Several apparent homemade explosive devices were found inside an RV where an allegedly armed man had barricaded himself for 16 hours, forcing evacuations in the north end of Barrie, police said.
Weeks after more than a dozen mayors, including Barrie mayor Alex Nuttall, signed a letter to Premier Doug Ford asking him to consider using the notwithstanding clause as cities struggle with how to handle growing encampments, a coalition of councillors are speaking out against its potential use.
With some milder winters in recent years Barrie city councillors are exploring if there's an appetite to dine outdoors in the coldest months of the year.
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Officials say staff at a Gravenhurst prison seized a package containing contraband, including tobacco and crystal methamphetamine, with an estimated institutional value of nearly $102,000 from a suspected drone drop.
Another day on the picket line as the frustration among Canada Post workers continues to grow across Simcoe County.
A young driver may be taking public transit for the next month after police charged him with stunt driving along Highway 400.
Less than a month after postponing her concert at Casino Rama Resort, Sarah McLachlan announced her Fumbling Towards Ecstasy 30th Anniversary Canadian Tour is cancelled.
Residents may have noticed increased construction at one of Barrie's most iconic waterfront spots, Heritage Park.
An Oro-Medonte woman accused of blowing two times over the legal alcohol limit has been charged.
Two 16-year-olds from Brampton faces several weapons-related charges following an incident at a Caledon high school Tuesday afternoon that prompted police to initiate a lockdown.
Two males accused of using bear mace to steal a bike from a youth in Wasaga Beach are wanted by police.
Construction crews are making steady progress on County Road 4 in Bradford West Gwillimbury after a full closure that began last month.
‘Swifties’ will be able to avoid the drive to Toronto and the hassle of parking and instead take the GO train from Barrie, with special rail services added for the Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert series.
Gordon Lightfoot's treasured "Sundown" guitar will remain in Canadian hands after it sold for US$350,000 in an estate auction over the weekend.
The second phase of the $7.2 million reconstruction project in Orillia has wrapped.
Police in Barrie are investigating what they believe could be a hit-and-run after an individual was found in the city’s north end Tuesday morning with serious injuries.
A parole board decided unanimously Wednesday that Susan Smith should remain in prison 30 years after she killed her sons by rolling her car into a South Carolina lake while they were strapped in their car seats.
The public library is downtown Barrie is closed due to construction in the lobby entrance, but users still have access to some services with an Express Pick-Up Window.
Top-level club curlers from across the country have slid into Barrie this weekend for the nation's largest amateur competition.
One local baker turned her inspiration for her favourite music artist into something quite sweet and delicious.
Kennedy’s Lakeside Grocery in Barrie formally celebrated its opening on Friday, becoming the City’s only grocery store in the downtown core.
Members of the Barrie Police Service and local indigenous community gathered for a tree lighting ceremony Sunday afternoon to commemorate missing and murdered Indigenous women.
The streets of Downtown Barrie were packed Saturday evening for the annual Santa Claus Parade and Noella Tree Lighting Celebration.
The City of Orillia will host its first pickleball tournament this weekend.
Now in its 22nd year, the County of Simcoe Paramedic Services Toy and Food Drive is hoping to help families right here in the region, with the demand greater than ever.
The Orillia Library is hosting its festive campaign to raise money for library programming with the holidays approaching.
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has nominated former diplomat and U.S. congressman Pete Hoekstra to be the American ambassador to Canada.
A group of researchers say they have more evidence to suggest the COVID-19 pandemic started in a Chinese seafood market where it spread from infected animals to humans. The evidence is laid out in a recent study published in Cell, a scientific journal, nearly five years after the first known COVID-19 outbreak.
The average salary needed to buy a home keeps inching down in cities across Canada, according to the latest data.
A London father and son they’re shocked and confused after their home was riddled with bullets while young children were sleeping inside.
Police in Peru have arrested a man caught trying to leave the country with 320 tarantulas, 110 centipedes and nine bullet ants strapped to his body.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced embattled minister Randy Boissonnault is out of cabinet.
A four-month-old baby is dead after what Toronto police are calling a “suspicious incident” at a Toronto Community Housing building in the city’s midtown area on Wednesday afternoon.
A Saskatchewan woman who refused to provide a breath sample after being stopped by police in Regina did not break the law – as the officer's request was deemed not lawful given the circumstances.
The families of the victims of Paul Bernardo will be allowed to attend the serial killer’s upcoming parole hearing in person, the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) says.
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