8+ hour, 31+ min ago   (420+ words) A small group of determined women travelled from Niagara Region to Barrie today to raise awareness surrounding sexual abuse and to help gather signatures for a House of Commons petition to change laws involving sex crimes. “We believe awareness inspires…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (662+ words) For some Dancy Drive residents in Orillia, the latest sewage backup is reopening wounds that never had a chance to heal. More than a year after sewage flooded numerous homes on the street following the April 2025 ice storm, residents reported…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (408+ words) Editor's note: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a Village Media website devoted exclusively to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park. Premier Doug Ford made several changes to his cabinet today, introducing a new labour minister and appointing David…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (167+ words) The teaching of the Catholic church calls us to care for the immediate needs and to work to change structures and systems that contribute to social needs — low income, lack of affordable housing, long waiting lists for addiction supports. We…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (959+ words) Editor's note: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a Village Media website devoted exclusively to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park. Ontario’s Ministry of Labour is contravening legal orders to fulfill freedom of information (FOI) requests about its scandal-plagued…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (585+ words) The County of Simcoe is preparing for major changes to municipal accountability as the province moves toward a standardized framework governing council conduct across Ontario. A proposal from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing outlines new regulations under Bill…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (608+ words) Barrie is set to receive two new paramedic posts as part of a broader plan to expand emergency response capacity across the city and the county. A staff report presented during today’s County of Simcoe committee of the whole meeting…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (331+ words) Editor's note: BarrieToday has contacted local candidates in the upcoming municipal elections and asked them to provide a profile on themselves and some of their top issues. These profiles will be published in the coming days leading up to the…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (661+ words) OTTAWA — Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs on American goods took effect just after midnight EDT on Tuesday, responding to the 50 per cent tariffs Washington hit Canada with last month. On Aug. 22, U.S. President Donald Trump launched tariffs on nearly $28 billion of Canadian…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (388+ words) The Town of Midland contravened Ontario’s Municipal Act by holding a closed meeting to discuss the Midland Bay Landing project, according to an Aug. 19 report from the Ontario ombudsman. The ombudsman found council’s March 5, 2025, meeting did not qualify for the…...