'Burnt to the ground': Blue Mountains new townhouses destroyed by fire

An early morning fire raged through and destroyed four new townhouses in the Blue Mountains

Alliston shelter needs to expand: dog drop offs up 400%

As of May 2023, dog intake has soared 400% over 2022. Cats come to the shelter in a steady stream all year, and the calls never stop. The shelter helped 400 cats in 2022 and are well over that for 2023.

Bellamys host a tiny Christmas parade collecting for the food bank

The Bellamys are serious about their food and toy collection, sending out more than 350 flyers and sharing information on social media.

Barrie hotel ends housing program, leaving many families in limbo

A Barrie hotel announced it would stop a housing program due to challenges and damage, leaving several families who called the hotel home for the past few years grappling with uncertainty about where to go.

New technology installed beneath Detroit street can charge electric vehicles as they drive

Crews have installed what's billed as the nation's first wireless-charging public roadway for electric vehicles beneath a street just west of downtown Detroit.

Here is what Canada's drug shortage situation looks like right now

Compared to the peak pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, Canada experienced an uptick in prescription drug shortages in 2022 that Health Canada says has continued throughout 2023.

RCMP search for suspect who set fire to home with children inside

Manitoba RCMP is searching for a suspect who set fire to a home in West St. Paul with young children inside.

'No concessions' St-Onge says in $100M a year news deal with Google

The Canadian government has reached a deal with Google over the Online News Act that will see the tech giant pay $100 million annually to publishers, and continue to allow access to Canadian news content on its platform. This comes after Google had threatened to block news on its platform when the contentious new rules come into effect next month.

Porch pirate swipes packages from Barrie home

Police in Barrie are looking to identify a man who they say helped himself to items delivered to a Parkside Drive home just after 4 p.m. on Tuesday.