BD Managing Editor

Amidst a landscape strained by housing shortages and rising costs across Canada, a new manufacturing facility has opened its doors in Barrie, Ontario, proposing a significant shift in how homes are built. EBS Global officially launched its plant on March 20, 2025, signalling its intent to leverage prefabrication technology and steel frame housing to accelerate

The air inside the historic Cayuga courthouse grew thick with anticipation as the hours stretched into Thursday evening. After weeks of testimony and evidence presented within the Ontario Superior Court, the fate of Randall McKenzie and Brandi Stewart-Sperry rested with twelve jurors. Their deliberations, which began earlier that day, culminated around 9 p.m. with a

In a quiet courthouse in Cayuga, Ontario, the wheels of justice turn, drawing the concerned attention of communities far beyond its immediate locale, particularly residents of Barrie. Closing arguments are now being heard in the trial concerning the death of Ontario Provincial Police Constable Grzegorz Pierzchala, an event that occurred over two years ago but

News of Pope Francis’s passing reverberated globally, marking the end of a nearly 12-year papacy defined by its outreach to the marginalized and efforts toward healing. For many in Canada, particularly Indigenous communities and Catholics wrestling with a difficult history, his death prompts reflection on a tenure significantly shaped by engagement with the painful legacy

A significant, perhaps telling, shift appears underway as a growing number of physicians based in the United States express interest in relocating their practice northward. The Canadian Medical Association observes this trend, suggesting a confluence of factors makes Canada an increasingly attractive proposition, despite acknowledged strains within its own healthcare system. This movement prompts questions

An ice storm’s cold grip can bring an entire community to a standstill, a reality Barrie residents know all too well. The frigid morning of March 30 left Barrie shrouded in thick sheets of ice, its once-bustling streets now dotted with fallen trees and blocked pathways. The storm’s aftermath revealed not just the fragility of