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Provincial budget delivers major investments in Simcoe-Muskoka

Provincial budget delivers major investments in Simcoe-Muskoka

Ontario’s latest provincial budget, tabled Thursday at Queen’s Park, includes a slate of funding commitments directly impacting communities across Simcoe County and Muskoka, with investments aimed a health care infrastructure, policing, economic development, and transportation.

Trent-Severn Waterway opens for 105th season

Trent-Severn Waterway opens for 105th season

Owen Sound man, 21, surrenders in fatal hit-and-run, victim identified

Owen Sound man, 21, surrenders in fatal hit-and-run, victim identified

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