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Baycats take caps off for council congrats

City council is honouring the Barrie Baycats’ boys eight-and-under team for winning the Ontario Baseball Association (OBA) Championship. With Mayor Alex Nuttall unable to attend...

Big rocks and broomsticks: Barrie hosting Canada’s top amateur curlers

A fever is sweeping its way across Kempenfelt Bay — curling fever. This week, Canada’s top amateur curling competition underway at the Barrie Curling Club....

Province and feds must play nice to solve housing crisis: economist

Ontario’s housing crisis could be resolved if the federal, provincial and municipal governments worked together, says economist Mike Moffatt, author of a new report...

Apartment developer banking on Barrie’s population projections

A multi-billion-dollar property developer is investing in Barrie to capitalize on its projected population growth. Last month, SkyDev, a subsidiary of the Skyline Group of...

Barrie cutting debt but still not hitting 70 per cent target: internal report

Barrie is slashing its debt burden but still failing to meet the reduction target, a report from the city’s business performance and internal audit...

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Large Canada flag unveiled and flying high in Barrie

Oh, Canada! Just in time for Canada Day, the...

Ottawa student returns home after being detained in Egypt

Last week, a group of Canadian citizens were in Cairo for a symbolic “March to Gaza” in protest of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Ottawa resident Afnan Kaid was among them, joining friends for what she said was a non-violent, symbolic gesture of support for Palestine.

Ottawa Tourism expecting ‘special’ unity, national pride for Canada Day

With the heat of the summer now descending on Ottawa and Canada Day less than a week away, Ottawa Tourism said it’s gearing up for a “special” national holiday as the country comes together.

City council votes to explore new landfill or incineration facility

City council has approved next steps in exploring long-term waste management solutions in Ottawa that could include using private landfills, building a new landfill site and creating a waste-to-energy incineration facility.
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