Politics

In the shadow of Doug Ford’s third successive majority, a quiet but potent movement is gathering, questioning whether Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives have strayed too far from their fiscal roots. Doug Ford’s dominance in Ontario’s political arena—marked by an unprecedented third straight majority—has not silenced all voices on the right. Instead, it has sharpened debate over […]

In the corridors of local power, Innisfil is no longer content to watch decisions unfold from the sidelines. Recent appointments to Simcoe County’s key committees signal a shift in influence that could shape the region’s direction for years to come. Simcoe County council, a body whose work often escapes public scrutiny, has long relied on

Ontario finds itself standing at the edge of a landfill precipice, with the spectre of a trade dispute threatening to turn a long-simmering problem into an immediate crisis. For decades, Ontario has shipped vast quantities of its waste to neighbouring U.S. states, particularly Michigan. This arrangement has become routine, yet fragile: one-third of Ontario’s trash

Hand-painted signs stand along Penetanguishene Road, echoing the unease that now envelops Simcoe County’s calm fields—an unease born of boundary lines and the ambitions that seek to redraw them. At the centre of the current debate are two municipal councils and their communities: the City of Barrie, seeking to expand its boundaries, and the Township

When Canadians turn away from U.S. vacations, airline balance sheets feel it first. This sharp shift in travel sentiment—brought on by political tensions and currency woes—has thrown the industry into a new calculus, with direct implications for communities like Barrie that watch airline trends for hints about their own economic prospects. The latest data reveals

The corridors of Ontario’s schools stand at the threshold of unprecedented provincial intervention. New legislation, ushered in by Education Minister Paul Calandra, promises to redraw the boundaries between local autonomy and centralized control, setting the province on a path that will shape the tenor of public education for years to come. Ontario’s school boards have

Every delay in provincial action on affordable housing reverberates through the Simcoe Region, where families wait for a future that seems to retreat behind a wall of red tape and bureaucratic inertia. Simcoe Region’s housing crisis has evolved from a headline to a lived reality for thousands. The promise of affordable homes is stymied not