New to Ontario and looking for a place to call home outside the GTA? Learn about Barrie, Ontario, in our “Find a City” series Barrie is known as Central Ontario’s premier waterfront community, and is ...

They are the mysteries that were never solved. They are families who never got answers. As part of a recurring series, the Star is profiling unsolved crimes.

One man is facing charges while municipal cleanup crews had some work to do following reports of a break-in at Barrie City Hall. Barrie police confirm they got the call to the 70 Collier St. municipal ...

I often wish I owned a pub. One that looks like the Prince Arthur, preferably. The building is a striking three storeys, with grand Victorian signage. The top two thirds of the exterior are brick, ...

The Ford government is rolling out a fresh marketing campaign targeting United States President Donald Trump and his allies, only a few months after conceding its initial “charm offensive” was over.

Stratford, Ontario, Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oct. 18, 2025 — The 31st annual Communities in Bloom (CiB) National and International Awards Ceremonies concluded today in Stratford, honouring ...

President Trump announced Saturday that he is raising U.S. tariffs on Canada by an additional 10% in response to the continued airing of an anti-tariff advertisement created by the local government of ...

The Ford government is facing questions over why an Ontario company, involved in a shortage of medical supplies for elderly and palliative care patients, received millions of dollars from a ...

The provincial government has made its first move toward eliminating the use of automated speed enforcement cameras in Ontario. The province tabled Bill 56, called the Building a More Competitive ...

The latest on the province's efforts to do away with automated speed enforcement devices and the fight to keep them active in school and community safety zones You can save this article by registering ...

Oxford’s The Story Museum has been awarded the JM Barrie Award for Outstanding Achievement for its contribution to children’s arts. The JM Barrie Awards are convened by Action for Children’s Arts and ...

TORONTO — Today, the Ontario government introduced the Building a More Competitive Economy Act and related initiatives that would, if passed, protect and strengthen the province’s economy by ...