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Today’s top- stories for Barrie residents.

Rugby grit and glory as Canada storms past Australia

Canada’s women wasted no time showing the world what they’re made of, scoring inside two minutes and never letting up as they flattened Australia 46-5 in Saturday’s Women’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinal in Bristol, England. Facing the No. 7-ranked Wallaroos, the Canadian side, ranked second globally, played like a team on a mission. Asia Hogan-Rochester […]

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Barrie’s emergency move reshapes response to homeless encampments

Sirens echo through Barrie as the city declares a state of emergency—a sharp response to a crisis simmering for years in parks, creeks, and downtown streets. On Tuesday, Barrie, Ontario, pivoted decisively. Mayor Alex Nuttall announced that the city would no longer permit homeless encampments on public land, citing urgent concerns over safety, health, and

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Which Canadian city offers the lowest rent in 2025?

Eleven months of steady rent declines would once have sounded like fiction in Canada’s overheated housing market. Yet this August, the numbers delivered a rare burst of optimism for renters from coast to coast. The latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation paints a nuanced picture. On the surface, average asking rent across the

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School zone speed cameras: Cash flow or safety first?

To the parent gripping the steering wheel outside Sandhills Public School, the click of a speed enforcement camera is more than a nuisance—it’s a warning, a line drawn across the asphalt by Waterloo Region’s new approach to school zone safety. Since February, 17 automated cameras have quietly chronicled the habits of Waterloo Region’s drivers, turning

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Melania Trump versus the machines: The authenticity debate

Melania Trump strolls into the East Room, whispers follow her like a Wi-Fi signal—persistent, invisible, and occasionally glitchy. The world wants to know: can she finally prove she’s not a robot, or will the circuitry of public doubt keep humming? Artificial intelligence has shifted from the realm of science fiction into a fixture of daily

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