Today’s top- stories for Barrie residents.
Steel teeth bit into the earth behind Barrie’s food bank Friday morning as a backhoe and a line of city vehicles rolled onto the Anne Street homeless encampment, turning a quiet stretch of John and Victoria into the city’s latest stage for uncertainty. The arrival of heavy machinery at the encampment marked a visible escalation […]
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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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The earth beneath Barrie’s feet has turned brittle, grass crisped to straw, and the city’s firefighters have drawn a hard line in the dust. A total fire ban has swept across Barrie, halting every match struck outdoors in an effort to douse a growing risk. The City of Barrie wasted no time after officials elevated
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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 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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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
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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
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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,
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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
Mobility scooter mishap prompts police reconstruction in central Barrie Read More »
Not every game in baseball is a beauty, and Barrie’s trip to Kitchener was proof. The Baycats, expected by many to trounce the struggling Panthers, instead left Jack Couch Park with a bruised ego and a bruised record, falling 9-4 despite a lights-out start from Andy Vargas. Heading into Sunday’s matchup, the Barrie Baycats had
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