Crash involving taxi snarls traffic in central Barrie
Traffic was brought to a halt in central Barrie after a crash at Anne Street and Essa Road Wednesday.

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Traffic was brought to a halt in central Barrie after a crash at Anne Street and Essa Road Wednesday.
More than 12 vehicles were involved in a pileup on Highway 11 in Bracebridge Wednesday, sending one person to hospital with minor injuries.
As the City of Barrie prepares for extreme cold to move through the area later this week, local shelters are working on expanding space for those in need.
Nearly three-quarters of the snow sledding trails are open in Simcoe County.
For scam artists, it's as though seniors have a bullseye on their backs.
A two-story barn in Adjala-Tosorontio was destroyed following a fire Wednesday afternoon.
A significant cold weather system has moved into the Muskoka region and drifted down to Simcoe Muskoka.
Barrie kicked off Black History Month with the raising of the Pan-African flag at City Hall Wednesday.
Two people were hit with multiple charges after crashing into a police car.
Ontario had its own category on Jeopardy! Monday night, with one question stumping all three of the contestants.
Canada's new special representative on combating Islamophobia says she is sorry that her words have hurt Quebecers.
A long-time CBC radio producer who was the victim of a random assault in Toronto last week has died, the public broadcaster confirms.
Candice Bergen, the former interim leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, is resigning from Parliament.
The former director of a zoo in southern Mexico killed four of the zoo's pygmy goats and served them up at a Christmas-season party, authorities said.The former director of a zoo in southern Mexico killed four of the zoo's pygmy goats and served them up at a Christmas-season party, authorities said.
U.S. House Republicans on Wednesday began their promised aggressive oversight of the Biden administration, focusing on what watchdogs described as 'indications of widespread fraud' in federal coronavirus aid programs initiated under then-president Donald Trump.
Higher grocery prices are expected to hit stores across Canada soon as a blackout on price increases over the holiday season comes to an end.
Police have released a video of a driver who smashed a vehicle through the doors of Vaughan, Ont. mall early Wednesday before allegedly breaking into an electronics store.
Nearly 130,000 Helly Hansen sweaters and hoodies have been recalled in Canada due to flammability concerns.
The federal government is expected to introduce a law as early as Thursday to delay the extension of medically assisted dying eligibility to people whose sole underlying condition is a mental disorder.