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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Chocolate rarely takes centre stage in international trade disputes, but the story unfolding on Canadian grocery shelves suggests even dessert can become a battleground for economic identity. Purdys Chocolatier’s unlikely pivot, driven by a groundswell of buy Canadian sentiment, offers a telling case study—one made possible, paradoxically, by an American president’s penchant for tariffs. For
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Ontario’s latest attempt to hold city councillors to account sharpens a question that echoes through town halls across the province: is this plan realistic, or just theatre in legislative attire? The provincial government has introduced a bill designed to make it easier to remove municipal politicians found guilty of misconduct. The mechanism, at first glance,
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Steel and concrete may hold up a bridge, but it’s political capital that keeps a city moving forward. Barrie’s new Dunlop Street overpass, a $120 million undertaking set to dominate Highway 400 for the next four years, is about more than traffic and timelines—this is a referendum on what the community values, and what its
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Thunder rumbles through institutional corridors rarely heard by the public, but the Ombudsman’s latest call for action has made certain the storm within Ontario’s correctional system will not go unnoticed. The Ombudsman, a figure tasked with holding public institutions to account, has delivered an uncompromising message: the volume of complaints pouring in from provincial jails
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Wealth has begun to shape the boundaries of health in Ontario, as recent union-led rallies in Barrie and neighbouring communities force a pivotal question: does access to care now depend on the size of one’s wallet? The spectre of an American-style health system, long a point of national contrast for Canadians, is now the central
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Blue bins lined Toronto’s curbs last Tuesday, their familiar hue concealing a storm of numbers and negotiations. While neighbours sorted milk cartons from mail flyers, far above, provincial officials and industry leaders weighed the economics of a recycling system on the brink of upheaval. Ontario’s blue box program has long stood as a symbol of
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