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News travelled fast through Orillia and Muskoka: Georgian College will shutter both campuses by summer 2026, sending programs and students to Barrie in a move that signals the end of an era—and the start of something new. Georgian College’s decision to close its Orillia and Muskoka campuses, endorsed by the board of governors, emerged after […]

Nearly two-thirds of Ontario’s school boards are staring down deficits or barely breaking even, with financial pressures mounting as the new academic year unfolds. The financial reports filed by 72 school boards this past summer reveal a landscape marked by uncertainty and tough choices. Twenty-five boards are planning for deficits in the 2025-26 school year,

When a president speaks, the world listens—even when the science says otherwise. This week, a surge of anxiety rippled across Canada after U.S. President Donald Trump publicly asserted that Tylenol use during pregnancy increases the risk of autism in children. Trump’s comments, made during a formal appearance at the White House, called for physicians to

An off-road ride through Tiny Township’s woods ended with the sharp glare of police lights, a hospital bed, and the echo of a decision made under the influence. Tiny Township’s weekend quiet was broken when a crash near Ninth Concession East and Baseline Road left a 31-year-old passenger hospitalized and a 29-year-old ATV operator facing

Midday sunlight cut through the pines lining Hardy Lake Road, drawing passing motorists to a halt as word spread of a grim discovery—one that would rattle this quiet patch north of Orillia and send ripples through its heart. On September 15, police responded to a report of a deceased individual near Hardy Lake Road in

A frightened pet limping home in the early hours. Neighbours arming themselves with golf clubs, not for sport but for defence. Across Barrie and Orillia, the line between wilderness and suburb has begun to blur, and with it, old assumptions about safety. For decades, families enjoyed tree-lined streets and backyard barbecues, assuming a sense of

A phone rings in Barrie, the caller’s voice flat and official. They claim to be a police officer. They have a badge number to prove it—at least, that’s what they say. For many, that’s all it takes to hand over trust and, sometimes, personal details. But what happens when the voice on the other end

Low clouds failed to deliver relief as Simcoe County endured one of its driest, hottest summers on record, leaving fields cracked and riverbanks receding under a relentless sun. Simcoe County has found itself at the centre of Ontario’s most severe drought, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) data released this September. Over July

The glow of a computer screen can reveal more than social media updates—it can expose the darkest corners of the internet, as Barrie police recently discovered. Barrie Police Service’s Internet Child Exploitation Unit found itself facing those shadows earlier this month after a tip-off from the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children. The report

Sunlight crested over Kempenfelt Bay as runners gathered, laces double-knotted and hearts set on an audacious goal: to propel Barrie’s Terry Fox Run into uncharted fundraising territory. The city’s annual Terry Fox Run, now in its forty-fifth year, drew upwards of 700 participants on September 14, 2025. What began as one man’s marathon across Canada