Today’s top- stories for Barrie residents.
Steel mills in Ontario are watching, but relief is nowhere in sight as another round of U.S. tariff disputes heads to the Supreme Court. For Canada’s core sectors, the stakes could not be higher—and the fallout is hitting close to home. This week, the U.S. Supreme Court weighs cases challenging President Donald Trump’s sweeping use […]
Tariffs Reshape Canadian Industry as U.S. Rulings Loom Read More »
Uncertainty hangs over Ottawa as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to unveil his first federal budget, a plan described as generational and defined by tough choices. With Canadians bracing for both bold investments and deep spending cuts, the mood is tense and expectant. After weeks of carefully staged government announcements, the core question remains unaddressed:
Canada’s fiscal future hangs in the balance with high-stakes budget decisions Read More »
In a city starved for another title, the Toronto Blue Jays’ Game 7 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers was a gut punch that left fans in Barrie and across the country reeling, even after Bo Bichette’s unforgettable three-run bomb set hearts racing early on. When Bichette launched his towering shot in the third inning,
Blue Jays’ Game 7 heartbreak leaves fans reeling Read More »
At Barrie Legion 147, the clink of poppy pins marked the start of a campaign that means survival for many veterans and a lesson in gratitude for everyone else. On Friday, the Royal Canadian Legion branches in Barrie joined their counterparts nationwide in launching the annual poppy campaign, bringing together veterans, dignitaries, and townsfolk under
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Two familiar names, an unfamiliar silence: Barrie police have sounded the alarm after two residents vanished, possibly behind the wheel of a marked U-Haul truck or van, leaving a neighbourhood on edge and a community on alert. Sacha Charles and Antonie Chimenti, both 46, were last spotted on McVeigh Drive in north Barrie, somewhere between
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Grey clouds and icy branches once plunged Barrie into darkness, but today, the city’s influence flickers across Ontario’s energy future as mayor Alex Nuttall joins a provincial drive reshaping how electricity flows to homes and businesses. Alex Nuttall, mayor of Barrie, now stands among energy heavyweights on Ontario’s new Panel for Utility Leadership and Service
Strengthening Ontario’s grid with Barrie at the table Read More »
First snow rarely asks permission—it simply arrives, cold and unhurried, settling over Barrie just as autumn finishes its last breath. This November, the forecast reads more like a warning than a whisper: snow is coming, and it means business. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, Ontario’s November will be marked by a parade of cold,
Will Barrie’s streets be white by November’s end? Read More »
At 8:00 a.m., Dunlop Street usually hums with the rhythm of daily life—until the sound was abruptly replaced by sirens and the flash of police lights, halting Barrie’s west end in its tracks. On Wednesday morning, a marked Barrie Police Service cruiser, its emergency equipment fully engaged, collided with a vehicle travelling north on Ferndale
Investigation underway after Barrie police cruiser collision on Dunlop Read More »
Guerrero Jr. sent a jolt through southern Ontario as his powerful swing in Game 4 put the Blue Jays back in the World Series fight, igniting a wave of pride from Barrie to Toronto. Tuesday night, the Toronto Blue Jays delivered the kind of performance that gets a whole community buzzing. Down one early against
Toronto Turns the Tide with World Series Game 4 Win Read More »
Classrooms across Simcoe County and Simcoe-Muskoka will stand empty this Friday as students take an unscheduled break, thanks to a new Professional Activity Day on the calendar. School boards in both regions have declared October 24 a Professional Activity Day, marking a pause in regular learning for thousands of students enrolled in the public and
Inside the PA Day shuffle for Simcoe County families Read More »
