A 26-year-old woman has been charged following a two-vehicle collision in Barrie's south-end Thursday afternoon.[...]
WINGHAM - An Ontario police officer who died in the line of duty is being remembered as a modern day hero who courageously put himself in harm's way to honour his oath of duty. Thousands of police officers from across Canada and the U.[...]
If you've seen the trailer for the Jay Baruchel comedyShe's Out of My League,you know the movie's two key gross-out moments. That's just how trailers are.[...]
An open letter to Premier Dalton McGuinty: Ontario's Minister of the Environment, John Gerretsen, is either uttering hollow words to fool the people, or he is as confused about the role of the MOE as many Ontarians.[...]
WINGHAM - Police officers are arriving by the bus load for a slain officer's funeral in Wingham. Provincial police Const. Vu Pham was shot and killed Monday after pulling over a pickup truck on a rural southwestern Ontario road.[...]
WOODSTOCK - The case against one of two people charged in the death of eight-year-old Tori Stafford has been put over to April 16. Terri-Lynn McClintic, 19, earlier waived her right to a preliminary hearing to allow the case to go directly to trial.[...]
(STAFF) -- Sports medicine physician Dr. Shannon Bauman will be going for triple gold when she cares for athletes at the Paralympic games in Vancouver this month. With Canada winning double gold in men's and women's hockey, Dr.[...]
GAS AND DASH A Barrie man filled up for free one too many times, Thursday. City police arrested a man Thursday in relation to several gas and 'dashes' that had taken place over the past several days.[...]
(STAFF) -- The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority has issued a high-water safety warning due to rising temperatures which have triggered the spring melt Melting snow and rain will cause local watercourses to rise and some minor flooding of low lying areas can be expected.[...]
A sophisticated, international criminal organization was dealt "a significant blow" to their alleged guns and drugs trafficking network during a series of early morning raids, police said Thursday.[...]
A bottled water company chose a novel way to celebrate Bottled Water Free Day on ursday -- inviting Toronto residents to "Get free bottled water today." Cedar Spr ings, based in Concord, Ont., gave away four 11L or 18L glass bottles of water to people who called and asked for them.[...]
A city councillor says it's "incredibly naive" for the New Democrats to allege the Liberal government was swayed in its decision to change the Barrie-Innisfil boundary by land developers who attended a political fundraiser two years ago.[...]
Everyone's a little Irish on St. Patrick's Day. But how do true Irish residents in the Barrie area celebrate their culture the other 364 days of the year? For the past decade, the Irish Claddagh Club of Barrie and District has been the answer.[...]
The Liberal government says it based its decision for Barrie to annex about 5,600 acres of land from Innisfil on provincial facilitator Alan Wells' recommendation. However, that report has yet to be published, even though the boundary changes took effect Jan.[...]
When I prepared for our family trip to Florida last month, it took blood, sweat and tears to fill those suitcases. In fact, I spent more days planning, list-making and packing than actually vacationing.[...]
Some residents of Oro-Medonte were unhappy with Mayor Harry Hughes appearance in a Skyline video promoting the Georgian Valley tourism project presented at an information night meeting earlier this week.[...]
There's no place like home. But the proposed harmonized sales tax (HST) might keep potential homebuyers from affording one. That's the message Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak delivered to Barrie realtors Thursday.[...]
Mitch Bennett flashed a smile wider than the horseshoe on his chest. And why not? Your first Ontario Hockey League goal is something special -- an on-ice moment that can't be duplicated. Worthy of celebrating.[...]
Who knew a butter tart could make people so happy? Becky Howard certainly didn't, until she delved into the tart-making trade four years ago. What started out as a thank you for ordering her cakes turned into a full-blown business for the avid baker.[...]