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• Norfolk OPP Briefs - April 17th

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• Gas Hike on the Horizon for Ontario

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• Crime Stoppers Launches Virtual Jail & Bail Fundrasier

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• Budget 2024 Tabled in Ottawa

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• WPS Searching for Stolen Truck

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• UPDATE: Suspect Arrested in Delhi

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• Federal Budget Day on Parliament Hill

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