Today’s top- stories for Barrie residents.
Fewer things unsettle a neighbourhood like discovering its lifeline to the outside world has been ransacked. In Barrie’s southwest, a string of overnight thefts from community mailboxes has rattled nerves and left residents questioning the security of their most basic communication. On August 26, 2025, Barrie police began investigating reports of multiple mailboxes damaged and […]
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Few habits have proven as stubborn to stamp out as smoking, but the tide may be turning—just not in the direction some expected. Canadian authorities now urge caution, placing vaping firmly at the back of the line for those hoping to kick the cigarette habit. Canadian smokers looking for a way out are being steered
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Shoppers in Barrie hoping for instant relief at the checkout after Canada’s tariff cut on U.S. goods may need to keep their wallets ready for a few more weeks. The federal government’s decision to remove 25 percent counter-tariffs on select American groceries, effective September 1, brings the promise of price drops on essentials like fresh
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Shoppers in Barrie hoping for instant relief at the checkout after Canada’s tariff cut on U.S. goods may need to keep their wallets ready for a few more weeks. The federal government’s decision to remove 25 percent counter-tariffs on select American groceries, effective September 1, brings the promise of price drops on essentials like fresh
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Bayfield Mall’s reputation as a ‘dead mall’ lingered over Barrie’s north end like a stubborn shadow, but signs of life are starting to emerge amid the thrum of construction and anticipation. In recent months, Sky Development Group has bet big on revival. At the helm, Teekay Akinyemi, director of property management, points to the 480,000-square-foot
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Cracks have spidered across Ontario’s once-booming housing market, as the sound of hammers and saws fades to silence on construction sites from Barrie to London. What began as a slowdown has hardened into a standstill, leaving homebuyers and developers alike in a state of uneasy limbo. Ontario’s housing minister Rob Flack did not mince words.
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Cracks have spidered across Ontario’s once-booming housing market, as the sound of hammers and saws fades to silence on construction sites from Barrie to London. What began as a slowdown has hardened into a standstill, leaving homebuyers and developers alike in a state of uneasy limbo. Ontario’s housing minister Rob Flack did not mince words.
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On a quiet Sunday, the unassuming aisles of a national home improvement retailer became ground zero for an investigation stretching from Bradford to Orillia. The familiar ring of the cash register, it turned out, had masked a year-long pattern of thefts that would ripple through York Region’s business community. Between August 2024 and July 2025,
Crime Spree Shakes Bradford, Barrie, Orillia, York Region Read More »
On Ukraine’s Independence Day, Canada unveiled a sweeping $2-billion military aid package, sending armoured vehicles, drones, and munitions eastward as the war against Russia grinds on. The announcement, timed with a surprise visit to Kyiv, demonstrates Ottawa’s resolve as Ukraine’s conflict endures. Prime Minister Carney, building on a pledge first outlined at June’s G7 summit
Armoured vehicles and drones redefine Canada’s support for Ukraine Read More »
Record numbers may fill the ranks, but the Canadian Armed Forces still face a stubborn shortage—and it’s not just a numbers game. The real issue, hiding in plain sight, is ageism. As waves of young recruits exit almost as quickly as they arrive, what if the answer to the military’s personnel crisis lies in the
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