Streetlights flickered on Mill Street just before sunrise, illuminating the quiet only briefly before chaos took its place—a masked figure, a flash of steel, and a local gas station staffer staring down the cold edge of a knife. In the early hours, the routine hum of Angus was pierced by a brazen act at a […]
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Flashing lights painted the facades of Dunlop Street East late into the evening, an unsettling backdrop to the questions now echoing through Barrie’s downtown core. Police responded to reports of a stabbing on Dunlop Street East, a stretch familiar to most Barrie residents. The incident, which unfolded in the heart of the city, quickly drew
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A stray shaft of sunlight warms the old dog’s fur as he dozes by the window, unaware that help is on the way—not from a clinic, but from a van parked quietly outside his Barrie home. Mobile veterinary care is reshaping how families in Barrie and Huntsville address their pets’ final days. The arrival of
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Red lights flash in a mid-morning drizzle, a school bus idles, and for a heartbeat, every parent in Barrie holds their breath. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have made it plain: missing a stop for a school bus is no longer a minor oversight—it’s a costly mistake. Since the start of the school year, the
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Six minutes can draw the line between disaster and relief in an emergency. In Barrie’s southeast, that margin just narrowed with the arrival of Fire Station 6 at the corner of Mapleview Drive East and Prince William Way. When Mayor Alex Nuttall and Fire Chief Kevin White uncoupled a fire hose to mark the station’s
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Under the sodium glow behind 75 Ellen Street, one fleeting moment may hold the key to unraveling a condo break-in that has stirred a quiet Barrie neighbourhood. On November 13, just as dusk settled in, the Barrie Police Service found themselves turning to the public for help in a puzzling investigation. A second-floor condominium at
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There’s a new contender in the Canadian snack aisle, and it’s not shy about stealing the limelight. Freeze-dried treats, once relegated to camping trips and astronaut kits, are now at the epicentre of 2025’s viral snack explosion—and Canadian pantries haven’t been spared the frenzy. Across the country, from bustling Toronto neighbourhoods to quiet streets in
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At 5 a.m., as most of Simcoe County sleeps, a handful of decision-makers scan weather maps, radar screens, and local forecasts, weighing the fate of school buses against a rising storm. The call to cancel school buses in Simcoe County is anything but routine. While forecasts may dominate dinner-table chatter, the final decision rests with
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Last-minute travel plans? Not on Grenfel Road. The railway crossing is about to throw a wrench into every Barrie commuter’s routine, just as everyone thought their Monday would be smooth sailing—or at least, less bumpy than the tracks themselves. The Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) railway crossing on Grenfel Road is scheduled for a full
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With visitor doors closed and masks mandatory, Stevenson Memorial Hospital in Alliston stands at the heart of a community challenge as it battles a declared influenza outbreak on its medical and surgical unit. On Friday afternoon, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit formally announced the outbreak, prompting Stevenson Memorial to swiftly implement rigorous visitor restrictions.
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