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Canada’s hard-fought status as a measles-free nation vanished this October, leaving public health officials and residents in Barrie and Simcoe County to reckon with a new uncertainty: how real is the risk of an outbreak close to home? The Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed in November that the country lost its measles elimination status […]

Mailboxes stand silent in Barrie, but change is in the air. Canada Post has handed Ottawa a blueprint for the future—a move that could ripple through every neighbourhood, from Allandale to Letitia Heights. Canada Post, under the steady gaze of procurement minister Joël Lightbound, submitted its proposed overhaul to the federal government last Friday. The

On a chilly morning in Etobicoke, the line for breakfast snakes through the school gym, a silent testament to the hard decisions families face when the cost of groceries climbs higher than the school bell. Each bowl of cereal and slice of fruit handed out is both a lifeline and a reminder: not every child

Retirement parties arrive early in Ontario’s healthcare sector, where nurses are departing in growing numbers and hospitals scramble to keep wards staffed. Thunder Bay, known for its tranquil pace, is no exception to the province-wide churn that threatens the very fabric of patient care. Inside hospital corridors and clinics, nurses across Ontario are retiring sooner

At Barrie Legion 147, the clink of poppy pins marked the start of a campaign that means survival for many veterans and a lesson in gratitude for everyone else. On Friday, the Royal Canadian Legion branches in Barrie joined their counterparts nationwide in launching the annual poppy campaign, bringing together veterans, dignitaries, and townsfolk under

Nearly one in three Orillia families now struggle to put food on the table—a reality that has forced city leaders to sound the alarm and demand action from every level of government. When Orillia declared a household food insecurity emergency, it was more than a symbolic gesture. The staggering 30.7 percent food insecurity rate in

Clouds gathered over Mount St. Louis Moonstone as nearly 800 students, buzzing with anticipation, lined up to test their mettle on rain-soaked trails north of Barrie. For a single morning, nervous energy and excitement mingled in the mountain air—a crucible for young athletes eager to carve out their own stories. The inaugural elementary cross-country championship

Twenty years after a single shot shattered a quiet Thanksgiving evening in Barrie’s north end, April Dobson’s unsolved murder still casts a long shadow over the community. On October 14, 2005, 40-year-old April Dobson finished her shift at a Swiss Chalet on Molson Park Drive, unaware her life would end before sunrise. Later that night,