One figure can shift the mood of an entire town. In June 2025, Innisfil’s average home price rose 2.5 per cent, landing at $936,471, sparking relief for some, concern for others, and curiosity from nearly everyone paying attention. Innisfil’s history is a patchwork of steady growth and unexpected turns. Once a quiet lakeside community, its […]
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June arrived in Simcoe County with a statistic that might roll off most tongues unnoticed: a 1% rise in home prices, settling the region’s average at $948,357. Yet beneath that quiet uptick, the ground shifts—sometimes subtly, sometimes with just enough force to unsettle long-held assumptions about neighbourhood strength and market momentum. Simcoe County’s real estate
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Jonus Palmer’s life ended with a single act of violence, but the silence that followed has echoed far louder through the streets of Barrie. The search for justice is not just a job for police—it’s a challenge for every resident, and today, police need your help. On a summer night in July 2021, 24-year-old Jonus
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Smoke curled into the Orillia sky, turning a quiet driveway into the scene of a sudden emergency. Flames devoured a family vehicle, and in those tense moments, safety depended on quick judgement and community resolve. Car fires in residential areas are rare but carry profound risks. In Orillia, such an incident is more than a
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Headlights flickered in the early dawn as traffic on Highway 11 ground to an unexpected halt, the silence broken only by the whir of emergency vehicles and the anxious murmurs of stranded drivers. The ripple effect of a single accident unfurled through Oro-Medonte, catching the community off guard and exposing the thin line between everyday
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Markham’s early summer days were marred not by sunshine but by a series of home invasions that unsettled the city’s usually steady rhythm. The victims, largely sex trade workers, found their sense of safety shattered, and the community left with questions that demanded answers. Between May and June, multiple incidents unfolded in Markham, drawing the
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A single guitar’s notes can drift across Meridian Place, catching the ears of passersby and bringing an unplanned smile. In Barrie, street performers aren’t just local colour—they’re the pulse of the urban landscape, weaving music and story into the city’s daily rhythm. But what does it take to step into that role, and who decides
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Airport loudspeakers crackle with announcements, but today their message carries a sharper edge—security warnings. The shadow cast by bomb threats at Canadian airports is long, touching travellers and industry alike. Nav Canada, the private corporation overseeing air navigation across the nation, now finds itself at the centre of a storm. Airport authorities have been forced
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Blue skies over Will Dwyer Park rarely foreshadow trouble, yet one unremarkable evening, the rhythm of a basketball game at Barrie’s waterfront was punctuated by sirens and flashing lights. For the teens on the court, the summer air shifted from playful to tense in an instant. Barrie’s lakeshore is more than a scenic backdrop for
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On a quiet morning, an unassuming Ontario tech company set its sights on the one foe that respects no border: the spread of dangerous diseases. The stakes are clear. Recent health scares have exposed not just the vulnerabilities in public health systems but also the gaping holes in traditional tracking methods. At the heart of
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