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Today’s top- stories for Barrie residents.

Ontario’s summer job losses test local resilience

Forty-one thousand jobs vanished across Canada in July, a stark number with outsized meaning for working families in Ontario’s towns and cities. Yet, the official unemployment rate held its breath at 6.9 per cent, according to Statistics Canada, masking the churn beneath the surface. Ontario’s job market, already weathered by economic uncertainty, absorbed the brunt

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Canadian youth groups rethink trips amid policy shifts

When the Girl Guides of Canada announced the suspension of all travel to the United States, the ripple spread beyond a handful of postponed excursions—signalling a profound unease at the border for youth groups rooted in inclusion and safety. The Girl Guides’ decision, effective September 1, arrived after what the organization described as “careful consideration.”

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Single-digit measles cases signal a turning point for Ontario

For the first time since winter, Ontario’s public health officials find themselves reading a measles report with a small, almost reassuring number. Eight new cases—down from the triple-digit weekly surges that marked the start of 2025—have prompted a rare sigh of relief, even as the shadow of the outbreak lingers. Ontario’s encounter with measles in

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Canada Post’s contract standoff leaves future in limbo

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

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