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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 […]

Queen’s Park will soon be humming again—Ontario’s government has pulled the plug on pandemic-era remote work, sending thousands of civil servants back to their desks full time by early 2026. The Ford government confirmed this week that provincial staff working three days onsite will transition to four in October, before returning to a standard five-day

Early risers checking departure boards this week were met with more than just delays—they found a battle for the soul of air travel unfolding at 30,000 feet, and its first casualties are the very people airports were built for: the travellers. With a 72-hour strike notice delivered by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)

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

The sound of a music classroom in Barrie fell silent this spring, not from a missed note, but from the shattering news that a teacher had been charged with serious criminal offences involving a student. The headlines travelled fast, but the questions it stirred for Ontario’s education system are deeper and more urgent than any

The morning calm over Georgian Bay was broken on August 8, when Ontario Provincial Police responded to a call that would later spark more questions than answers for a northern Ontario community. Shortly after 8 a.m., police were alerted to personal property discovered near the water’s edge, a detail as ordinary as it is ominous

Travellers passing through Toronto Pearson, Vancouver International, Montreal Trudeau, and Calgary International on Monday may find more than the usual hustle: a line of resolute Air Canada flight attendants making their voices heard. At precisely 1 p.m. Eastern Time, union members plan to gather outside Canada’s busiest airports, their banners raised not for celebration but