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Baycats look to continue hot streak during road trip to Chatham-Kent

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It’s been an alliterative stretch for Barrie’s semi-professional baseball...

‘Appalling’: the American-born Ottawa resident who is organizing local anti-Trump protests

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Nancy Wasserman moved to Ottawa 15 years ago to get married. On Saturday, she helped organize a protest in Ottawa against the Trump administration, joining millions of protestors worldwide in the “No Kings” rallies.

Ottawa Charge lose key players to expansion, free agency, as draft approaches

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Ottawa’s professional women’s hockey team will look a lot...

Barrie unveils new, modern greenhouse

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The City of Barrie is planting new roots in...

City unveils site for future recreation complex in south Barrie

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A future mixed-use recreation complex has been announced for...
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Ottawa Charge lose key players to expansion, free agency, as draft approaches

Ottawa’s professional women’s hockey team will look a lot different when it takes the ice next season. As the offseason gets underway, the Ottawa Charge have...
Municipal News

Committee approves zoning to bring 1,000 housing units to Orleans, Barrhaven

The Planning and Housing Committee has approved a zoning amendment to clear the way for continued development of properties in Orleans and Barrhaven that promise to bring nearly 1,000 housing units.
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Barrie native scooped by Seattle in PWHL expansion draft

After two years of playing in the big apple,...
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Barrie’s 2026 budget focuses on collaboration and cost savings, supports Georgian College expansion

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Mayor Alex Nuttall delivered his 2026 budget directions this...

Barrie council approves new ward map ahead of 2026 election

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Barrie city council has approved a newly redrawn ward...

LRT east extension testing nearing completion; Amilcar leaving OC Transpo

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The LRT Line 1 east extension to Trim Road is approaching the finish line as final construction and testing is nearing completion, OC Transpo told the Transit Committee in its latest report.

‘Appalling’: the American-born Ottawa resident who is organizing local anti-Trump protests

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Nancy Wasserman moved to Ottawa 15 years ago to get married. On Saturday, she helped organize a protest in Ottawa against the Trump administration, joining millions of protestors worldwide in the “No Kings” rallies.
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Sports

Baycats look to continue hot streak during road trip to Chatham-Kent

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It’s been an alliterative stretch for Barrie’s semi-professional baseball...

Ottawa Charge lose key players to expansion, free agency, as draft approaches

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Ottawa’s professional women’s hockey team will look a lot...

Barrie native scooped by Seattle in PWHL expansion draft

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After two years of playing in the big apple,...

Redblacks set to host Montreal as CFL season gets underway

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CFL action is set to return to the nation’s...

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