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Today’s top- stories for Barrie residents.

Degrees Interrupted: Canadian Students Face Harvard Visa Crisis

Politics /

As the gates of Harvard stand both open and uncertain, Canadian students pursuing their ambitions across the border find themselves entangled in a legal and political dispute not of their own making—even as their futures hang in the balance. Hundreds of Canadian students enrolled at Harvard University face uncertainty after the Trump administration moved to […]

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Why King Charles III’s Parliament Visit Sends a Sovereignty Signal

Politics /

On May 27, King Charles III will stand before the Canadian Parliament, not as a mere figurehead, but as a living symbol wielding the quiet force of a message aimed well beyond ceremonial tradition. In a political moment fraught with challenges to Canadian sovereignty, every gesture and word of the monarch will carry the weight

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Feeling the Squeeze in Barrie? Budgeting Wisdom for Tough Times

Business /

Barrie families are no strangers to rising grocery bills, unpredictable markets, and the uneasy hum of economic uncertainty. The question on everyone’s mind isn’t just how to get by, but how to build enough resilience to face the unknown with confidence—and yes, a plan. Economic turbulence has landed in Barrie’s living rooms, forcing a reconsideration

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Canada’s New AI Minister Steps Up

News /

The air in Ottawa felt charged the day Canada’s first Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation took office — a shift that promised not just bureaucratic novelty, but a reckoning with one of the country’s most complex policy battlegrounds. For the bustling AI corridors of Toronto and the watchful communities across the nation, the

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Orillia’s Hospital Revamp Opens Doors for Future Medical Careers

Business, Health & Safety, Politics /

Few events reshape a community quite like the promise of a new hospital rising alongside a university campus, forging not only a future for healthcare but for the careers and aspirations of local students. The recent announcement of a $3 million provincial investment marks a pivotal chapter for Orillia, setting in motion the redevelopment of

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