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Fewer things unsettle a neighbourhood like discovering its lifeline to the outside world has been ransacked. In Barrie’s southwest, a string of overnight thefts from community mailboxes has rattled nerves and left residents questioning the security of their most basic communication. On August 26, 2025, Barrie police began investigating reports of multiple mailboxes damaged and […]
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Few habits have proven as stubborn to stamp out as smoking, but the tide may be turning—just not in the direction some expected. Canadian authorities now urge caution, placing vaping firmly at the back of the line for those hoping to kick the cigarette habit. Canadian smokers looking for a way out are being steered
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Shoppers in Barrie hoping for instant relief at the checkout after Canada’s tariff cut on U.S. goods may need to keep their wallets ready for a few more weeks. The federal government’s decision to remove 25 percent counter-tariffs on select American groceries, effective September 1, brings the promise of price drops on essentials like fresh
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Shoppers in Barrie hoping for instant relief at the checkout after Canada’s tariff cut on U.S. goods may need to keep their wallets ready for a few more weeks. The federal government’s decision to remove 25 percent counter-tariffs on select American groceries, effective September 1, brings the promise of price drops on essentials like fresh
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Bayfield Mall’s reputation as a ‘dead mall’ lingered over Barrie’s north end like a stubborn shadow, but signs of life are starting to emerge amid the thrum of construction and anticipation. In recent months, Sky Development Group has bet big on revival. At the helm, Teekay Akinyemi, director of property management, points to the 480,000-square-foot
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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,
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Last July, 1.7 million Canadians crossed into the United States—a figure reflecting a stark 37% drop compared to the previous year and encapsulating the chilling effect of ongoing tariff disputes and political tensions on cross-border travel. For decades, the shared border between Canada and the United States has been a symbol of cooperation, with millions
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At the centre of Ukraine’s struggle, Canada’s commitment to humanitarian aid and stability has become a test of moral resolve and international influence. Since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, followed by the 2022 full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s call for support has echoed across continents. Canada, standing among the world’s top donors, has channelled over $19.7
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Steel tariffs have a way of making the phone lines hum. On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump traded words instead of goods, as the Canada-U.S. trade war pressed on in real time. Mounting tariffs and diplomatic frost defined the backdrop. With Ottawa and Washington at odds, Carney’s office described the leaders’
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Half a million dollars does not disappear quietly—not in a quiet Ontario village, not when a neighbour’s future is snatched out from under their feet by a few keystrokes and a vanished email address. The Ontario Provincial Police are now investigating after an Arthur resident watched $500,000 slip away in a matter of months. The
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