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'Safe travelling': OPP makes a splash with boating awareness week

'Safe travelling': OPP makes a splash with boating awareness week

Any vessel on the water — including paddleboats and canoes — requires all the necessary safety equipment on board, police say
SIU probing death of woman following arrest in Barrie

SIU probing death of woman following arrest in Barrie

Woman died Saturday after being found unresponsive in vehicle Friday while being transported to Central North Correctional Centre
Two people found dead in Bradford home

Two people found dead in Bradford home

Bodies found as police were conducting wellness check Friday
Officers patrolling for impaired boaters on Lake Simcoe this weekend

Officers patrolling for impaired boaters on Lake Simcoe this weekend

'When it comes to drinking and boating, the same rules apply when out on the water as when you’re operating a car on the road,' York police say
Dead man's family speaks out at woman's sentencing hearing

Dead man's family speaks out at woman's sentencing hearing

Midhurst resident Dominik Adamek struck by vehicle and killed in 2018; 'Part of my heart was ripped away on May 5 by Maimuna Baldeh,' says his mother
Area man who used multiple aliases charged with sex assault: OPP

Area man who used multiple aliases charged with sex assault: OPP

Tiny Township resident also faces charges of forcible confinement, assault with a weapon
Barrie police investigating car fire; racist graffiti left at scene

Barrie police investigating car fire; racist graffiti left at scene

Blaze happened around 2:30 a.m. in the area of D'Ambrosio Drive and Patton Road, near Yonge Street
A horse and Sea-Doo, of course: Open houses mark Police Week (7 photos)

A horse and Sea-Doo, of course: Open houses mark Police Week (7 photos)

Observed since 1970, the week celebrates 'police officers and personnel for the extraordinary work they do every day,' South Simcoe department says
Armed man arrested, suspected drug, gun seized in auto theft probe

Armed man arrested, suspected drug, gun seized in auto theft probe

York Regional Police investigators have charged a 23-year-old Brampton man with numerous offences
Officials tight-lipped over North Vapes fire investigation

Officials tight-lipped over North Vapes fire investigation

South Simcoe police and the Office of the Fire Marshal of Ontario were both called in following the May 10 incident at a Bradford plaza