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On a quiet Sunday, the unassuming aisles of a national home improvement retailer became ground zero for an investigation stretching from Bradford to Orillia. The familiar ring of the cash register, it turned out, had masked a year-long pattern of thefts that would ripple through York Region’s business community. Between August 2024 and July 2025,

Two lives cut short, a community shaken, and a city grappling with the grim aftermath—Barrie’s latest double homicide case reveals a story that is as complex as it is harrowing. Robert Ladouceur, 52, now faces the full weight of the justice system after months of police work at a homeless encampment just beyond Barrie’s bustling

Just after the sun dipped below the rooftops on July 30, a black Corvette sat quietly in a Bradford parking lot, blissfully unaware of the trouble rolling its way. What followed was the kind of collision that sends ripples through a small town. South Simcoe Police reported that a white Lexus SUV struck the parked

Most crime stories don’t begin with a pensioner napping in a running car, but Barrie’s latest episode proved that assumptions have a way of being upended when least expected. On the evening of August 18, Barrie police officers answered a call that would quickly turn routine into remarkable. In a quiet Yonge Street parking lot,

On a summer afternoon meant for laughter and lake breezes, tragedy struck near Couture Beach, east of Windsor, leaving a community in mourning and raising urgent questions about water safety across Ontario. The serenity of Lake St. Clair fractured on Thursday when a single personal watercraft, carrying four teenage girls, collided in waters near the

On a humid August afternoon, Barrie’s streets bristled with tension as the story of two lost lives and a city’s search for justice unfolded in the shadow of an encampment at Anne, John and Victoria Streets. The city’s focus narrowed to Robert Ladouceur, a 52-year-old known locally as ‘Tattoo Rob’, as he faced a judge

An ordinary walk to school in Orillia now comes with a silent sentry. The city’s new automated speed cameras have begun to reshape familiar streets, promising safety for those who need it most—children, cyclists, and neighbours on foot. On August 13, 2025, Orillia activated three speed enforcement cameras in zones where the stakes are highest.

Before sunrise had fully painted the Barrie sky, a single vehicle lay overturned on the northbound lanes of Highway 400, its quiet wreckage halting more than just commuter traffic. In those early hours, tragedy rewrote the ordinary rhythm of a Wednesday morning, sending a ripple through the city’s heart. Police confirmed a 29-year-old Barrie man