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At 4:05 a.m. on Dawson Crescent, the pattern repeated: headlights in the dark, a brief pause, and another family wakes to find their driveway emptied of a Ford Expedition. In Innisfil, vehicle theft has become more than a nuisance—it’s a call to action echoing through the quiet streets. The latest incident unfolded in the early […]
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Sirens echoed against the wintry hush south of Innisfil Beach Road as a pickup truck careened into a Muskoka ambulance on Highway 400, thrusting public safety into the spotlight on a Friday afternoon. The collision unfolded in the southbound lanes, with police reports and witness accounts painting a picture of erratic driving moments before impact.
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Eight thousand toys and more than eight thousand kilograms of food—those weren’t props in a holiday pageant but the latest haul delivered by Simcoe County Paramedic Services, whose annual Food and Toy Drive once again transformed simple donations into real hope for local families. For 23 years, the County of Simcoe Paramedic Services has helmed
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With the clock ticking on a major annexation, Barrie city council moved fast this week to prevent a flood of development proposals on thousands of newly acquired township acres. Barrie council’s approval of an interim control bylaw Tuesday placed an immediate freeze on redevelopment across most of the 4,133 acres set to move from Springwater
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Weather forecasts for Barrie and Simcoe County rarely promise excitement, but this weekend’s freezing rain warning has locals stashing salt, gassing up generators, and checking their patience levels like it’s a competitive sport. Environment Canada issued a special weather statement, spotlighting Barrie, Orillia, Midland, and surrounding communities in Simcoe County. Meteorologists are predicting a “long
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Early morning roads in Simcoe County carried more than just commuters this December—they were a stage for a series of incidents that underscore mounting public safety concerns around impaired driving and drug possession. On the outskirts of Alliston, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint just after 8:00 a.m. A pickup truck was
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Shoppers in Barrie and across Simcoe County have watched the cost of their weekly grocery run climb to new heights, forcing many to reconsider what ends up in their baskets and, by extension, on their kitchen tables. Although Canada’s overall inflation rate held steady at 2.2 per cent in November, Statistics Canada’s latest report delivered
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Ontario’s mayors have had enough. With Barrie among them, they’re urging the province to declare a state of emergency over what’s been called a “community safety and humanitarian crisis” of homelessness and addiction. But beneath the headlines, Barrie’s real crisis may be compassion fatigue—an exhaustion, not of resources alone, but of empathy itself. The numbers
How eviction policies put compassion to the test in Barrie Read More »
Sirens cut through the June air on Henry Street, their promise of help met with the grim reality of a woman’s silent collapse in a neighbourhood backyard. In the months since, answers have proved scarce, but the urgency has only grown. On June 5, a 50-year-old Barrie woman was found gravely injured behind a home,
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A brisk March day at Greenwood-McCann Park became a turning point for Angus when community fears crystallized around one chilling attempt—an attempt that will ripple through local courts and family conversations for years to come. Anthony Holtorf, a 37-year-old from Clearview, was sentenced as a long-term offender after being convicted of attempting to abduct young
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