Canada Post’s labour dispute took a sharp turn when workers delivered a firm “no” to management’s so-called final offer, leaving the future of mail delivery unsettled and the bargaining table once again the centre of the storm. Roughly 55,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have refused the latest contract proposed by […]
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Fifteen years ago, a Barrie steelworker could trust the rhythm of cross-border trade to put food on the table. Today, sudden tariffs from the United States threaten to snap that stability, leaving residents uncertain about the future of their town’s exports and jobs. U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent executive order sets a 35% tariff on
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No one expected the world’s biggest soccer stage to be shadowed by a neighbour’s unyielding policies, but as Canada readies for the 2026 World Cup, the United States’ hardline immigration stance threatens to steal the spotlight. With the tournament approaching, Canada’s role as co-host ought to be a moment of unbridled celebration. Instead, whispers of
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As the morning sun traced the lakes of Muskoka, the premiers of Canada assembled not just to debate trade or tariffs, but to begin with voices often left at the margins: Indigenous leaders. The decision to open three days of high-stakes talks with these groups marked a deliberate, and long overdue, gesture towards putting Indigenous
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Threats of sweeping tariffs have forced Canada’s premiers into an unusual position: negotiating not only with a foreign power, but among themselves, to preserve the nation’s economic footing. This week’s summit in Muskoka, Ontario, is no ordinary gathering. The shadow of President Donald Trump’s proposed thirty-five percent tariffs looms large, with Prime Minister Mark Carney
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Plans for new housing and medical centres along Bayfield Street have become the latest battleground in the contest over municipal boundaries between Barrie and Springwater. A single council decision has shifted the trajectory of regional growth—and put annexation squarely on the agenda. When Springwater Township council withdrew support for the minister’s zoning orders (MZOs) linked
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Voters in Toronto may have cast their ballots three years ago, but with a stroke of provincial authority this summer, the voices behind nearly 400,000 votes fell silent. As Queen’s Park installed financial supervisors to oversee the Toronto District School Board, one question echoes: when governance shifts, who hears the students? The move, announced on
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A quiet Friday in Barrie will see some families checking their bank balances twice, as the Canada Child Benefit arrives earlier than expected and a little heftier than usual. This July, the federal government’s monthly Canada Child Benefit, or CCB, is landing two days ahead of schedule for Barrie parents. The shift, triggered by a
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It should have been a breakthrough for families in Ottawa: the $10-a-day child care dream, just within reach, suddenly slipping from their grasp. With the clock ticking down to the 2026 deadline, the city’s stumble isn’t just another missed mark. It’s a promise deferred, landing squarely on the shoulders of parents now left searching for
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Not long ago, an ordinary trip to the grocery store in Barrie was just that: ordinary. Now, with each careful selection of maple-leaf-branded goods and locally roasted coffee beans, residents signal a subtle act of defiance shaped by forces well beyond city limits. The spark? A trade war ignited by U.S. President Donald Trump, whose
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