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A procession is underway ahead of a private funeral in Barrie today for the two South Simcoe police officers gunned down inside an Innisfil home last week.

As the community prepares to say goodbye to Const. Morgan Russell and Const. Devon Michael Northrup of the South Simcoe Police Service, the public is invited to view the funeral procession on Thursday.

Barrie Police Service will need to close several roads on Thursday, Oct. 20 for South Simcoe Service police officers funerals.

A brush fire that sparked along State Route 67 in Lakeside prompted evacuation warnings for residents living near the highway and Willow Road.

A man accused of being drug-impaired and narrowly missing a child before driving into the lake in Innisfil faces charges.

Fire officials are investigating a fire that caused significant damage to a hotdog stand in the Canadian Tire parking lot in Barrie.

Friday marks the return of restriction-free Canada Day festivities across the region, with a series of closures to celebrate the nations birthday.

A well-trafficked route is closed in south end Barrie as of Monday.

Motorists are urged to pack their patience and expect delays as construction ramps up on a major thoroughfare in Barrie.

One person was taken to hospital following a crash on Highway 400 involving a truck carrying asphalt Tuesday morning.