Author Archives: Laura Hampshire

There has been a happy ending to a search for a missing Barrie girl. Overnight, the Barrie Police Service was actively involved in a search for 27-year old David Cave and 3-year-old Gracie Deck who ha...

The Train Trail will be closed for asphalt surfacing starting today. The trail will be closed from Central Park Arena at the north to Collins Street at the south. During this time there will be no ped...

The Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit is offering COVID-19 vaccination clinics in some secondary school locations this week. It says clinics offering first and second doses will be held between this...

More GO train service starts in Barrie today. The changes include: Southbound: Reinstated trips from Allandale Waterfront GO at 5:53 a.m., 6:53 a.m., and 7:38 a.m., arriving at Union Station at 7:33 a...

Starting today, the Government of Canada is allowing fully vaccinated foreign nationals to enter Canada for discretionary (non-essential) purposes. At each step of Canada's phased approach to easing b...

Halloween Haunt returns to Canada's Wonderland this fall with a sinister transformation, turning the theme park into a scream park filled with Halloween attractions that offer unforgettable thrills an...

Council has awarded a $43.4-million (plus HST) contract to Aquicon Construction Company Ltd. to build the community's new twin-pad arena and library. Council approved the contract at a special meeting...

More than a dozen Whiskas dry cat food products are being recalled. Its parent company Mars Petcare Canada says the recall has been issued because some of the raw ingredients didn't meet the manufactu...

It's back to school today for hundreds of thousands of students across the province. That means school buses will be back on the roads and motorists are being reminded of the rules. When approaching a...

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) has been notified of one confirmed case of COVID-19 in a staff member, who worked at a Wild Wing in Barrie's south end. The health unit says the staff m...