With the clock ticking on a major annexation, Barrie city council moved fast this week to prevent a flood of development proposals on thousands of newly acquired township acres. Barrie council’s approval of an interim control bylaw Tuesday placed an immediate freeze on redevelopment across most of the 4,133 acres set to move from Springwater […]
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Shoppers in Barrie and across Simcoe County have watched the cost of their weekly grocery run climb to new heights, forcing many to reconsider what ends up in their baskets and, by extension, on their kitchen tables. Although Canada’s overall inflation rate held steady at 2.2 per cent in November, Statistics Canada’s latest report delivered
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One conversation, months of trust, and $1.3 million gone—Orillia’s latest cyber crime case is a gut punch to anyone who thinks it couldn’t happen here. The story began with a phone call to Harry Little, an 85-year-old retiree in Orillia, alerting him to supposed computer troubles. Soon, the benign warning twisted into a sophisticated online
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The morning after GivingTuesday, the tally stood at $34,000—a sum not conjured by a faceless algorithm, but raised, dollar by dollar, by the hands of neighbours determined to see their community thrive. In an era when charitable giving can feel like an afterthought, the YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka’s campaign drew a groundswell of support across Simcoe
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In schools across Simcoe Muskoka, change arrives not with fanfare, but with the quiet clatter of construction and the promise of open doors where walls once stood. More than $2 million now fuels a wave of accessibility upgrades, marking a pivotal step for the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board and the communities it serves.
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At more than $287,000 and climbing, the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre Auxiliary’s 50/50 jackpot has transformed a simple game of chance into a headline-grabbing community phenomenon. With November’s draw deadline looming, Barrie residents are snapping up tickets for a shot at the record-breaking prize. This isn’t just about luck; it’s about supporting the push
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The familiar shelves at 299 Blake Street stood empty this week, the last bottles stacked with clinical precision, the fluorescent lights humming one final time as Barrie’s Beer Store closed its doors for good. The shutdown, effective Sunday, marked the end of an era for east-end regulars and workers alike. It is one in a
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In Toronto’s busy grocery aisles, a new pilot project is quietly rewriting the way budget-conscious shoppers tally up their baskets. At select No Frills stores, the hum of conversation is now joined by the soft glow of smartphones—and a promise of real-time transparency. Loblaw Companies Limited, parent of No Frills, has launched pcogo, an experimental
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Steel mills in Ontario are watching, but relief is nowhere in sight as another round of U.S. tariff disputes heads to the Supreme Court. For Canada’s core sectors, the stakes could not be higher—and the fallout is hitting close to home. This week, the U.S. Supreme Court weighs cases challenging President Donald Trump’s sweeping use
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On Bayfield Street, silence now greets passersby where the glow of Denny’s once promised round-the-clock comfort food. A locked door and a faded notice have replaced the familiar clatter of cutlery, all thanks to a landlord’s bold move amid a bitter rent standoff. The landlord at Kozlov Centre, McCowan and Associates Ltd., posted a notice
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