Ont. family shares story of having 15-pound baby
When Grayson was born he weighed a staggering 15 pounds and 10 ounces a weight not seen before at Orillia Soldiers Memorial Hospital.
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CTV News
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- CTV News
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CBC
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New $60 million donation to fund patient tower at St. Joseph's Health Centre
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