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Canada Post’s labour dispute took a sharp turn when workers delivered a firm “no” to management’s so-called final offer, leaving the future of mail delivery unsettled and the bargaining table once again the centre of the storm. Roughly 55,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have refused the latest contract proposed by […]

A malnourished Boxer-German Shepherd, limp in the arms of a Barrie animal emergency team, forced the city to confront the consequences of neglect—an uncomfortable truth that slipped too easily through the cracks. Late July in Barrie saw tragedy unfold at a local veterinary clinic. Police were called after a dog, skin stretched across bone, arrived

Ontario’s latest investment—a permanent $89 million annual commitment to the Community Paramedicine for Long-Term Care program—signals a defining moment for Simcoe County’s most vulnerable residents. Promising more than just numbers, it’s a nod to the notion that seniors deserve comfort and autonomy, even as age chips away at independence. Launched in 2020, the CPLTC’s premise

As thousands of Air Canada flight attendants cast their final votes, the very notion of fair pay in the airline industry is coming in for a thorough inspection—one that could affect anyone relying on Canada’s largest carrier for work or travel. On Tuesday, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Air Canada component,

Barrie’s Innisfil Street is no stranger to the pulse of everyday life—commuters, parents, the steady rhythm of wheels on asphalt. But when a mobility scooter and a vehicle crossed paths just after 10 a.m., that familiar routine ground to a halt, marked by the sudden arrival of sirens and the caution tape that soon fluttered

More than two-thirds of Canada Post workers, both urban and rural, have rejected what the Crown corporation labelled its “final” contract offers, thrusting ongoing negotiations into fresh uncertainty just as the service faces mounting pressure to modernize. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), which represents about 55,000 employees, orchestrated a two-week membership vote that

The crackle of a campfire is a familiar companion in Muskoka, but this weekend, the silence speaks volumes. No rain in sight, just a high-stakes standoff between tradition and necessity. Muskoka’s forests, parched by an unforgiving dry spell, now wear a warning as clear as the sky: fire risk has climbed from moderate to high,

Yellow tape flutters in the humid July breeze, slicing a long stretch of Barrie’s south end into a zone of questions and worry. For the third day, police keep a watchful silence over a homeless encampment between Victoria and Anne streets, leaving neighbours and advocates searching for answers that seem just out of reach. The