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OPP offer boat safety tips after 32 killed on waterways in 2020

OPP offer boat safety tips after 32 killed on waterways in 2020

With many more people planning to take up boating this summer, the OPP is urging all new, inexperienced boaters to develop safe marine habits at the very outset
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'There doesn’t seem to be a real date': Newmarket restaurants eagerly await patio reopening

'There doesn’t seem to be a real date': Newmarket restaurants eagerly await patio reopening

Outdoor dining could return by mid-June, if at least 60 per cent of Ontarians have received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine
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Newmarket's 12th York Battalion fought in Fenian raids, North-West Rebellion

Newmarket's 12th York Battalion fought in Fenian raids, North-West Rebellion

In this week's Remember This, History Hound Richard MacLeod begins a series exploring the history of the illustrious Queen's York Rangers
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Newmarket hospital gradually resuming outpatient surgeries, as capacity permits

Newmarket hospital gradually resuming outpatient surgeries, as capacity permits

'We’ve taken a pretty sharp reduction, one of the sharpest reductions in surgical volumes in the GTA,' said Southlake CEO
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Barrie driver facing impaired charges after fatal crash in King Township

Barrie driver facing impaired charges after fatal crash in King Township

Police say a 19-year-old pedestrian was struck while working in the area
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Ontario reports 1,794 new COVID cases Saturday

Ontario reports 1,794 new COVID cases Saturday

Saturday's report includes 2,520 recoveries
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COVID-19 Today: A look at the numbers for Newmarket, York Region

COVID-19 Today: A look at the numbers for Newmarket, York Region

10 more cases in Newmarket; 147 new cases in York Region, with 2 more deaths; 66.6 per cent of York Region’s adult population vaccinated with at least one dose; weekend pop-up clinic in East Gwillimbury open for walk-ins
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COVID-19: Pandemic may produce dramatic changes in life expectancy, birth rates and immigration

COVID-19: Pandemic may produce dramatic changes in life expectancy, birth rates and immigration

Researchers still studying the long-term implications of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on populations
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Weather forces temporary closure of Wonderland vaccination clinic

Weather forces temporary closure of Wonderland vaccination clinic

All appointments scheduled from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and all day Sunday have been relocated to the Maple Community Centre in Vaughan
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Newmarket reopens sports fields, tennis, pickle ball and some basketball courts

Newmarket reopens sports fields, tennis, pickle ball and some basketball courts

'The data we are receiving from York Region Public Health is getting better and better each day and it is only a matter of time before we can open more amenities to the public to enjoy,' says Mayor John Taylor
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