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No foul play suspected in south-end death  Share 
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Barrie police have released the scene at 549 Yonge St., following the death of a 51-year-old woman. No foul play is suspected following a coroner's investigation. A post-mortem examination was conducted Thursday morning. [more]
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Awesome Autumn Thrifty Thursdays is now live. Visit: http://thriftythursdays.thebarrieexaminer.com. Each Thursday until Oct 21st you can purchase Barrie's Best Businesses at HALF THE PRICE from 8 a.m. [more]
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MacNeil running in Barrie's Ward 8Share Comments 
Updated 3 hours ago
Don MacNeil has tossed his hat into the race for Ward 8 councillor in Barrie, while Jerry Moore has tossed his out. Moore, the two-term incumbent, announced today that he will not seek re-election. Meanwhile MacNeil has announced he will be running for Ward 8 in the Oct. [more]
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First-timers welcomed at secondary school  Share Photos 
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Lindsay Trottier's first day of high school will be a little scary. A new school, unfamiliar faces and starting into Grade 9 has the Barrie teen feeling anxious. "I'm actually scared," said Trottier, 14, sitting in a hallway at Barrie Central Collegiate. [more]
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Mailing opinions differ -- sort ofShare 
Posted 9 hours ago
Canada Post is now sorting its Barrie mail in Toronto, instead of here. But a post office official says this will not affect the two-day standard for city mail delivery. [more]
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Troublesome eighth buries JaysShare 
Posted 9 hours ago
Check please. The Blue Jays wound up one with one successful appeal on a checked swing. Not so good on the other. Reliever Shawn Camp struck out B.J. Upton for the first out of the eighth when third base ump Jeff Nelson judged Upton had swung. [more]
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Tennis court cash has great returnsShare Comments 
Posted 9 hours ago
This isn't rocket science; $400,000 is $400,000. So the city and Barrie Community Tennis Club have put their differences aside to use this RinC (Recreation Infrastructure Canada) funding to reconstruct courts at Lampman Lane and Painswick parks. [more]
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How dirty electricity affects your healthShare Comments 
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Are you feeling tired, suffer from sleepiness, depression, increased irritability, unexplained aches and pains, headaches, skin rashes, ringing in the ears, numbness, an irregular heart beat, increased blood pressure or a foggy brain? If so, you may be suffering from "electrosensitivity." Dr. [more]
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Zeta-Jones furious cancer went undetectedShare 
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Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones admits to having a hard time watching husband Michael Douglas battle throat cancer and has told People magazine she is furious with doctors for not detecting his disease sooner. [more]
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Stick-up link probedShare 
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Police in Barrie and Innisfil are investigating possible links between three armed robberies that have happened since Sunday along Yonge Street. [more]
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First-timers welcomed at secondary schoolShare Photos 
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Lindsay Trottier's first day of high school will be a little scary. A new school, unfamiliar faces and starting into Grade 9 has the Barrie teen feeling anxious. "I'm actually scared," said Trottier, 14, sitting in a hallway at Barrie Central Collegiate. [more]