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BarrieToday, in partnership with the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society Barrie and District Animal Centre, brings you a regular feature highlighting a special pet that is in need of adoption. To see past ...

South Simcoe police say the were completing a traffic stop June 26 when a person tried to hand over the pistol in a 'non-threatening way'; department offers tips for safer disposal of a firearm ...

It'll bring goosebumps to you and it's very special. I've done it hundreds of times and it still gives me that butterflies feeling,' says chief instructor ...

Every tree planted represents a landowner choosing to invest in a future they may never fully experience,' says conservation authority official ...

Both my parents were from the former capital of Canada — before Ottawa — and our family made the trip every summer for a two-week excursion,' writes Bob Bruton ...

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In the wake of legislative changes passed by the province in May, head of council will now be selected through Public ...

Daytime highs of 31 to 34 C, with some areas potentially reaching 37 C, are expected as the hottest conditions arrive Wednesday and Thursday ...

Ramara council OKs $200,000 to fund comprehensive review of township’s systems, water and wastewater operations, and ...

We should be increasing nurse care through safe staffing ratios, not gutting an already decimated nursing workforce,' says ...

Barrie selected Belarusian goalie Matvei Nikonovich, who played last season with Togliatti Ladia; local team also grabbed ...