Politics

Ontario finds itself standing at the edge of a landfill precipice, with the spectre of a trade dispute threatening to turn a long-simmering problem into an immediate crisis. For decades, Ontario has shipped vast quantities of its waste to neighbouring U.S. states, particularly Michigan. This arrangement has become routine, yet fragile: one-third of Ontario’s trash

Hand-painted signs stand along Penetanguishene Road, echoing the unease that now envelops Simcoe County’s calm fields—an unease born of boundary lines and the ambitions that seek to redraw them. At the centre of the current debate are two municipal councils and their communities: the City of Barrie, seeking to expand its boundaries, and the Township

When Canadians turn away from U.S. vacations, airline balance sheets feel it first. This sharp shift in travel sentiment—brought on by political tensions and currency woes—has thrown the industry into a new calculus, with direct implications for communities like Barrie that watch airline trends for hints about their own economic prospects. The latest data reveals

The corridors of Ontario’s schools stand at the threshold of unprecedented provincial intervention. New legislation, ushered in by Education Minister Paul Calandra, promises to redraw the boundaries between local autonomy and centralized control, setting the province on a path that will shape the tenor of public education for years to come. Ontario’s school boards have

Every delay in provincial action on affordable housing reverberates through the Simcoe Region, where families wait for a future that seems to retreat behind a wall of red tape and bureaucratic inertia. Simcoe Region’s housing crisis has evolved from a headline to a lived reality for thousands. The promise of affordable homes is stymied not

Few issues stir local politics more than the prospect of redrawing city boundaries. As Barrie’s ambitions for expansion reach into Oro-Medonte, a clash of interests emerges, shaped by negotiation, precedent, and an urgent need for economic growth. Barrie’s latest proposal to Oro-Medonte follows a failed bid with neighbouring Springwater and draws inspiration from the high-profile

As the gates of Harvard stand both open and uncertain, Canadian students pursuing their ambitions across the border find themselves entangled in a legal and political dispute not of their own making—even as their futures hang in the balance. Hundreds of Canadian students enrolled at Harvard University face uncertainty after the Trump administration moved to