Barrie Latest News

• StubHub fined for allegedly violating Ontario ticket resale law, plans to appeal

  Ontario's Consumer Beware List showed Monday that StubHub was being fined a total of $20,000 for two alleged contraventions of a new ticketing law brought in during the spring.

  Politics

  2 hours
• Liberals table bill to amend labour code, speed up project approvals

  The Liberal government has introduced legislation it believes will help unions and employers get to deals faster and reduce labour disruptions in the economy.

  Consumer

  3 hours
• 48% of northern Canadians say Trump’s U.S. is biggest threat to Arctic

  Northerners want the federal government to take a firm line on any disputes in the Arctic over borders or resources, according to new polling.

  Politics

  3 hours
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• Driver travelling 234 km/h in northern Ontario charged with stunt driving

  The 25-year-old driver was stopped shortly before 10 a.m. Monday morning by an OPP officer conducting traffic control.

  Crime

  4 hours
• Pickering nuclear reactors start coming off-line for massive refurbishment

  Four reactors at Pickering Power Station are starting to come off-line so they can be refurbished at an estimated cost of $26.8 billion.

  Canada

  4 hours
• Fighting inflation likely to be ‘painful,’ U.S. Fed official says

  The Fed generally fights inflation by raising interest rates to cool borrowing and spending. Historically, such rate hikes have often slowed growth and have even led to recessions.

  Economy

  4 hours
• Taylor Frankie Paul teases exit from ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’

  'My gratitude goes to all the networks that supported me throughout this and gave me the chance to return. However I don’t desire to move forward,' Taylor Frankie Paul wrote.

  Entertainment

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• Oil prices and bond yields give back some of last week’s jumps

  Oil prices are swinging as some crude from the Middle East is able to sail through the Strait of Hormuz, though nowhere nearly as much as the industry and customers would like.

  Canada

  5 hours
• ‘Jersey Shore’ star Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi reveals she’s cancer-free

  Jersey Shore star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi revealed that she is officially cancer-free following her diagnosis with Stage 1 cervical cancer in February.

  Entertainment

  5 hours
• Princess Diana’s brother accuses King Charles of gaslighting amid book claims

  Spencer's comments came days after Buckingham Palace responded to claims in an excerpt of his book that then-Prince Charles said Diana would soon be forgotten after her death.

  Entertainment

  5 hours
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• U.S. halts flights at 7 major airports over communications issues

  FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford told reporters a backup fiber line had been cut accidentally by a construction crew in New Jersey, prompting significant flight cuts.

  U.S. News

  5 hours
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• Jaden Bradley signs multi-year deal with Raptors

  Guard Jaden Bradley signed a multi-year contract with the Toronto Raptors on Monday and the team also converted guard Malachi Smith to a two-way contract.

  Sports

  5 hours
• Ontario education unions promise ‘proportional response,’ schedule 3rd strike vote

  On Sunday, the Ontario School Board Council of Unions, a part of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, announced it would hold a strike vote in November.

  Canada

  5 hours
• Google hit with $463 million fine for EU location data rule breach

  Regulators also found the company failed to be lawful, fair and transparent when it processed personal data in its Location Accuracy feature in the Android mobile operating system.

  Consumer

  6 hours
• Carnival Cruise passenger jumps overboard from ship heading to California

  The incident took place aboard the Carnival Panorama, operated by Carnival Cruise Line, as the ship was heading from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to Long Beach, Calif.

  Trending

  6 hours
• As rivals China and U.S. prepare for AI meeting, here are the top concerns

  The hopes for finding common ground on concerns around global AI safety are clouded by competition between the United States and China.

  Canada

  6 hours
• B.C. government files lawsuit against OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge ‘failure’

  OpenAI's internal safety team had previously flagged the shooter, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, for activity on ChatGPT which included scenarios involving gun violence.

  Crime

  6 hours
• Ontario truckers warn rising diesel prices will mean more expensive groceries

  A group representing Canadian truck drivers is sounding the alarm that the skyrocketing price of diesel could soon be passed down to consumers.

  Canada

  6 hours
• Tropical Storm Polo expected to become a major hurricane this week

  Tropical Storm Polo will rapidly intensify in the Pacific Ocean and become a major hurricane later this week, forecasters said Monday.

  Environment

  7 hours
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• Nearly 1 in 4 Canadian households live in unaffordable housing, StatCan says

  Nearly one in four (23.2 per cent) Canadian households were living in unaffordable housing in 2024, compared to 22 per cent in 2022, Statistics Canada said in a report on Monday.

  Economy

  7 hours
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• Ed Sheeran breaks down during 1st concert amid Macklemore tour fallout

  'Everyone's telling me to cancel, and I'm feeling all of my friends and family and people I know abandon me,' Ed Sheeran said during his concert in Philadelphia.

  Entertainment

  7 hours
• Converse apologizes, scraps sneaker ad that critics say used racist imagery

  Critics said a white triangular image created by lighting resembled a KKK hood, while the way a pair of sneakers dangled made them look like the feet of a lynching victim.

  Trending

  8 hours
• Trump says he wants potash from Belarus for ‘substantially less’ than Canada

  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said the move amounts to 'blood potash' from Belarus, which Canada and dozens of countries have sanctioned for supporting the invasion of Ukraine.

  Economy

  8 hours
• Ontario NDP asks auditor general to investigate Staples education contract

  Marit Stiles raised questions about the value of a contract the government gave to the company to set-up a portal for teachers to spend up to $750 on equipment for their classroom.

  Canada

  9 hours
• Chad Gilbert, New Found Glory’s founding guitarist, dead at 45

  'He left this world surrounded by friends and family and took his final breaths with his wife and mother by his side, just as he wished,' Chad Gilbert's wife wrote.

  Entertainment

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