Barrie Latest News

• Pentagon gave Canada classified paper detailing defence priorities

  A senior Pentagon official says Canada failed to provide a “credible” response to a classified U.S. defence proposal, adding to growing tensions over military spending and delays.

  Canada

  1 hour
• Deadliest coal mine explosion in China in years kills 90 people, state media say

  At least 90 people were killed and nine remained missing after a gas explosion tore through a coal mine in northern China, marking the country’s deadliest mining disaster in years.

  World

  1 hour
• Barnes voted to NBA’s second all-defensive team

  Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes was selected to the NBA's all-defensive second team Friday.

  Sports

  May 22
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• U.S. says foreigners now must apply for green card from their home country

  Officials said most foreigners who are in the U.S. temporarily and who want to apply to become lawful permanent residents will have to return home and apply there.

  U.S. News

  May 22
• Toronto man accused of murdering neighbour over bbq smoke takes the stand

  A 36-year-old software developer denies he has anything to do with the disappearance and subsequent murder of his former neighbour, Rayeez Habib.

  Crime

  May 22
• Ontario school board launches safety review after student death, charges

  The Limestone District School Board is reviewing school safety policies after a student death at Bath Public School and charges against another youth.

  Crime

  May 22
• U.S. streaming industry slams CRTC rules for Canadian content investment

  The Motion Picture Association, which represents U.S. streamers including Netflix, said the new rules impose unprecedented, unnecessary and discriminatory investment obligations.

  Canada

  May 22
• Illegal cigarettes with ‘gigantic’ profit margin are costing Canadians billions

  The sale of counterfeit cigarettes is rising in Canada, despite fewer people smoking them, a study found. Advocates are calling for legislative reform to stop this trade.

  Crime

  May 22
• Kevin Warsh sworn in as U.S. Fed chair facing inflation, policy pressures

  Trump said he wanted Warsh to be 'fully independent' in his new role, but also urged him to recognize that 'growth does not mean inflation.'

  U.S. News

  May 22
• Kingston leaders call on Ontario to support marine conservation in Great Lakes

  Kingston councillors are calling on the federal and provincial governments to undertake a feasibility assessment for the creation of a protected marine area in Lake Ontario.

  Environment

  May 22
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• Ontario city considers $300 fines when pets are left in hot vehicles

  Following an early summer heat wave, the City of London is considering the implementation of a new fine for owners who leave their pets in hot vehicles.

  Canada

  May 22
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• Kyle Busch was short of breath, coughing up blood day before his death

  No cause of death has been given, though his family said earlier he had been hospitalized with a 'severe illness' three days before he was to compete in the Coca-Cola 600.

  Sports

  May 22
• Judge dismisses human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

  U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw granted Kilmar Abrego Garcia's motion to dismiss the human smuggling case for 'selective or vindictive prosecution.'

  U.S. News

  May 22
• Alberta’s referendum question could ‘chill’ private investment, expert says

  With Alberta moving closer toward a referendum vote to potentially leave Canada, experts say there could be a 'chill' among private investors in some nation-building projects.

  Canada

  May 22
• Ontario government lifts freeze on freedom of information requests

  Senior civil servants who process access to information requests across the provincial government were told to pause their work while new guidance rules were written.

  Politics

  May 22
• Mother who drowned her 3 kids at Coney Island sentenced to 20 years to life

  Erin Merdy, 34, was sentenced for drowning her children — who were three months old, four years old, and seven years old — in the ocean near their home in Coney Island.

  U.S. News

  May 22
• Canadian couples want money for wedding gifts to buy a home: survey

  Nearly eight in 10 (79 per cent) Canadians would 'consider requesting money for a down payment on a home as a wedding gift' rather than receiving a traditional wedding gift.

  Canada

  May 22
• Midnight shooting on Highway 401 leaves one person with minor injuries: police

  Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after reports of gunfire on Highway 401 in Mississauga left one person injured by shattered glass debris.

  Crime

  May 22
• Alberta separatists should aim to win fall vote and respect the result: Danielle Smith

  Asked if she's worried about her job, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said those who want a binding separation vote should put their efforts toward winning in October.

  Politics

  May 22
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• Australian man dead after 400-metre fall during hike on Peru’s Inca trail

  Members of a rescue team found the body of 52-year-old Matthew Cameron Paton, a Victoria Police Department sergeant, on Thursday about 400 metres down a steep slope.

  World

  May 22
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• Tulsi Gabbard says she’s resigning as U.S. national intelligence director

  Tulsi Gabbard resigned as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence on Friday, saying she needed to step away as her husband battles cancer.

  U.S. News

  May 22
• Canada adds Ebola screening at airports as Ontario test comes back negative

  Dr. Joss Reimer said the testing was done proactively after an individual returned from Ethiopia and reported symptoms 'consistent with a range of illnesses.'

  Health

  May 22
• Ottawa to pay tax bill imposed on Laval, Que. after corrupt ex-mayor’s fraud

  He was sentenced to six years in prison and ordered to repay the city more than $8 million, including $7 million that was held in a Swiss bank account. 

  Canada

  May 22
• Montreal farm recalls broccoli microgreens for possible E. coli contamination

  A Montreal-based farm has issued a recall for its broccoli microgreens due to possible E. coli contamination, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says.

  Health

  May 22
• Trump official tried to ban voting machines in half of U.S. states: sources

  Sources say White House adviser Kurt Olsen, a lawyer Trump has tasked with proving widely debunked election-rigging claims, pushed a plan to target Dominion voting machines.

  U.S. News

  May 22