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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) […]
Air Canada travellers brace for turbulence as strike looms Read More »
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.
Pedestrian protection rises as Orillia deploys speed cameras Read More »
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
Morning tragedy on Highway 400 claims young life Read More »
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
Unpacking Professional Standards after a Barrie Music Teacher’s Arrest Read More »
Steel nerves and quiet words marked Monday’s diplomacy, as the lines between principle and pragmatism blurred in the shadow of Ukraine’s war. The cost of compromise, some argue, is measured in lives and lines on a map. Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, took to the phones this week, reaching out to both Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Mark Carney signals unwavering support for Ukraine sovereignty Read More »
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
Georgian Bay mystery deepens after body identified Read More »
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
Airport picket lines loom as Air Canada talks stall Read More »
In the quiet hours of summer, a new threat has crept through open windows and attic vents: bats. Ontario’s Peterborough Public Health, now merged with Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit, is sounding the alarm after a spike in bat-related exposures left residents and officials on edge. Across the region, an uptick in encounters
Ontario health officials urge caution as bat exposures climb Read More »
Trenton’s loading docks once buzzed with the certainty of steady shipments to the United States, but tariffs have made every crate a gamble. At first glance, the numbers sound reassuring: Prime Minister Mark Carney cites 85 per cent of Canada’s trade with its southern neighbour as “tariff-free.” The reality, though, is stitched together with caveats
Tariffs Cloud Canada-U.S. Trade Even as CUSMA Stands Read More »
Sirens fade, police tape flutters in the wind, and Barrie’s wooded encampment between Victoria, John, and Anne streets stands silent—its fate now tangled in a web of municipal and provincial authority. Ten days after a major police investigation cordoned off the area, Barrie officials stepped into territory that had become both a crime scene and
Barrie’s encampment closure exposes city and province tensions Read More »
