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Barrie Police docket: week of Mar. 9

Police charge multiple drivers during RIDE spot-checks A RIDE spot-check in the Clapperton and Collier Streets area in Sunday found six driving infractions, Barrie Police...

O-Train launches seven-day service, reaching final step in phased opening

The O-Train Lines 2 and 4 will be opening for seven-day service starting this weekend, OC Transpo has announced, the last step in a phased opening approach that first began in January.

City halts plans for controversial newcomer sprung shelters

Following months of controversy and uncertainty, the City of Ottawa has announced it will not be proceeding with building sprung structure reception centres for newcomers in Kanata and Nepean.

Ottawa outreach project receives almost $4M in federal funding to address drug crisis

Ottawa Public Health is receiving nearly $4 million from Health Canada for an outreach program that will deliver on-the-ground, community-based outreach to address the ongoing toxic drug crisis. 

Ottawa Board of Trade urges buying local, ‘radical’ collaboration as tariffs hit Ottawa

After months of threats, Trump officially implemented a 25 per cent blanket tariff on Canadian products, as well as a 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, on Tuesday morning, and Ottawa businesses and consumers must band together to navigate the impacts, the Ottawa Board of Trade says.

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Merivale city councillor pitches ‘huge’ local housing idea to Carney as PM seeks Nepean seat

“A former mentor of mine used to say, ‘Don’t think big…think huge.’ This is certainly one of those ‘think huge’ ideas,” Devine said. “When our most urgent priorities can merge with opportunities to do historic investments in the future of our city’s and our country’s economy, thinking ‘huge’ might be the only way to go.”

Ottawa-Gatineau mayors call on party leaders for support

The mayors of the National Capital Region are urging the federal party leaders, two of whom are running in Ottawa ridings, to take action in Ottawa and Gatineau by addressing a list of shared priorities.

This Week in Barrie: Week of March 31st

Ice storm impacts & cleanup operations The impact of this...

Change is what Shipley is hearing from voters

Doug Shipley, the federal Conservative candidate for Barrie–Springwater–Oro-Medonte, said...
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