media lawsuit

Simcoe County public school board will join $4B social-media lawsuit

‘These platforms, while making millions of dollars, have done substantial harm to children,’ says Simcoe County District School Board chair