Barrie Latest News

• Gas prices in Canada keep going up. How high are they near you?

  Gas prices in Canada have been climbing sharply since the Iran war began, but how much higher they could go is unclear as consumers struggle with the higher cost of living.

  Consumer

  12 mins
• Ontario taking 1st steps to create integrated digital system for medical records

  The policy is in its early stages, with officials reaching out to businesses in Ontario to understand who might be interested in bidding on the proposal in the future.

  Canada

  44 mins
• Ontario court extends Hudson’s Bay’s reprieve from creditors

  An Ontario court has extended the reprieve Hudson’s Bay has from creditors after Judge Jessica Kimmel pushed the end of the collapsed retailer’s stay from March 31 to June 30.

  Canada

  50 mins
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• Supreme Court of Canada to hear challenge of Ottawa’s firearms ban

  A not-for-profit advocacy organization, firearm owners, businesses, hunters, and recreational and sport shooters have appealed lower court rulings that upheld the ban.

  Canada

  1 hour
• Canadian population saw 2nd straight drop as 2025 ended: StatCan

  Statistics Canada states that as of Jan. 1, 2026, Canada's population was 41,472,081, sitting 'well below the levels observed in the fourth quarters of 2023 and 2024.'

  Canada

  1 hour
• So long, Jay-Z: Rapper officially changes name to JAŸ-Z

  The 56-year-old rapper quietly revised the spelling of his stage name on all streaming platforms, including Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal and YouTube.

  Entertainment

  2 hours
• Using drop boxes to file taxes? The CRA is getting rid of them soon

  The agency says there are 45 of these boxes still operating across the country where Canadians can drop off tax returns, payments and other documents.

  Canada

  2 hours
• Kevin Spacey settles U.K. sexual assault cases out of court

  The Oscar-winning actor has denied all allegations against him and maintains that the incidents raised in the lawsuits either did not happen or were consensual.

  Entertainment

  3 hours
• Pierre Poilievre will be on Joe Rogan podcast expected later Thursday

  While the episode has not been released yet, Poilievre hinted that the discussion revolved around U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Canada.

  Politics

  3 hours
• Pigeons unlikely the source of backyard defecation in Ontario city, council told

  The chances that pigeons are the source behind several complaints of defecation in the backyards of one Ontario city are low, city staff say.

  Canada

  3 hours
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• U.S. beats Canada in latest world happiness rankings

  Canada ranked 18th last year, finishing behind the 23rd-ranked United States, also finding that life evaluations for Canadians under 25 years old have dropped significantly.

  Canada

  4 hours
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• Joseph Duggar of ’19 Kids and Counting’ accused of molesting a minor

  Police said that Joseph Duggar 'admitted his actions to the victim’s father' after he was confronted by him.

  Crime

  4 hours
• EU leaders push back against joining attacks on Iran as oil prices rise

  European leaders have deflected entreaties from U.S. President Donald Trump to send military assets to secure the Strait of Hormuz.

  World

  5 hours
• Toronto’s donor-funded consumption sites bracing for fallout of Ontario funding cuts

  Ontario is giving seven defunded consumption sites time to transition to its abstinence-based model — homelessness and addiction recovery treatment, or HART, hubs. 

  Canada

  5 hours
• Jennifer Pan pleads guilty to manslaughter in mother’s death after new trial ordered

  Jennifer Pan was convicted in 2015 of first-degree murder and attempted murder for the attack that left her mother dead and her father, Hann Pan, with a serious head wound.

  Crime

  5 hours
• Trump threatens to ‘massively blow up’ world’s largest natural gas field

  The strikes, in retaliation for an Israeli attack on a key Iranian gas field, sent fuel prices soaring and risked drawing Iran’s Arab neighbours directly into the conflict.

  World

  5 hours
• Is the pain of the K-shape economy bleeding into the middle class?

  Canada's middle class appears to be struggling, with new data showing more are taking on debt as financial pain bleeds out into broader sections of the economy.

  Consumer

  8 hours
• Shoppers president met health minister as Ontario expanded prescription powers

  According to notes, Health Minister Sylvia Jones was advised to tell the head of Shoppers she would be 'open' to working out how 'to make the best use of pharmacy professionals.'

  Canada

  8 hours
• CBSA says efforts to ‘disrupt extortion networks’ led to 70 removal orders

  The agency says that as of last Thursday, it had issued a total of 70 removal orders on various inadmissibility grounds, and 35 have been enforced.

  Canada

  Mar 18
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• Alberta moves to drastically reduce access to medically assisted dying

  The UCP government introduced a bill stipulating only those likely to die of natural causes within a year would be eligible for medical assistance in dying.

  Politics

  Mar 18
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• Markwayne Mullin makes case as new DHS head but faces temperament questions

  The Oklahoma Republican senator faced questions from a Senate committee about his vision for the Department of Homeland Security as he seeks to take over from Kristi Noem.

  U.S. News

  Mar 18
• As Cuba suffers and Trump eyes U.S. ‘takeover,’ is Canada doing enough?

  The federal government has provided some aid but has not commented on the Trump administration's policy toward Cuba or the president's rhetoric, which has escalated in recent days.

  Canada

  Mar 18
• New provincial offence for public drug use gives officers ‘more options,’ police say

  As part of its Safer Municipalities Act last year, Ontario began the process of creating a provincial offence for people using illegal drugs in public.

  Canada

  Mar 18
• Matthew Schaefer dazzling for Islanders

  Brayden Schenn had seen the highlights. 

  Sports

  Mar 18
• Hockey Hall of Fame says U.S. gold medal pucks to be part of permanent collection

  The Hall released a statement about its artifacts from the Games on Wednesday, a day after Jack Hughes said he wanted the puck so he could give it to his father, Jim.

  Trending

  Mar 18