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Ottawa’s draft 2026 budget calls for 3.75 per cent property tax hike

Ottawa's draft 2026 budget increases funding for affordable housing, food security, emergency services and public transit, while hiking property taxes by 3.75 per cent. Ottawa Mayor...

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Barrie council backs Mayor Nuttall’s 2026 budget with zero per cent tax increase

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Barrie councillors have approved the city’s portion of Mayor...

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Ottawa’s draft 2026 budget calls for 3.75 per cent property tax hike

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Ottawa's draft 2026 budget increases funding for affordable housing,...

Springwater mayor optimistic about township’s future after approving municipal restructuring plan

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Springwater Mayor Jennifer Coughlin says she’s confident the township’s...

This Week in Barrie: Week of November 10

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    City commemorates Remembrance Day The City of Barrie and...
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Atlético Ottawa wins first ever CPL title in snowy finale

Atlético Ottawa withstood blizzard-like conditions to win its first-ever...
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Southern Ontario gets first snowfall of the season

Several parts of southern Ontario and Quebec saw their...

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Speed cameras removed in Barrie

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Barrie’s automated speed enforcement (ASE) program has come to...

67s name Egert as new general manager

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The Ottawa 67's have a new general manager. The team...

Ottawa police beat: Cops make drug bust in Vanier, seek victims after man charged with possession of child porn

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Here's the latest from the Ottawa police beat: Cops make...

Feds announce plan to build 1,100 residential units on vacant Heron Road site

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The Carney government is starting work on redeveloping the...

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Speed cameras removed in Barrie

Stephen J. Donkers Stephen J. Donkers -
Barrie’s automated speed enforcement (ASE) program has come to...

67s name Egert as new general manager

Marco Vigliotti Marco Vigliotti -
The Ottawa 67's have a new general manager. The team...

Ottawa police beat: Cops make drug bust in Vanier, seek victims after man charged with possession of child porn

Kamal Aboulmagd Kamal Aboulmagd -
Here's the latest from the Ottawa police beat: Cops make...

Feds announce plan to build 1,100 residential units on vacant Heron Road site

Anna Dodd Anna Dodd -
The Carney government is starting work on redeveloping the...

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